Registration Open for Delta Science Program's Food Web Dynamics Symposium
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Please see the announcement below from the Delta Science Program regarding the opening of registration for their May 31, 2024 Food Web Dynamics Symposium.
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Registration Open: Understanding Food Web Dynamics from the San Francisco Estuary to the Pacific Ocean
RESERVE YOUR TICKET
The University of California Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute and the Delta Science Program are hosting a one-day symposium exploring food webs research from the San Francisco Estuary to the Pacific Ocean in the International Center Multipurpose Room at UC Davis on May 31, 2024, beginning at 9:00 AM.
This symposium will bring together food web experts from the United States Geological Survey, California State Water Resources Control Board, UC Berkeley, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and more to discuss three major topic areas.
- Modeling will address ways of using data to capture complexity, uncover hidden relationships, and generate predictions across large scales.
- Empirical Studies will feature recent site-specific research that provide generalizable insights and inform modeling.
- Management Strategies will feature applied research that offers novel solutions to food web management.
The symposium is free to attend, both in person and virtually, but attendees must reserve their tickets.
What exactly is a food web?
Food webs describe the feeding relationships and flows of energy and nutrients among species. They are long recognized as affecting ecosystem functions, dynamics, and more. Understanding food webs in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – part of one of the largest estuaries on the west coast – is critical to successful ecosystem-based management.