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CLimate Impacts on Oceanic TOp Predators (CLIOTOP): Introduction to the Special Issue of the CLIOTOP International Symposium, La Paz, Mexico, 3–7 December 2007

In November 2001, an international workshop on research issues related to interactions between climate variations and fisheries was co-organized by the IRI and the IPRC in Honolulu, Hawaii (Bakun and Broad, 2001). From the animated discussions that took place during the meeting, a general consensus emerged based on the notion that ‘‘although the effects of environmental variability on fish stoc...

Initial Science Plan U . S . Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Report

................................................................................................................... ii PRELUDE....................................................................................................................... iv I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................ 1 A. Rationale ..........................

U.s. Globec News9

1 Climate Change and Carrying Capacity 4 Integrated Assessment—Pacific Northwest 6 Southern Ocean Work Begins 8 U.S. GLOBEC Calendar 9 GLOBEC Activities in ICES 10 GLOBEC—International Whaling Commission 13 International Benguela Symposium 19 Scenes from U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Meeting U.S. GLOBEC recently convened a workshop to discuss a future research program on Climate Change and the Carry...

I-4: Male Fertility Preservation Options, Current State-of-The ART and Future Implications

Background Male infertility management has made significant progress during the past three decades, especially after the introduction of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in 1992. However, many boys and men still suffer from primary testicular failure due to acquired or genetic causes. New and novel treatments are needed to address these issues. Spermatogenesis originates from spermatogon...

Theory and Modeling in GLOBEC: A First Step