The symposium will consider most aspects of the dynamics, structure and functioning of the four major eastern boundary upwelling ecosystems linked to the Benguela, California, Canary (African Canary and Iberian Peninsula) and Humboldt Current systems. These aspects include climate and ocean dynamics, climate change, physics of the ocean and atmosphere, biogeochemistry, ecosystem production, ecology (including behavioural ecology), food-web structure and dynamics, trophic interactions, fisheries assessment and management.

Contributions addresssing retrospective analysis and modelling integrative approaches, coupling at least two ecosystem compartments and studies dealing with management issues, particularly ecosystem based management, are encouraged. Experimental studies are also welcome. Papers including socio-economic aspects are favoured although those focusing exclusively on social and/or economic sciences will not be considered. All temporal and spatial scales are to be considered, as well as processes cutting across several scales. Priority will be given to comparative approaches between eastern boundary ecosystems and to integrated end-to-end studies of whole ecosystems.

News:
- Talks, posters and a list of participants are now available on this website (cf. corresponding menu entries) and under the EUR-OCEANS upwellings systems website.
- Manuscripts are under review (submission was open until 20 July)
Book of Abstracts (pdf)
Final Timetable (uploaded 21 May, 08)
Press release (uploaded 14 May, 08)

Convenors:
Pierre Fréon, IRD (France)
Javier Aristegui, ULPGC (Spain)
Manuel Barange, PML (UK)