Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Biological Carbon Pump in the Ocean Twilight Zone

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September 13-20, 2023

8:30am-5:00pm daily

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Village Campus

45 Water St, Woods Hole, MA 02543

Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Biological Carbon Pump in the Ocean Twilight Zone

This will be an in-person meeting of around 100 people. Plenary sessions will be made available virtually to those unable to attend for any reason at no cost. For more information about speakers and agenda click here.

There will be two main sessions:
- Session 1 will focus on how we determine biomass in the mesopelagic, looking at the architecture of mesopelagic food webs, and understanding diel vertical migration.
- Session 2 will focus on the biological carbon pump, seeking to establish a benchmark figure for its magnitude now and to understand how it may change in the future.
Registration fee for participants will be $500, and $300 for early career. This includes daily a la carte breakfast and lunches as well as one dinner per session. More information will be forthcoming on block rates for hotels ranging from $130 to $200/night upon confirmation of attendance. Transportation from the hotel to the meeting will be provided each day.

Applications for registration will close June 1st. You will be notified of acceptance into the workshop by end of June, your registration fee will be due then.

*Note: Registration priority will be given to people interested in attending both sessions.*
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What are your interests in attending this conference and what will you contribute to the workshop?*
Please indicate which sessions you plan to attend.
- Session one will be September 13-15 and will focus on how we determine biomass in the mesopelagic, looking at the architecture of mesopelagic food webs, and understanding diel vertical migration.
- Session two will be September 18-20 and will focus on the biological carbon pump, seeking to establish a benchmark figure for its magnitude now and to understand how it may change in the future.
In session 1, which of the three themes sessions are of greatest interest to you?
- What is the biomass of the mesopelagic: how do we know? Who are the major contributors to biomass? How is biomass distributed?
- Diel Vertical Migration: who's migrating, how often, how does this change seasonally, annually?
- Food Web Architecture: What fuels the mesopelagic biomass, how are the epipelagic and mesopelagic connected?
In session 2, which of the four themes of session two are of greatest interest to you?
- How large are the fluxes due to gravitational sinking and how well do we understand its drivers to predict their future magnitude?
- How significant is the transport of organic carbon to depth due to the physical circulation and how will anticipated changes in properties such as stratification affect this?
- How significant are the carbon fluxes associated with the vertical migration of organisms and how will these respond to changes in temperature and oxygen?
- What biogeochemical constraints are there on the magnitude of the biological carbon pump and what do they tell us about its future strength?
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Early Career
Do you identify as an early career? Organizers encourage people to be as inclusive as is reasonable in the definition.
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If you’d like to clarify your early career status do so here (optional) :
Funding for early career individuals for registration, travel, and housing may be available due to the generosity of the Grantham Foundation and the TED Audacious Project.
If you are early career, do you request support?
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Is your attendance dependent on receiving funds?
- Yes, I need full funding to attend
- Yes, I need at least partial funding to attending
- No, I plan to attend even if you are not able to offer funding, but it would certainly help
If yes, what level of support do you require?
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You will be contacted before the end of June about whether we can support your participation.
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Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Biological Carbon Pump in the Ocean Twilight Zone

Registration Application

September 13-20, 2023

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Village Campus

Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Biological Carbon Pump in the Ocean Twilight Zone

There will be two main sessions:

Applications for registration will close June 1st. You will be notified of acceptance into the workshop by end of June, your registration fee will be due then.

Early Career

Poster