DAY 1, March 26, 2007
9:00AM

Welcome, Introduction to the Workshop and Participants
Discussion of Workshop Objectives, Goals and Anticipated Products
Hans Paerl and Wayne Gardner

Welcome to the US-China Workshop
Hans Paerl
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10:00AM

"Introduction to Lake Taihu", Dr. Qin Boqiang, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
Followed by discussions.

Environmental Issues in Large Shallow Eutrophic Lake Taihu
Qin Boqiang
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11:00AM Topic 1: Nutrient-CyanoHAB dynamics
Chairs: Wayne Gardner/Erik Jeppesen/Zhang Lu
Rapporteur: Mark McCarthy

Erik Jeppesen
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The study of spatial and temporal nutrient limitation in Meiliang Bay, Lake Taihu
Yang Longyuan
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Nutrients exchanges on sediment-water interface in Lake Taihu
Zhang Lu
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[20.5 MB]
Nutrient Cycling in Eutrophic Shallow Lakes and Comparable Aquatic Ecosystems
Wayne S. Gardner and Mark J. McCarthy
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[7.46 MB]
CyanoHAB Workshop Questions
Topic 1. Nutrient-CyanoHAB dynamics
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12:00

Lunch at the Sanitary Restaurant, Morehead City Waterfront. Transportation provided.

1:30PM Continuation of Topic 1
3:00PM Break
3:30PM Topic 2: Ecology and Physiology of CyanoHABs
Chairs: Hans Paerl/Steve Wilhelm/Chen Yuwei
Rapporteur: Michael Piehler
US-China CyanoHAB Workshop: Ecology and Physiology of CyanoHABS Interacting Physical, Chemical & Biotic Controls. What's manageable?
Hans Paerl
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Toxin Producing Cyanobacteria in a Laurentian Great Lake
Steve W. Wilhelm
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[15.6 MB]
Phytoplankton in Taihu
Chen Yuwei
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[18.5 MB]
5:00PM Transport to Hampton Inn and pickup for Group Social (around 5:45).
6:00 PM until? Group Social and NC barbeque dinner at the Paerl residence, 100 Holly Lane , Beaufort.
Transporation provided for guests.
DAY 2, March 27, 2007
9:00AM Announcements and continued discussion of Topic 2
10:15AM Break
10:30AM

Topic 3. Toxicology and Human Health
Chairs: Lorraine Backer/Julianne Dyble/Gao Guang
Rapporteur: Valerie Paul

Cyanobacteria—Needs for Toxicology and Human Health
Lorraine C. Backer
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Genetic and environmental factors influencing Microcystis bloom toxicity
Juli Dyble
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Bacterial production and Microsystin in Lake Taihu
Gao Guang
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12:00 Lunch at IMS (outdoor/indoor)
1:00PM

Continuation of Topic 3 (as needed)

2:00PM Topic 4. Community Level Impacts of CyanoHABs
Chair, Karl Havens/Peter Lavrentyev/Chen Fiezhou
Rapporteur, Rolland Fulton
Cyanobacteria Blooms: Effects on Aquatic Communities
Karl E. Havens
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Relationship between Microcystis blooms and crustacean zooplankton in the subtropical lake in China
Chen Feizhou
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[2.06 MB]
Fish and fisheries of Lake Taihu, China
Zhengwen Liu
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[18.9 MB]
Cyanobacterial Blooms and the Microbial Food Web in Lake Taihu
Peter Lavrentyev, Mark McCarthy, Wayne Gardner, Yang Longyuan, Kenneth Moats, Joel Duff
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5:00PM Transport to Hampton Inn
6:30PM until?

Group Dinner at the Bistro by the Sea, next to Hampton Inn. Open discussions

DAY 3, March 28, 2007
9:00AM Plenary reports from each topic area.

Topic #1
Mark McCarthy
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Topic #2
Mike Piehler
Topic #3
Valerie Paul
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Topic #4
Rolland Fulton
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10:30AM Break
11:00AM

Round Table discussion aimed at synthesis and development of research strategy.
Aim: Establish a consensus research agenda that can be used to develop a proposal and draft proposal outline.
Discussion Leaders: Qin Boqiang, Karl Havens, John Hendrickson, Erik Jeppeson, Steve Wilhelm, Hans Paerl, Yang Longyuan.

Conceptual Model
Thomas James
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Notes from the Workshop
Liz Calandrino
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12:30PM

 Working Lunch at IMS, pizza and salad
1:30PM

Onward. Establish a team to prepare a proposal.
The proposal will then be sent out to participants for further comments and revisions.