Marine Ecosystems

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ME13A. Emerging Contaminants in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems I
Primary Chair:  Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
Co-Chair:  Amy Ehrhart, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
Moderators:  Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States and Amy Ehrhart, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
ME14A. Emerging Contaminants in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems II Posters
Primary Chair:  Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
Co-Chair:  Amy Ehrhart, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
Moderators:  Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States and Amy Ehrhart, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Elise F Granek, Portland State University, Environmental Science & Management, Portland, OR, United States
ME24A. Benthic Meiofauna Structure, Pattern, and Function in Ocean Basins Posters
Primary Chair:  Punyasloke Bhadury, IISER Kolkata, Nadia, India
Co-chairs:  Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, FL, United States and Holly M Bik, University of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, United States
Moderators:  Holly M Bik, University of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, 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, FL, 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, FL, United States
ME24A. Benthic Meiofauna Structure, Pattern, and Function in Ocean Basins Poster Lightning
Primary Chair:  Punyasloke Bhadury, IISER Kolkata, Nadia, India
Co-chairs:  Jeroen Ingels, Florida State University, FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory, St Teresa, FL, United States and Holly M Bik, University of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, United States
Moderators:  Holly M Bik, University of California, Riverside, Department of Nematology, Riverside, CA, 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, FL, 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, FL, 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, Natural History Museum, London, London, UK, William Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA/PMEL, CIMRS, Newport, 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, Natural History Museum, London, London, UK
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Randi Rotjan, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
ME24C. Remote Sensing of Coral Reef Ecosystems I Posters
Primary Chair:  Eric J Hochberg, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St.George's, GE, Bermuda
Co-Chair:  Eric J Hochberg, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St.George's, GE, Bermuda
Moderators:  Michelle M Gierach, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Steven G Ackleson, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., DC, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stacy Peltier, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George, Bermuda
ME31A. Illuminating the Twilight Zone: Understanding Mesopelagic Communities, Processes, and Ecosystem Services Before Potential Large-Scale Resource Extraction I
Primary Chair:  Jeffrey Drazen, University of Hawaii, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Co-chairs:  Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States and Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
Moderators:  Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States, Jeffrey Drazen, University of Hawaii, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States and Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
ME33A. Processes Impacting the Distribution and Fate of Oil in the Marine Environment I
Primary Chair:  Kendra L Daly, University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Adrian Burd1, Simone Francis2 and Anusha Dissanayake1, (1)University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States(2)University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Moderators:  Adrian Burd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States and Kendra L Daly, University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Anusha Dissanayake, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
ME34A. Illuminating the Twilight Zone: Understanding Mesopelagic Communities, Processes, and Ecosystem Services Before Potential Large-Scale Resource Extraction II Posters
Primary Chair:  Jeffrey Drazen, University of Hawaii, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Co-chairs:  Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States and Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
Moderators:  Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States, Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States and Jeffrey Drazen, University of Hawaii, Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Kevin M Boswell, Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States
ME34B. Processes Impacting the Distribution and Fate of Oil in the Marine Environment II Posters
Primary Chair:  Kendra L Daly, University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Adrian Burd1, Simone Francis2 and Anusha Dissanayake1, (1)University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States(2)University of California Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Moderators:  Adrian Burd, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States and Kendra L Daly, University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Anusha Dissanayake, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
ME41A. Zooplankton Productivity as a Function of Trophodynamics in Marine Ecosystems I
Primary Chair:  Akash R Sastri, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada
Co-chairs:  Toru Kobari, Kagoshima University, Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima, Japan and Lidia Yebra, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Fuengirola, Spain
Moderators:  Akash R Sastri, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada and Toru Kobari, Kagoshima University, Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima, Japan
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Akash R Sastri, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada
ME43A. Zooplankton and Nekton: Gatekeepers of the Biological Pump I
Primary Chair:  Rainer Kiko, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Co-chairs:  Daniele Bianchi, University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Amy Maas, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Biology, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Morten Iversen, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Moderators:  Daniele Bianchi, University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Morten Iversen, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany and Amy Maas, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Biology, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Morten Iversen, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany and Amy Maas, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Biology, Woods Hole, MA, United States
ME44A. Zooplankton and Nekton: Gatekeepers of the Biological Pump II Posters
Primary Chair:  Rainer Kiko, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Co-chairs:  Daniele Bianchi, University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Amy Maas, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George's, Bermuda and Morten Iversen, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Moderators:  Daniele Bianchi, University of California Los Angeles, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Amy Maas, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Biology, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Morten Iversen, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Amy Maas, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Biology, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Morten Iversen, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany
ME44B. Zooplankton Productivity as a Function of Trophodynamics in Marine Ecosystems II Posters
Primary Chair:  Akash R Sastri, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada
Co-chairs:  Toru Kobari, Kagoshima University, Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima, Japan and Lidia Yebra, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Fuengirola, Spain
Moderators:  Akash R Sastri, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada and Toru Kobari, Kagoshima University, Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima, Japan
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Akash R Sastri, University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, BC, Canada
ME52A. Recent Deepwater Geological and Biological Discoveries in the Central, Southern, and Western Pacific Ocean II
Primary Chair:  Christopher Kelley, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States
Co-chairs:  Diva Amon, Natural History Museum, London, London, UK, William Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA/PMEL, CIMRS, Newport, 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, Natural History Museum, London, London, UK
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Randi Rotjan, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
ME53A. Remote Sensing of Coral Reef Ecosystems II
Primary Chair:  Eric J Hochberg, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St.George's, GE, Bermuda
Co-Chair:  Eric J Hochberg, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St.George's, GE, Bermuda
Moderators:  Michelle M Gierach, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Steven G Ackleson, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., DC, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Stacy Peltier, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George, Bermuda
B34A. How Do Species Interactions, Connectivity, and the Environment Drive the Biodiversity and Assembly of Marine Metacommunities? III Posters
Primary Chair:  Julie Kellner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Co-chairs:  Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, 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, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Lauren S Mullineaux, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Craig Nelson, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 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
MG44C. Trawling-Induced Sedimentary Processes in Continental Shelf and Slope Environments Posters
Primary Chair:  Pere Puig, ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Co-chairs:  Ferdinand J Oberle, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Jacobo Martin, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Ushuaia, Argentina
Moderators:  Ferdinand J Oberle, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Pere Puig, ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain and Jacobo Martin, Inst Ciencies Mar CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Pere Puig, ICM-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
PC14C. Using Ecological and Oceanographic Records to Understand Ecological Responses to Modern Climate Change Posters
Primary Chair:  Roxanne Banker, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States
Co-Chair:  Hannah Palmer, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States; Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA, United States
Moderators:  Roxanne Banker, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States and Hannah Palmer, Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA, United States; UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Roxanne Banker, UC Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States