National Conference on Climate change and Marine Ecosystem (CCME 2014) – CUSAT

   Event Name : National Conference on Climate change and Marine Ecosystem.
 Event Date : 20 and 21 of March, 2014.
   Venue : School of Engineering CUSAT
   Organizers : Department of Marine Biology, CUSAT.


  Description


CAP_climate_changeThe focal theme of the seminar is ‘Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems’. Ecosystems world over are facing the brunt of climate change impacts and marine ecosystems in particular are facing serious threats. Global warming, increasing CO2 levels and resultant ocean acidification are seriously impacting the marine communities. Frequent occurrences of harmful algal blooms and bleaching of coral reef ecosystems, which are considered rainforests of the sea are reported from many places. Frequent occurrence of extreme weather events as a result of climate change is also impacting the production patterns in the coastal and oceanic environments. While excessive precipitation and land run off is affecting the primary production patterns in the coastal waters, it is the stratification and other forcing that is affecting phytoplankton biomass in the open sea. In this backdrop it is felt that an opportune time has come to take stock of the climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and hence the genesis of the seminar.

Broad theme of the seminar includes impact of climate change on marine biodiversity, climate change and coral reef ecosystems, climate change mitigation strategies, perturbations in the nutrient cycles and production patterns in coastal/oceanic environments, climate change indicators in the marine environment etc. Being a highly interdisciplinary area, any theme which will fall under the main theme areas are also expected to be covered under the seminar.

Submission

Authors are invited t0 send the abstract. in about 200 words in format – MS word, font- Times New Roman. font size- 12. The
abstract should include the scope and significance of the research findings. methodology amI conclusions. One hard copy should be sell to the organizing secretary through mailing address, one copy should be send to the e-mail id ([email protected]).

Registration Fee

Participants (Scientists/ Teachers)

Rs. 750/-

Research Scholars

Rs. 400/-

Students

Rs. 250/-

 Register here : CCME 2014

Registration fee will cover morning and afternoon tea, lunch and a seminar kit.

Registration Fee may be sent as Demand Draft drawn in favour of Head, Dept. of Marine Biology, Microbiology and Biochemistry, CUSAT and payable at Cochin. Filled in Registration forms without the registration fee will not be accepted and no further communication will be sent in this regard.

Important Dates

Deadline for Registration

March 5, 2014

Deadline for receipt of abstracts

March 5, 2014

Intimation of acceptance of Abstracts

March 8, 2014

Submission of full papers

March 14, 2014

 

 

Brochure

Read more about the event here : Event Brochure

Contact

Dr. A. A. Mohamed Hatha
Organizing Secretary and 
Head 

Department of Marine Biology Microbiology and Biochemistry 

School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology
Fine Arts Avenue, Cochin – 682 016, Kerala, India. 
Email: [email protected][email protected]
Telephone: 0484-2363055 (O), Fax: 0484-2368120. Mobile: 9446866050.

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