Sessions and themes

Below is a list of broad themes, sub-themes, and sessions (with abstracts) for the 16th International Coral Reef Symposium programme.

1. Traditional knowledge and management

2. Historical perspectives on coral ecosystems

3. Cell and molecular biology of reef organisms

Sub theme: Holobiont Responses

Sub theme: Omics and Molecular Foundations

Sub theme: Symbiosis and Microbial Ecology

4. Coral reef ecology and connectivity

Sub theme: Deep Reefs

Sub theme: Distributions

Sub theme: Diversity

Sub theme: Ecology and Evolution

Sub theme: Functional Ecology

Sub theme: Regional reefs and corals

5. Coral reef monitoring and assessment at scale

Sub theme: Climate Impacts

Sub theme: Ecosystem Change

Sub theme: Function and Recovery

Sub theme: Monitoring Innovation

Sub theme: Pollution

6. Modelling the trajectories of future reefs

7. Socio-ecological feedbacks: reef value, use, and stewardship

8. Innovations in reef conservation and intervention

Sub theme: Art

Sub theme: Biotechnology

Sub theme: Programs

Sub theme: Systems

Sub theme: Technology

Symposium hosted by
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington