18th International Conference on Environmental Indicators &
2010 Annual Meeting of International Society of Environmental Indicators
13-16 September 2010, Hefei, China
Conference Website: <http://www.isebi2010.org>http://www.isebi2010.org
The 18th International Conference on
Environmental Indicators will be held on 13-16
September 2010 in Hefei, China. Hefei lies in the
central region of China, between the Yangtze and
Yellow Rivers. Hefei has a rich history spanning
over 2000 years and various dynasties, with many
well known historic attractions. Hefei is also
surrounded by several beautiful World Cultural
Heritage sites, including Yellow Mountain
(<http://en.heritagehuangshan.gov.cn/index.asp>http://en.heritagehuangshan.gov.cn/index.asp)
and the ancient villages of Xidi and Hongcun
(<http://www.nationalparkofchina.com/wncl.html>http://www.nationalparkofchina.com/wncl.html).
Conference Theme: Indicators of Long-term Environmental Change
Conference Program: The conference will include
plenary keynote lectures, oral and poster
presentations, and roundtable discussions. The
scientific topics will include, but are not limited to, the followings:
* Indicators of changes in Arctic and Antarctic environments
* Bioindicators of Holocene ecological change
* Indicators of changes in the ocean environment
* Indicators of change in wetland, estuary,
grassland, arid and alpine environments
* Indicators for monitoring groundwater and hydraulic engineering
* Indicators of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and metal pollutants
* Indicators of changes in indoor environmental quality
* Indicators of environmental radiation
* Biomarkers of environmental disease
* Molecular and cellular biomarkers
* Innovative indicators, such as
archaeological deposits and biological aerosols.
* Application of indicators to environmental monitoring and regulation
* Special topic: Environmental Pollution, Policy, and Management in China
Keynote Speeches:
John P. Smol, Queens University, Canada
Interactions between a lake's biota and the
environment: The reconstruction of environmental histories
Guibin Jiang, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS, China
Ecotoxicological perspectives of persistent
organic pollutants and emerging contaminants
Dominic A. Hodgson, British Antarctic Survey, UK
Natural climate variability extending the
Americas palaeoclimate transect through the
Antarctic peninsula to the pole (CACHE-PEP)
Paul W. Sammarco, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), USA
Effects of global climate change on coral reefs:
Dynamic responses in a diverse and sensitive ecosystem
Invited Plenary Lectures:
Song Sun, Institute of Oceanology, CAS, China
Recent research in ocean ecology
Liguang Sun, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Quaternary research and paleoecology
Conference Contact Information:
Zhouqing Xie, Conference Secretariat
Institute of Polar Environment, University of Science and Technology of China
e-mail: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
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