ANNOUNCEMENT
of an
OPEN SCIENCE MEETING
on the
CORE RESEARCH PROJECT:
HABs IN UPWELLING SYSTEMS
LISBON, PORTUGAL
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas
(INIAP-IPIMAR)
17-20 November 2003
Conveners
Teresa Moita, Portugal
Grant Pitcher, South Africa
Co-ordinating Committee
Francisco G. Figueiras, Spain
Raphe Kudela, USA
Trevor Probyn, South Africa
Vera Trainer, USA
The GEOHAB Programme, endorsed by the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, is an international programme aimed at fostering and promoting co-operative research directed toward improving the prediction of harmful algal bloom events.
Core Research Project: HABs in Upwelling Systems
The GEOHAB Core Research Project on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Upwelling Systems must be comparative, interdisciplinary, and international. It will directly address the goal of GEOHAB of improved prediction of HABs by determining the ecological and oceanographic mechanisms underlying their population dynamics, integrating biological, chemical, and physical studies supported by enhanced observation and modelling techniques.
Upwelling systems can be classified according to their physical, chemical and biological characteristics. Development of a Core Research Programme on HABs in Upwelling Systems is built on the premise that understanding the ecology and oceanography of HABs in upwelling systems will benefit from a comparative approach. The comparative method is the method of choice when controlled experimentation is not practical. To the extent that experimental control in the study of marine ecosystems is problematic, comparison presents an alternative for drawing scientific inference. Comparisons will allow the grouping of harmful species from similar habitat types. The extent to which HAB species respond in a similar way, in systems which share similar characteristics, will assist in establishing the oceanographic processes that influence HAB population dynamics and community interactions. Equally important will be identification of similar systems that do not have the same functional HAB species or groupings. Understanding the response of harmful algae to perturbations within upwelling systems will assist in prediction, and identification of divergences from predicted responses will also be informative. Sharing of expertise and resources, the formulation of common research objectives and methods, and the implementation of similar research activities and field investigations in each of the designated upwelling systems will permit comparison.
Invitation
This announcement serves as an invitation to the broad scientific community to participate in the formulation and design of a GEOHAB Core Research Project on HABs in Upwelling Systems. Scientists working in physical, chemical and/or biological disciplines related to harmful algal research, and on the development of relevant instrumentation and models are encouraged to participate.
Meeting Format and Objectives (program and abstracts)
Monday & Tuesday:
Presentations relating to our current knowledge and understanding of HABs in upwelling systems. Presentation topics will relate to:
- Identification of the HAB species in given upwelling systems
- Identification of the physical, chemical and biological processes that define or characterise upwelling systems and quantification of the response of HAB species to these processes
- Development of models of HABs in upwelling systems to support fundamental research and predictive capabilities.
Wednesday & Thursday:
- Review of current national and regional projects/programmes in order to identify elements of research that could contribute to the Core Research Project.
- Formulation and design of a plan to guide core research in upwelling systems.
- Identification of framework activities to support the research plan.
- Identification of interested participants and designated regions for comparative research.
Friday:
- A GEOHAB Core Research Project Planning Committee will meet in closed session to finalise a report of the Open Science Meeting.
Deadline Early Registration: 31 August 2003
Submission of Abstracts
Abstracts relevant to the announcement may be submitted for consideration as oral and poster contributions. The organizers reserve the right to decide whether a contribution will be presented orally or as a poster. Authors should submit a one-page abstract of 200-300 words by e-mail as an attachment. The title should be given in bold letters followed by the full names and addresses of authors. The text should be single spaced using 10 point Times font and be confined to a width of 16cm and a height of 12cm. Underline the presenting author and ensure that your details for correspondence appear on the abstract. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 30 September 2003. Abstracts will be collated for distribution in an abstract volume at the meeting.
Posters
Posters should be prepared to occupy a space which measures 90cm in width and 120cm in height.
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Registration Fee:
US$100 on or before 31 August 2003
US$150 after 31 August 2003
US$75 for students
Meeting Location and Accommodations:
IPIMAR is located on the north shore of the Tagus estuary next to the Algés station on the Cascais-Lisbon railway line, 25 min from Cascais and 20 min from Lisbon. We suggest staying in Cascais, a lively eight-hundred year-old fishing village where you can walk on winding streets along which sidewalk taverns and restaurants serve typical Portuguese dishes. There are hourly buses from the Lisbon airport to Cascais (EXPRESSO 498 - 7€). The following hotels
are all within a short walk from the railway station (max. 5 min) in Central Cascais:
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