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       <title><![CDATA[Field course on sharks in South Africa (September 2010)]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Apex Shark Expeditions and Alessandro De Maddalena have organized a 5 days field course on sharks in Simon's Town, South Africa (September 4-10, 2010). Alessandro De Maddalena will teach lessons on biology, ethology and ecology of sharks. His group will o]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[training opportunity in basic taxonomy]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 12:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) – Training opportunities 

Within the framework of EDIT, the Distributed European School of Taxonomy (DEST) has launched the Modern Taxonomy course programme to provide future professionals with fundamen]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[New website to calculate the BEQI-index]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) developed a user-friendly application for the calculation of the biological BEQI-index (Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index), allowing to make ecological assessments of coastal and transitional waters based on benthic anim]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[NoE EDIT Summer School 2010 - Madeira]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ The EDIT Summer School of Modern Taxonomy 2010 will be held on the island of Madeira (Portugal)
http://www.atbi.eu/summerschool

The main purpose of this summer school is to provide MSc- &amp; PhD-level students with practical experience in modern taxo]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[First SILMAR Project report]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Here's a link to the SILMAR Project 2009 Report (English language)

http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1lmgo/SILMARProjectReportf/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fmarinebiology.kennaecodiving.net%2F

We have been undertaking research into th]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Shark Week - Petition for sharks]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ As part of European Shark Week (10 - 18 October 2009) Shark Alliance and its members such as us are targetting the government of Spain with a petition, which you can sign here: http://www.europeansharkweek.org

Spain is a major exporter of shark fins to]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[LifeWatch Services Survey now on-line]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear colleagus,

you can fill in the online LifeWatch Services survey: http://surveys.healthgrid.org/index.php?sid=41548. 

Through this survey, the LifeWatch development team will determine which services its future users find the most important. The]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[GEO BON working group members request]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 08:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ attached: http://www.marbef.org/documents/POGO-GEOBON.pdf
attached: http://www.marbef.org/documents/GEOBONWGs_GettingStarted.doc

Dear PI's, directors, etc. of marine programmes, institutes, etc.,

I'm approaching you all on behalf of Carlo Heip and ]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Scientific Awards DANIEL JOUVANCE 2009]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
Laboratoires de Biologie Marine Daniel Jouvance 
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The Cosmetics Company DANIEL JOUVANCE MARINE BIOLOGY LABORATORIES is awarding a prize of 4000 € to  a young scientist work]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Finding a PhD course = walking through a Labyrinth.]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ To obtain a PhD degree, most universities in Europe require students to complete postgraduate courses or PhD courses. Often, these courses are very specialised and are offered at universities or institutes where the PhD student is not enrolled. Even more ]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[SILMAR Project - Mapping Coastal Habitats]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ I am the voluntary coordinator for the SILMAR Project, which has gained EU support to map the coastal habitats around the Iberian peninsular. 

This is to be an ongoing project with data collected throughout the forthcoming years in order to inform poli]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[New issue of Aquatic Invasions available online]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ First 2009 issue of international journal Aquatic Invasions is available online at http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2009/index1.html The issue reports on the 2nd International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, held 2-4 October, 2007, at Brudenell, Prince Edw]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Science communication training workshops]]></title>
	   <link>http://www.marbef.org/modules.php?name=Forums&amp;file=viewtopic&amp;p=425#425</link>
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	   <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ The project ESConet Trainers (230456) will organize the trainings for EC-funded scientists within the scope of call for proposals SiS-2008-3.0.2.1 - Support for training activities for high-level EC funded scientists - coordination and support action (sup]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[applications for the Master of Ecological Marine Management]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ The Master of Ecological Marine Management (ECOMAMA) is an interuniversity two year master programme organized by the Biology departments of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB, Free University of Brussels) and Universiteit Antwerpen (UA, Antwerp Universi]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[MarBEF Newsletter]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear Friends, 
We would like to inform you that the last Edition of the MarBEF (Marine Biodiversity &amp; Ecosystem Functioning) newsletter is now available as a pdf on our website http://www.marbef.org/outreach/newsletter.php 
What you will find in the]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Call for Marine news and events information, LifeWatch]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear Colleagues,

LifeWatch (e-Science and Technology Infrastructure for Biodiversity data and observatories) is regarded as one of the major future projects for biodiversity research infrastructures in Europe (www.lifewatch.eu).

The Flanders Marine ]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[MARINE BIODIVERSITY, call for papers]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear colleagues,

Senckenberg and Springer are launching a journal called \"Marine
Biodiversity\". This journal will cover all aspects related with Marine
biodiversity research. Original papers and review articles are
welcomed. The journal has no pag]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Science of Marine Reserves - Google Earth]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear colleague,

We are pleased to announce the release of two new online resources communicating the information presented in the educational bookletThe Science of Marine Reserves (http://www.piscoweb.org/outreach/pubs/reserves).

Due to the large de]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Launched: Marine Species Identification Portal]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ We are proud to announce the launch of the Marine Species Identification Portal (www.marinespecies.eu), an initiative of ETI BioInformatics under KeyToNature (a project in the EC e-contentPlus Programme). This website provides open access to scientific in]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Great learning opportunity for Marine Biology students!]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Urgent Call for Divers to help with Marine Surveys during Sept 2008.

Volunteer Divers are needed to assist with marine surveys within the Posidonia oceanica seagrass habitat during the month of September 2008 (and April to Sept each year).

Posidonia]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[LargeNet data submission - final chance]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear All 
The LargeNet project has to date collected 56 data sets from a large number of Marbef partners and also external contributors ( http://www.marbef.org/projects/largenet/data.php ). These data are now being analysed.
After an extension to the or]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Call for posters-Copenhagen-11 March 2009]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ \"Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions\", UNFCCC COP-15 Lead-in Congress, Copenhagen 10-12 March 2009
Session: \"Climate change and ecosystem services\"
Call for abstracts for Poster session; deadline: 1 Sep 2008

Dear Colleagues,
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       <title><![CDATA[Request for abstracts for biodiversity session at Copenhagen]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Request for abstracts for biodiversity session at Copenhagen meeting (March 09)

Dear Colleagues,

A number of scientists involved in DIVERSITAS, and in other ESSP programmes (IGBP, IHDP and WCRP) have been asked to lead sessions at an important UNFCC]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Call for proposals ESF Conferences and Networking Programmes]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear  colleagues,

The following ESF calls are now open: 

[url=http://www.esf.org/activities/esf-conferences/call-for-proposals.html]ESF Research Conferences - 2008 Call for Proposals[/url] (deadline 15 September: midnight CET)

[url=http://www.esf]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Survey on contextual data fields - we need your input!]]></title>
	   <link>http://www.marbef.org/modules.php?name=Forums&amp;file=viewtopic&amp;p=410#410</link>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear Colleagues,
as a follow up of many discussions and the recently published paper by the Genomics Standards Consortium (see http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v26/n5/full/nbt1360.html) on the capturing and standardization of more contextual (meta)data ]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Sharks - The Perfect Predators]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 13:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ SHARKS - THE PERFECT PREDATORS 
TEXT BY ALESSANDRO DE MADDALENA 
PHOTOGRAPHS BY VITTORIO GABRIOTTI AND WALTER HEIM 

[url=http://www.marbef.org/documents/sharkscover.pdf]download cover[/url]

After six years of work, the following book has been publ]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[last call for support to EMBC MSc course]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 09:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Last opportunity to support European students to follow the MarBEF -  ERASMUS MUNDUS Master Course in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (EMBC) !

On the June 1st, the applications for European students will be closed to follow the EMBC course for the]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Invasive species pose global threat to marine biodiversity]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear MarBEF

Hartmut Barth (DG Research) points us to this Science for Environmental Policy Newsletter published on behalf of DG Environment which should be of interest to the MarBEF community.

The first article of this issue is about invasive specie]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Marine Survey Volunteers Needed]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ I am planning this year's Posidonia oceanica monitoring and fish surveys, and would like to encourage any divers who would like to help to get in touch with me (gaynor@kennaecodiving.net).

[I do not get any funding for this research and donate the data]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Estonian Journal of Ecology]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear Colleague

I have a pleasure to inform you that the recently renewed journal of Estonian Academy Publishers 'Estonian Journal of Ecology' offers the publishing possibility with  quite short processing time at the moment! 

The journal is open for]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[NoE EDIT summer school 2008]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ We are happy to announce the new website for the EDIT Summer School 2008, ‘Modern Taxonomy and Field Work’: www.atbi.eu/summerschool 
The purpose of the Summer School is to train students in “Best Practice” of field sampling and various aspects of taxono]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Daniel Jouvance Award for young scientists]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
Laboratoires de Biologie Marine Daniel Jouvance 

The Cosmetics Company DANIEL JOUVANCE MARINE BIOLOGY LABORATORIES is awarding a prize of 4000 € to  a young scientist working in fundamental or applied aspects of marine biology, marin]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[ICZM in Northern Lebanon (EU funded SMAP III programme )]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ The Integrated Management of East Mediterranean Coastline

The Integrated Management of East Mediterranean Coastline (IMAC), funded by the SMAP III programme (Third Regional Environmental Programme in the Mediterranean) of the European Commission, is be]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[MarinERA open call for proposals]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ MarinERA open call for proposals - €3.75M funding available
Regional Drivers of Ecosystem Change

The MarinERA call for proposals “Regional Drivers of Ecosystem Change – the measurement, modelling and prediction of ecosystem change” is now open. It foc]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Coastal habitats are the biosphere´s most imperiled ecosyste]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ At a debate in the BBVA Foundation, leading international experts presented the findings of their latest research into the scale, causes and consequences of global loss of coastal habitats. These ecosystems, which include coral reefs, mangrove forests, we]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[SYNTHESYS Eighth and final call]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear Scientist,

Final Call Deadline; 28th March 2008

The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the Eighth and final call for proposals under the European Commission's FPVI European-funded Integrated Infrastructure Initiative. SYNTHESYS Project fun]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[A tribute to John Stuart Gray (1941-2007).]]></title>
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	   <description><![CDATA[ Just to note that there is an article on John Gray published in:

Richardson, B.; Wu, R.; Shin, P.; Lam, P.; Fleddum, A.; Elliott, M. ; Sheppard, C. 2008:  A tribute to John Stuart Gray (1941-2007).  Marine Pollution Bulletin 56(1): 1-4.

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	   <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Please consider presenting your research results at the Special Session described below on the ASLO Summer Meeting to take place at St. John's NewFounland, Canada, 8-13 June, 2008.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE FEBRUARY 28, 2008

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	   <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ New website for the National Marine Biological Quality Assurance Scheme : http://www.nmbaqcs.org . The NMBAQC scheme provides a source of external Quality Assurance (QA) for laboratories engaged in the production of marine biological data'.

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	   <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear colleagues,

For your information, yesterday we posted online the MarBEF-sponsored  special issue of Aquatic Invasions \"Alien species in European coastal waters\" - see at http://www.aquaticinvasions.ru/2007/index4.html

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	   <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear all,

Great news: from next academic year onwards we shall also start with an European Master of Science in Nematology (EUMAINE), next to the continuation of the regular MSc in Nematology (PINC) sponsored through the VLIR.  Both programmes take 2 a]]></description>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ The European partners in the BiodivERsA network have joined efforts to organize and fund a Pan-European call for international research projects on biodiversity linking scientific advancement to policy and practice.
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	   <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear All

I would like to draw your intention to the below FP7 event (13th December, 2007) and would be interested in discussing collaborative opportunities from consortia who are developing bids for the February deadline on the theme of Environmental T]]></description>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ course “Detecting biological and environmental changes:  design and analysis of monitoring and experiments”

We announce that the course “Detecting biological and environmental changes:  design and analysis of monitoring and experiments” is now open for]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Jellyfish are taking over]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear Ward

I have seen the news on the jellies ([url=http://www.marbef.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=204]news item on outreach[/url]). Maybe it might be proper, in our circulated news, to say that it was [url=http://www.marbef.org/d]]></description>
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	   <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ MarBEF, the EU FP 6 network of excellence on marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, invites nominations for a scientific award in marine biodiversity research. 

MarBEF wishes to highlight the achievements of a young European scientist.  

Eli]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[EuroCoML Newsletter issue 3 now available]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Download the EuroCoML Newsletter at:

http://www.eurocoml.org/images/stories/Documents/Publications/Newsletter/eurocoml%20newsletter%20issue%203.pdf

The European Census of Marine Life (EuroCoML) headquarters is based at the Scottish Association for M]]></description>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ Dear colleagues, 

Fred Meceur asked me to forward this link and information to you. The MarBEF open archive will soon be linked to this harvester
Regards,
Ward

Ifremer is developing Avano, an OAI harvester for the marine and aquatic sciences. This]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[EuroCoML Taxonomic Workshop Bursaries]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ EuroCoML has funding for individuals undertaking research in Europe to allow them to participate in taxonomic workshops, particularly those related to the CoML programme. The workshops should be based in Europe and applicants can apply for a maximum of US]]></description>
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       <title><![CDATA[Open Marine Biology Journal]]></title>
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	   <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
	   <description><![CDATA[ THE OPEN MARINE BIOLOGY JOURNAL
   
Bentham Science Publishers have gained a longstanding international reputation for their excellent standards and top quality science publications. Many journals published by Bentham Science Publishers have received hi]]></description>
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