Lecture on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 at 17:00 hours

“Circumnavigation expedition: global change and the exploration of the biodiversity of the ocean”

Dear all,
 
The Spanish Semester organizing  committee in the IE Petten is pleased to invite you to the lecture: “Circumnavigation expedition: global change and the exploration of the biodiversity of the ocean”, which will be presented by Mr. Jordi Dachs in the Aula of the European School on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 at 17:00 hours.  After the lecture, a snack will be served.
 
The lecture will be given in English  and the entrance is free. Only for organizational reasons we kindly request you to inform us if you plan to attend.
We would appreciate you to circulate this call amongst all the members of the school community.
 
With kind regards,
 
Spanish Semester Committee – IE Petten
Contact: Manuel.MARTIN-RAMOS@ec.europa.eu
 
 
“The Malaspina expedition (1789 – 1794), directed by the Spanish naval officer of Napolitan origin Alejandro Malaspina as well as by the naval officer and politician José Bustamante was one of the most daring multidisciplinary scientific projects approved by King Charles III to explore the ocean and distant lands, to corroborate scientific hypothesis of marine wildlife, astronomy and to obtain natural resources.
 
The need to evaluate the impact of Global Change in the ocean and the new technological possibilities available to explore biodiversity mean that, two centuries after the first Malaspina expedition, similar scientific campaigns are planned.  In October 2010, in coincidence with the two hundredth anniversary of the death of Malaspina and the birth of Darwin, a new circumnavigation campaign will start.  During the eight months of the mission, physical, chemical and biological changes of the ocean will be studied.
 
The Malaspina expedition is a milestone in the Spanish oceanography, and will allow to study for the first time many of the environmental processes responsible for the Global Change, at a global scale, in all the oceans.  In addition, a bank of samples will be collected and stored to create a legacy for future generations of scientists.”
 
The lecturer will be Mr. Jordi Dachs, researcher in the Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Studies of Water, from the High Council of Scientific Research of Spain.

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