Time: August 5-14 , 1997
Place: Åbo Akademi University, Turku/Åbo, Finland
Organizers: Prof. Erkki Leppäkoski & MSc Christoffer Boström, Department of Biology
Address: Åbo Akademi University, BioCity, FIN-20520 Turku/Åbo, Finland
Initiated by the BMB WG 30 NEMO
Sponsored by the Nordic Academy for Advanced Study (NorFA)
Topics covered
- Characteristics of invaders (their biology, ecology, invasion history, vectors,
relation to native species, habitat modification ability interspecific and ecosystem
impacts, linkages with biodiversity issues);
- Case studies world wide on ecological and economic impacts of marine introductions;
- Marine biocontrol of introduced species;
- Global issues relative to ballast water: history, science and policy;
- Treatment techniques to reduce the risks arising from ballast water releases;
- International treaties and instruments to control introductions of alien species;
- Regional conventions and agreements.
Teachers
Participants
Al-Arabi, S. A. M. (Norway) syed.al-arabi@ifm.uib.no
Boström, Christoffer (Finland) cbostrom@abo.fi
Botnen, Helge (Norway) helge.botnen@ifm.uib.no
Ezhova, Lena (Russia) lena@ioran.kern.ru
Godhe, Anna (Sweden) anna.godhe@ marbot.gu.se
Gorokhova Elena (Sweden/Russia) elenag@system.ecology.su.se
Kotta, Jonne (Estonia) kotta@ioc.ee
Kraufvelin, Patrik (Finland) pkraufve@abo.fi
Laine, Ari (Finland) ari.laine@fimr.fi
Malm, Torleif (Sweden) torleif.malm@ng.hik.se
Orlova, Marina (Russia) OMI@zisp.spb.su
Strake, Solvita (Latvia) solvita@hydro.edu.lv
Sundqvist, Ann (Finland) asundqvist@abo.fi
Valatka, Simonas (Finland/Lithuania) simval@utu.fi
Östman, Magnus (Finland) maostman@abo.fi
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