1. From Wednesday 31th August to Friday 2nd September 2016
3-day Arctic workshop
‘Climate Change, Resource exploitation and the diversity and functioning of Arctic benthic ecosystems’
From Wednesday 31th August to Friday 2nd September 2016
Oceanlab
University of Aberdeen
Main Street - Newburgh
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2. Seminar day– 31th of August :25-09:30 Welcome - Professor Ursula Witte 09:30-10:30 Marine biodiversity and its influence on the functioning of benthic Arctic ecosystems. Pr. Philippe Archambault, Québec-Ocean, University of Québec, Canada 10:30-11:15 Benthic food web structure across the Canadian Arctic Ocean and Chukchi Sea Insights from stable isotopes and the IP25 biomarker. Pr. Christian Nozais, University of Québec at Rimouski (UQAR), Canada Coffee Break (15min) 11:30-12:15 Arctic seafloor community responses to ice algae and phytoplankton – Can climate change benefit the deep sea ecosystem? Anni Makela, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, UK 12:15-13:00 Structure and functioning of cold-water coral reefs: a sponge's view. Dr. Georgios Kazanidis, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, UK Lunch Break (1h) 14:00-14:45 The natural capacity for oils spill remediation of subarctic deep-sea sediments. Dr. Evina Gontikaki, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, UK 14:45-15:30 Impact of changes in ice cover on pelagic benthic coupling and ecosystem functioning on arctic shelves. Dr. Nathalie Morata, Akvaplan-niva, Fram Centre for Climate and the Environment, Norway ; LEMAR, University of Western Brittany, France. Coffee Break (15min) 15:45-16:30 Organic matter remineralization in marine sediments: a Pan-Arctic comparison. Dr. Solveig Bourgeois, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, UK