2009 Plenary Presentations
The 2009 plenary presentations of the Aquatic Sciences Meeting held in Nice, France were taped by the Information System Department of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis thanks to a generous grant provided by the University. The videos are provided below. They can also be watched on the University's podcast webcast. Finally, they can also be downloaded on iPods, Macintosh computers and PCs through iTunesU.
ASLO is very grateful to the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and its Information System Department for having provided this service to the ASLO members and participants of the meeting.
To view the plenary ceremonies for each day, click on the corresponding date.
26 January 2009
- Plenary Session: Will the open ocean become more or less stratified? Implications for organisms and biogeochemical cycles. Moderator: Peter Williams
- The Ocean in a Warming World: Circulation, Carbon and Calcification, presented by Joellen Russell, University of Arizona.
- Biogeochemical Cycles and Marine Ecosytems in a Changing Oceanic Stratification, presented by Véronique Garçon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique- LEGOS.
27 January 2009
- Plenary Session: Is there a link between biodiversity and ecosystem function in aquatic systems? Moderator: Jed Fuhrman
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Aquatic Microbial Systems: Results, Predictions, and Challenges, presented by Peter Morin, Rutgers State University of New Jersey.
- Biodiversity Effects in Natural Ecosystems – Maturation of a Paradigm Shift, presented by Helmut Hillebrand, University of Cologne.
28 January 2009
- Plenary Session: Future water shortage and sustainable water management: their implications for (aquatic) ecosystems, agriculture and human society. Moderator: Sybil Seitzinger
- Societal and Environmental Challenges to Water Management and Use, Lessons and Insights from Mexico City, presented by Patricia Romero-Lankao, National Center for Atmospheric Research.
- Global Water Initiatives and World Water Governance, presented by Robert G. Varady, University of Arizona.
29 January 2009
- Plenary Session: Should the freshwater carbon cycle remain hidden in the global C cycle? Moderator: Ellen van Donk
- The Role of Inland Waters in the Global and Regional Carbon Balance: Do inland waters matter? , presented by Yves Prairie, Université du Québec à Montréal.
- Freshwaters and Rivers: An Underestimated Link in the Global and Regional Carbon Cycle, presented by Martin Heimann, Max-Planck-Institut fur Biogeochemie.
30 January 2009
- Plenary Session: Can geo(bio)engineering of aquatic systems (iron addition and deep-water pumping) alleviate future climate change? Moderator: Jon Sharp
- Engineered Ocean Carbon Storage: Benefits and Costs, presented by Ken Caldeira, Stanford University.
- Science, Policy, and Fertilization of the Ocean for Carbon Offsets: Reflections on twenty years of debate, presented by John Cullen, Dalhousie University.