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Guam Coral Reef Symposium
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| Guam Coral Reef Symposium April 19, 2008 9:30am - 4:00pm T. Stell Newman Visitor Center War in the Pacific National Historical Park |
Guam Coral Reef Symposium Schedule (click here for a pdf)
9:30-10:00 Welcome and Introduction
- Introduction: Overview of Guam's Reef Resources and Threats
10:00 - 10:55 Land Based Source of Pollution
- Developing a GIS-Based Soil Erosion Potential Model of the Ugum Watershed
- The Impact of Ordot Dump on the Heavy Metal Status of Sediments and Biota in the Lonfit River and Pago Bay
- An Evaluation of the Bioindicator Potential of the Soft Coral, Sinularia polydactyla, for Monitoring PCB
Contaminants in Guam's Coastal Waters
- Nutrient Fluxes Across Guam's Reef Flats
11:00 - Noon Fisheries Management
- Guam's Marine Preserves
- Assessment of Algal Abundance, Composition and Chemical Defense on Guam's Reef Flats in Relation to
Herbivore Stocks and Nutrients in the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of Guam
- Resident Reef Fish Spawning Aggregation Dynamics
- Monitoring of Guam's Coral Reefs
Noon - 1pm Lunch Break / Poster Session
1:00-1:45 Recreational Misuse and Overuse
- Impacts of Recreational Misuse
- Management Actions to Address Recreational Impacts
- Recreational Divers Can Help Reefs Too!
1:50-2:40 Coral Bleaching and Disease
- Indo-Pacific Coral Disease
- Guam Reefs Show a Link Between Disease Prevalence, the Dominant Genus Porites and Temperature
- Monitoring of Crown-of-Thorns Seastars (Acanthaster planci) Around Guam and the Role of Chemical
Signals in their Feeding Behavior
- Effects of Recent Coral Bleaching Events
2:45 - 3:35 The Human Dimension
- Guam Coral Reef Economic Valuation
- Tackling the problem of Lack of Awareness: Education and Outreach Efforts on Guam
- Conservation Action Planning for the Piti-Asan Watershed
3:40-4:00 Closing Remarks
- Status of Guam's Reefs: Current Status and Steps Forward
9:30-10:00 Welcome and Introduction
- Introduction: Overview of Guam's Reef Resources and Threats
10:00 - 10:55 Land Based Source of Pollution
- Developing a GIS-Based Soil Erosion Potential Model of the Ugum Watershed
- The Impact of Ordot Dump on the Heavy Metal Status of Sediments and Biota in the Lonfit River and Pago Bay
- An Evaluation of the Bioindicator Potential of the Soft Coral, Sinularia polydactyla, for Monitoring PCB
Contaminants in Guam's Coastal Waters
- Nutrient Fluxes Across Guam's Reef Flats
11:00 - Noon Fisheries Management
- Guam's Marine Preserves
- Assessment of Algal Abundance, Composition and Chemical Defense on Guam's Reef Flats in Relation to
Herbivore Stocks and Nutrients in the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of Guam
- Resident Reef Fish Spawning Aggregation Dynamics
- Monitoring of Guam's Coral Reefs
Noon - 1pm Lunch Break / Poster Session
1:00-1:45 Recreational Misuse and Overuse
- Impacts of Recreational Misuse
- Management Actions to Address Recreational Impacts
- Recreational Divers Can Help Reefs Too!
1:50-2:40 Coral Bleaching and Disease
- Indo-Pacific Coral Disease
- Guam Reefs Show a Link Between Disease Prevalence, the Dominant Genus Porites and Temperature
- Monitoring of Crown-of-Thorns Seastars (Acanthaster planci) Around Guam and the Role of Chemical
Signals in their Feeding Behavior
- Effects of Recent Coral Bleaching Events
2:45 - 3:35 The Human Dimension
- Guam Coral Reef Economic Valuation
- Tackling the problem of Lack of Awareness: Education and Outreach Efforts on Guam
- Conservation Action Planning for the Piti-Asan Watershed
3:40-4:00 Closing Remarks
- Status of Guam's Reefs: Current Status and Steps Forward
