Marine Ecology and Biodiversity



ME001
Accelerating Discovery in Marine Imagery with Artificial Intelligence
Primary Chair:  Katharine Bigham, University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, United States
Co-chairs:  Caroline Chin, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand, Chloe Game, University of Bergen, Department of Informatics, Bergen, Norway and Nils Piechaud, Institute of Marine Research Bergen, Bergen, Norway


ME002
Aquatic Ecosystem Paleoecology for Assessing Biodiversity Shifts under Human Pressures
Student/Early Career Chair:  Yuan Lin, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, Tokyo, Japan and Laura Epp, University of Konstanz (DE)
Primary Chair:  Raffaele Siano, Ifremer, DYNECO, Plouzané, 29280, France, Plouzané, France and Laura Epp, University of Konstanz (DE)
Co-chairs:  Conny Sjöqvist, Åbo Akademi University, Environmental and Marine biology, Centre for Sustainable Ocean Science (SOS), Turku, Finland, Luisa Orsini, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom and Laura Epp, University of Konstanz (DE)


ME003
Dispersal and Connectivity of Early Life Stages of Marine Organisms
Primary Chair:  Jane Weinstock, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States
Co-chairs:  Kharis Schrage, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, EAPS, Cambridge, United States and Alexander Ascher, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States; Quahog Bay Conservancy, Harpswell, United States


ME004
Ecological and Societal Impacts of Marine Heatwaves
Student/Early Career Chair:  Diego F. Morales-Torres, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Primary Chair:  Kathryn E. Smith, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Co-Chair:  Dan E Smale, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Plymouth, United Kingdom


ME005
Ecological Insights and Technological Advances in Coral Reef Monitoring, Diagnostics and Restoration
Student/Early Career Chair:  Matthew Herman Long, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Primary Chair:  T Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States
Co-chairs:  Yogesh Girdhar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole, United States, Colleen Hansel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry, Woods Hole, United States and Weifeng Gordon Zhang, WHOI, Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole, United States


ME006
Environmental DNA and ‘Omics Approaches to Unravel Marine Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Ecosystem Change
Student/Early Career Chair:  Kinlan M.G. Jan, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Primary Chair:  Ashton M. Bandy, PhD, University of California Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, CA, United States
Co-chairs:  Luke Thompson, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Miami, United States, Luis Bolanos, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom and Dr. Andreas Novotny, PhD, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden


ME007
Exploring and Characterizing Deep and Coastal Ocean Soundscapes
Primary Chair:  Delwayne R Bohnenstiehl, North Carolina State University, Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Center for Geospatial Analytics, Raleigh, United States
Co-chairs:  Adrienne Copeland, NOAA Ocean Exploration, Silver Spring, United States and Robert P Dziak, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States


ME008
Food Webs in Changing Oceans and Seas
Student/Early Career Chair:  Iara Diamela Rodriguez, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Primary Chair:  Marie Nordstrom, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Co-chairs:  Susanne Kortsch1, Iara Diamela Rodriguez2 and Tiina Salo2, (1)University of Helsinki, Tvärminne Zoological Station, Helsinki, Finland(2)University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland


ME009
Marine Fungi and the Microbial Dark Matter: Hidden Catalysts of Carbon and Climate
Primary Chair:  Federico Baltar, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
Co-Chair:  Eva Breyer, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China


ME010
New Paradigms, Diverse Approaches, and Advances in Understanding Mixoplankton
Student/Early Career Chair:  Isaac R Miller, Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, United States
Primary Chair:  Dr. Marc-Andre Cormier, University of Glasgow, Geographical & Earth Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Co-Chair:  George B McManus, University of Connecticut, Marine Sciences, Groton, United States


ME011
Patterns and Drivers of Marine Plankton Community Variability: Time-Series Insights
Primary Chair:  Clare Ostle, Marine Biological Association UK, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Co-chairs:  Rubao Ji, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Karen Stamieszkin, Bigelow Lab for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, United States and Lawrence W Sheppard, University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Lawrence, KS, United States


ME012
Responses of Arctic Planktonic Communities to Climate Change and the Impacts on Ecosystem Function
Student/Early Career Chair:  Domiziana Cristini, University of Konstanz, Biology, Konstanz, Germany
Primary Chair:  Cora Hoerstmann, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Ecological Chemistry, Bremerhaven, Germany
Co-chairs:  Domiziana Cristini, University of Konstanz, Biology, Konstanz, Germany and Samuel Barton, University of Hamburg, Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fisheries Sciences, Hamburg, Germany


ME013
The Deep-Pelagic Realm as a Nexus for Ecological Connectivity
Primary Chair:  Dr. Rosanna Milligan, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, United States
Co-Chair:  Tracey Sutton, Nova Southeastern University, Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center, Dania Beach, FL, United States


ME014
The Impacts of the 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event (2018–Present) on Coral Reef Ecosystems
Student/Early Career Chair:  Morgan Pomeroy, NOAA Coral Reef Watch - Global Sciences and Technology, Inc (GST), Silver Spring, United States
Primary Chair:  Kristen Taylor Brown, NOAA Coral Reef Watch - Global Sciences and Technology, Inc (GST), Silver Spring, United States
Co-chairs:  Gang Liu, NOAA Coral Reef Watch-UMD_CICS, College Park, United States, Blake Spady, NOAA Coral Reef Watch - Global Science & Technology, Inc., Townsville, QLD, Australia and Derek Manzello, NOAA/NESDIS, Center for Satellite Applications and Research/Coral Reef Watch, College Park, United States


ME015
Top Predators as Ecosystem Sentinels: A Novel Tool for Proactive Management
Primary Chair:  Adena Schonfeld, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States
Co-chairs:  Elliott L. Hazen, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division, Monterey, United States and Kylie Scales, University of the Sunshine Coast, School of Science, Technology and Engineering, Sunshine Coast, Australia


ME016
Towards a Holistic View of Phytoplankton Biodiversity: From Molecules to Satellite Observations
Primary Chair:  Glaucia Fragoso, SINTEF Ocean, Trondheim, Norway
Co-chairs:  Luis Felipe Artigas, Université Littoral Côte d'Opale, Université Lille, CNRS, UMR 8187, Laboratoire D'Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG), Wimereux, France, Michael Brosnahan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, United States and Lumi Haraguchi, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland


ME017
Trait-Based Approaches to Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function and Biogeographic Patterns
Primary Chair:  Lívia Oliveira, Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity at the University of Oldenburg, Plankton Ecology, Oldenburg, Germany
Co-chairs:  Bingzhang Chen, University of Strathclyde, Mathematics and Statistics, Glasgow, United Kingdom and Maya Dalby, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany


ME018
Understanding and Managing Marine Diseases in a Changing Ocean
Primary Chair:  Olivia Graham, Cornell University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ithaca, NY, United States
Co-chairs:  Maya L. Groner, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay, United States, Alyssa Gehman, Hakai Institute, Campbell River, BC, Canada and Drew Harvell, Cornell University, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ithaca, NY, United States


ME019
Where Do They Go? Investigating Movements of Highly Mobile Marine and Anadromous Species for Management and Conservation
Student/Early Career Chair:  Abigail Kreuser, University of South Carolina, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, Columbia, United States
Primary Chair:  Claudia Meneses Moreno, Flanders Marine Institute, Ostend, Belgium
Co-chairs:  Mariah Livernois, University of South Carolina, Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, Georgetown, United States, Jan Reubens, Flanders Marine Institute, Marine Observation Centre, Ostend, Belgium and Josh Cullen, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, United States


ME020
Zooplankton Functional Role: From Quantifying Functional Traits at the Individual Level to Large Scale Estimates
Student/Early Career Chair:  Patrick Rosales Pata, University of Laval, Takuvik, Québec, Canada
Primary Chair:  Sakina-Dorothée Ayata, Sorbonne Université, MNHN, CNRS, IRD, Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques, LOCEAN, F-75005 Paris, France, Paris Cedex 05, France
Co-chairs:  Patrick Rosales Pata, University of Laval, Takuvik, Québec, Canada, Sarah Hasnain, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche sur mer (LOV), Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Villefranche Sur Mer, France and Frederic Maps, International Research Laboratory Takuvik, Université Laval – CNRS, Québec, QC, Canada