4th European Conference on Coastal lagoon Research (4ECoCLR)

[LaguNet - Italian Network for Ecological Research in Coastal Zone and Transitional Areas]

Dear All, 
 

 I am happy to announce you  the
4th European Conference on Coastal Lagoon Research
Research and Management for the Conservation of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems, South - North comparisons


the second announcement is now published on line:

http://www.ecolag.univ-montp2.fr/lagoon-conference

We organise this conference in Montpellier from 14-18 December 2009

Registration and Abstract submission are now open


Early-Bird fee and Abstract submission before 30 June 2009.


We hope you are interested in this conference and are looking forward to meeting you in Montpellier.

For French speaking, please note that this link sends you to the English announcement. But, at the bottom of the menu you will find a French flag allowing you to shift to the announcement in French.

We invite scientists from socioeconomic and natural sciences and managers working on coastal lagoon ecosystems worldwide to participate. Globally, the coastal lagoons occupy about 12 % of the coastline and represent an important heritage and provide many highly valued resources for the local populations. Growth of coastal populations is very pronounced and the human activities strongly impact the coastal lagoon ecosystems. Successful conservation of coastal systems requires strengthening the links between scientists and managers.

    This conference will report on advancements in many different thematic areas of coastal lagoon research, e.g., biodiversity in lagoon ecosystems, conservation and valorization of natural heritage, biological adaptations of species to the gradients and environmental fluctuations that are characteristic for these transitional water ecosystems and their implications in aquaculture, environmental and socio-economic impact of sea level rise, etc. Particular attention will be paid to the factors that determine the water quality in lagoons comprising its physicochemical, biological and ecological quality elements. This particularly includes studies on the coupling between watersheds, lagoon ecosystems and the coastal sea, as well as the studies of sediments and their associated biota. The conference comprises 13 thematic sessions that are described below and round table discussions, particularly to collectively define the future research questions in order to contribute the necessary scientific information needed for efficient successful conservation of these ecosystems.

    Comparative studies in different regions are very instructive for learning about unifying concepts, common features and particularities of the different coastal lagoon ecosystems and their socioeconomic importance. We particularly invite presentations with comparisons between the South and the North encompassing comparisons between i) temperate and boreal systems within Europe, ii) Southern and Northern shores of the Mediterranean and iii) worldwide along latitudinal gradients ranging from tropical to polar environments.

Dr. Rutger de Wit

UMR 5119 "Ecosystèmes lagunaires" CNRS-Université Montpellier 2-IRD-Ifremer
Place Eugène Bataillon

Université Montpellier II, Case 093,

F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05,

France

e-mail: rutger...@univ-montp2.fr

Téléphone : 04 67 14 34 29 (From outside France: 00 33 4 67 14 34 29)

Fax : 04 67 14 37 19 (From outside France: 00 33 4 67 14 37 19)

 

4th European Conference on Coastal Lagoon Research

Research and Management for the Conservation of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems, South - North comparisons

will take place  in Montpellier from 14-18 December 2009

the second announcement is now published on line:

http://www.ecolag.univ-montp2.fr/lagoon-conference

we invite for registration and abstract submission

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