The goal of this workshop will be to:
i. Develop a common framework for coral bleaching experimental designs to enhance transparency and comparability among studies.
ii. Develop common metrics for quantifying bleaching to facilitate cross-study comparisons.
iii. Assimilate a list of ongoing experiments so new researchers can propose collaborations to make additional measurements within, or contributions to, existing studies
A collaborative framework that fosters transparency would strengthen comparisons among studies that could help inform coral-reef management and facilitate conservation strategies to mitigate coral bleaching worldwide.
When: 22-24 May 2019
Where: School of Earth Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Workshop leader: Andréa Grottoli (grottoli.1@osu.edu)
Workshop co-leaders: Rebecca Vega Thurber, Robert van Woesik, Robert Toonen, Mark Warner
Workshop graduate student leaders: Rowan McLachlan, Jamie Price
Workshop participants:
| Keisha Bahr | University of Hawaii | kbahr@hawaii.edu |
| Iliana Baums | Pennsylvania State University | ibb3@psu.edu |
| Karl Castillo | U North Carolina – Chapel Hill | kdcastil@email.unc.edu |
| Mary Alice Coffroth | University at Buffalo (SUNY) | coffroth@buffalo.edu |
| Ross Cunning | Shedd Aquarium | rcunning@sheddaquarium.org |
| Kerri Dobson | Ohio State University | dobson.77@osu.edu |
| Meghan Donahue | University of Hawaii | donahuem@hawaii.edu |
| Andrea Grottoli | Ohio State University | grottoli.1@osu.edu |
| Jim Hench | Duke University | jim.hench@duke.edu |
| Roberto Iglesias-Prieto | Pennsylvania State University | rzi3@psu.edu |
| Dusty Kemp | University of Alabama | dwk@uab.edu |
| Carly Kenkel | U. of Southern California | ckenkel@usc.edu |
| Davey Kline | Scripps Institute of Oceanography | dkline@ucsd.edu |
| Ilsa Kuffner | United States Geological Survey | ikuffner@usgs.gov |
| Jennifer Matthews | U. of Technology – Sydney | jennifer.matthews@uts.edu.au |
| Anderson Mayfield | Nat’ Oceanic & Atmospheric Assoc. | andersonblairmayfield@gmail.com |
| Rowan McLachlan | Ohio State University | mclachlan.8@osu.edu |
| Jackie Padilla-Gamino | University of Washington | jpgamino@uw.edu |
| Steve Palumbi | Stanford Unviersity | spalumbi@stanford.edu |
| James Price | Ohio State University | price.1118@osu.edu |
| Robert Toonen | University of Hawaii | toonen@hawaii.edu |
| Robert van Woesik | Florida Institute of TEchnology | rvw@fit.edu |
| Rebecca Vega Thurber | Oregon State University | rebecca.vega-thurber@oregonstate.edu |
| Christian Voolstra | King Abdullah University – KAUST | christian.voolstra@kaust.edu.sa |
| Mark Warner | University of Delaware | mwarner@udel.edu |
| Virginia Weiss | Oregon State University | weisv@oregonstate.edu |
| Henry Wu | Lieibniz Center Trop Mar Res (ZMT) | henry.wu@leibniz-zmt.de |
How to apply? Complete and submit the Application Form and the pre-workshop Activity Form to the Coral Bleaching RCN Director Andréa Grottoli (grottoli.1@osu.edu) by 12 December 2018. Applications are CLOSED.
Questions? Contact the Coral Bleaching RCN Director Andréa Grottoli (grottoli.1@osu.edu)