Upcoming events: 13th International Polychaete Conference, Long Beach-California

REGULAR REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE NOW, 1 April to 31 May 2019! See the Registration page for more information.

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Upcoming events: Annual Meeting - American Malacological Society- USA

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Upcoming event: Annual Meeting 2014 [The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology], Austin

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Marine Meiofauna of Little Cayman Island with a focus on Gastrotricha (SICB Annual Meeting 2012 January 3-7, 2012 Charleston, SC Charleston Area Convention Center)

P2.11 Thursday, Jan. 5 Marine Meiofauna of Little Cayman Island with a focus on Gastrotricha HOCHBERG, Rick*; ATHERTON, Sarah; KIENEKE, Alexander; ROTHE, Birgen; THACKER, Cheryl; GOUGE, Daniel; Univ. Massachusetts Lowell; Univ. Massachusetts Lowell; Senckenberg Forschunginstitut und Naturmuseum; Universitat Hamburg; University of Florida; University of Florida rick_hochberg@uml.edu

Surveys of littoral and sublittoral sediments from diverse marine environments around Little Cayman Island have produced the first records of marine meiofauna from one of the most remote West Indian islands in the central Caribbean province. Forty six stations ranging from littoral to 40m depth produced records of 11 phyla. Gastrotricha, our focus taxon, included more than 20 putative morphospecies from nine genera (6 Macrodasyida, 3 Chaetonotida) representing six families. Six previously described morphospecies were present at several stations: Aspidiophorus paramediterraneus, A. tentaculatus, Chaetonotus dispar, Macrodasys achradocytalis, Paraturbanella pacifica and Urodasys viviparous. Sampling was purely qualitative, but general estimates indicate that species from two genera dominate the gastrotrich fauna of Little Cayman: Macrodasys and Aspidiophorus. In addition to new geographic records of Gastrotricha, we provide the first general survey of meiofauna from Little Cayman including new records for the following taxa: Acoela (Acoelomorpha), Acochlidia (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia), Annelida (Nerillidae, Protodrillidae, Syllidae), Gnathostomula (Gnathostomulida), Halammohydra (Cnidaria: Actinulida), Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha), Gyratrix cf hermaphroditus and several higher taxa of Platyhelminthes (Kalyptorhynchia, Macrostomida, Proseriata, Tricladida, “Typhloplanoida”), Platyhedyle (Mollusca: Sacoglossa), Neomeniomorpha (Mollusca), Nermetillina (Nemertea), Rotaria (Rotifera: Bdelloidea) and Tardigrada. 

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BENTHIC ECOLOGY MEETING 2011

March 16-20, 2011
Renaissance Riverview Plaza and Battle House Hotel

Key dates: Early Registration Deadline, February 1, 2011
Hotel Reservation by February 12, 2011.
Abstract Submission Deadline, January 21, 2011.

 
The 2nd "Beneath the Waves Film Festival" will be held at the Benthic Ecology Meeting, For more information please visit
www.beneathwavesff.wordpress.com

Organizers:  Sean Powers, John Valentine and Kenneth Heck
Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the University of South Alabama

 

The 2011 Benthic Ecology Meeting will accept abstracts for oral presentations on the following topics:

Chemical Ecology
Fisheries
Physical Processes
Behavior
Physiological and Molecular Ecology
Macroecology
Introduced species
Life History Strategies
Recruitment/Larval Ecology
Restoration
Evolution
Conservation
Trophic Relationships
Community Ecology
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Functioning
Parasite-Host Relationships
Anthropogenic Impacts
Oil Spill Impacts

The deadline to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 2011 BEM will be January 21, 2011 at 5:00 PM CST.

Abstract Guidelines
Please follow these instructions carefully.  Abstracts must be in English, use metric units, and italics for scientific name.  Do not include illustrations, figures, or photos.

Oral presentations will be 15 minutes (approximately 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions) and strictly adhered to.  Microsoft Powerpoint (version 2007) will be used and it is suggested that all videos be in the format of .avi, .mpg, or wmv.  Note that all presentations will be given on supplied windows xp laptops.  Personal laptops will not be allowed for presenting presentations. Presentations should be uploaded at registration or during breaks on the day before your scheduled presentation time. A practice room will be available.

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For information on submitting a film, please visit www.beneathwavesff.wordpress.com or contact Austin Gallagher.

 

                  



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2nd International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology, June 20-23, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the 2nd International Congress on Invertebrate Morphology (ICIM), the venue that interconnects researchers from the International Society for Invertebrate Morphology and other societies interested in the morphology and evolution of invertebrate animals. The 2nd ICIM will be hosted by the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and the Harvard Museum of Natural History, at Harvard University, from June 20th to June 23rd 2011.

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Friday Harbor Laboratories SUMMER 2011 COURSEWORK

Applications for Summer 2011 courses will be accepted starting in October, 2010 until the following deadline:

FEBRUARY 1st APPLICATION DEADLINE*
*Applications will be accepted past the deadline if space available. For information please contact Stacy Markman, FHL Student Coordinator.

FHL SUMMER A TERM: June 20-July 22 (5 weeks)
Students arrive Sunday, June 19 after 3:00 p.m., depart Friday, July 22 after lunch.

FHL SUMMER B TERM: July 25-August 26 (5 weeks)
Students arrive Sunday, July 24 after 3:00 p.m., depart Friday, August 26 after lunch.

Summer classes held Monday-Saturday:
Mon-Fri 8 am-5 pm, plus Sat morning 8 am-noon, except final week no Saturday meeting.

The 5-week courses in summer are intended primarily for graduate students, with the exception of Marine Invertebrate Zoology. Courses may be taken sequentially, i.e., one in each summer session, but not concurrently. Well-qualified undergraduates may be admitted to graduate level courses with the consent of the FHL Director and the faculty involved.

In Summer 2011 FHL is offering one undergraduate-level course and five graduate-level courses. Each course is 9 credits.

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2011 Costs (Summer 2011 costs to be posted soon)
Student Information

Spring 2011
Autumn 2011

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California and the World Ocean 2010

The co-chairs of the international California and the World Ocean Conference 2010 (CWO ’10), Secretary for Natural Resources Lester Snow, State Controller John Chiang, and Secretary for Environmental Protection Linda Adams invite you to participate in CWO ‘10. This conference, organized by the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the California Environmental Protection Agency, will be held September 7-10, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

As with the previous CWO conferences, CWO ‘10 will seek the experience, views and innovative ideas of experts throughout California, the United States, and the international community in addressing ocean and coastal resource management issues facing California and other states and nations. In addition, the conference will provide an opportunity to bring together representatives from government, academia, industry, and the public to share ideas and formulate action strategies for the 21st century. CWO ’10 will take place as President Obama begins the implementation of a new national ocean policy and national framework for marine spatial planning. This is an exciting time for ocean and coastal policy in this nation and throughout the world, and participants should use this conference as an opportunity to help stimulate creative approaches to address the ecological, environmental and economic challenges that we face.

Presentations at CWO ’10 will address all ocean and coastal subjects that can be applied to resource management and policy. Emerging topics such as climate change impacts, marine spatial planning, marine protected areas, regional ocean governance, and renewable offshore energy will be featured, among other important topics. Presentations will focus on actions that can be taken at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels.

We hope to use this conference to help build on work accomplished through Governor Schwarzenegger’s Ocean Action Plan and help inform our efforts to update the strategic plan for the California Ocean Protection Council. Similarly, we believe CWO ‘10 will help inform our actions with Oregon and Washington in the West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health and nationally with President Obama’s new national ocean policy. This information exchanged at CWO ‘10 should be useful to participants from California, other states, and other nations.

CWO ’10 promises to be an enlightening and engaging opportunity for all. We look forward to your participation and hope to see you there.

Lester Snow Secretary for Natural Resources

John Chiang State Controller

Linda Adams Secretary for Environmental Protection

Further information HERE

PUBLICATIONS

Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life
Paul V. R. Snelgrove
Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Citizens of the Sea
Nancy Knowlton
National Geographic Society, 2010.

Life in the World's Oceans
Alasdair D. McIntyre, editor
Blackwell Publishing, 2010.

Schatzkammer Ozean
Darlene Trew Crist, Gail Scowcroft, James M. Harding, Jr.
Spektrum Publishing, 2010.









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49th Annual Meeting. Society of Nematologists. Boise, Idaho

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49th Annual Meeting. Society of Nematology

Abstracts

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2010

SUBMITTING YOUR ABSTRACT

• There is a $35.00 fee per abstract. Payment must accompany your abstract submission.
  
  
  
  Abstracts can be submitted online or mailed.
  Abstracts are limited to 500 words.
  Abstract must be received no later then April 30, 2010
  Time for oral presentations = 12 minutes, plus 3 minutes for discussion.
  Posters must be 46 inches (height) x 36 inches (width)

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Member and Non-Member Registration Includes: Welcome Reception, daily lunch, coffee breaks, wine & cheese poster session and Excursion Tour

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