Conservation, management, and restoration of coral reefs.
The 8th International Conference on Coelenterate Biology (ICCB 8) was held in Eilat, Israel from December 1st to 5th 2013. The conference included 15 sessions, one of which discussed the latest information on the conservation, management, and restoration of Coelenterata in different parts of the world. A total of 16 oral presentations and 5 posters were presented in this session. Of these 21 papers, 11 were related to conservation issues, 7 described management, and 3 discussed restoration. This session provided insights on the current conservation, management, and restoration of coelenterates in different parts of the world.
Reef Biology Research Group, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Electronic address: suchana.c@chula.ac.th.
Suchana
S
Chavanich
Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lienhai Road, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Keryea
K
Soong
Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Eilat Coral Nature Reserve, Eilat 88103, Israel.
Assaf
A
Zvuloni
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Tel Shikmona, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel.
Baruch
B
Rinkevich
Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Velasquez Street, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines.
Porfirio
P
Alino
D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000502:physiology; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D057894:Coral Reefs; D017753:Ecosystem
Coelenterata; Invasive species; Marine ecosystems; Reef conservation