Theme Session Announcement and Call for Abstracts
"The Role of Sea Ice in Polar Ecosystems"
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
22-26 September 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline: Monday, 21 April 2008
Travel Funds Application Deadline: Friday, 13 June 2008
Registration Discount Deadline: Sunday, 31 August 2008
For further information on the conference, please go to:
http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2008/index.asp
For further information on this session, please go to:
http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2008/themesessions/Theme%20synopses/The…
The organizers of the International Council for the Exploration of the
Sea (ICES) Annual Science Conference announce a call for abstracts to
the theme session "The Role of Sea Ice in Polar Ecosystems." Current
climate models and observations indicate that polar ecosystems will
change significantly in coming decades. As ice cover changes, it can
have significant impacts on marine organisms. These can include:
- Changes in mixing of oceans (lack of cover);
- Loss of habitat for ice-dwelling organisms;
- Temperature- and salinity changes (e.g., melting).
Because 2007/2008 is the period of the International Polar Year (IPY), the
ICES Annual Conference will provide the opportunity to facilitate
interaction between the ICES and IPY communities.
Those interested in participating in this session are invited to submit
an abstract. Contributions are sought on issues such as:
- Physical processes related to sea ice
- Plankton production
- Ecological role of ice edge
- Pelagic-benthic coupling
- Sea ice as marine mammal habitat
- Earth Observation approaches
For more information on this session, please go to:
http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2008/themesessions/Theme%20synopses/The…
For further information on the conference, please go to:
http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2008/index.asp
Or contact one of the session conveners:
Garry Stenson
Department of Fisheries & Oceans Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Center,
Canada
Email: Garry.Stenson [at] dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Ken F. Drinkwater
Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Email: ken.drinkwater [at] imr.no
Kai Wieland
Technical University of Denmark/Danish Institute for Fisheries Research
Email: kw [at] difres.dk