Workshop: programme and info dd 18 08 06
Estuarine workshop with emphasis on zooplankton,
the drainage basin approach and restoration ecology
Can we benefit from a multi - estuaries approach?
Date: thursday 14 – saturday 16 september 2006,
Nausicaa Boulogne sur mer, France
Organisers :
Micky Tackx (tackx@cict.fr) and Sami Souissi (Sami.Souissi@univ-lille1.fr )
Introduction
In September 2004, a first workshop on ‘Eurytemora and other estuarine zooplankton in
relation to Eurytemora’ was held in Wimereux, France. During 2 days, various aspects of
spatio – temporal distribution, genetics, and trophic ecology of the calanoid copepod
Eurytemora affinis were discussed.
In the mean time, research on ‘our’ various European estuaries has continued, and we are
ready for a second get – together. While Eurytemora and zooplankton remain the core
subjects of the workshop, the 2006 workshop will also include a broader exchange about
estuarine ecology - and more specifically it’s positioning in a river – estuarine continuum
context (drainage basin approach, sink – source function) as well as restoration and
management supporting topics. While we realise that this is a somewhat curious programme,
we hope it will allow us to screen some possible collaborations on European estuaries,
perhaps even plan some project proposals.
The workshop is financed by Flanders ‘Fund for Scientific Research , through the ‘Scientific
Research Community on ecological characterization of European estuaries, with emphasis
on the Scheldt estuary’, coordinated by P. Meire and S. van Damme (ECOBE, University of
Antwerp, Belgium) and the Seine Aval project (director J.C. Dauvin, l'UMR CNRS 8013
ELICO, Station Marine de Wimereux, France).
Practical information
Participants
The invitation to the workshop is send to a limited number of potential participants (list
included). However, do not hesitate to provide us with names of other people who might be
interested.
Cost
As far as our funding stretches, the organisers will pay for food and lodging. Travelling costs
are at the expense of the participants. For administrational reasons, participants will
however have to advance cost, (for lodging and food) and be refunded afterwards. We will
try to minimise the amounts that have to be advanced, and will bring all the necessary forms
to be filled during the workshop, in order to get you refunded as quickly as possible.
Location
Nausicaa, in Boulogne is situated at the end of the dike (coming from Wimereux) You can
consult: http://www.nausicaa.fr/InfosPratiques.htm: for a plan
The Marine Station in Wimereux is located at : 28 avenue Foch, BP 80, F-62930
You can consult http://www.mappy.fr/ for travelling guides and city maps.
Programme
The programme intentionally mixes contributions dealing with the zooplankton and the
restoration - drainage – basin approach, in order to stimulate an exchange of information
between scientists who might not be exchanging views on an obvious, regular basis.
Thursday 14 09 2006
9.00 – 9. 30 welcome and coffee
09.30 - 10.00 Welcome and practical info by S. Souissi and M. Tackx, presentation round
Chair: B. Sautour
10.00 - 10.30. P. Meire. General introduction, using the Schelde as an illustration
10.30 - 11.00. T. Maris. The case of Lippenbroek marsh (Schelde estuary, Belgium)
11.00 - 11.30 J.C. Dauvin . The Seine - aval experience
11.30-12.00 C.E. Lee, Eurytemora GENOME : a challenging international proposal
12.20 – 13.30: Lunch
Chair: J.C. Dauvin
13.30 - 14.00: A. Schoel. Phytoplankton along the Elbe estuary continuum
14.00 – 14.30: B. Sautour & V. David. Long term data on the Gironde, with emphasis on
zooplankton
14.30 – 15.00: F. Azémar & B. Mialet. Response of the zooplankton community to improving
water quality in the Schelde estuary.
15.00 – 15.30 : V. Alexeev Resting stages of zooplankton in relation to different
sources of stress and signal factors. How long it can be?
15.30 – 16.00 coffee break
Chair: K. Muylaert
16.00 – 16.10 S. Souissi et al. Towards an inter-estuarine comparison:? Introduction
16.10 – 16.25 Molinero et al. Downscaling approach to compare the regional climate for
several estuaries from 1950-2005.
16.25 – 17.40 Winkler et al. Comparison of Eurytemora affinis populations from different
estuaries: a combination of genetic and morphological approaches.
17.40 – 18.00 Devreker et al. Seasonal patterns of Eurytemora affinis in the Seine estuary:
population structure and production.
18.00 – 18.20 Beyrend-Dur et al. Comparisons of the life cycle traits of two different
populations of E. affinis: and experimental approach.
18.20 – 18.30 Souissi et al. Towards an inter-estuarine comparison:? Conclusion
19.30: evening meal
Friday 15 09 2006
Chair: J.L. Probst
09.00 - 09.30 E. Struiff & E. Dedeckere The fate of Silicium and metals in a drainage basin
09.30 - 10.00 A. Probst , J.L. Probst, E. Pinelli, P. Lim, G. Merlina & D. Delvault. Following
organic matter and pollutants along a river continuum
10.00 - 10.30 J. Sanchez & S. Sauvage: hydrology, modelling and nutrients in a river
continuum (or : K.Muylaert et al: silicium in the Garonne river???) or both?
10.30 -11.00 coffee break
11.00 - 11.30. Seine-Aval talk (to be confirmed) nutrient cycles and biogeochemical studies in
the Seine river
11.30 -12.30 oral presentation of posters (10 min+ 5 min discussion/poster; no poster
requested if you can pass your message in 10 min)
Chair: V. Alexeev
11.30 - 11.45 M. Gérino et al. The Malause reservoir (Garonne, France): a hydrological
discontinuity
11.45 -12.00 Nkubito et al. Comparisons of the morphological attributes of the copepod
Eurytemora affinis in 7 different estuaries
12.00 -12.15 Dur et al. From experimental studies to modelling the responses of individuals
and populations of estuarine copepods to temperature variation: an integrative approach.
12.15 -12.30 M. Tackx et al. Will the Eurytemora feeding model of the Gironde, Schelde and
Ems also work for the Seine??
12.30 - 14.00. Lunch and poster session
14.00 -15.00 continuation of poster session
Chair: I. Jenkinson
14.00 - 14.15 Sami’s team 3
14.15 -14.30 Cailleaud et al. Use of proteomic expression of E. affinis as a biomarker of
certain classes of contaminants
14.30- 14.45 Hwang et al. zooplankton in subtropical estuary in the North of Taiwan
14.45 -15.00 N. Sukhih and V. Alekseev Resting egg formation in E. affinis from The Luga
River Estuary, The Finish Gulf, Baltic Sea
15.00 – 15.30 coffee break and poster session
Chair: C. Lee
15.30 – 16.00 S A. Lequin. A global and regional comparison for understanding river
sediment yields within the Western Paris Basin, France
16.00 - 16.30 I. Jenkinson. Work on the Shannon estuary
16.30 -17.00 S. M. Kerner. Intergation of remote sensing (RS) into the management of
monitoring the ecological status of waters according to the Water Frame directive
17.30 – 18.00 S. Van Damme. Evaluation of long – term sustainable management needs: an
example from the Schelde estuary
Saturday 16 09 2006
Depending on your propositions, we can continue Saturday morning and adapt the
programme in function of the proposed contributions
9.00 – 12.00
Chair: P. Meire
Suggested debate sessions: (small presentations): possible questions:
Role of the experimental and monitoring approach in future proposals for comparisons
between estuaries?
Can we combine river and estuarine gradients? Concepts? Models? Study sites?
Claudia Halsband-Lenk (to be confirmed): contribution on the comparisons between
conspecific and congeneric copepod species at large scale
Carol Lee: The importance of genetic studies and their link to experimental approach
J.L. Probst.: The Garonne – Gironde study site
Sami Souissi: Generic proposal at French, European and more global scales: what we can
build together and where to find appropriate funding (very concrete proposal)
Etc.
P. Meire: conclusions and action points
12.30 Lunch