SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y., April 17, 2009 – The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Stony Brook Southampton will present interesting local environmental findings in its “Critical Issues Facing the World’s Oceans” lecture series. The popular series regularly attracts up to 100 audience members.
Led by Prof. Chris Gobler, the “2009 Stony Brook Southampton Coastal and Estuarine Research Program (SCERP) Environmental Symposium” will take place on Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. in Stony Brook Southampton’s Duke Lecture Hall. A reception will follow. For further information, call 631-632-5046.
The Symposium is an opportunity for Long Island residents, as well as government and non-government agencies, to learn about the most recent research findings and near-term research plans of SCERP.
Some findings have already been previewed on scerp.net, and will be featured on May 1, including:
- A review of harmful algal blooms on Long Island in 2008: A bad situation worsens.
- The effects of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations on the metamorphosis and survival of larval hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), bay scallops (Argopecten irradians), and eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica).
- Bathing beach and shellfishing water quality of Havens Beach, Sag Harbor, NY.
- Characterization of the toxicity of Cochlodinium polykrikoides isolates from NY estuaries to planktivorous fish and larval bivalves.
- A quantitative budget of nitrogen sources, sinks, and remineralization in the Forge River, NY.
- Consumption of brown tide by the slipper shell snail, Crepidula fornicate.
- Estimating impacts of power plant water withdrawal on fish populations: Developing a novel Bayesian approach for calculating entrainment mortality.
- The growth of estuarine resources (Zostera marina, Mercenaria mercenaria, Crassostrea virginica, Argopecten irradians, Cyprinodon variegatus) across a naturally-occurring eutrophication gradient in the Peconic Estuary.
- Environmental controls on eelgrass populations on Long Island.
The event is free and open to the public.
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