CARMA-7 Vancouver 30 Nov - 2 Dec. 2010CARMA's seventh annual gathering was held in Vancouver November 30th to December 2, 2010. Following is the pre-conference description: "As is typical at these events the CARMA Steering Committee has identified a focus for the meeting. We will be looking closer at all the products, tools and resources that CARMA has developed over the last 6 years. We will be asked to collectively discuss how these tools can be better used, how they can be improved and how they can be accessed. For example CARMA has contributed to the development of a model on the protein and energy relations of caribou. We can see many applications for the model - at the finer scale how does the model help us understand the fat and protein cycles of individual herds, how do different herds compare and can we identify energetic bottlenecks. At the larger scale how do we use the model to look at impacts of climate change and how do we better assess the cumulative impacts of development on caribou herds." Click here for the conference agenda, posters and presentations. The CARMA Network at the 13th North American Caribou Workshop - Oct 25-28, 2010CARMA was well represented at the 13th North American Caribou Workshop held in Winnipeg, The CARMA network: working towards a better understanding of migratory tundra reindeer and Heterogeneity in habitat trends among circumpolar caribou and reindeer herds - B. Griffith Monitoring caribou (rangifer tarandus) health: the Circum-arctic Rangifer Monitoring and Fidelity of migratory tundra caribou to traditional calving grounds: a narrow orthodoxy or a robust Towards adaptive co-management? Lessons from regional comparisons and international Modeling as an integrative tool in CARMA's circumpolar assessment of migratory tundra Rangifer - Are warbles & bots connected to pregnant pauses?: fertility in west Greenland - Epidemiology of Besnoitia tarandi in circum-arctic barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) CARMA goes south: working towards a woodland caribou network - F.K.A. Schmiegelow International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference . Oslo, Norway . June 8-10, 2010Why: "The IPY Oslo Science Conference will demonstrate, strengthen, and extend the International Polar Year's accomplishments in science and outreach". Website: http://www.ipy-osc.no/ CARMA Participation: Susan Kutz et al - Integrated scientific and community-based tools and strategies for understanding infectious disease in arctic wildlife State of the Arctic Conference . Miami, Florida . March 16-19, 2010Why: "The main goal of the conference is to review our understanding of the arctic system in a time of rapid environmental change." Website: http://soa.arcus.org/about CARMA Participation: Brad Griffith et al - Heterogeneity in Habitat Trends Among Circumpolar Caribou and Reindeer Herds NACW 1313th North American Caribou Workshop. http://www.nacw2010.ca CARMA 6Held Dec 4-6, 2009. Click Vancouver 2009 for documents related to the workshop (agenda, posters and powerpoints). This annual conference brought together CARMA network members from the circumpolar region, providing for the presentation of a variety of research, trends and status information. In addition to the steering committee, biologists, herd management board members and researchers attended the conference. Sessions included a joint planning session on herd management, poster presentations and development of a framework for a synthesis volume. CARMA 5Click Vancouver 2008 Conference for documents related to the workshop. CONTACT CARMAEmail: askcarma(at)gmail.com |
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