Biodiversity

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B21A. The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON): Building Partnerships Toward a Better Understanding of Life in the Sea I
Primary Chair:  Gabrielle Canonico, NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, United States
Co-chairs:  Abigail Benson, U.S. Geological Survey, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Denver, United States, J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, IMaRS, St Petersburg, United States
Moderators:  J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida, IMaRS, St Petersburg, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Gabrielle Canonico, NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, United States
B23A. How Do Species Interactions, Connectivity, and the Environment Drive the Biodiversity and Assembly of Marine Metacommunities? I
Primary Chair:  Julie Kellner, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark
Co-chairs:  Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States, Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Honolulu, HI, United States and Adrian Craig Stier, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Moderators:  Adrian Craig Stier, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States and Julie Kellner, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States
B24A. The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON): Building Partnerships Toward a Better Understanding of Life in the Sea II Posters
Primary Chair:  Gabrielle Canonico, NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, Silver Spring, United States
Co-chairs:  Abigail Benson, U.S. Geological Survey, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Denver, United States, J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, IMaRS, St Petersburg, United States
Moderators:  J. Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Washington, DC, United States and Abigail Benson, U.S. Geological Survey, Science Analytics and Synthesis (SAS), Denver, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Frank E Muller-Karger, University of South Florida, IMaRS, St Petersburg, FL, United States
B33A. How Do Species Interactions, Connectivity, and the Environment Drive the Biodiversity and Assembly of Marine Metacommunities? II
Primary Chair:  Julie Kellner, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark
Co-chairs:  Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States, Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Honolulu, HI, United States and Adrian Craig Stier, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Moderators:  Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Daniel K. Inouye Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, Honolulu, HI, United States and Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Julie Kellner, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark
B34A. How Do Species Interactions, Connectivity, and the Environment Drive the Biodiversity and Assembly of Marine Metacommunities? III Posters
Primary Chair:  Julie Kellner, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark
Co-chairs:  Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States, Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Honolulu, HI, United States and Adrian Craig Stier, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Moderators:  Julie Kellner, International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark and Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Adrian Craig Stier, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States and Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Daniel K. Inouye Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, Honolulu, HI, United States
B41A. Rediscovering Marine Biodiversity: Progress, Promise, and Challenges of Meta-Bar-Coding of Microbes to Mammals I
Primary Chair:  Ann C Bucklin, University of Connecticut, Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States
Co-chairs:  Leocadio Blanco Bercial, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Arizona State University, St. George's, Bermuda and Ryuji Machida, Academia Sinica, Biodiversity Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Moderators:  Leocadio Blanco Bercial, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Arizona State University, St. George's, Bermuda and Ryuji Machida, Academia Sinica, Biodiversity Research Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Ann C Bucklin, University of Connecticut, Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States
ED44D. "Ship to Shore": Ocean Sciences in a Changing World I Posters
Primary Chair:  Dr. Stephanie Sharuga, BSc, MS, MBA, PhD, PMP, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
Co-chairs:  Carlie Wiener, Schmidt Sciences, Palo alto, United States, Nicole Raineault, Ocean Exploration Trust, Narragansett, RI, United States and Meme Lobecker, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research via Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs, Durham, NH, United States
Moderators:  Meme Lobecker, ERT, Inc., Durham, NH, United States and Dr. Stephanie Sharuga, BSc, MS, MBA, PhD, PMP, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Nicole Raineault, Ocean Exploration Trust, Narragansett, United States and Carlie Wiener, Schmidt Sciences, Palo alto, United States
EP24B. Impacts of Ecological Interactions on Marine Ecosystem Dynamics: New Insights from Theory, Models, and Field Measurements II Posters
Primary Chair:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Co-chairs:  Steven Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States and Kelly Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University, Corvallis, United States
Moderators:  Steven Litvin, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States and Kelly Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Clifton Brock Woodson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
EP34C. Patchiness in the Ocean: Exploring Environmental and Ecosystem Variability and Its Consequences, from Mesoscale to Fine Scale I Posters
Primary Chair:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Kelly Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Moderators:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, Kelly Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States and Fanny Chenillat, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, LEMAR, Brest, France
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Jacqueline F Tweddle, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom and Kelly Benoit-Bird, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
EP44B. From Physics to Predators: Understanding Bottom-Up Forcing of Pelagic Ecosystems I Posters
Primary Chair:  Briana Abrahms, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, United States
Co-chairs:  Stephanie Brodie1,2, Elliott L Hazen3 and Isaac D Schroeder1, (1)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States(2)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, United States(3)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division, Monterey, United States
Moderators:  Isaac D Schroeder, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States and Matthew Scott Savoca, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stephanie Brodie, Institute of Marine Science, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States
HE44A. Linkages Between Environmental Drivers and Structure of Arctic Ecosystems I Posters
Primary Chair:  Seth L Danielson, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, United States
Co-chairs:  William James Williams, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, Katrin Iken, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Russell R Hopcroft, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Moderators:  William James Williams1, Katrin Iken2, Russell R Hopcroft2 and Seth L Danielson3, (1)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States(2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States(3)University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Katrin Iken, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States and Russell R Hopcroft, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Fairbanks, AK, United States
IS44A. From Watersheds to the Open Ocean: Advances in Remote Sensing for Monitoring Water Quality, Food Security, Ecosystems, and Change IV Posters
Primary Chair:  Lauren Biermann, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Earth Observation Science and Applications, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Wesley Moses, Naval Research Laboratory, Remote Sensing Division, Washington, DC, United States, Chris Banks, National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom and Kevin Ross Turpie, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research (GESTAR) II, Baltimore, MD, United States
Moderators:  Lauren Biermann, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Earth Observation Science and Applications, Plymouth, United Kingdom and Wesley Moses, Naval Research Laboratory, Remote Sensing Division, Washington, DC, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Wesley Moses, Naval Research Laboratory, Remote Sensing Division, Washington, DC, United States
ME24A. Benthic Meiofauna Structure, Pattern, and Function in Ocean Basins Posters
Primary Chair:  Punyasloke Bhadury, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, INDIA
Co-chairs:  Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, United States and Holly Bik, University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences, Athens, United States
Moderators:  Holly Bik, University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences, Athens, United States, Punyasloke Bhadury, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Biological Sciences, Kolkata, India and Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Punyasloke Bhadury, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Biological Sciences, Kolkata, India and Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, United States
ME24B. Recent Deepwater Geological and Biological Discoveries in the Central, Southern, and Western Pacific Ocean I Posters
Primary Chair:  Christopher Kelley, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
Co-chairs:  Diva Amon, Benioff Ocean Sciences Laboratory - UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States, William W. Chadwick Jr, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States and Randi Rotjan, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States
Moderators:  Christopher Kelley, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States and Diva Amon, Benioff Ocean Sciences Laboratory - UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Randi Rotjan, Boston University, Boston, United States
MG34A. Seabed Mapping: A Global Challenge II Posters
Primary Chair:  Maria T Judge, Geological Survey of Ireland, Marine Geology, Dublin, Ireland
Co-chairs:  Daniel S Brothers, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, United States, Carol Cotterill, British Geological Survey, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom and Hayley C Cawthra, University of Cape Town, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, Cape Town, South Africa
Moderators:  Daniel S Brothers, US Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Maria T Judge, Geological Survey of Ireland, Marine Geology, Dublin, Ireland and Hayley C Cawthra, University of Cape Town, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, Cape Town, South Africa
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Daniel S Brothers, US Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Carol Cotterill, ECORD Science Operator, British Geological Survey, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
MM14A. Causes and Consequences of Microbial Population and Community Dynamics IV Posters
Primary Chair:  Dana Hunt, Duke University, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, United States
Co-Chair:  Adam Martiny, University of California Irvine, Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States
Moderators:  Dana Hunt, Duke University, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, United States and Adam Martiny, University of California Irvine, Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Dana Hunt, Duke University, Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, United States
MM44A. Functional, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications of Microdiversity and Intraspecific Variability in Aquatic Microorganisms I Posters
Primary Chair:  Dr. Sherwood Lan Smith, PhD, Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change [WPI-AIMEC], JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan
Co-chairs:  Michael S Rappe, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Kāneʻohe, United States, Bingzhang Chen, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, RCGC, Yokohama, Japan and David Needham, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
Moderators:  Dr. Sherwood Lan Smith, PhD, Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change [WPI-AIMEC], JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan, Bingzhang Chen, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, RCGC, Yokohama, Japan, David Needham, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States and Michael S Rappe, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Kāneʻohe, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  David Needham, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States
MM44C. The Dawn of BioGEOTRACES: Metal-Microbe Interactions in the Ocean III Posters
Primary Chair:  Adrian Marchetti, University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, Department of Marine Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Co-chairs:  Maria Teresa Maldonado, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Alessandro Tagliabue, University of Liverpool, Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom and Yeala Shaked, Hebrew University, Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel
Moderators:  Maria Teresa Maldonado, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Yeala Shaked, Hebrew University, Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Alessandro Tagliabue, University of Liverpool, Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom
OM44B. Integrating Observations of Plankton Communities and Physiology into Numerical Models II Posters
Primary Chair:  Nicolas Van Oostende, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States
Co-chairs:  Andrew Barton, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States, Charles A Stock, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, United States and Raphael Dussin, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
Moderators:  Andrew Barton, Princeton University Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States, Nicolas Van Oostende, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States, Raphael Dussin, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States and Charles A Stock, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Nicolas Van Oostende, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States and Raphael Dussin, Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
RS24A. The Red Sea: A Laboratory for Ocean Processes in a Changing World II Posters
Primary Chair:  Burton H Jones, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division, Red Sea Research Center, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Co-chairs:  Stephen G Monismith, Stanford University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford, CA, United States, Amatzia Genin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Inter-university Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel and Riyad S Manasrah, University of Jordan, Marine Sciences, Aqaba, Jordan
Moderators:  Amatzia Genin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Inter-university Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat, Israel, Stephen G Monismith, Stanford University, Oceans, Stanford, United States and Burton H Jones, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Marine Science, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stephen G Monismith, Stanford University, Oceans, Stanford, United States