Contact
Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir
Specialist
gudbjorg.olafsdottir@matis.is
Matís will organize a conference October 31 - November 1, in cooperation with the Icelandic Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Matís and Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
The most drastic effects of climate change will be in the Arctic regions, home of the Arctic charr. It is therefore of great importance for counties in the region to better understand the likely extent and impact of climate change on natural resources and biodiversity in Arctic regions. Research focusing on Arctic charr will advance our understanding of the effect of climate change, and how to adapt and diminish the effect of these changes and turn them into opportunities.
The Arctic charr is well suited as a model species to help understand the effects of climate change on aquatic biota. Arctic charr is a cold-adapted Arctic species with a circumpolar distribution. Already it can be observed that Arctic charr is retreating from its southernmost locations, for example in Iceland. Climate change is predicted to have numerous impacts on Arctic charr, including loss of anadromy, biodiversity and increased competition with other salmonid species.
The conference will bring together scientists and stakeholders from relevant Nordic countries and different fields of expertise to discuss concurrent problems related to climate change. It will provide valuable information on the status and future of Arctic charr and help decision makers and stakeholders to understand possible opportunities and risks associated with climate change.
The abstracts from the conference are available here.
Location:
Marine Research Institute
Skúlagata 4, 1st floor
101 Reykjavík
Arctic charr: Ecology, genetics, climate change, and the implication for conservation and management
Tuesday, 31 of October 2017.
8.30-9.10 Registration
9.10-9.20 Welcoming words by Sigurður Guðjónsson, Director General of the Marine Research Institute Iceland
9.20-9.30 Motivation and practical arrangements, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Conference coordinator
CHAIRMAN: Sigurður Guðjónsson
9.30-9.50 Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir
Detection and mapping of mtDNA SNPs in Arctic Charr across the species range
9.50-10.10 Lucio Marcello
A transrange assessment of the selective relevance of mtDNA SNPS
10.10-10.30 Eric Verspoor
A transrange overview of the phylogeny of the Arctic char species complex
10.30-11.10 Coffee break
11.10-11.30 Sigríður Rut Franzdóttir
Developmental mechanisms of Arctic charr divergence
11.30-11.50 Zophonías O. Jónsson
The Charr in Thingvallavatn - Genome and epigenome sequencing
11.50-12.10 Drywa, A
Genetic differentiation of Arctic Char in Loch Rannoch: nuclear differentiation of the known morphs and substructuring of morphs into multiple breeding populations
12.10-12.30 Ólafur Sigurgeirsson
SWOT- analysis of Icelandic Arctic charr culture
12.30-13.30 Lunch break
CHAIRMAN: Eric Verspoor
13.30-13.50 Jóhannes Guðbrandsson
Extensive genetic divergence between sympatric Arctic charr morphs in Lake Thingvallavatn
13.50-14.10 Jónína Herdís Ólafsdóttir and Kalina Hristova
Pre-zygotic mechanisms of reproductive isolation in Thingvallavatn Arctic charr
14.10-14.30 Samantha V. Beck
Harnessing the power of maternal effects for increasing the adaptive potential of a single population through developmental processes
14.30-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-15.20 Bjarni K. KristjánssonThe evolution of phenotypic diversity in Arctic charr
15.20-15.40 Arnar PálssonPopulation subdivision and genetic differences among anadromous Arctic charr in Iceland
15.40-16.00 Guðni Guðbergsson and Ingi Rúnar JónssonStatus of Arctic charr in Iceland
16.00-16.30 Open discussion
16.00-18.00 Poster session and welcoming reception at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Skulagata 4, 101 Reykjavík.
Wednesday, 1 of November 2017.
CHAIRMAN: Sten Karlsson
9.00-9.20 Erik Jeppesen
Food-web studies in salmonid lakes in Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands
9.20-9.40 Gustav Hellström
Comparing behavior and habitat preferences between Arctic Charr and Lake Charr in a mountain lake
9.40-10.00 Helgi Thorarensen
The effect of climate change on Arctic charr populations in Iceland - A physiologist perspective
10.00-10.20 Stefán Ó. Steingrímsson
Various part activity patterns in wild stream-dwelling Arctic char
10.20-11.00 Coffee break
11.00-11.20 Jón Kjartan Jónsson
Challenging the farming of Arctic Charr
11.20-11.40 Ingeborg Mulder
Within lake winter movement patterns of anadromous Arctic charr in Labrador lakes
11.40-12.00 Michael Power
A retrospective of Arctic charr otoliths: what have we learned about temperature use?
12.00-12.30 Open discussion and closing