Introduction & Purpose
Understanding the ecosystem role, function and value of deep-sea corals and associated fauna has become a priority topic for many national governments and international regional resource management bodies. Continuing with the tradition of the 1st Symposium in Halifax, Canada (2000), and 2nd Symposium in Erlangen, Germany (2003), the 3rd International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals will facilitate global exchange of the current scientific knowledge of deep-sea corals and associated fauna and to discuss possible statutory means available to conserve and protect deep-sea habitat. The 3rd International Symposium will
provide attendees from around the world with an opportunity to share their
research results, identify information gaps, and discuss if deep-sea
corals need special protection and if so, the statutory means available to
do so. Being
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Poster Information
Poster Display
- The poster will be in A0 DIN format (portrait): 4 ft high x 3 ft wide (1189mm x 841mm).
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Poster
boards will be freestanding and stationed in the Breezeway of the
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Poster boards are covered with fabric, and posters can be affixed using either Velcro or ¾” long push pins. Tape is not permitted. A limited supply of Velcro tape will be available for your use during mounting, but we recommend you bring a supply with you. Multiple strips two inches in length work best.
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Posters must be presented using the poster boards provided by the Symposium. The poster boards are contiguous, and presenters may not use their own self-contained displays. Due to space constrictions, no tables will be provided.
Note: If this is your first poster presentation, please refer to poster display guidelines (PDF format).
Poster Session
Set-up is Tuesday, November 29 from 8:00am-1:00pm. Please have all posters up by 2:00pm. All posters will be arranged by theme then in alpha order, unless a presenter requested another poster be positioned beside their poster.
The Poster Reception will be held Tuesday, November 29, 5:30pm-7:00pm. Presenters are required to be stationed at posters from 5:30pm-6:30pm. Please be sure to grab a drink and hors d’oeuvres before you go to your poster.
Poster must be removed on Friday, December 2, 12:00pm. The poster display boards will be dismantled and removed by the vendor at 1pm on Friday, so please have your poster down by this time. If not, the conference organizers are not responsible for lost or damaged posters removed by the display board vendor.
SPECIAL NOTE: For authors presenting multiple posters, we make every attempt to position your posters within close proximity of each other. However, please note that posters are topically divided and it is possible you may have a poster presentation in different themes.
Symposium Proceedings
Editors and
Editorial Board
Bulletin of Marine Science
(BMS) (No. 6 Dec. 2006)
“Deep-Water Coral Ecosystems: Science and Management”
Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals held November 28 – December 2, 2005, at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), Miami, Florida
Guest
Editors: Prof. Robert Y.
George (GIBS)
Dr. Stephen Cairns (Smithsonian Institution)
Geology: Dr. Peter Swart
(RSMAS)
Dr. William Schroeder (University of Alabama)
Dr. Marco Taviani (ISMAR - Italy)
Biology: Mr. John Reed
(Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution)
Dr. Kenneth Sulak (U.S. Geological Survey)
Dr. Lance Morgan (Marine Conservation Biology Institute)
Dr. Pal Mortensen (Institute of Marine Research - Norway)
And: Dr. Su Sponaugle
(BMS)
Dr. Rafael Araujo (BMS)
All contributors (oral and posters) to the symposium are encouraged to submit a paper to the proceedings of the symposium for publication in March 2007 as a regular number of the Bulletin of Marine Sciences. Manuscripts should be a minimum of six pages and a maximum of ten pages. Deadline to submit a manuscript is February 16, 2006. Editors will meet with the BMS Editorial Board on Nov. 28, 2005, in Miami during the symposium. Further details will be given to all symposium participants during the symposium.
Symposium Themes & Conveners
| Theme 1 |
Systematics and Zoogeography Conveners: Stephen Cairns (USA) and Timothy Shank (USA) |
| Theme 2A |
Habitat Mapping, Sampling and Characterization Conveners: Anthony Grehan (Ireland) and Kathy Scanlon (USA) |
| Theme 2B |
Habitat Mapping, Sampling and Characterization Conveners: Anthony Grehan (Ireland) and Kathy Scanlon (USA) |
| Theme 3A |
Geology: Palaeontology Conveners: Peter Swart (USA) and Michael Risk (Canada) |
| Theme 3B |
Geology: Climate Change Conveners: Peter Swart (USA) and Michael Risk (Canada) |
| Theme 4 |
Coral Biology: Feeding, Growth and Reproduction Characterization Conveners: Tomas Lundalv (Sweden) and Sandra Brooke (USA) |
| Theme 5 |
Biodiversity: Microbial and Invertebrate Association Conveners: Robert George (USA) and Pål Mortensen (Norway) |
| Theme 6 |
Fish Ecology Conveners: Anthony Koslow (Australia) and Kenneth Sulak (USA) |
| Theme 7 |
Ecosystem-Based Management Conveners: Steve Murawski (USA) and Susan Gass (Scotland) |
| Theme 8 |
Conservation and Protection of Deep-Sea Corals Conveners: Murray Roberts (UK) and Dorothy Zbicz (USA) |
Agenda
Monday, November 28, 2005 (Doubletree Hotel Coconut Grove)
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3:00pm–7:00pm |
Registration |
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5:00pm–6:00pm
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Opening Session & Welcome
Conveners:
Dr. Robert Brock, NOAA Fisheries Service and |
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Dr. Otis Brown, Dean, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science |
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Mr. Timothy Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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Dr. Suzette Kimball, Regional Director of the Eastern Region, U.S. Geological Survey |
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Dr. James Kendall, Chief Scientist, U.S. Minerals Management Service |
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Symposium Dedication |
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6:00pm–7:30pm |
Welcome Reception |
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
(University of Miami RSMAS)
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7:00am–8:00am |
Bus Shuttle from Doubletree Hotel to the University of Miami RSMAS |
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7:30am–12:00pm |
Poster Presenters Set-Up Displays |
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7:30am–5:30pm |
Registration Open |
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TWO CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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8:30am–12:00pm |
Theme 1: Systematics and Zoogeography Conveners: Dr. Stephen Cairns, National Museum Of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (USA) and Dr. Timothy Shank, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (USA) |
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8:30am–9:00am |
Keynote: Deep-Water Corals: A Primer – Stephen Cairns |
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9:00am–9:15am |
Low Sequence Variability within Anthozoan Mitochondrial Genomes: Are Antipatharian Noncoding Regions the Exception? – Mercer R. Brugler and Scott C. France |
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9:15am–9:30am |
Genetic Analysis of Bamboo Corals: Does Lack of Colony Branching Distinguish Lepidisis from Keratoisis? – Scott C. France |
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9:30am–9:45am |
A Molecular Phylogenetic Perspective on Diversity and Species Boundaries of Deep-Sea Scleractinian Corals from the Southeastern U.S. and Gulf of Mexico – Cheryl L. Morrison, Robin Johnson, Steve W. Ross, Kenneth J. Sulak, Robert J. Toonen and Tim L. King |
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9:45am–10:00am |
The Cinderella of the Nuclear Sequences? Contribution of ITS2 Sequences and Predicted RNA Secondary Structures to Octocoral Systematics – Juan Armando Sánchez |
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10:00am–10:30am |
Refreshment Break |
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10:30am–10:45am |
Population Genetic Structure of the Deep-Sea Precious Coral Corallium secundum from the Hawaiian Archipelago Based on Microsatellites – Amy R. Baco |
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10:45am–11:00am |
Nuclear Sequences Distinguish Oculina Species by Geography, not Classical Taxonomy – Michael E. Hellberg and Margaret W. Miller |
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11:00am–11:15am |
Ecology, Systematics, and the Evolution of Stylasterid Coral Diversity (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) – Alberto Lindner |
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11:15am–11:30am |
Corallum Growth Modifications in Black Corals as an Effect of Associated Fauna: Implications for the Taxonomy – Tina Molodtsova and N. Budaeva |
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11:30am–11:45am |
Shape Variation Analysis of the Deep-Sea Star Coral (Deltocyathus calcar) – Javier Reyes |
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11:45am–12:00pm |
Studies on Azooxanthellate Hard Corals in India – Krishmanmoor Venkataraman |
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12:00pm–2:00pm |
Lunch On Own |
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8:30am–12:00pm |
Theme 3A: Geology: Paleontology
Conveners: Dr. Michael Risk,
McMaster University (Canada) and |
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8:30am–9:00am |
Keynote: The Climate Record From Deep-Water Corals Rules, Because Geochemistry Finally Married Paleontology – Michael Risk |
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9:00am–9:15am |
Danian Bryozoan and Coral Mounds in Denmark - Ancient Analogues to Modern Deep-Sea Coral Mounds? - Morten Bjerager and Finn Surlyk |
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9:15am–9:30am |
IODP Expedition 307 Unravelled the Deep Secrets of the Cold Water Coral Banks in the Porcupine Seabight - Ben De Mol, Timothy Ferdelman, Akihiro Kano, Trevor Williams, Kohei Abe, Miriam S. Andres, Morten Bjerager, Emily L. Browning, Barry A. Cragg, Boris Dorschel, Anneleen Foubert, Tracy D. Frank, Yuji Fuwa, Phillippe Gaillot, Jamshid J. Gharib, Jay M. Gregg, Veerle Ann Ida Huvenne, Philippe Léonide, Xianghui Li, Kai Mangelsdorf, Xavier Monteys, Akiko Tanaka, Ivana Novosel, Saburo Sakai, Vladimir A. Samarkin, Keiichi Sasaki, Arthur J. Spivack, Chizuru Takashima, Juergen Titschack, Jean-Pierre Henriet and shipboard party of IODP LEG 307 |
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9:30am–9:45am |
The Influence of Bottom Currents and Cold-Water Corals on Mound Growth on the Irish Continental Margin – The Recent Situation and Initial Results from IODP Expedition 307 - Boris Dorschel, Dierk Hebbeln, Anneleen Foubert, Martin White and Expedition 307 scientific party |
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9:45am–10:00am |
From Surface Coring to Deep Drilling on Challenger Mound in the Porcupine Seabight, W of Ireland – Anneleen Foubert, Boris Dorschel, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Juergen Titschack, Jean-Pierre Henriet, and the IODP Expedition 307 Shipboard Scientific Party |
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10:00am–10:30am |
Refreshment Break |
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10:30am–10:45am |
Distribution of Cold-Water Corals in the Gulf of Cádiz under Changing Late Quaternary Climate Conditions - Dierk Hebbeln, Claudia Wienberg and Boris Dorschel |
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10:45am–11:00am |
The Initial Stages of Large Coral Bank Formation: New Insights from Present-Day Analogues and from the First Results of IODP Expedition 307 in the Porcupine Seabight - Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Boris Dorschel, Anneleen Foubert, Ben De Mol and the IODP Expedition 307 Shipboard Scientific Party |
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11:00am–11:15am |
Azooxanthellate Coral Communities on a Diapiric Continental Margin (Colombian Caribbean) - Nadiezhda Santodomingo, Javier Reyes, Adriana Gracia, Germán Ojeda and Juan Ramón Peláez |
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11:15am–11:30am |
Pliocene Deep-Water Coral Limestones from the NW Apennines (Italy) and Their Links to Hydrocarbon Seepage - Marco Taviani, S. Cavagna, P. Clari, F. Dela Pierre and M. Lopez Correa |
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11:30am–11:45am |
Description and Depositional History of the Plio-Pleistocene Deep-Water Coral Facies from Messina (southern Italy) - Comparison with Recent Environments - Agostina Vertino, André Freiwald, Italo Di Geronimo and Paolo Pino |
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11:45am–12:00pm |
Sediment Mounds at the Shelf Margin of the East China Sea, Possible Deep Water Coral Reefs? - Ping Yin, Serge Berne and Zhenxia Liu |
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12:00pm–2:00pm |
Lunch On Own |
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TWO CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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2:00pm–5:30pm |
Theme 2A: Habitat Mapping, Sampling and Characterization
Conveners: Dr. Kathy Scanlon,
U.S. Geological Survey (USA) and |
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2:00pm–2:30pm |
Keynote: Distribution and Status of Cold-Water Coral Ecosystems in Coastal Channels in the NE Skagerrak, Norway and Sweden – Tomas Lundälv |
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2:30pm–2:45pm |
Deep-Water Sponge and Coral Habitats in the Coastal Waters of British Columbia, Canada: Multibeam and ROV Survey Results – Kim W. Conway, J. Vaughn Barrie, William C. Austin, Phillip R. Hill, and M. Krautter |
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2:45pm–3:00pm |
Morphology and Sediment Dynamics of Initial Cold-Water Coral Mounds (Moira mounds) in the Porcupine Seabight – Anneleen Foubert, Veerle A. I. Huvenne, Andy Wheeler, J. Opderbecke and Jean-Pierre Henriet |
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3:00pm–3:15pm |
ROV Investigations of Cold-Water Coral Habitats along the Porcupine Bank Margin, West Coast of Ireland – Anthony J. Grehan, Margaret Wilson, Janine Guinan, James O'Riordan, Levente Molnar, Edin Omerdic, Jenny Ullgren, Erwan Le Guilloux, Daniel Toal and Colin Brown |
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3:15pm–3:30pm |
Bathymetry Model of a Vertical Lophelia pertusa Reef in the Trondheim Fjord, Norway – Martin Ludvigsen and Johanna Järnegren |
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3:30pm–4:00pm |
Refreshment Break |
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4:00pm–4:15pm |
Identification and Characterization of Deepwater Coral Communities on Continental Shelf-Edge Reefs and Banks in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico – George P. Schmahl, Emma L. Hickerson and Douglas C. Weaver |
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4:15pm–4:30pm |
Seabed Characteristics at Sites Where Lophelia pertusa Occur in the Northern and Eastern Gulf of Mexico – William W. Schroeder |
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4:30pm–4:45pm |
ROV-Based Habitat Mapping on Franken Mound, West Rockall Bank, NE Atlantic – Claudia Wienberg, Sebastian Heidkamp and Dierk Hebbeln |
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4:45pm–5:00pm |
Deep-Sea Corals in the New England Seamounts: Habitat Mapping Today and their Distribution in the Past – Jess F. Adkins, Daniel Scheirer, Laura Robinson and Tim Shank |
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5:00pm–5:15pm |
Structure-Forming Benthic Invertebrates: Habitat Distributions on the Continental Margins of Oregon and Washington – Natalie A. Strom, Chris Goldfinger, W. Waldo Wakefield and Brian N. Tissot |
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5:15pm–5:30pm |
Substrate and Physical Features as Predictors of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats in the Aleutian Islands – Doug Woodby, Dave Carlile, Bob Stone, Jon Heifetz, Jennifer Reynolds and Gary Greene |
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TWO CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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2:00pm–5:30pm |
Theme 5: Biodiversity: Microbial And Invertebrate Association Conveners: Dr. Pål l Mortensen, Institute Of Marine Research (Norway) and Prof. Robert George, George Institute For Biodiversity And Sustainability (USA) |
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2:00pm–2:30pm |
Keynote: Deep-Sea Coral Microbial Ecology – Christina Kellogg |
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2:30pm–2:45pm |
Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with Deep-Sea Corals on Gulf of Alaska Seamounts - Naomi Ward, Kevin Penn and Dongying Wu |
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2:45pm–3:00pm |
Productivity and Abundance of Invertebrate-Associated Microbes in Sponges of Cold Water Coral Reefs (Rockall Trough, NE Atlantic) - Fleur C. van Duyl, Cornelia Maier, Astrid Hoogstraten and Jan Hegeman |
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3:00pm–3:15pm |
Clearance and Respiration Rates of the Deep Living Bivalve Acesta excavata (J.C. Fabricius, 1779) - Johanna Järnegren and Dag Altin |
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3:15pm–3:30pm |
Trends in the Biodiversity of Benthic Macrofauna from Deep-Water Carbonate Mounds in the Porcupine Seabight, West of Ireland - Lea-Anne M. Henry, Rosanna Milligan and J. Murray Roberts |
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3:30pm–4:00pm |
Refreshment Break |
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4:00pm–4:15pm |
Key Species of Cold-Water Coral-Associated Fauna - Tim Beck and André Freiwald |
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4:15pm–4:30pm |
Question and Answer Session |
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4:30pm–4:45pm |
Bamboo Corals in North America - Peter J. Etnoyer and George Schmahl |
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4:45pm–5:00pm |
Habitat Utilization and Species-Specific Associations between Galatheids and Deepwater Corals off the Southeastern United States - Martha S. Nizinski, Steve W. Ross and Kenneth J. Sulak |
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5:00pm–5:15pm |
Invertebrate Assemblages on Deep-Sea Corals on Seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska - Thomas C. Shirley, Amy R. Baco, Danielle Parker and Jon Warrenchuk |
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5:15pm–5:30pm |
Biodiversity and Biogeography of Communities Associated with Lophelia pertusa in the Northern Gulf of Mexico - Erik E. Cordes, Michael P. McGinley, Elizabeth L. Podowski and Charles R. Fisher |
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5:30pm–7:00pm |
Poster
Reception |
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6:15pm–7:15pm |
Bus Shuttle from the University of Miami RSMAS to the Doubletree Hotel |
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
(University of Miami RSMAS)
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7:00am–8:00am |
Bus Shuttle from Doubletree Hotel to the University of Miami RSMAS |
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7:30am–5:30pm |
Registration Open |
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8:30am–12:00pm |
Theme 3B: Geology: Climate Change
Conveners: Dr. Michael Risk,
McMaster University (Canada) and |
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8:30am–9:00am |
Keynote: Are Deep-Sea Corals Threatened by the Decline in Aragonite Saturation State in the Ocean – Chris Langdon |
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9:00am–9:15am |
Geochemical Profiles of Corals from a Dynamic Habitat: Charleston Bump, NW Blake Plateau - C. Fred T. Andrus, George R. Sedberry and Christopher S. Romanek |
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9:15am–9:30am |
Will Changes in Seawater Chemistry Negatively Affect Deep-Sea Coral Ecosystems? - John M. Guinotte, James Orr, Robert George, and Lance Morgan |
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9:30am–9:45am |
Antarctic Rosetta Stone: Towards a Recent Paleoceanographic Reconstruction from the Southern Ocean Using a Deep Sea Coral - Michael Lutz, A. Meibom, B. Roderick, P. Chamberlain, R. Dunbar, D. Mucciarone, and Stephan Cairns |
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9:45am–10:00am |
Preliminary Evidence of Oceanic Climate Change around New Zealand over the Last Century: The Pole-Equator Seesaw - Helen Neil, Ronald Thresher, Di Tracey, Peter Marriott, Allen Andrews and Juan Sanchez |
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10:00am–10:30am |
Refreshment Break |
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10:30am–10:45am |
Development of Radiocarbon, Trace Element, and Stable Isotopic Records From a Deep Sea Coral: Isididae sp.- E. Brendan Roark, Stewart Fallon, Thomas P. Guilderson, Robert B. Dunbar, Malcolm McCulloch and B. Lynn Ingram |
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10:45am–11:00am |
Deep Sea Corals as Recorders of North Atlantic Radiocarbon Variability - Laura F. Robinson, Jess F. Adkins, John Southon, Diego P. Fernandez and S.L. Wang |
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11:00am–11:15am |
Isotope Screening on Lophelia pertusa (L.) – Reconstruction of Temperature vs. Growth Rate - Andres Rüggeberg, W.-Chr. Dullo, A. Eisenhauer, J. Fietzke, André Freiwald, B.R. Schöne and N. Andersen |
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11:15am–11:30am |
A 1200-Year History of Labrador Slope Water off Nova Scotia from Nitrogen Isotopes in Deep-Sea Primnoa Corals - Owen A. Sherwood, Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, David B. Scott and Michael J. Risk |
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11:30am–11:45am |
Temperature-Dependence of Mg/Ca Deposition in Keratoisis spp.: Evidence and Application to Reconstruction of Deep-Water Oceanography and Climatology in the Australian/New Zealand Region - Ronald Thresher, Helen Neil, Jess Adkins, Colin MacRae, Nick Wilson, Rob Gurney and Di Tracey |
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11:45am–12:00pm |
Deep-Water Antipatharians and Gorgonians: Proxies of Biogeochemical Processes? - Branwen Williams, Mike Risk, Ken Sulak, Steve Ross and Robert Stone |
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12:00pm–2:00pm |
Lunch On Own |
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TWO CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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2:00pm–5:30pm |
Theme 4: Coral Biology: Feeding, Growth And Reproduction Characterization Conveners: Dr. Sandra Brooke, Oregon Institute Of Marine Biology (USA) and Dr. Tomas Lundälv, Tjarnoe Marine Biological Station (Sweden) |
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2:00pm–2:30pm |
Keynote |