Sixth International Zooplankton Production Symposium: New challenges in a changing ocean

Abstract

The Sixth Zooplankton Production Symposium (ZPS) was organized to create an arena to discuss state of the art research on marine zooplankton. Eight sessions and seven workshops of broad scope were held at the conference to explore themes such as the role of zooplankton in marine food webs, response on production and biodiversity to climate change, use of new monitoring technologies, and the potential for zooplankton harvesting. It is the largest international symposium specifically devoted to research on zooplankton that has enabled participants to come together and disseminate findings from the world seas. The ZPS served as a global platform for international scientific collaboration to explore zooplankton dynamics, structure, and function in a changing ocean.