Proposed Conference Topics:

The abstract submission system will open on the 30th of October 2017. We invite contributions within the following broad topics, covering the diversity of threats and opportunities facing estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems and the people they support.

Abstract Submission deadline: 9th March 2018


Environment

Land - ocean linkages
Coastal morphodynamics and sediment transport
Oceanography and physical-biological coupling
Biogeochemistry, element cycling and greenhouse gas dynamics
Biodiversity

Genetic diversity and adaptation
Population dynamics
Connectivity (e.g. energy, genes, habitats and disease)
Ecosystem structure and functioning
People and management

Sustainable natural resource exploitation
Marine Protected Areas
Aquaculture
Societal values
Citizen science
Ecosystem service delivery
Integration

Socio-ecological dynamics, resilience and regime shifts
Integrated management – cumulative risk assessment and tradeoffs
Case studies of eco-engineering and ecosystem restoration
Effective governance – regional to international scales
Integrated observing systems and modelling