Conference 2013: Mediterranean marine biodiversity in view of climate change and the invasion of alien species

Submitted by Jon Kristoffersen on Wed, 2013-07-17 19:16

Event Date:

Mon, 2013-10-07 09:00 - Wed, 2013-10-09 20:00

The Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC) of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) announces the conference on “Mediterranean marine biodiversity in view of climate change and the invasion of alien species” to be held in the premises of Heraklion Chamber, Crete, Greece, from 7th to 9th October 2013.

The conference aims to bring together researchers of different fields in order to promote the multidisciplinary and integrated research regarding the response of biodiversity to the climatic change and the impact of the invasion of alien species in the Mediterranean and adjacent regions.

Provisional Conference Sessions:

Marine Biodiversity in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

Ecological, biogeographical and phylogeographical patterns
Spatial mapping tools and databases
Threats monitoring & conservation
Biotechnological aspects of biodiversity
Marine biodiversity, tourism and recreation

Invasive alien marine species in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea

Effects on biodiversity
Effects on fisheries
Effects on economy (tourism, etc.)

Invited Speakers:
Prof. Dawn Field, Oxford University, UK
Dr. Alberto Garcia, Spanish Institute of Oceanography, IEO Spain
Prof. Daniel Golani, University of Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Stelios Katsanevakis, EC, Joint Research Centre, Belgium
Dr. Wiebe Kooistra, Stazione Zoologica Naples, Italy
Prof. Steven Palumbi, Stanford University, USA
Ass. Prof. Vassilis Zervakis, University of the Aegean, Greece

More information:
conference2013.marbigen.org/index.html

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