MarVeL Workshop

Morning 1, Session 1: Introduction and vent larval dispersal studies

Session Chairs: Stace Beaulieu, Hiromi Watanabe, and Satoshi Mitarai

This session begins with a welcome to OIST and introduction to the workshop objectives. The keynote talks will feature the LADDER and Okinawa Trough vent larval dispersal studies. We will conclude the session with discussion.

8:30 Welcome and introduction: OIST President Jonathan Dorfan and Vice President Bob Baughman

8:45 Introductions (continued) and MarVeL Workshop objectives: Beaulieu, Watanabe, and Mitarai

9:00 LArval Dispersal on the Deep East Pacific Rise (LADDER): Dennis McGillicuddy

9:30 Research projects associated with larval dispersal in deep-sea hydrothermal vents in western Pacific: Watanabe

10:00-10:10 Discussion

Relevant articles:

LADDER:

Adams, D.K., et al. (2011) Surface-Generated Mesoscale Eddies Transport Deep-Sea Products from Hydrothermal Vents. Science 332: 580-583.

Lavelle JW, Thurnherr AM, Ledwell JR, McGillicuddy DJ, Mullineaux LS. 2010. Deep ocean circulation and transport where the East Pacific Rise at 9-10°N meets the Lamont seamount chain. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 115:C12073.

McGillicuddy, D.J. Jr., et al. (2010) Larval dispersion along an axially symmetric mid-ocean ridge. Deep-Sea Res. I 57: 880-892.

Mullineaux, L.S., et al. (2010) Larvae from afar colonize deep-sea hydrothermal vents after a catastrophic eruption. PNAS 107:7829–7834.

Thurnherr AM, Ledwell JR, Lavelle JW, Mullineaux LS. 2011. Hydrography and circulation near the crest of the East Pacific Rise between 9° and 10° N. Deep-Sea Research Part I 58:365-376.

Okinawa Trough:

Canon grant announcement

Watanabe, H. et al. (2010) Japan: Vents and Seeps in Close Proximity. In: The Vent and Seep Biota, Topics in Geobiology, 33, 379-401, DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9572-5_12.