In this full day, society-wide symposium eleven invited speakers, who are among the foremost in their field, will present an overview of the recent advances in marine biology of this unique environment. Our speakers will cover a broad spectrum of topics that will emphasize cutting edge science, novel techniques, and future directions. Topical areas will include, among others, the recent dramatic ecological impacts of climate changes across multiple trophic levels in Antarctic seas, advances in molecular and physiological aspects of cold adaptation in marine invertebrates (including larvae) and fish, the role of chemical ecology in structuring nearshore marine benthic communities of the Antarctic Peninsula, new understanding of marine invertebrate biogeography and phylogenetics based on novel molecular approaches, and the use of recently engineered instrumentation to elucidate foraging habitats of antarctic marine mammals. (Photo by Norbert Wu)

This symposium is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs

Objectives
The symposium will assemble top researchers in antarctic marine biology, their research assistants, and graduate students. The proceedings of this symposium will be published in the international journal Integrative and Comparative Biology. These papers will provide an important and timely reference source for those interested in advances in polar marine biology. The symposium is anticipated to be of broad interest to the approximately 1500 participants anticipated to attend the 2010 SICB meetings.

Organized by: James McClintock, Charles Amsler, Amy Moran, Art Woods, and Bill Baker

Preliminary Schedule