We are pleased to announce the International Symposium on Foraminifera (FORAMS 2014) to be held at the Main Campus of the University of Concepcion, in Concepcion, Chile on 19-24 January, 2014.
The program will cover a wide range of research topics, including all aspects of foraminiferal biology, biostratiography,biogeography, ecology and paleoecology, paleoceanography, molecularevolution and systematics, and paleoclimatology.
Sessions
Session 1: New classification of Foraminifera - bridging molecules and morphology.
Session 2: Recent and Fossil Foraminifera from South America.
Session 3: Fjord Foraminifera.
Session 4: Invasions, Dispersal and Biogeographic Range Expansions of Foraminifera: Lessons from Earth History.
Session 5: Biogeography and evolution of foraminifera.
Session 6: The ecology of planktonic foraminifera: from present to past.
Session 7: Foraminiferal bio-monitoring methods.
Session 8: Advances in Environmental Micropaleontology.
General Session: Other Foraminiferal research
Website
www.udec.cl/forams2014 and a facebook site at: http://www.facebook.com/Forams2014.