Final programme

09:00
Welcome
Jan Mees (VLIZ)

09:05
Boosting your visibility in Open Access
Inge Van Nieuwerburgh (Ghent University, Digital Library)

09:20
Why do we love the sea? Because it makes us think of things we like to think
Jean Berlamont (Hydraulics Laboratory, Dept of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven)

10:00-10:50
SESSION 1

Light stress in intertidal diatoms: a comparative molecular and ecophysiological study
Lander Blommaert

Do windmill parks function as a refugium?
Jozefien Derweduwen

Reduced seed set by root herbivory in a coastal dune plant: are pollinators involved?
Céline Ghyselen

Unravelling the light-dependent cell cycle onset in diatoms
Marie J.J. Huysman

The feeding ecology of four semi-pelagic fish species in the North Sea: a case of Belgian water
Hakimu Davis Matola

Estimating primary production from continuous oxygen data in the Schelde Estuary
Alexander Meire

Wetland suitability and connectivity for migratory birds along the Ionian Flyway in Greece
Ronny Merken

Can the Kiunga MPA protect the Lamu fishery?
Mike Olendo

Seabirds and fishery discards in the Southern North Sea
Alejandro Sotillo

Large scale experiments on farms of heaving wave energy converters
Vasiliki Stratigaki

10:50
Coffee/Tea

11:20-12.10
SESSION 2

The effect of increasing surface water oxygen concentrations on metal mobility in sediments from the Schelde Estuary
J. Teuchies

The former occurrence of sturgeon in the North Sea – The contribution of archaeozoology and ancient DNA
Els Thieren

Selective uptake of microplastics by a marine bivalve (Mytilus edulis)
Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe

Dredged material disposal: does it substantially affect the ecosystem?
Gert Van Hoey

Plastic waste in the Belgian coastal waters: where and how much?
Michiel Vandegehuchte

Groundwater quality distribution in the Belgian coastal plain : a story of Holocene transgression and human intervention
Alexander Vandenbohede

Salinity in the Belgian coastal zone
Joris Vanlede

Aquaculture & immunostimulation through the eyes of Artemia
Sofie Vanmaele

Reducing overtopping risks in Belgian coastal towns
William Veale

Did the use of TBT-based antifouling paints cause severe damage to the common shrimp (Crangon crangon) population of the Southern Bight?
Yves Verhaegen

12:10
Sandwich lunch

13:10
Introduction to the afternoon programme
Jan Mees (VLIZ)

13:25
Oceans and human health
Michael N. Moore Plymouth Marine Laboratory; European Centre for Environment & Human Health (Truro, Cornwall) & University of Eastern Piedmont (Alessandria , Italy)

14:10
- Poster presentations and competition
- Demonstrations of marine science activities by the VLIZ Marine Data and Information Centre (VMDC) and others

16:30
Presentations by the two winners of the ‘VLIZ Thesis Award Marine Sciences 2011’ and by the winner of the ‘VLIZ North Sea Award 2011’

Effect of ocean acidification on the early life stages of the Baltic tellin Macoma balthica
Elisabeth Debusschere (UGent, Dept of Biology)

Impact of global change on coastal hypoxia
Lorenz Meire (UGent, Marelac)

Historical land use change has lowered terrestrial silica mobilization
Eric Struyf (University of Antwerp, Dept of Biology)

16:50
Presentation of:
- Best oral award (by the public)
- Best poster award (by the public)
- VLIZ North Sea Award 2011
- VLIZ Thesis Awards Marine Sciences 2011

17:00
Reception