46th EMBS List of participants with registration codes Agić B., Kruschel C., Schultz S.T. Top-down regulation of fish communities in the shallow infralittoral of the Croatian Adriatic. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 073 Antokhina T.I. The fauna of the Asteroidea and their symbionts of Vietnam. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 001 Arapov J.,Ninčević-Gladan Ž., Ujević I.,Skejić S., Nazlić N., Jelačić A., Marasović I. Phycotoxin profile along Eastern Adriatic Coast. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 047 Bakran-Petricioli T., Schultz S.T., Kruschel C., Bačić A., Petricioli D. Monitoring of benthic habitats in shallow infralittoral of the National Park Kornati (Croatia). Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 060 Batel I., Fafanđel M., Venier P., Pallavicini A. Mussel and marine contamination: molecular and cellular response. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 104 Batistić M., Garić R., Jasprica N., Carić M., Mikuš J. Mass occurence of the Noctiluca scintillans (dinoflagellate), Salpa fusiformis and Salpa maxima (tunicate) in the open South Adriatic in spring 2009. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 084 Benvenuto C., González-Wangüemert M., Mariani S. Geographical patterns of reproductive life-history plasticity in a sex-changing fish. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 082 Bodvin T., Moy F., Mortensen S., Jelmert A. The invasion of the pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) – stopped by the nordic winter? Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 131 Boikova E., Botva , Licite, Petrovics The littoral biotopes of the Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea) and eutrophication. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 139 Bordalo M.D., Ferreira S.M., Jensen K.T., Pardal M.A. Phenology of microphallid trematodes in their intermediate host populations Hydrobia ulvae (Gastropoda) and Cyathura carinata (Isopoda) in an eutrophication scenario. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 038 Bosak S., Godrijan J.,Šilović T., Viličić D. Seasonal dynamics of potentially harmful microalgae in the coastal area of Rovinj, NE Adriatic Sea. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 042 Bracciali C., Mercurio M., Giacoma C., Sarà G. Feeding behaviour of damselfish (Chromis chromis) under noise conditions. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 071 Brailo M., Gavrilović A., Jug-Dujaković J., Ljubičić A., Van Gorder S. Influence of the Water Quality Parameters on the Condition Index of the European Flat Oyster Ostrea edulis. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 074 Bušelić I., Jurić I., Ezgeta-Balić D., Mudnić V.,Vrgoč N., Peharda M. Age, growth and condition index of Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the eastern Adriatic Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 014 Bužančić M. Differences in the phytoplankton community composition in three bays on the eastern Adriatic Coast, Šibenik Bay, Kaštela Bay and Mali Ston Bay. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS EMBS 035 Carrerette O., de Matos- Nogueira J.M. Five new species of Polycirrus from Campos Basin, Rio Janeiro, Brazil. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 109 Carvalho S., Olabarria C., Pereira F., Serpa D., Constantino R., Drake P., Gaspar M.B. Scales of spatio-temporal variablity of macrofauna in intertidal flats. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 061 Cevik Cem, Cavas Levent, Derici Baris, Cevik Fatma Biometric measurements and caulerpenyne levels of Caulerpa taxifolia from Iskenderun Bay, Turkey . Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 136* Chinellato A., M. Munari, V. Matozzo, A. Manci, T. Marceta, M.G. Marin and M. Bressan Seawater acidification affects mortality, growth and shell integrity in juvenile bivalves. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 045 Chambers S., Mikac B. Re-description of Monticellina heterochaeta Laubier, 1960 from the Mediterranean. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 108 Correia A.T., Ramos A., Barros F., Silva G., Hamer P., Morais P., Cunha R., Castilho R. Population structure and connectivity of the European conger eel (Conger conger L.) across the Northeastern-Atlantic and Western-Mediterranean: integrating molecular and otolith elemental approaches. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 097 Cullen-Unsworth L. and Unsworth R. Seagrass meadows as a source of biodiversity and food security: an underappreciated resource. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 135 * Cúrdia J., Lopéz-González P.J., dos Santos M.N., Cunha M.R. Preliminary results on the gametogenic cycle of the gorgonian Eunicella gazella, Studer 1878 in South Portugal.Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 068 Doğan A., Bitlis Bakır B., Öztürk B. , Önen B. The Molluscan Fauna of Mersin Bay with Emphasis on the Alien Species. Poster presentation, Registration code: EMBS 140 * Deart Y.V., Rzhavskiy A.V., Britaev T.A. Macrobenthic communities of Yarnishnaya Bay (Barents sea). Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 057 Di Carlo G., Guala,I, Jakl Z., Sijan M., Nikolic V., Zuljevic A., Prvan M. A standardized Posidonia oceanica monitoring protocol for Croatian Marine Protected Areas: first results. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 095 Dietert T., Kruschel C., Schultz S.T., Durif C. Simultaneous monitoring of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) and its benthic environment by DGPS/video supported visual census in the Croatian Adriatic. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 053 Dobroslavić T., Zlatović A., Bartulović V., Lučić D., Glamuzina B. Diet overlap in juvenile Sparidae species caught in the south-eastern Adriatic (Croatia). Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 040 Ezgeta-Balić D.,Peharda M., Davenport J.,Bojanić N., Vidjak O., Isajlović I., Vrgoč N. Zooplankton in bivalve diets. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 013 Falace A., Orlando-Bonaca M., Mavrič B., Lipej L., Casellato S., Stefanon A., Curiel D., Rismondo A., Kaleb S., Odorico R., Ciriaco S., Borme D., Jaklin A. Circalittoral biocenoses and coralligenous formations in the Northern Adriatic Sea. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 016 Ferrario F., Iveša Lj., Jaklin A., Nicotera V., Capelli L., Dagnano C., Perkol-Finkel S., Airoldi L.Grazing impact on survival of the canopy-forming algae Cystoseira in natural habitat and man-made structures along the Istrian coast, (Croatia). Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 080 Ferreri R., D’Elia M., Quinci E.M., Basilone G. Daily spawning behaviour of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Sicilian Channel (Central Mediterranean). Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 137 * Flach E., Ejdung G., Jansen J., Magni P., Markiegi M., Sola C., Wijnhoven S., Hummel H. Variation in taxonomic and functional diversity in relation to environmental conditions in benthic communities along the European coast. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 032 Frid C.L.J. Does the sea floor function differently over time? . Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 128 Frleta – Valić M., Marić M., Čavrak V.V., Bašić T., Boban J., Fatuta N., Karaga A., Matas V., Nikšić S., Pjevac P., Radman I., Remenarić M., Šarčević T., Šlopar N., Vučković K., Vučur T., Tasić P., Jakl Z. Inventory Survey of the Macrobenthos Fauna and Flora in the Kornati Archipelago. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 027 Garibović T., Schultz S.T., Kruschel C., Dahlke S. Effects of coastal development on habitat structure, biodiversity and water quality in Novigrad Sea, Croatia. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 100 Gaspar M.B., Pereira F. Are bycatch reduction devices useful in dredge fisheries? Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 044 Garić R., Pfannkuchen M., Batistić M. Systematics of Oikopleurinae (Tunicata, Appendicularia, Oikopleuridae) based on morphological and 18S rDNA data. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 015 Gerdol M., De Moro G., Manfrin C., Beran A., Pallavicini A. The transcriptomic analysis of Mytilus galloprovincialis by RNA-seq reveals a specific response to toxic Alexandrium minutum. Oral presentation EMBS 105 Godrijan J., Young J.R., Marić D., Pfannkuchen M. Coccolithophorida: Species diversity in the Northern Adriatic. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 085 Godrijan J., Bosak S., Šilović T., Marić D., Pfannkuchen M., Precali R. Phytoplankton community dynamics in the coastal north-eastern Adriatic Sea. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 086 Götze M-C., Malkowsky Y., Klussmann-Kolb A. 3-D Reconstruction of eye morphology in Pectinidae. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 017 Grilo T.F., Cardoso P.G. , M.A. Parda M.A.l The impact of ecosystem restoration and subsequent seagrass Zostera noltii recolonization in a related Hydrobia ulvae population. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 005 Imešek M., Pleše B., Pfannkuchen M.A., Godrijan J., Marić D., Ćetković H. Sponges of the genus Clathrina from the northeastern Adriatic. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 112 Iveša Lj., Battelli C., Čelig A. Effects of the substratum on morphology and abundance of Fucus virsoides (Fucales, Heterokontophyta) in the Northern Adriatic Sea. Oral presentation EMBS 106 Jaffré M., Poddevin V., Goberville E., Beaugrand G., Luczak C. Spatio-temporal changes in seaducks population on European western coasts. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 134 * Joksimović D., Stanković S. Accumulation of heavy metals in a Biological Indicator (Posidonia oceanica) from South Adriatic Sea (Montenegro).Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 030 Kallianou K.,Megalofonou P. Otolith growth and morphometry of gilthead seabream from intensive rearing systems. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 114 Kasalica O., Djurović M., Mandić, M., Pešić A., Ikica Z. Some aspects of the biology of the bogue, Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Southern Adriatric Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 031 Kennedy R., Wallace A. , Brendan K. Benthic Ecological Quality Ratios (EQR) relate differently to each other in spatial and temporal analyses. Oral presentation. Registration code: EMBS 143 Kipson S., Garrabou J., Linares C., Cebrián E., Ballesteros E., Čižmek H., BakranPetricioli T., Kružić P. Conservation status of the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) populations from the Eastern Adriatic Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 058 Kersen P., Kotta J., Kotta I. Historical alteration in macrofaunal community in the NE Baltic Sea. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 077 Korlević M., Durmiši E., Treursić B., Baričević A., Hamer B. Mytilus galloprovincialis ferritin: gene and cDNA sequence analysis. Poster presentation. EMBS 129 Kotta J., Kotta I., Lauringson V. Flow conditions, food resource and population characteristics interactively affect the suspension feeding of Mytilus trossulus in a brackish water environment of the Baltic Sea. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 072 Kraljević M., Milić D.,Lyons D., Pfannkuchen M. Occurrence of calcite in saggital otoliths of whiting Merlangius merlangus (Linneaus, 1758) from the northern Adriatic Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 092 Kruschel C., Schultz S.T., Bakran-Petricioli T., Dahlke S. Fish abundance and diversity depends more on small-scale spatial heterogeneity than on habitat type and structure. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 025 Kružić P., Rodić P., Kipson S. Can common species benefit from marine protected areas? Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 099 Kružić P., Sršen P. Climate change and response of the Mediterranean coral Cladocora caespitosa to temperature anomalies. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 075 Lasota R., Wolowicz M., Pierscieniak K., Garcia P. The soft-shell clam Mya arenaria (L.) – expansion history in the World Ocean and the evolution of generalist genotype in changing environment. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 120 Lauringson V., Trunov K., Pärnoja M., Kutser T., Vahtmäe E., Metsamaa L., Kotta I., Orav-Kotta H., Kotta J. Resource, resource modulator, and disturbance interactions describing the biomass distribution of a benthicsuspension feeder, Mytilus trossulus Gould in the NE Baltic Sea. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 056 Le Corre N., Martel A., Johnson L., Guichard F. Characterization of larval phase (prodissoconch II morphometry) and settlement (primary vs. secondary) in blue mussels from a subarctic area: the St. Lawrence maritime estuary. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 121 Leonardi M., Azzaro F., Bergamasco A., Cosentino A., Giacobbe S. Life story of a Mediterranean dynamic coastal ecosystem: morphological, hydrological and bionomic evolution during the last three decades. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 117 Ljubešić Z., Cetinić I., Bosak S., Viličić D., Jones B., Olujić G., Carić M. Marini M. Phytoplankton biodiversity in the Adriatic deep chlorophyll maxima. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 043 Mačić V.,Bernat P., Molinari A.,Fant M., Cassola M., Polato F., Giovannetti E., Rzaničanin A., Knežević J., Čadjenović N. Zoning of the marine component of the coastal area of Petrovac (Adriatic Sea, Montenegro): a pilot study for the establishment of an MPA. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 046 Malkowsky Y., Klussmann-Kolb A. Time and tide wait for no man – Evolution and Phylogeny of European Pectinidae (Bivalvia). Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 051 Mariani S., Sala-Bozano M. Towards an integrated, parsimonious and simple approach to identifying units for management and conservation.Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 81 Marić D., Godrijan J., Kraus R., Precali R. Phytoplankton response to climatic and anthropogenic influence in the northern Adriatic during last four decades.Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 088 Marić D., GodrijanJ., Ljubešić Z., Pfannkuchen M. Morphology, phylogeny and diversity of the diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia in the northern Adriatic Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 089 Marsden I.D. Effects of earthquake disturbances on estuarine mudflat communities. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 132 * Martynova D., Murzina S., Kutcheva I., Kazus’ N., Mingazov N. An Arctic species in the sub-Arctic environment: Know-How resilience by key copepod Calanus glacialis. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 010 Mashukova O., Tokarev Y. Variability of the bioluminescence characteristics of the Black Sea ctenophores-aliens under influence of the heavy metals. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 012 Maximov A., Petukhov V., Berezina N. The relationship between macro- and meiobenthos in hypoxic and normoxic areas of the inner Gulf of Finland.Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 022 Mičić M., Bercsényi M., Štifanić M., Gobić K., Batel R. Title: Effects of benzo(a)pyrene on European eel (Anguilla anguilla L., 1758) peripheral blood cells Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 125 Mikac B., Giangrande A., Licciano M. Sabellidae and Fabriciidae (Polychaeta) from the north Adriatic Sea with the description of Amphicorina rovignensis n.sp. and Megalomma pseudogesae n.sp. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 101 Mikac B., Musco L., Jaklin A., Licciano M, Giangrande A. Hard bottom polychaete assemblages in the Northern Adriatic Sea: diversity and patterns of spatial distribution. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 102 Munari C., Mistri M. Determining the impact of coastal defence structures on benthic communities through the analysis of biological traits. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 057 Mokos M., Schultz T. S., Kruschel C. Seagrass bed expansion associated with sediment deposition in the Novigrad Sea, Croatia. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 019 Molin E., Rismondo A., Mizzan, L. North Adriatic outcrops as spots of biodiversity: the role of colonial filter feeders as environmental bioindicators.Oral presentationRegistration code: EMBS 026 Moy F.E., Hartvig. C. Distribution of fish in different macrophyte habitats. Oral presentation. Registration code: EMBS 078 Nazarova S., Maximovich N. Linear growth of Macoma balthica (North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans). . Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 039 Nerlović V., Hrs-Brenko M., Doğan A. Long-term changes in the transitional community of detritic bottoms in the northern Adriatic Sea: Dynamics of the bivalve assemblages. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 126 Nogueira J.M.M., Alonso Samiguel C., Paresque K., Carrerette O. The Polychaete Fauna Occurring on Sandstone Reefs off the State of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 79 Nyitrai D., Martinho F., Dolbeth M., Baptista J, Pardal Long-term variations in estuarine fish assemblages exposed to extreme climatic events: a southernEurope estuary .case study. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 041 Orav-Kotta H., Kotta J., Kotta I. Relationships between abiotic environment, macrophyte and benthic invertebrate communities across different spatial scales in a brackish water environment of the Baltic Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 069 Orsi Relini L. Notes about Italian studies concerning the ocean sunfish Mola mola. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 028 Paalme T., Kersen P.,Treier R. Relative contribution of macroalgal epiphytes and sessile animals to epibiontic communities of habitat-forming macroalgae – Fucus vesiculosus and Furcellaria lumbricalis in the Baltic Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 050 Palmeri V., Rinaldi A, Montalto V, Bracciali C., Sarà G The DEB model as tool to predict presence of Brachidontes pharaonis on the Italian coasts (Mediterranean Sea).Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 070 Paresque K. The genus Exogone Örsted, 1845 (Polychaeta, Syllidae) in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 111a Paresque K., Nogueira J.M.M. The genus Haplosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta, Syllidae) in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 111b Pattoura P., Lefkaditou E., Megalofonou P. Age and growth of juvenile Merluccius merluccius in the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean), based on otolith microstructure. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 083 Pavičić-Hamer D., Hamer B. Carbonic anhydrase activity on total esterase activity in Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovinicialis. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 127 Pedà C., Battaglia P., Sinopoli M., Perzia P., Romeo T., Andaloro F. Cephalopods in the diet of young-of-the-year bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.1758), from the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (central Mediterranean Sea). Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 090 Pessa G., Molin E., Rismondo A., Mizzan L. Results of a seasonal survey on fish fauna of a rocky outcrop in the north Adriatic sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 064 Prusina I.,Sara' G., Arizza V.,De Pirro M.,Glamuzina B.,Gray A. W. The heat shock protein (Hsp70) expression in two congeneric Mediterranean limpets – how much is too much stress?Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 029 Radić I., Novosel M., Sesar T. Polychaetofauna of the Posidonia oceanica beds in Senj Archipelago (North Adriatic Sea): A preliminary report.Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 087 (status?) Ramey P.A. Global and local distribution patterns and diversity of an ecologically important group of marine worms. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 096a Ramey P.A. From field observations to flume experiments: selection by a deposit-feeding polychaete for sands with relatively high organic content. Oral presentation. Registration code: EMBS 096b Relini G., Lanteri l.L., Tonolli V., Bertolotto R., Moretto P. Biofouling on the vlcc Haven wreck in the gulf of Genoa. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 007 Rinaldi A., Di Palma A., Magro M., Spina C., Palmeri V., Montalto V., Manganaro A., Sanfilippo M., Bracciali C., Sarà G. A DEB approach to investigate the ecological niche of killfish Aphanius fasciatus in Mediterranean shallow waters. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 067 Rodić P., Plavac I., Radović J., Topić R. Conservation of marine habitats and species - National ecological network and NATURA 2000 in Croatia. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 119 Romano C., Voight J.R., Martin D. First data on the ecology of three new species of Xylophaga (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from a NW Mediterranean deep sea canyon on experimentally sunken wood. Oral presentation. Registration code: EMBS 098 Rosca I., Zamfirescu S., Manzu C., Strugariu A., Gherghel I.,Surugiu V. Feeding ecology of the benthic fish species from the romanian shore of the Black Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 036 Rosca I., Surugiu V., Manzu C. Macrobenthic fauna associated with Zostera noltii Hornem. beds in the southern Romanian Black Sea. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 130 Rubtsova S. Development of new approach to management of resource-ecological safety of coastal zone of the Black Sea.Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 003 (status?) Rychter A., Jablonska- Barna I. Changes in the benthofauna of the Vistula Lagoon (southeastern Baltic Sea, Poland) caused by alien invaders.Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 124 Rzhavsky A.V., Deart Y.V., Britayev T.A. Sublittoral hard-bottom communities of Kola Peninsula Inlets (Barents Sea) - current state and longterm changes.Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 008 Sacristán-Soriano O.,Banaigs B., Becerro M.A. Chemical defenses in the sponge Aplysina aerophoba: seasonality and tissue specificity. Oral presentation, Theme: Registration code: EMBS 049 Schultz S.T., Kruschel C. Functional versus taxonomic information as predictors of spatiotemporal variation in a macrofaunal community in a seagrass mosaic. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 024 Sigala P., Dosi A., Nicolaidou A., Reizopoulou S. Functional analysis by trophic guilds applied to the benthic communities of five brackish water lagoons in Greece.Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 123 Smolarz K.Z. Long-term effects of exposure to environmental EDs - altered sexuality and biodiversity decline? Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 059 Sokołowski A., Ziółkowska M., Richard P., Wołowicz M. Trophic efficiency in benthic communities of the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk) as determined by dual stable isotope technique. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 048 Tokarev Y., Sibirtsova E. Spatial-temporal structure changes of the Black Sea Sound Scattering Layers and its stipulation by the hydrologo-ecological characteristics. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 011 Travizi A. Impact of long-term fish farming effects on diversity and spatio-temporal variability of meio- and nematode assemblages in Limski kanal bay (Northern Adriatic Sea). Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 103 Ušić U., Travizi A. Impact of sewage sludge disposal on meiofauna community structure. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 107 Wąs A.. Wenne R. Parentage allocation in a hatchery-reared sea trout (Salmo trutta m. trutta) enhancement program. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 006 Vasconcelos P., Moura P., Barroso C.M., Gaspar M.B. Reproductive cycle of the purple dye murex (Bolinus brandaris) in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Algarve coast, southern Portugal). Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 002 Veronesi Fukuda M., de Matos Nogueira J.M., Paresque K., San Martín G. Species Odontosyllis Claparède, 1863 (Annelida, Polychaeta, Syllidae) occurring off the Brazilian coast. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 002 Vrbatović A., Bušelić A., Stagličić N, Matić-Skoko S., Pallaoro A. Assessment of coastal fisheries resources of Nature Park 'Lastovsko otočje'. . Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 021 Yamanaka T., Frid C.L.J. Benthic invertebrates, ecosystem functioning and sea-level rise: How worried should we be? Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 023 Zeljković S., Harras J., Kruschel C., Schultz S.T. The effects of marina developments on fish taxa, functional groups, and community structure in the Croatian Adriatic. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 093 Zgrundo A., Lemke P., Smolarz K., Wolowicz M. Application of ecological theories in risk analysis – invasive species case study. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 065 Zgrundo A., Janiak K., Lemke P. Biodiversity versus environmental patchiness. Case study on epipsammic diatom communities of the southern Baltic Sea. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 066 Zgud I., Sokołowski A., Lasota R., Wołowicz M. Mussel (M. trossulus) aquaculture in the Southern Baltic as a profitable measure to combat eutrophication. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 009 Zilman G., Novak J., Liberson A., Perkol-Finkel S., Benayahu Y. Settlement of marine larvae on a protruding collector: hydrodynamics of contact. Oral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 094 Zubak I., Schultz S.T., Kruschel C., Cizmek H., Blindow I. Fish community structure in shallow benthic habitats of Croatia: The value of Posidonia oceanica as an animal habitatOral presentation, Registration code: EMBS 033 Župan I., Ezgeta-Balić D., Peharda M., Šarić T. Growth and survival of Noah's ark shell (Arca noae LINNAEUS 1758) under experimental aquaculture conditions. Poster presentation. Registration code: EMBS 020 ATTENDEES: Gibson Robin EMBS 143 Cavas Levent EMBS 144