Antarctic Animations will be screened at the 3rd GLOBEC Open Science Meeting in Victoria, Canada, 22-26 June:
Workshop D. Krill biology and ecology in the world’s oceans
Chairs: Angus Atkinson (UK), Jaime Gómez-Guitérrez (Mexico), Bettina Meyer (Germany), Bill Peterson (USA)
Format: Invited papers plus discussion
Duration: 2 days (Monday 22 – Tuesday 23 June)
Abstract: The workshop will be a gathering of krill biologists and ecologists from around the world to discuss the life history and population dynamics of all krill species. This is timely because krill have been important elements of a number of the GLOBEC core programmes and a great deal has been learned from the GLOBEC fieldwork that needs to be synthesised. These discussions were first initiated at the International Zooplankton Production Symposium, in Hiroshima, May 2007 where the workshop was overwhelmed with presentations (42 oral and poster presentations) and attendance (approx 100 participants). A product of the meeting was a Special Issue of Deep-Sea Research; the special issue is now in the final editing phase.
The aims of the GLOBEC OSM will include:
* Krill have been important elements of a number of the GLOBEC core programmes and a great deal has been learned from the GLOBEC fieldwork that needs to be synthesised
* For workers on different species to get together to discuss methods/approaches that have proved effective for one species. Then we can establish whether they can be applied to other euphausiid species.
* To make sure there is a degree of harmony (or at least that there is no serious disconnect) in their approaches. It is also to improve technical aspects of specific methods.
* To generate ideas for future collaborations, for example laboratory/seagoing exchanges of personnel and of exchange and pooling of datasets to address wider –scale issues.
* To produce a tangible product, to show where krill research is at the moment, hurdles to progress and potential solutions. We suggest that an overview type paper in MEPS/review length journal (authored e.g. by all participants) would be excellent.
Outcome: Review paper