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We hope that you will join us at our GERS business meeting to be held at the 2009 CERF meeting in Portland, OR.  Meeting location and agenda will be posted at a later date.


2008 Meeting:

November 5-7, 2008

2008 Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana

Joint meeting with the Ninth Biennial “Basics of the Basin” Research Symposium


Student Awards:

1st Place Oral Presentation – John Froeschke, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, HRI
THE EFFECT OF HYPOXIA ON HABITAT SELECTION OF JUVENILE ESTUARINE FISHES.  Froeschke, J., Stunz, G., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, HRI.

2nd Place Oral Presentation – Amanda Smith, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
INVESTIGATION OF SOURCES OF E. COLI ISOLATED FROM POTENTIAL OYSTER HARVESTING, COW TRAP AND CEDAR LAKES, TEXAS.  Smith, A., Mott, J., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

3rd Place Oral Presentation – Lauren Alleman, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
RESOURCE ALLOCATION OF A BLACK MANGROVE POPULATION IN SOUTHERN LOUISIANA: TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION FOLLWING DISTURBANCE. Alleman, L., Hester, M., University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Best Poster Presentation – Annie Howard, University of New Orleans
THE INTERACTION OF SALINITY, LOW DISSOLVED OXYGEN, AND BLUE PREDATION ON RANGIA CLAM SURVIVAL. Howard, A., Walker, A., Spalding, E., Poirrier, M., University of New Orleans.

Special Speaker:
Worth D. Nowlin Jr.



2006 Meeting:

November 2-4, 2006
2006 Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting
Corpus Christi, Texas

Hosted by: Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi and University of Texas Marine Science Institute;

Student Awards:

1st Place Oral Presentation – Carrie Miller, Texas A&M University, College Station
PLANKTON AND THE CHAMBERS OF INFLOW: FINDINGS FROM
MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS ON PLANKTON COMMUNITIES FROM SAN
ANTONIO BAY. Miller, C., Roelke, D., Davis S., Li, H., Montoya, J., Texas A&M University.

2nd Place Oral Presentation – Travis Tidwell, University of Texas Marine Science Institute
BILLFISH LARVAE OFF OF THE TEXAS-LOUISIANA COAST:
DISTRIBUTIONS IN RELATION TO OCEANOGRAPHIC FEATURES. Tidwell,
M. T., Holt, S. A., Holt, G. J., University of Texas Marine Science Institute; Rooker, J.
R., Texas A&M University at Galveston.

1st Place Poster Presentation – Crystal Ybañez, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
PERKINSUS MARINUS (DERMO) INFECTION VARIES IN INTERTIDAL VS. SUBTIDAL EASTERN OYSTERS. Ybañez, C., Thomas, R., Stunz, G., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Harte Research Institute; Ray, S., Texas A&M University at Galveston.

2nd Place Poster Presentation – Brooke Stanford, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS OF SPOTTED SEATROUT (CYNOSCION NEBULOSUS) FOLLOWING HOOK AND LINE CAPTURE. Stanford, B., Thomas, R., and Stunz, G., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Overall Undergraduate Presentation – Anthony Reisinger, University of Texas at Brownsville
MONITORING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ESTUARINE COMMUNITY AT BAHIA GRANDE. Reisinger, A., Hicks, D., University of Texas at Brownsville.

Attendance:
88 registered
95 attendees (includes students/staff)

Special Speaker:
Stephen Threlkeld

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