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Student reflections on the international symposium on salmonid population ecology in Luarca
Author(s) -
Burt Jenn M.,
Halttunen Elina,
Gale Marika K.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
ecology of freshwater fish
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1600-0633
pISSN - 0906-6691
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2010.00462.x
Subject(s) - ecology , columbia university , conservation biology , population , geography , library science , sociology , biology , media studies , demography , computer science
‘Una mas por favor!’ This seemed to be the parting sentiment from most of the participants of the 2010 International Symposium, Advances in the Population Ecology of Stream Salmonids. Held in Luarca, a small village in northern Spain, the conference brought together university, professional, government and student researchers from over 20 countries spanning Europe, North and South America, New Zealand and Japan. The goal of this meeting was to provide an international forum to (i) update existing knowledge on the population ecology of stream salmonids, (ii) explore how to move from scientific knowledge to conservation principles to ensure the long-term viability and evolutionary course of salmonids, (iii) evaluate mitigation of human impacts on salmonid populations and (iv) reduce the impacts of exotic salmonids on native faunas where they have been introduced. At the end of the conference, despite being intellectually over stimulated, sleep-deprived and stuffed, all the symposium attendees we spoke with agreed that an overall rating of excellence was achieved on many levels. Here we present student reflections on the scientific insights gained during the conference and the organisational aspects that contributed to its overall success.