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speaker
TOPIC3
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Best student
oral present.
award
Closure
session
18:00
20:00
Welcome
Reception
Visit to Salt Pans
Sun.19
TOPIC5
Keynote
speaker
WISER
TOPIC2
Parallel
sessions
13:00
TOPIC1
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Keynote
speaker
TOPIC2
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RoomB
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speaker
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ceremony
TOPIC1
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Fri.17
Visit to Castle
Visit to Salt Pans
Symposium Dinner
Programme |Room A| Wednesday, 15th September 2010
9:00-9:45 Opening Session
TOPIC 1. From sediments and water to top predators: how to use these elements in
assessing environmental quality?
9:45-10:15 Keynote speaker: Ángel Borja
10:15-10:45 Coffee break
Chairperson: Ángel Borja
10:45-11:05
ID 100
Measuring turbidity in estuaries and coastal waters using MODIS and Landsat-7 ETM+ data.
The case of the Mondego River Estuary (Portugal)
Mantas, V. M., Pereira, A.J.S.C., Neto, J.M., Patrício, J., Marques, J. C.
11:05-11:25
ID 212
Influence of river flow and tide on water residence time in a narrow and shallow estuary.
An application in the Suances Estuary (North of Spain)
Bárcena, J.F., García, A., Gómez, A.G., Álvarez, C., Juanes, J.A., Revilla, J.A.
11:25-11:45
ID 106
The meaning of cryptic species in phytoplankton monitoring programs
Orive, E., Alonso, A., Laza-Martinez, A. & Seoane, S.
11:45-12:05
ID 240
Effect of a climatic disaster (Xynthia storm) on the planktonic food web of CharenteMaritime drained marshes (French Atlantic coast): evaluation of the resilience of the system
Tortajada, S., Barnett, A., Dupuy, C., Agogué, H., Breret, M., Lavaud, J., Parinet, B., Robin, F.X.,
David, V.
|1| 12:05-12:25
Programme |Room A| ID 69
Essential fatty acids as ecological indicators in plankton food webs: a case study in a
brackish lake of Argentina
Kopprio, G.A., Kattner, G., Freije, R.H., Lara, R.J.
12:25-12:45
ID 243
Estuarine zoobenthic community structure as indicator of freshwater deprivation in a subtropical temporary open-closed estuary, South Africa
Vivier, L., Cyrus, D.P., Wepener, V.
12:45-13:00 Poster Sesssion
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Chairperson: Maria José Costa
14:00-14:20
ID 200
Monitoring the impact of the Port of Sines (SW Portugal): inter-annual and spatial variation
of soft sediment assemblages and environmental variables
Castro, J. J., Silva, T., Cruz, T.
14:20-14:40
ID 98
Effects of turbidity on anti-predatory performance of fish larvae
Ryosuke Ohata, Reiji Masuda, Masahiro Ueno, Yuichi Fukunishi, Yoh Yamashita
14:40-15:00
ID 113
Early life stages of fishes as indicators of estuarine ecosystem condition
Ramos, S., Amorim, E., Elliott, M., Cabral, H.N., Bordalo, A.A.
15:00-15:20
ID 174 [cancelled]
Comparison of growth indices to assess nursery habitat quality for juvenile flatfish
Fien De Raedemaecker, Ian O’Connor, David Mc Grath, Deirdre Brophy
|2| 15:20-15:40
Programme |Room A| ID 179
Comparison of, and the effects of altered freshwater inflow on, fish assemblages of
permanently open and temporarily open/closed estuaries in the cool and warm temperate
biogeographical regions of South Africa
Lamberth, S.J., Van Niekerk, L.
15:40-16:00
ID 182
One species, different generations, distinct environmental assessment approaches: the case
of Liza ramada in the Tagus Estuary
Pedro, S., Caçador, I., Pereira, E., Duarte, A.C., Almeida, P.R.
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
Chairperson: Henrique Cabral
16:30-16:50
ID 228
Response of estuarine fishes to natural and anthropogenic stressors: A test case from the
east coast of South Africa following a severe flood
Weerts, S.P.
16:50-17:10
ID 238
Is parasitism of fishes a good metric to assess ecological water quality in transitional
waters? What can be learned from two estuarine resident species?
Costa, J.L, Marques, J., Alves, J., Gamito, R., Fonseca, V., Gonçalves, C., Cabral, H., Costa, M.J.
17:10-17:30
ID 159
A trophic model of the Canche estuary, a small estuary of the eastern English channel
(France): a comparison with other French estuaries
Selleslagh, J., Lobry, J., Amara, R., Brylinski, J.M., Cornille, V., Boët, P.
17:30-17:50
ID 249
Habitat-related diet of macrofauna consumers in intertidal areas
Baeta, A., Rossi, F., Marques, J.C.
|3| Programme |Room A| Thursday, 16th September 2010
TOPIC 2. Ecological risk assessment in marine and estuarine ecosystems: how to integrate
physicochemical, ecological and ecotoxicological methods?
9:00-9:30 Keynote speaker: Ricardo Beiras
Chairperson: Ricardo Beiras
9:30-9:50
ID 94
Biomarker
responses
and
physiological
performance
in
caged
juvenile
sea
bass
(Dicentrarchus labrax) and turbot (Psetta maxima) from contaminated area
Kerambrun, E., Henry, F., Sanchez., W., Gevaert, F., Spilmont, N., Amara, R.
9:50-10:10
ID 101
Physiological performances of juvenile European flounder to contamination in different
estuaries in the Eastern English Channel
Filipuci, I., Henry, F., Amara, R.
10:10-10:30
Can
the
ID 123
integration
of
multiple
effects
and
responses
to
toxicity
with
sediment
geochemistry solve the complexity of sediment risk assessment? A study with a benthic fish
to determine estuarine sediment ecological risk
Costa, P.M, Caeiro, S., Lobo, J., Martins, M., Chicano-Gálvez, E., Neuparth, T., Diniz, M.S., Ferreira,
A.M., Caetano, M., Vale, C., Lopez-Barea, J., Del Valls, T.A., Costa, M.H.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
|4| Programme |Room A| Chairperson: Lúcia Guilhermino
11:00-11:20
ID 135
Exploring parametric and non parametric statistics as a integrative tool for the ecological
risk assessment of estuarine sediments
Garcia, A. P., Ramos, M. R., Caeiro, S., Costa, P., Repolho, T., Cunha, I., Costa, M. H.
11:20-11:40
ID 141
Metal uptake and oxidative stress in transplanted Ulva sp.: a short-time field experiment
Pereira, P., Pablo, H., Vale, C., Pacheco, M.
11:40- 12:00
ID 152
Abnormal mortality of octopus: accumulated lead as fingerprint of a runoff event
Raimundo, J., Vale, C. & Caetano, M.
12:00-12:20
ID 168
Response of benthic macroinvertebrate communities to sediment contamination in the
Tagus estuary, Portugal
Miriam Tuaty Guerra, Maria José Gaudêncio, Carlos Vale, João Canário, Ana Maria Ferreira, Cristina
Micaelo
12:20-12:40
ID 185
Profound changes on mercury partitioning and speciation in transitional waters during rainy
season
Canário, J., Vale, C., Branco, V.
12:40-13:00 Poster Session
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
TOPIC 3. Robustness of ecological indicators in detecting anthropogenic pressures. Can
they cope with natural changes?
14:00-14:30 Keynote Speaker: Mike Elliott
|5| Programme |Room A| Chairperson: Mike Elliott
14:30-14:50
ID 55
A zone-specific fish-based biotic index as a management tool for the Zeeschelde estuary
(Belgium)
Jan Breine, Paul Quataert, Maarten Stevens, Frans Ollevier, Filip A.M. Volckaert, Ericia Van den Bergh
& Joachim Maes
14:50-15:10
ID 63
Developing a multimetric estuarine health index for the Swan Estuary, Western Australia:
An approach for selecting fish community metrics in the absence of independent measures
of ecological condition
Hallett, C.S., Valesini, F.J., Clarke, K.R.
15:10-15:30
ID 78
Fish under influence? A large-scale functional analysis of relations between abiotic
gradients and fish assemblages of European tidal estuaries
Nicolas, D., Lobry, J. & Boët, P.
15:30-15:50
ID 99
Evaluation of fish metrics as indicators of Ecological Status in Mediterranean Lagoons
Franco, A., Torricelli, P., Franzoi P.
15:50-16:10
ID 105
Seasonal fish quality assessment variability in the Basque transitional waters, within the
Water Framework Directive
Uriarte, A. & Borja, A.
16:10-16:30 Coffee break
|6| Programme |Room A| Chairperson: Chris Hallet
16:30-16:50
ID 153
Assessing anthropogenic pressure levels in transitional waters using fish-based core
metrics: an original approach based on Bayesian framework
Drouineau, H., Lobry, J., Delpech, C., Bouchoucha, M., Mahévas, S., Courrat, A., Pasquaud, S.,
Lepage, M.
16:50-17:10
ID 255
Estuarine Fish Assessment Index (EFAI): a multimetric tool for the assessment of the
ecological status of transitional waters
H. Cabral, V. Fonseca, R. Gamito, C. Gonçalves, J. L. Costa, K. Erzini, J. Gonçalves, J. Martins, L.
Leite, J. P. Andrade, S. Ramos, A. Bordalo, E. Amorim, J. M. Neto, J. C. Marques, J. E. Rebelo, C.
Silva, N. Castro, P. R. Almeida, I. Domingos, L. S. Gordo & M. J. Costa
17:10-17:30
ID 64
Assessment of ecological status of Croatian transitional and coastal waters using
phytoplankton indices
Ninevi Gladan, Ž., Bužani, M., Kušpili, G. & Marasovi, I.
17:30-17:50
ID 149
Spatial variability of phytoplankton in a coastal area affected by a submarine outfall
Franco, J., Revilla, M., Borja, A., Garmendia, M., Laza, A., Seoane, S., Valencia, V.
Friday, 17th September 2010
WISER special session
9:00-9:30 Keynote Speaker: Sebastian Birk
|7| Programme |Room A| Chairperson: Sebastian Birk
9:30-10:00
ID 270
Water bodies in Europe – Integrative systems to assess ecological status and recovery
Sebastian Birk, Daniel Hering
10:00-10:30
How
ID 213
uncertainty
might
affect
the
classification
of
the
Biological
Quality
Element
phytoplankton for the Water Framework Directive in the transitional waters of the Rio
Mondego, Portugal
John Icely, Cátia Luis, Bruno Fragoso, Peter Henriksen
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Chairperson: Sebastian Birk
11:00-11:30
ID 268
Marine benthic vegetation as indicator of water quality
Núria Marbà, Teresa Alcoverro, Dorte Krause-Jensen, João M. Neto, Angel Borja, Are Pedersen, Sotiris
Orfanidis, Alberto Basset, Kristina Dencheva
11:30-12:00
ID 271
Response of single benthic metrics and multimetric methods to anthropogenic pressure
gradients, in five distinct European coastal and transitional ecosystems
Angel Borja, Brage Rygg, Enrico Barbone, Alberto Basset, Gunhild Borgersen, Marijana Brkljacic, Joxe
Mikel Garmendia, João Carlos Marques, Krysia Mazik, Iñigo Muxika, João Magalhães Neto, Karl Norling,
J. German Rodríguez, Ilaria Rosati, Heliana Teixeira, Antoaneta Trajanova
12:00-12:30
ID 269
The application of fish-based indices to assess the ecological quality condition in estuarine
systems
Rafael Pérez-Domínguez, Stefano Maci, Anne Courrat, Joao M. Neto, Angel Borja & Mike Elliott
12:30-13:00 Poster Session
|8| Programme |Room A| 13:00-14:00 Lunch break
TOPIC 4. How comparable are ecological assessment criteria and approaches worldwide?
14:00-14:30 Keynote speaker: Daniel Dauer
Chairperson: Daniel Dauer
14:30-14:50
ID 67
The ecological quality status of the Elbe estuary. A comparative approach on different biotic
indices applied to a highly modified estuary
Markus A. Wetzel, Dierk-Steffen Wahrendorf, Werner Manz & Jochen H.E. Koop
14:50-15:10
ID 128
Assessing coastal benthic macrofauna community condition using best professional
judgement - developing consensus across North America and Europe
Heliana Teixeira, Ángel Borja, Stephen B. Weisberg, J. Ananda Ranasinghe, Donald B. Cadien, Daniel
M. Dauer, Jean-Claude Dauvin, Steven Degraer, Robert J. Diaz, Antoine Grémare, Ioannis Karakassis,
Roberto J. Llansó, Lawrence L. Lovell, João C. Marques, David E. Montagne, Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi,
Rutger Rosenberg, Rafael Sardá, Linda C. Schaffner and Ronald G. Velarde
15:10-15:30
ID 151
Testing MEDOCC and BOPA indices in shallow soft-bottom communities in the Spanish
Mediterranean Coastal Waters
Pinedo, S., Jordana, E., Salas, F., Subida, M. D., Drake, P., Torres, J.
15:30-15:50
Implications
ID 156
of
non-linear
responses
of
diversity
to
disturbance
gradients
assessment of the European Water Framework Directive ecological status
Subida, M.D., Drake, P., Jordana, E., Mavri, B., Pinedo, S., Simboura, N., Torres, J., Salas, F.
|9| in
the
15:50-16:10
Programme |Room A| ID 176
Latitudinal patterns of lagoon biotic and abiotic components: a data platform to address
expected patterns of lagoon components in the context of climate change
A. Basset, E. Barbone, N. Fiore, L. Potenza, D. Mouillot, M. Troussellier, I. Pardo, P. Lucena, F.
Lasram, I. Malollari
16:10- 16:30 Coffee break
Chairperson: Stephen Hale
16:30-16:50
ID 189
Intercalibration of indices facing with natural variability and directional pressures in a
Mediterranean lagoon: the Lesina study case
Rosati, I., Barbone, E., Basset, A., Borja, A., Longo, E., Marques, J.C., Mazik, K., Neto, J.M., Rygg, B.
16:50-17:10
ID 191
Performance of different metrics based on benthic macroinvertebrates to assess the effects
of organic pollution in Portuguese estuaries
Silva, G., Azeda, C., Medeiros, J.P, Chainho, P., Costa, J.L., Raposo, P.R., Costa, M.J.
17:10-17:30
ID 227
Benthic condition in low salinity areas of the Mira estuary (Portugal): lessons learnt from
freshwater and marine assessment tools
Medeiros, J.P., Chaves, L., Silva, G., Azeda, C., Costa, J.L., Marques, J.C., Costa, M.J., Chainho, P.
17:30-17:50
Transitional
ID 102
waters
assessment
methods
in
the
European
Union:
possibilities
and
challenges for intercalibration
Zampoukas, N. & Brucet, S.
17:50-18:10
ID 154
Structural vs Functional approaches. A first comparison between WFD indicators and
Ecological Network Analysis indices on French estuaries
Lobry, J., Selleslagh, J., Blanchet, H., Niquil, N.
|10| Programme |Room A| Saturday, 18th September 2010
TOPIC 5. Integrate to evaluate and manage: How to do it?
9:00-9:30 Keynote Speaker: Victor de Jonge
Chairperson: Victor de Jonge
9:30-9:50
ID 58
An integrated approach to the trophic assessment of a complex harbor
Hartnett, M., Nash, S.
9:50-10:10
ID 79
How to assess the brittle connection between biodiversity and human welfare? A case study
Pinto, R., de Jonge, V.N., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Marques, J.C.
10:00-10:30
ID 121
Evaluation of shellfish aquaculture and nutrient removal and credit trading in Long Island
Sound
Bricker, S.B., Ferreira, J.G., Wellman, K., Wikfors, G.H., Tedesco, M., Mankiewicz, P., Rose, J.M.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Chairperson: Victor Quintino
11:00-11:20
ID 125
Integrating ecological and remote sensing research into spatial information and prognostic
system for management of the Vistula Lagoon, South Baltic Sea
Kruk, M., Durand, D., Kosakowski, J., Mróz, M., Tjomsald, T. & Folkestad, A.
11:20-11:40
ID 127
Tool proposal to bridge fundamental science, policy making and management
de Jonge, V.N., Pinto, R.
|11| 11:40-12:00
Programme |Room A| ID 129
What are the costs and benefits of the environmental improvement of a highly polluted
estuary?
Pascual, M., Borja, A., Franco, J., Burdon, D., Atkins, J.P., Elliott, M.
12:00-12:20
ID 133 [schedule changed to 15:40-16:00]
MARGov – building social sustainability in Marine Protected Areas
Lia Vasconcelos, Úrsula Caser, Graça Gonçalves, Flávia Silva, Maria João Pereira, Rita Sá
12:20-12:40
ID 202
Integrated Coastal Zone Management of three study areas in South America
Campuzano, F.J., Mateus, M.D., Leitão, P.C., Marín, V.H., Tironi, A., Pierini, J.O., Sampaio, A.J.P.,
Almeida, P., Neves, R.J.
12:40-13:00 Poster session
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Chairperson: Marta Pascual
14:00-14:20
ID 164
Water quality does not correlate with habitat quality: habitat mapping and evaluation to
assess management priorities of marine coastal ecosystems
Parravicini, V., Montefalcone, M., Rovere, A., Paoli, C., Vassallo, P., Albertelli, G., Fabiano, M., Morri,
C., Micheli, F., Bianchi C.
14:20-14:40
ID 166
Combined assessment of the ecological status (sensu WFD) and the conservation status
(sensu HD), in transitional water bodies of the NE Atlantic
Juanes, J.A., Recio, M., Ondiviela, B., Galván, C.
|12| 14:40-15:00
Programme |Room A| ID 171
Assessing ‘good environmental status’ of European marine waters for the EC Marine
Strategy Framework Directive – the challenge of developing a scientifically sound and
practicable assessment framework
Leujak, W., Claussen, U., Werner, S., Arle, J., Ringeltaube, P., Damian, H-P.
15:00-15:20
ID 173
Adaptive sustainability indicators in Marine Protected Areas: design and communication
Marques, A. S., Ramos, T., Costa, M. H., Caeiro, S., Sá, R., Caser, U., Vasconcelos, L.
15:20-15:40
ID 195
Conservation status of Portuguese seagrasses: three levels of action for an integrative
management
Cunha, A. H., Assis, J., Serrão, E.
15:40-16:00
ID 155 [cancelled and replaced by ID 133]
Modelling cost-effective reductions of nutrients to the Baltic sea using an interdisciplinary
cost-minimisation model
Berit Hasler, Maria Theresia Hedegaard Konrad, Sisse Liv Brodersen, Kris Munck
16:00-16:20
ID 248
How to manage an estuary? An example from the Portuguese legal criteria
Adriano A. Bordalo & Isabel Azevedo
16:20-16:50 Coffee break
Student’s best Oral Presentation Award
16:50-17:10
Closing Session
17:10-17:30 |13| Programme |Room B| Wednesday, 15th September 2010
TOPIC 1. From sediments and water to top predators: how to use these elements in
assessing environmental quality?
Chairperson: Fuensanta Salas
10:45-11:05
ID 83
The Mondego estuary (Southwestern Europe) Mesohaline and Oligohaline macrozoobenthic
communities. A contribution for their Ecological Quality Status assessment
Vinagre, P.A., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Ceia, F., Franco, J., Marques, J.C.
11:05-11:25
ID 88 [cancelled]
Comparison between macrofaunal and foraminiferal indicators in an anthropogenic system:
the case of the Bay of Seine.
Sandrine Alizier, Jean-Claude Dauvin, Frans Jorissen, Yannick Bayona
11:25-11:45
ID 93
Seasonal and spatial variability of nematodes and macrofauna assemblages in the Mondego
estuary: can these communities provide comparable ecological assessment information?
Alves, A.S., Adão, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Vinagre, P., Veríssimo, H., Marques, J.C.
11:45-12:05
ID 95
The influence of mesh size in environmental quality assessment of estuarine macrobenthic
communities
Couto, T., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Ceia, F.R., Franco, J., Marques, J.C.
12:05-12:25
ID 108
Secondary production as a tool to better understand the aquatic ecosystem: a review
Dolbeth, M., Sousa, R., Cusson, M., Pardal, M.A.
|14| 12:25-12:45
Programme |Room B| ID 161
Macrobenthic community responses to prolonged drought in South Africa’s largest estuary
Fiona MacKay & Digby Cyrus
12:45-13:00 Poster Session
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Chairperson: Leon Vivier
14:00-14:20
ID 56
Factors effecting seagrass communities’ restoration: Mondego estuary and Roskilde fjord as
case studies
Lillebø, A.I., Flindt, M.R., Cardoso, P., Leston, S., Dolbeth, M., Pereira, M.E., Duarte, A.C., Pardal, M.A.
14:20-14:40
ID 136
Experimental investigation of the impact of macroalgae on intertidal sediment stability and
flow dynamics
Venier, C., Figueiredo da Silva, J., McLelland, S.J., Duck, R.W., Lanzoni, S.
14:40-15:00
ID 198
Nitrogen cycling in salt marshes subdue to anthropogenic pressures
Sousa, A.I., Lillebø, A.I., Risgaard-Petersen, N., Pardal, M.A., Caçador, I.
15:00-15:20
ID 229
Seasonal response of Posidonia oceanica to light disturbances
Serrano, O., Mateo, M.A., Renom, P.
15:20-15:40
ID 237
Detecting changes from human pressure by the use of benthic vegetation in a coastal
lagoon
García-Sánchez, M., Pérez-Ruzafa, I.M., Marcos, C. & Pérez-Ruzafa, A.
|15| 15:40-16:00
Programme |Room B| ID 267
Reestablishment of Zostera marina may be inhibited by a reduced anchoring capacity of the
cohesive sediments in estuaries and lagoons
Mogens R. Flindt, Ana I. Lillebø, Joao M. Neto, Thomas Valdemarsen, Miguel A. Pardal
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
Thursday, 16th September 2010
TOPIC 2. Ecological risk assessment in marine and estuarine ecosystems: how to integrate
physicochemical, ecological and ecotoxicological methods?
Chairperson: Carlos Vale
9:30-9:50
ID 225
Trace metal contamination of estuarine biological compartments: a comparison between
three French estuaries under contrasting anthropic influence (Charente, Seine and Gironde)
Modéran, Julien Miramand, Pierre Fichet, Denis
9:50-10:10
ID 71
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Mussels and Fish from a
Tropical Estuary in the Brazilian Coast
Moreira, I., Silva, S.G., Brüning, I., Taniguchi, S., Cascaes, M.J., Dias, P.S., Montone, R.
10:10-10:30
ID 87
Determination of metal regional sediment quality guidelines, in marine waters, within the
European Water Framework Directive
Menchaca, I., Belzunce-Segarra, M.J., Borja, A., Franco, J., Garmendia, J.M., Larreta, J., Rodríguez,
J.G.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
|16| Programme |Room B| Chairperson: Rui Ribeiro
11:00-11:20
ID 196
Effect of runoff on dissolved metal concentrations in transitional waters: the example of
Tagus and Sado estuaries
Caetano, M., Raimundo, J., Brito, P., Vale, C.
11:20-11:40
ID 197
In situ estuarine sediment toxicity assessments: tools for a multi-functional approach
Moreira-Santos, M., Krell, B., Ribeiro, R.
ID 199
11:40- 12:00
Accumulation
and
depuration
kinetics
of
toxins
produced
by
the
dinoflagellate
Gymnodinium catenatum in the clam Ruditapes decussates
Botelho, M.J., Grilo, R.V., Vale, C., Frazão, B.
12:00-12:20
ID 57
Organic pollutants in microplastics from two beaches of the Portuguese coast
Frias, J., Sobral, P., Ferreira, A.M.
12:40-13:00 Poster Session
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Chairperson: Linda Schaffner
14:30-14:50
ID 97
Sediment microbial activities and physic-chemistry as progress indicators of salt marsh
restoration processes
Duarte, B., Freitas, J., Caçador, I.
|17| 14:50-15:10
Integrative
Programme |Room B| ID 103
assessment
of
an
estuarine
system:
hydrodynamical,
chemical
and
ecotoxicological approach. An example in Pasaia Harbour (Northeastern Spain)
Montero, N., Belzunce, M.J., Del Campo, A., Espino, M., Ferrer, L., Franco, J., Garmendia, J.M.,
González, M., Larreta, J., Mader, J., Maidana, M.A.
15:10-15:30
ID 236
Applicability of ecological assessment tools for management decision-making: a case study
from the Lima Estuary, Portugal
Azevedo, I., Ramos, S., Mucha, A., Bordalo, A.
16:10-16:30 Coffee break
TOPIC 3. Robustness of ecological indicators in detecting anthropogenic pressures. Can
they cope with natural changes?
Chairperson: Alberto Basset
16:30-16:50
ID 60
Multimetric Indexes based on invertebrates to assess the ecological status of coastal
lagoons in the Balearic Islands (MIBI)
Lucena-Moya, P., Pardo, I.
16:50-17:10
ID 96
Using regional distribution patterns of estuarine and coastal benthic invertebrates to
calibrate benthic indices of ecological condition
Hale, S.S.
17:10-17:30
ID 266
Relationships between benthic community structure and measures of ecosystem function
for shallow water habitats of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
Schaffner, L.C., Anderson, I.A., Stanhope, J.W., Gillett, D.J. and Brylawski, A.M.Z.
|18| 17:30-17:50
Programme |Room B| ID 235
The effect of salinity and current velocity changes on estuarine benthic invertebrates using
mesocosm experiments: implications for the assessment of ecological status
Chainho, P., Medeiros, J.P., Patrício, J., Marques, J.C., Costa, M.J., Costa, J.L.
Friday, 17th September 2010
TOPIC 3. Robustness of ecological indicators in detecting anthropogenic pressures. Can
they cope with natural changes? (cont.)
Chairperson: José Lino Costa
9:30-9:50
ID 80
Benthic indices performance in capturing ecological quality changes in transitional systems
following a human-induced physical disturbance
Veríssimo, H., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Teixeira, H., Fath, B., Marques, J.C.
9:50-10:10
ID 66
The integration of biological and physical ecosystem characteristics in the BEQI index
(Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index) to evaluate the ecological status of coastal and
estuarine systems
Pecceu, Ellen; Van Hoey, Gert; Ysebaert, Tom; Herman, Peter; Hostens, Kris
10:10-10:30
ID 126
Can biotic indices detect benthic alterations associated with mild organic enrichment of the
seafloor?
Leandro Sampaio, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Victor Quintino
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
|19| Programme |Room B| Chairperson: Joana Patrício
11:00-11:20
ID 150
Size spectra indices for the Water Framework Directive implementation in transitional
waters of Mediterranean and Black Sea ecoregions
Barbone, E., Basset, A., Borja, A., Brucet, S., Pinna, M., Quintana, X., Reizopoulou, S., Rosati, I.,
Simboura, N.
11:20-11:40
ID 183
A contribution to cost-effective monitoring in transitional waters: metric robustness to
sampling size and sampling techniques
Pinna, M., Neto, J.M., Rosati, I., Teixeira, H., Marini, G., Marques, J.C., Basset, A.
11:40-12:00
ID 76
A chironomid-based index for the assessment of the ecological status of transitional waters
– EQAT
Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Rieradevall, Maria; Boix, Dani; Sala, Jordi; Caiola, Nuno; Nebra, Alfonso
12:00-12:20
ID 73
The influence of dredging in macrobenthic assemblages and environmental quality
assessment in the Mondego Estuary (Portugal)
Ceia, F., Patrício, J., Neto, J.M., Franco, J., Pinto, R., Fernández-Boo, S., Losi, V., Marques, J.C.
12:30-13:00 Poster Session
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Chairperson: José Juanes
14:30-14:50
ID 111
Seagrass Indicator for South Iberian Peninsula (SISIP): first steps to fulfill the WFD
requirements
García-Marín, P., Hernández, I., Cabaço, S., Brun, F.G., Silva, J., Santos, R., Vergara, J.J.
|20| 14:50-15:10
Programme |Room B| ID 193
Marine macroalgae reference conditions for the Portuguese northern coastal waters
Gaspar, R., Pereira, L. & J. M. Neto
15:10-15:30
ID 205
Proposal of a methodology for developing a multivariate quality index based on seagrasses
to assess ecological status
Silvia Oliva, Izaskun Llagostera, Oriol Mascaró, Teresa Alcoverro, Marta Pérez and Javier Romero
15:30-15:50
ID 218
Ecological quality assessment of intertidal rocky shores. The use of marine macroalgae
under the scope of European Water Framework Directive
Neto, J. M., Gaspar, R., Pereira, L. & Marques, J. C.
15:50-16:10
ID 172
Ecosystem condition: South Africa’s National Estuarine Health Assessment
Van Niekerk, L., Taljaard, S., & Petersen, C.
16:10- 16:30 Coffee break
TOPIC 4. How comparable are ecological assessment criteria and approaches worldwide?
Chairperson: Mogens Flindt
16:30-16:50
ID 124
Intercalibration of criteria for the assessment of fish fauna BQE in Mediterranean
Transitional Waters
Franco, A., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Franzoi, P., Koutrakis, M., Lepage, M., Torricelli, P., Bouchoucha, M.,
Drouineau, H., López-Capel, A., Marcos, C., Oliva-Paterna, J., Riccato, F., Sapounidis, A., VerdiellCubedo, D.
|21| 16:50-17:10
Programme |Room B| ID 147
Response of estuarine vegetation indicators compared to hydromorphological stressors
Recio, M., Puente, A., Galván, C., Gómez, A.G., Juanes, J.A.
17:10-17:30
ID 204
Review of North East Atlantic (NEA) Transitional Waters Typologies for intercalibration of
vegetation quality elements for WFD
Galván, C., Neto, J.M., Santos, R., Juanes, J.A., Van den Bergh, E., Ruiter, H., Heiber, W., Auby, I.,
Scanlan, C., Wilkes, R.
17:30-17:50
ID 208
Coastal waters classification based on physical attributes and macroalgae distribution along
the EU North East Atlantic region
Ramos, E., Juanes, J.A., Neto, J. M., Melo, R., Pedersen, A., Scanlan, C., Wilkes, R., Blomqvist, M.,
Dhal, K.
Saturday, 18th September 2010
TOPIC 5. Integrate to evaluate and manage: How to do it?
Chairperson: Javier Franco
9:30-9:50
ID 92
GIS-Based chemometrics as a tool for pollutant characterization in sediments: the case of
the Nerbioi estuary
Legorburu, I., Larreta, J., Galparsoro, I., Menchaca, I., Rodríguez, J.G., Franco, J., Borja, A.
9:50-10:10
ID 119
Assessment of water quality by bacteriological and pharmaceutical indicators in a coastal
karstic aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Leal-Bautista, R.M., Hernández-Zarate, G., Jaime, M.N., Velázquez, O.G, Rodríguez, C.G
|22| 10:10-10:30
Programme |Room B| ID 223
Management of coastal systems: the importance of developing researches on pollutants
dynamics
Renzi, M., Perra, G., Guerranti, C., Baroni, D., Mari, E., Giovani, A., Romeo, T., Andaloro, F., Focardi,
S.E.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Chairperson: Irene Martins
11:00-11:20
ID 59
Development of a residence time approach to estuarine ecosystem assessment
Tomasz Dabrowski, Michael Hartnett & Stephen Nash
11:20-11:40
ID 70
An ecohydrological approach to manage an unstable coastal lake in semiarid grasslands of
Argentina
Kopprio, G.A., Freije, R.H., Lara, R.J.
11:40-12:00
ID 81
Residence times and circulation patterns in the Plymouth Coastal Zone, UK: Measurements
and models - including FVCOM
Uncles, R.J., Torres, R., Bale, A.J., Stephens, J.A.
12:00-12:20
ID 91
Impacts of long-term mouth closure of Africa’s largest estuarine system on the offshore
environment and an adjacent estuary
Cyrus, D.P. & Vivier, L
12:20-12:40
ID 120
Land-Sea Connection: key for management of estuary-marine systems
Antonio, E.S., Ueno, M., Kasai, A., Ishihi, Y., Yokoyama, H., Yamashita, Y.
12:40-13:00 Poster session
|23| Programme |Room B| 13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Chairperson: João Carlos Marques
14:00-14:20
ID 132
Assessing ecosystem condition: a qualitative model for hydrodynamics and nutrient cycling
and transformation
Taljaard, S., Van Niekerk, L.
14:20-14:40
ID 82
An integrated ecological modelling and decision support methodology for coastal ecosystem
analysis and management
Duarte, P., Pereira, A., Reis, L.P.
14:40-15:00
ID 117
A numerical model for the Tagus estuary: hydro and biogeochemical modeling
Vaz, N., Mateus, M., Dias, J.M.
15:00-15:20
ID 177
What does a loss of Zostera bed imply on the functioning of the benthic food web?
Comparison of Ecological Network Analysis properties between Zostera beds vs. bare
sediment adjacent areas in two European sites, the Mondego estuary and the Sylt-Rømø
Bight
Niquil, N., Baeta, A., Patrício, J., Asmus, H., Asmus, R.M., Richard, P., Bacher, C., Marques, J.C.
15:20-15:40
ID 187
Ecological and network indicators: tools of detection of the degree of eutrophication
Boutheïna Grami, Nathalie Niquil, Asma Sakka Hlaili, Hassine Hadj Mabrouk
15:40-16:00
ID 203
Integrating atmospheric, hydrodynamic and ecological numerical models for the nutrient
management of the Southern Coast of the Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)
Campuzano, F.J., Nunes, S., Malhadas, M., Fernandes, L., Nunes, D., Neves, R.J.
16:00-16:20 Coffee break
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