Conference: ICES Deep-sea Symposium
May 21st, 2009 | Published in Conferences
I recently participated in the ICES Deep-sea Symposium on the island of Faial in the Azores. This 4 day meeting ran from 27-30 April and included delegates from all over the world, presenting on subjects from mining to ecology of many deep-sea habitats.
The conference was headed: “Issues confronting the deep oceans: the economic, scientific and governance challenges and oppotuinites of working in the deep sea”. I was invited to present in a special session chaired by Jeff Ardron and Liz McLanahan entitled “Linking deep sea science to international decisions: Vulnerable and ecologically significant areas”.
My presentation was “Predicting the distribution of framework forming corals” and included updates on my new modelling processes and more importantly a new suite of environmental variables at a 30 arc second resolution (1 km). The presentation is available for viewing by clicking below. If you have any questions, or are interested in collaborating don’t hesitate to contact me.
Download the presentation here: Davies et al 2009 ICES presentation (643)
As of May 2009, I have moved to a lectureship position at Bangor University. Based in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, I will be continuing the same research strands that I have followed for several years, including projects into the ecology of deep sea, subtidal and intertidal habitats.