Prof. Dr. Arturas Razinkovas, Klaipeda University, Lithuania,Dr. Brenda Rashleigh, U.S. EPA, Athens, USA, Dr.A.Ertürk, ITU Turkey
Venue: IGEM Akademia, Istanbul
Course fee: 500  Euros

Program

Day 1 (12 April Monday) Introduction and overview
09h00 – 09h30 Registration
09h30 – 10h00 Welcome and logistics
10h00 – 12h30 Introduction, general overview and concepts of Ecological Modeling for Aquatic Systems
14h00 – 16h00 Install models, overview of data sources to support aquatic ecological models

Day 2 (13 April Tuesday) ECOPATH/ECOSIM Models
09h00 – 12h30 Introduction to ECOPATH and ECOSIM, theory and equations
14h00 – 16h00 Applications of ECOPATH/ECOSIM for multiple aquatic systems
16h00 – 17h30 Exercises – Simulation of lagoon communities

Day 3 (14 April Wednesday ) AQUATOX  model
09h00 – 12h30 Introduction to AQUATOX model set up, application, and interpretation of results
14h00 – 16h30 Demonstration examples for multiple stressors effects in rivers and lakes
15h30 – 17h30 Exercises – Toxics in lake ecosystems, multiple stressors in rivers

Day 4 (15 April Thursday) ECOSIM/ECOPAATH and AQUATOX models
09h00 – 12h30 Linkage of models using “bottom-up control”, linking to simple hydrodynamic models
14h00 – 16h00 Model applications with participants’ data and systems
16h00 – 18h00 Exercises – Review of previous applications, work with participants’ data and systems

Day 5 (16 April Friday) Use of models in decision making
09h00 – 12h30 Model applications in management, forecasting, emergency response
14h00 – 16h00 Exercises – Presentations and discussion for example and participants’ systems
16h00 – 16h30 End