1:30 PM: Richardson , Curtis ^*,1, ¹ Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, Ecological assessment of the restoration status of the Mesopotamian Marshes Of Iraq.

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1:50 PM: Alwash, Azzam^*,1, Cattarossi, Andrea^*,2, ¹ The Iraq Foundation, Baghdad, Iraq² Via Pana 56/A, Noventa Padovana (PD), Italy, Hydrological potential for the restoration of the marshes of southern Iraq.

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2:10 PM: Sameer, Sama^*,1, Douabul, Ali^*,1, Abaychi, Jamal^*,1, Alwash, Azzam^*,1, ¹ The Iraq Foundation, Baghdad, Iraq, Sediment and soil characteristics of the Abu-Zirig and Kurmashia Marshes, Central Marshes, Iraq.

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2:30 PM: Hussain, Najah ^*,1, Al-Essa, S.^*,1, Abed, J.^*,1, Souad, H.^*,1, Jassim, A.^*,1, Al-Shamei, H.^*,1, ¹ College of Science and College of Agriculture, Basrah, Iraq, The restoration status of the biota in marshes in southern Iraq with an emphasis on fish communities.

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2:50 PM: Hassan, Fikrat^*,1, Al-Saadi, H.^*,2, Al-Arajy, M.^*,2, Al-Mousawi, H.^*,2, ¹ Department of Biology, Hilla, Iraq² Department of Biology, Baghdad, Iraq, Nutrient uptake and consumption by a mixed phytoplankton population in Al-Hammar Marsh, southern Iraq.

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3:10 PM: Salim, Mudhafar^*,1, Porter, Richard^*,2, Rubec, Clayton^*,3, ¹ Iraq Nature Conservation Society, Baghdad, Iraq² Birdlife International, Cambridge CB3 ONA, U.K.³ Environment Canada and University of Waterloo, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Birds of the Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq.

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3:30 PM: Hussain, T.^*,1, Al-Ani, A.^*,2, Nedawi, I.^*,3, ¹ Marsh Research Centre, Thee Kar, Iraq² Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq³ College of Agriculture, Basra, Iraq, Effect of tillage and nitrogen fertilizer on some physical properties of marsh soils and on yields of rice and corn.

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3:50 PM: Al-Hilli, Majeed^*,1, Warner, Barry², Asada, Taro², ¹ Biotechnology Department, Baghdad, Iraq² Wetlands Research Group, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Historical vegetation of the Al-Ahwar Marshes of Iraq.

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4:10 PM: Al-Saadi, Hussain^*,1, Hassan, Fikrat^*,2, Alkam, Foad^*,3, ¹ Department of Biology, Baghdad, Iraq² Department of Biology, Hilla, Iraq³ Department of Biology, Dewania, Iraq, Seasonal variations of phytoplankton and related nutrients in Sawa Lake, Iraq.

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4:30 PM: Hussein, Sadek^*,1, ¹ Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Basrah, Iraq, Aquatic ecology and pollution of waters in the southern marshes and Shatt al-Arab, Iraq.

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4:45 PM: Farhan, Ali^*,1, ¹ Development Alternatives Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA, The role of hydrology in marsh restoration in southern Iraq.

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