51st ECSA international sumposium 'Research & Management of Transitional Waters'

The conference, organised in collaboration with BALLOON (Baltic Lagoon research Network) and EUROMEDLAG (Euro-Mediterranean federation of coastal lagoons and transitional water bodies), will take place in Klaipeda, Lithuania on 23-27 September 2012.

Conference topics:

Global and local drivers of change in transitional waters.
Integrated management of coastal systems.
Physical and biological gradients in transitional waters and their interaction.
Ecosystem goods and services in transitional waters.

Keynote speakers & topics:

Markus Huettel Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Florida.
Tiziana Luisetti The Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia, UK.
Carl Leonetto Amos National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, UK.

Thematic workshops:

Cross-border management of lagoons and transitional waters: ARTWEI project. Convener Gerald Schernewski, Leibniz-Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemuende, Germany.
Invasive bivalves in ecosystem remediation: from theoretical concerns to practical challenges. Convener Anastasija Zaiko, Coastal Research and Planning Institute, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Management of fisheries in coastal lagoons. Convener Patrick Polte, Institute for Baltic Sea Fisheries, Rostock, Germany.
Ecological classification and indication of lagoon ecosystems: new perspectives and challenges. Convener Prof. Alberto Basset, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.

For more information, please contact ecsa2012@corpi.ku.lt, or visit the conference website http://corpi.ku.lt/ecsa2012/.

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