RESOLUTION
of the International Scientific-and-Practical Conference «Periphyton and Fouling: Theory and Practice’2008»

The Conference «Periphyton and Fouling: Theory and Practice» took place in St.-Petersburg research center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St.-Petersburg, 22-25 October 2008). It was funded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Joint Public Company “RusHydro”.

The Conference tasks included:
• Overview of current knowledge and ongoing research in the biology and distribution of sessile and vagile organisms, forming fouling(periphyton) assemblages, distribution of fouling assemblages themselves, formation of fouling assemblage elements, major aspects and processes characteristic for biodiversity (from species diversity patterns to mechanisms that enhance diversity) of freshwater and marine fouling assemblages in natural, transformed and artificial ecosystems...
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Address and contacts:
Zoological institute, RAS, Universitetskaya emb., 1, 199034 St.-Petersburg, Russia,
tel.: 007 (812) 323 5197;    fax: 007 (812) 328 2941;    E-mail: fouling_periphyton@yahoo.com