IGCP 572 “Permian-Triassic Ecosystems” (2008-2012): Activities in 2010
Zhong Qiang Chen
School of Earth & Environment, The University of Western Australia, 35
Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia;
Tel: 61-8-64881924;
Fax: 61-8-64881037;
e-mail:
zqchen@cyllene.uwa.edu.au1. IGCP 572: Recovery of ecosystems after the P-Tr mass extinction:
Field workshop in Oman, Gutech of Muscat, Oman, 20-26 February, 2010
The field workshop aims to investigate the recovery of ecosystems following
the end-Permian mass extinction through analyses of the rock and fossil
records via studies of biostratigraphy, paleontology, paleoecology,
sedimentology, geochemistry and biogeochemistry in Oman, which was situated
at the northern margins of the Gondwana during the P/Tr transition.
Scientific Committe for the Fieldworkshop: Michaela Bernecker (GUtech,
Muscat), Sylvie Crasquin (Paris), Alda Nicora (Milano), Aymon Baud
(Lausanne), Charles Henderson (Calgary), Leopold Krystyn (Vienna) and Oliver
Weidlich (Kassel).
Tentative Costs of the 6 days field workshop; total 750.- €:
Conference fee at GUtech: 150.-€;
Fieldtrip: 600.-€ (4 1/2 days);
Registration opens in mid-August, 2009 and Abstract submission deadline:
October 15, 2009
For further info contact Michaela Bernecker:
michaela.bernecker@gutech.edu.om or Aymon Baud aymon.baud@unil.ch;
Small grants are available project member to apply and assist people from
developing countries to participate in this event.
2. IGCP 572: 2010 Meeting and Field Workshop in South China, International
Conference of Geobiology (ICG), China University of Geosciences, Wuhan,
China; 3-6 June, 2010
IGCP 572 is one of major sponsors of the ICG and will organize three
sessions: Permian/Triassic (P/Tr) mass extinction, Triassic restoration of
marine ecosystems and Global distribution of Early Triassic microbialites at
the IGC, Wuhan in the summer of 2010. The symposium aim to update the
studies on the P/Tr mass extinction and possible causes, investigate the
mechanisms and processes of marine ecosystem restoration following the P/Tr
mass extinction through studies of biostratigraphy, palaeontology,
palaeoecology, sedimentology, geochemistry and biogeochemistry, and
elucidate the growing mechanisms and environmental significance of the Early
Triassic microbiliates.
Three potential field excursions are also organized before and after the symposium:
1) Meishan-Chaohu excursion route:
examining the P/Tr mass extinction and its aftermath from platform ramp to basin
setting;
2) Guizhou excursion route: assessing recovery pattern and processes of palaeo-communities in various facies settings;
3) Southern Tibet excursion route: collapse and re-building of marine ecosystems in
Gondwana margins. Funds are available to help students and presenters to
participate in the meeting and field excursions.
More information can be found at the following link:
http://geobiology.org.cn/2010meeting>,
<http://www.igcp572.org>.
Any questions, please contact organizers Jinnan Tong <
jntong@cug.edu.cn> or
Zhong Qiang Chen <
zqchen@cyllene.uwa.edu.au>.
3. IGCP 572: Permo-Triassic ecosystems session and workshop; 3rd
International Palaeontological Congress (IPC 3), London; June 28 to July 3,
2010
IGCP 572 is organizing a thematic session addressing the Permian-Triassic
mass extinction and subsequent recovery and a half-day workshop on the
microbial ecosystem following the end-Permian mass extinction.
More information can be found at the following link:
http://www.ipc3.org>,
<http://www.igcp572.org>.
Any questions, please contact conveners: Richard J. Twitchett
(
richard.twitchett@plymouth.ac.uk) or Steve Kershaw
(
stephen.kershaw@brunel.ac.uk) or Sylvie Crasquin (
sylvie.crasquin@upmc.fr).
