Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Basin Puget Sound Research Conference
Oral Sessions
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1A. Panel: The Power of Water: Potential Clean Energy Sources
1C. Modeling and Decision Support Tools I
1E. Restoration Following Dam and Pier Removal
1F. Impacts of Human Population Growth On the Ecosystem
2A. Panel: Puget Sound Partnership--the Path to a Healthy Sound by 2020
2B. Salmonid Habitat Use and Recovery
2D. Panel: Climate Change: The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and Implications for the Salish Sea
2E. Seafood Safety and Human Health I
2F. Panel: Greening West Coast Marine Ports
3C. Modeling and Decision Support Tools II
3E. Seafood Safety and Human Health II
3F. Governance in Transboundary Ecosystem Management I
4C. Seagrass Biology and Ecology
4E. Panel: PCBs and PBDEs in the Strait of Georgia Ecosystem
4F. Governance in Transboundary Ecosystem Management II
5A. Point Source Pollution: Outfalls
5B. Marine Debris Removal Programs in Washington
5D. Dynamics of Garry Oak Plant Communities
5E. Toxic Loading To the Marine Environment
5F. General Management and Planning Approaches/Tools
6A. Panel: Small Wood Debris and Impacts on Nearshore Habitats
6C. Panel: Seagrass Distribution and Ecology in the Salish Sea: Physical and Chemical Factors
6D. Urban Landscape Restoration
6E. Stormwater and Salmon Health
6F. Modeling and Decision Support Tools: Applied Management Tools
7A. Panel: Ecosystem Indicators for Decision-Making on Sustainability
7C. Panel: Seagrass Restoration in Salish Sea
7D. Ecological Assessment Following Restoration
8A. Panel: Hypoxia in Estuarine and Coastal Areas of the Pacific Northwest
8C. Invasive Species I - Spartina
8D. Panel: BC’s Coastal Douglas-Fir Zone
8E. Nearshore Restoration Planning
8F. Ecotoxicology in the PS/GB: From Fish To People
9B. Juvenile Salmon Habitat II
9C. Panel: An Experiment in Marine Conservation: The Northwest Straits Initiative
9D. Panel: Converting Data into Decisions for the Georgia Basin-Puget Sound
9F. Contaminant Loading: Case Studies
10A. Hood Canal and DO: Nutrient Dynamics
10B. Panel: Where is Your Plan for the Sound?
10C. Panel: Sea Floor Mapping and Habitat Delineation
10D. Invasive Species II - Management, Risk Evaluation and Prediction Tools
10E. Sediment Quality and New Cleanup Site Evaluation Methods
10F. Environmental Education: Citizen Science
Special Panel: First Nations / Tribal Panel
11A. Hood Canal and DO: Biotic Response To Low DO
11B. Marine Birds and Waterfowl I
11C. Nearshore Habitat and Species Restoration
11D. Panel: Critical Load Modelling for Atmospheric Deposition I
11F. Education Outreach and Citizen Involvement
12A. Hypoxia Beyond Hood Canal
12B. Marine Biota: Invertebrates and Mammals
12C. Panel: Coastal Watershed and Near Shore Systems Integration
12D. Panel: Critical Load Modelling for Atmospheric Deposition II
12E. Toxics in the Marine Ecosystem
12F. Environmental Education: Citizen Stewardship
13A. Panel: Community Mapping Network in the GBPS
13B. Biota: Marine Birds and Waterfowl II
13C. Panel: Marine Migration and Habitat Use of Salmon and Trout in the Salish Sea
13D. Panel: Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership -- Emerging Results
Closing Plenary Session & Student Awards