This international event will focus on scientific exchange, establishing collaborative partnerships, and help provide an understanding of the critical factors for conserving deepsea corals and cold water coral reefs.
Dates:
December 1-5, 2008
Venue:
Conference Venue: Rutherford House, Pipitea Campus, Victoria University of Wellington
Icebreaker Reception Venue: Te Papa
Conference Dinner Venue: Te Papa
Icebreaker Reception Venue: Te Papa
Conference Dinner Venue: Te Papa
City:
Wellington
Country:
New Zealand
Hosts:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, NIWA
(Biodiversity & Biosecurity; Fisheries & Aquaculture)
(Biodiversity & Biosecurity; Fisheries & Aquaculture)
Themes:
- Systematics and Biogeography (genetics, taxonomy, larval dispersal).
- Sampling methods and mapping.
- Coral ecosystems and habitats associated with seamounts.
- Geology and Palaeontology (palaeo-climate).
- Climate change (ocean acidification).
- Biology: feeding, growth, and reproduction.
- Ecology and species associations (biodiversity, microbial, fish and invertebrate association).
- Management decisions and policy for corals, conservation and human impacts.
See you “Down Under” in 2008. Tena koutou katoa - Nau mai haere mai ki Aotearoa. Greetings and welcome to New Zealand
Di Tracey and Helen Neil, NIWA
Co-Convenors of the Deepsea Coral
Symposium 2008, 4th ISDSC
For further information contact: Event Organisers