Third Young Reef Scientists Meeting 2012, Berlin, Germany
4 October 2012 - 4 October 2012
Germany
The Third Young Reef Scientists Meeting 2012 will take place from 4 to 6 October 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
Coral reefs, marine organisms which secrete calcium carbonate over a long period of time in order to form a hard outer skeletal cover, are often described as the rainforests of the sea. Essential to the marine environment, they maintain a balance of life with the mangrove and sea grass ecosystems near the coastal shores. Many marine creatures spend their lives moving from mangrove ecosystems to sea grass beds and coral reefs, thereby transferring nutrients and connecting life. More importantly, not only do those creatures help bio diversity, but they feed between 30 and 40 million people every year. Although efforts to develop artificial coral reefs are being made in many parts of the world, the problems faced by coral reefs need a timely response from society.
The conference will bring together researchers to share latest research ideas, innovative methodological approaches and applied science methods related to coral reef, be it in tropical, temperate or cold water, shallow or deep, and recent or fossil reefs.For further information, please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/youngreefscientists/news(opens in new window)
Coral reefs, marine organisms which secrete calcium carbonate over a long period of time in order to form a hard outer skeletal cover, are often described as the rainforests of the sea. Essential to the marine environment, they maintain a balance of life with the mangrove and sea grass ecosystems near the coastal shores. Many marine creatures spend their lives moving from mangrove ecosystems to sea grass beds and coral reefs, thereby transferring nutrients and connecting life. More importantly, not only do those creatures help bio diversity, but they feed between 30 and 40 million people every year. Although efforts to develop artificial coral reefs are being made in many parts of the world, the problems faced by coral reefs need a timely response from society.
The conference will bring together researchers to share latest research ideas, innovative methodological approaches and applied science methods related to coral reef, be it in tropical, temperate or cold water, shallow or deep, and recent or fossil reefs.For further information, please visit: http://sites.google.com/site/youngreefscientists/news(opens in new window)