2014 INCISE Symposium

The second International Symposium on Submarine Canyons was held between the 29th September and 1st October 2014, and was hosted by the British Geological Survey, Edinburgh (UK).

The second INCISE Symposium combined traditional conference-style oral and poster presentations with a set of break-out working-group discussions. The themes for the symposium directly resulted from the discussions held at the first symposium in Brest in 2012:   

  • Canyon processes in the space-time continuum (formation, evolution, circulation).
  • New ways to study submarine canyons: integrated programmes, new technologies and coordinated monitoring efforts.
  • Patterns in submarine canyons: role of scale and heterogeneity (in morphology, habitats, hydrography).
  • Physical and anthropogenic disturbance in submarine canyons, and conservation.

Organising committee:

  • Heather Stewart (BGS) 
  • Sophie Green (BGS) 
  • Jaime Davies (University of Plymouth)
  • Veerle Huvenne (NOC)  
  • Lenaick Menot (IFREMER)  

Scientific Committee:

  •  Rob Hall (University of East Anglia)
  • Nathalie Valette-Silver (NOAA)
  • Joshu Mountjoy (NIWA)
  • Aaron Micallef (University of Malta)
  • Peter Harris (Geoscience Australia) 
  • Steve Ross (UNCW)

Presentations

Following INCISE 2014 participants have kindly agreed to share their presentations with the Submarine Canyons community. You can download the pdf at the bottom of the page:

Talks

Can we use historical observation data for habitat suitability modelling? Baltimore Canyon, Andrew DaviesDownload
Barkley Canyon as model for long-erm observations and deep-sea experiments, Fabio De LeoDownload
Deep-Sea macrofaunal abundance and community composition in Whittard Canyon, Laetitia GuntonDownload
Benthic fauna in the submarine canyons of the NW Mediterranean Sea, Adriana MechoDownload
A model for canyon geomorphic evolution in tectonically active continental margins, Aaron MicallefDownload
Locating hotspots: multi-scale analysis of biodiversity within a submarine canyon, Katleen RobertDownload
Fish distribution and habtiat use patterns within and near Baltimore and Norfolk Canyons, Steve RossDownload
Benthic communities of canyons are not always different from those at other DS habitats, Ashley RowdenDownload
Improving and sharing knowledge to optimize management of a cross border canyon, Florence SanchezDownload

Posters

Feeding habits of demersal fishes in Norfolk and Baltimore Canyons and Hatteras slope, Ashley HortonDownload
Atlantic canyons – pathways to the abyss: a multidisciplinary study, Stephen ViadaDownload

Abstracts

INCISE 2014 Abstract handbookDownload

Circulars

INCISE 2014 First CircularDownload
INCISE 2014 Second CircularDownload

Programme

The INCISE 2014 symposium in Edinburgh had a really exciting programme

Social events:

  • Ice-breaker reception on 28th September. Time and venue:18:00 – 20:30 at the Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh. EH1 2H
  • Conference dinner on 30th September. Time and venue:19:00 – late at the Apex International Hotel, 31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh. EH1 2HS  

Conference

  • 29th Sept 2014 Presentations & poster session
  • 30th Sept 2014 Presentations, poster session and working group discussions
  • 1st Oct 2014 Presentations & working group discussions. Conference closes at 3pm.
INCISE 2014 programme listingDownload

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