The 2009 edition of the VLIZ Young Scientists' day on 6 March attracted 158 participants. A day full of presentations of invited speakers, demonstrations, a poster session, a photo contest and a lot of networking with the marine scientists of Flanders and environs. Here you can find all pictures, presentations, the book of abstracts and the winning posters and pictures.

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Book of abstracts

Photo gallery

Presentations   Jan Mees - Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ Welcome [ - Read only ] Jan Tytgat - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Laboratory of Toxicology and Food Chemistry Expectancies of a toxicologist: from sudden poisoning to miraculous discovery [ - Read only ] Tom Maris - University of Antwerp ­ Ecosystem Management Research Group Restoring ecosystem functions in a heavily disturbed estuary [ - Read only ] Guillaume Delefortrie - Flanders Hydraulics Research - Knowledge centre Manoeuvring in shallow and confined water The effect of a muddy bottom on ship control [ - Read only ] Frank Bockelmann - Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Department of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Do burrowing organisms influence carbon processing on a global scale? A data mining approach [ - Read only ] Heroen Verbruggen - Ghent University – Research Group Phycology Niche models of invasive seaweed species: predicting spread and areas at risk of suffering blooms [ - Read only ] Trevor Platt - Executive Director of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans POGO Observing the ocean [ - Read only ] Warning: These presentations, nor parts of it or associated illustrations, can be used without the explicit permission of the author(s)

Awards

VLIZ Thesis Award Marine Sciences

• Steven De Meester (UGent, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology)
  Occurrence and potential effects of microplastics in Belgian coastal waters [ - Read only]
• Elisabeth Robert (VUB, Plant Biology and Nature Management – APNA)
  Hydraulic architecture of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. along an ecological gradient in Gazi Bay (Kenia) – 2006-2007 [ - Read only]
  

North Sea Award

• Els Verfaillie (UGent, Department Geology and Soil Science, Renard Centre of Marine Geology)
  Development and validation of spatial distribution models of marine habitats, in support of the ecological valuation of the seabed [ - Read only]
  

Poster award - Public jury

1.De Meester Steven, Michiel Claessens and Colin Janssen - Appearance and potential effects of microplastics in the Belgian coastal area 2.Van Ginderdeuren Karl, Kris Hostens and Magda Vincx - (Semi-)pelagic fisheries as an alternative within the Flemish fisheries sector, with special emphasis on the role of zooplankton in the North Sea 3.M’rabu Elisha, Bosire Jared, Cannicci Stefano and Farid Dahdouh-Guebas - Mitigating impacts of expected climate change on mangrove ecosystems in Kenya

Poster award - Professional jury

1. Griet Neukermans, Hubert Loise, Xavier Mériaux and Kevin Ruddick - Vertical variability of suspended matter and its effect on remote sensing reflectance 2. De Meester Steven, Michiel Claessens and Colin Janssen - Appearance and potential effects of microplastics in the Belgian coastal area 3. (ex aequo) Huysman Marie J.J., Cindy Martens, Jeroen Gillard, Klaas Vandepoele, Dirk Inzé, Yves Van de Peer, Lieven De Veylder and Wim Vyverman - Regulation of the cell cycle in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum 3. (ex aequo) Rappé Karen, Michiel Claessens, Delphine Coates, Colin Janssen and Magda Vincx - Biomarker responses in Mytilus edulis following in situ exposure in Belgian coastal harbours

Warning: These presentations posters, nor parts of it or associated illustrations, can be used without the explicit permission of the author(s)

Photo contest - Public jury

First Prize: Karl Vanginderdeuren

Photo contest - Professional jury

	First Prize: Hans Hillewaert

 



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