Senter for klima og miljø
Opening Conference 27.-28. September 2010 in Tromsø, Norway
Mon 27. September, Outreach program
Official opening (program will be sent out by the Ministry of the Environment)
Opening by the Minister of the Environment, Erik Solheim
Press conference
Lunch
The flag ships:
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent areas
Climate effects on fjord and coast ecology
Effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and landscapes
Ocean acidification and ecosystems effects in Northern waters:
Monitoring of Ocean Acidification. Knut Yngve Børsheim, Institute of Marine Research (20 min)
Hazardous substances
Tue 28. September, Research seminar: Ocean Acidification
8.30 Welcome: Maria Fossheim, Institute of Marine Research
8.40 Ocean acidification, Session I: What we know
Ocean acidification has during the last decade emerged as one of the most critical and pressing issues facing
the ocean research community. The current scientific understanding of this problem is presented in this session,
by some of the national and international experts on the topic. They will present us with what we already know
and what we need to know.
8.40 What controls sources and sinks of CO2 in the world oceans, and how will they change in the
future high CO2 world? Truls Johannessen, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of
Bergen
9.00 Ocean acidification, effects on primary producers and production. Svein Kristiansen, University
of Tromsø
9.20 Ocean acidification effects on calcifying organisms: Does different life stages develop different
abilities to regulate changes in sea water chemistry? Clara Manno, University of Tromsø
9.40 Ocean acidification, ecosystem effects and climate feedbacks in Northern waters. Richard
Bellerby, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
10.00 Pause (20 min)
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10.00 Ocean acidification, Session II: What we don’t know, yet
Ocean acidification will affect many organisms and all organization levels of ecology, from organisms to
ecosystems, including humans and society. In this session we will look into the higher order effects of ocean
acidification, we will speculate on where we need to go and what cross-cutting research that can be identified
for the Centre.
10.20 Will an ice free Arctic be a source or a sink for CO2? Kim Holmén, Norwegian Polar Institute
10.40 Assessing the effects of ocean acidification on marine planktonic organisms. Howard
Browman, Institute of Marine Research
11.00 Ecosystem resilience and regime shifts. Raul Primicerio, University of Tromsø
11.20 Economics – the human dimension. Claire Armstrong, University of Tromsø
11.40 Modelling tools for ecosystem assessment. JoLynn Carroll, Akvaplan-niva
12.00 Lunch (45 min)
12.45 Ocean acidification, Session III: Collaboration within and between flagships
In multidisciplinary research it is essential to establish a functional network among participating institutes and
scientists. This session will be dedicated to presenting ideas for collaboration and initiating networks. All
participating institutes should be prepared for a brief presentation (5-10 min) of possible research initiatives.
14.00 Pause (15 min)
14.15 Research seminar – plenum session:
The flagship coordinators sums up from their seminars and identifies possible common grounds with the other
flagships.
14.15 Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent areas
14.30 Climate effects on fjord and coast ecology
14.45 Effects of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and landscapes
15.00 Ocean acidification and ecosystems effects in Northern waters
15.15 Hazardous substances
15.30 General discussion
16.00 End
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