REGISTRATION

The conference is a satellite workshop of  the 13th international conference on harmful algae (3-7 November 2008, Hong Kong, China).

1. Deadline for submission of abstract : 1st June 2008
   Participants are advised to submit their abstract as early as possible. 1st round of review of abstracts will be conducted in early May 2008.
2. Deadline for early registration: 1st June 2008
3. Deadline for late registration: 15 September 2008
4. Deadline for submission of full papers: 31st December 2008

Conference registration fees cover the conference kits and all the lunches:

Full prices: 350 euros 
Foreigner students: 250 euros
Local full price: 250 euros for participants from New Caledonia
Local student price: 180 euros

Please download and fill the registration form and send it  to the Conference Secretariat:
by email:  ciguatera@noumea.ird.nc
or by fax to: + 687 26.43.26, please mention "ATTENTION TO: Mina Vilayleck"

Instructions to authors

Deadline for submission abstract: 1st June 2008.

Instructions to authors
For oral presentations or posters, abstract length should not exceed 300 words, including authors’ names, address. Font: Times New Roman, 12 points, simple interline.

Sample abstract

Variation in algal turf species composition and abundance on two Hawaiian shallow subtidal reefs

Brooke STERCKE and Karla J. McDERMID  

Marine Science Department, University of Hawaii-Hilo , 200 W. Kawili St. HI 96720, USA

Abstract - In the tropics, algal turfs are a key marine community, floristically and ecologically, yet the turf structure and its spatial and temporal variation have seldom been rarely quantitatively assessed. We compared the species composition and abundance of turf algae on two shallow subtidal reefs (< 2 m deep) on the island of…