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Impacts of Oil Spills: Focus on the Flora and Fauna
March 29, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lessons from the Past.
The 2006 Solar 1 Oil Spill in Southern Guimaras caused significant damage to coastal communities and the surrounding environment. Last month, the MT Princess Empress caused an oil spill in Oriental Mindoro and it has already reached the coastline of Semirara and Liwagao Islands, Municipality of Caluya, Antique. Join us in the first HyFlex seminar of the year as the faculty from the Division of Biological Sciences look back on their findings on the impact of the 2006 oil spill on flora and fauna.
When: 29 March 2023 (Wednesday), 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Where: College of Arts and Science, MILC. You may also join us via Zoom. (Please see the link below.)
The seminar will consist of three topics:
Topic 1: Interannual Variability of Macrofaunal Assemblages in a NaGISA Seagrass Site in Southern Guimaras, Philippines Subjected to Anthropogenic and Natural Disturbances
Resource Speaker: Dr. Annabelle GC del Norte-Campos
Topic 2: Oiled Mangroves: Acute and Chronic Impacts
Resource Speaker: Dr. Resurreccion B. Sadaba
Topic 3: Impacts of Oil Spill on Seagrass Meadows
Resource Speaker: Prof. Marie Frances J. Nievales
Register in advance for the webinar using this link: https://rb.gy/dpmunr
Source: University of the Philippines Visayas Facebook