Abstract
The World Congress on Marine Biodiversity was held in the City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, from 10 to 15 November 2008, showcasing research on all aspects of marine biodiversity from basic taxonomic exploration to innovative conservation strategies and methods to integrate research into environmental policy.
Highlights
A 2006 Science editorial complained that biodiversity research remained ‘grounded’ (Hendriks et al 2006): only approximately 10 per cent of the research published or presented at international biodiversity conferences is marine, a similar proportion to that found in related disciplines including conservation biology and macroecology (Raffaelli et al 2005; Richardson & Poloczanska 2008)
Much of that 10 per cent is published in marine journals that fail to reach the ecological ‘mainstream’ (Raffaelli et al 2005)—the large community of mainly terrestrial ecologists, which dominates discussions with policy makers and the wider public
Many people remain largely unaware of the extent of marine biodiversity, with clear consequences for policy
Summary
A 2006 Science editorial complained that biodiversity research remained ‘grounded’ (Hendriks et al 2006): only approximately 10 per cent of the research published or presented at international biodiversity conferences is marine, a similar proportion to that found in related disciplines including conservation biology and macroecology (Raffaelli et al 2005; Richardson & Poloczanska 2008). The state of marine biodiversity research was revealed to be rather more complex.
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