MARBENA Creating a long-term infrastructure for MARine Biodiversity research in the European economic area and the Newly Associated states

Marine Biodiversity in Mediterranean ecosystems

The e-conference consists of 7 main discussion themes, which are discussed in subsequent working days, with Carlos Duarte and Damian Jaume acting as co-chairs/moderators. They start and end the sessions every day, and prepare summaries that will be posted on the web site. For each day, an opponent for the chairs has been selected.
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Topics

	Is Marine Biodiversity under threat in the Mediterranean? ( new: 27,unmoderated: )
	What are the rates and causes of the erosion of Mediterranean Marine Biodiversity? ( new: 31,unmoderated: )
	Is invasion by alien species a major problem? ( new: 29,unmoderated: )
	How to incorporate Mediterranean Marine Biodiversity into Sustainable Management Strategies? ( new: 14,unmoderated: )
	How should Mediterranean Marine Biodiversity be monitored?, how to develop and use Early Warning Indicators? ( new: 9,unmoderated: )
	Ecosystem-oriented protection and management vs. Species-specific strategies ( new: 12,unmoderated: )
	Beach management, development and marine ecosystem under threat: The case of Posidonia oceanica meadows ( new: 20,unmoderated: )
	General discussion, loose ends and synthesis ( new: 3,unmoderated: )

General coordination: Carlo Heip ,Herman Hummel and Pim van Avesaath Web site and conference hosted by VLIZ