  
Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) Talks &
Posters
Since the start
of our activities (April 2005), the BEST Project Office (PO) has given
ten oral and two poster presentations on the BEST program and changing
marine ecosystems of the Bering Sea.
Bering Ecosystem Study
(BEST) Research and Funding Plans Town-Hall Meeting
February 7, 2007; American
Society of Limnology and Oceanography Annual Meeting, Santa
Fe, NM
This Town-Hall meeting showcased the Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST),
a new research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Five proposals were funded during the first BEST funding competition
in 2006. A second BEST AO has been published with a closing date of
March 15, 2007 (www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07533).
The Town-Hall meeting provided those interested in this program a chance
to learn about what projects were been funded during the first competition
and about additional funding opportunities through the second AO. Two
brief introductory presentations on recent changes in the Bering Sea
and on the scope of the funded proposals, were followed by an open question
/ answer session. A lively question and answer period followed the opening
presentations. Approximately 23 people attended the town-hall meeting,
with 17 participants signing in.
Marie Bundy (of the NSF OPP) provided
brief comments on the expectations of NSF concerning the aspects that
needed to be addressed in the proposals.
George Hunt (of the
BEST PO) gave a short presentation on recent changes in the Bering Sea,
the research projects currently funded during the first BEST competition,
and the first BEST cruise plan scheduled for April - May 2007.
Oral
Presentations at Scientific Meetings:
Hunt, G.L., Jr.
The Bering Sea Ecosystem Study (BEST). GLOBEC / PICES Climate
Variability and sub-Arctic Marine Ecosystems Symposium. Victoria Conference
Center, B.C., Canada. May 16, 2005
(PDF:
2.05 Mb) 
(Powerpoint:
2.61 Mb)
Hunt, G.L., Jr.
The Eastern Bering Sea Shelf: A Changing Marine Ecosystem. Marine
Mammal Commission Meeting. Anchorage, AK. October 14, 2005
Hunt, G.L., Jr.
The Bering Sea Ecosystem Study (BEST) Program. Presentation to
the PICES Science Board. Annual PICES meeting, Vladivostok, Russia.
October 4, 2005
Hunt, G.L., Jr., Fitzhugh, B., Hyrenbach, K.D. The Bering Sea Ecosystem
Study (BEST). Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, AK. January
22-25, 2006
Pautzke, C., Kerttula, A.,
& Crain, R. Community Involvement - The Bering Sea Ecosystem
Study, North Pacific Research Board, and the International Polar Year.
Session moderated by Henry Huntington. Alaska Forum on the Environment
2006. Anchorage, AK. February 8, 2006
Hyrenbach, K.D., & Hunt, G.L., Jr. Marine Bird Communities At-Sea
as Indicators of Spatial and Temporal Oceanographic Variability.
Pacific Seabird Group Annual Conference 2006. Girdwood, AK. February
15-19, 2006
Hyrenbach, K.D.,
& Hunt, G.L., Jr. Bering Sea Ecosystem Study (BEST). Pribilof
Island Cooperative Seabird Workshop. Homer, AK . February 21-22, 2006
Poster
Presentations at Scientific Meetings:
Hunt, G.L., Jr.,
Stabeno, P.J., Napp J.M., Hyrenbach, K.D. The Bering Sea Ecosystem
Study (BEST). Ocean Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI. February 20
- 24, 2006
Hyrenbach, K.D.,
Hunt, G.L., Jr., Stabeno, P.J., & Napp J.M. The Bering Sea Ecosystem
Study (BEST). Pacific Seabird Group Conference. Girdwood, AK. February
15-19, 2006
Public Lectures:
Hunt, G.L., Jr., Climate Change and Energy Flow in the Eastern Bering
Sea. Guest lecture in Dr. Terrie Klinger's marine affairs course,
School of Marine Affairs, UW, Seattle. November 17, 2005
Hunt, G.L., Jr., Climate Variability and Ecosystem Function in the
Bering Sea. Seminar, Marine Studies Program, University of New England,
Biddeford (Maine). March 22, 2006
Hunt, G.L., Jr.,
Climate change and energy flow in the eastern Bering Sea. Biological
Oceanography lunch seminar. Oceanography Building, UW, Seattle. March
28, 2006
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