PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

KEY TOPIC

Functional traits in phytoplankton ecology

The term “trait” appeared very early in the biological literature and has been used as a proxy of organismal performance (Darwin 1859). Recently the traits are defined as morphological, physiological, phenological characteristics that can be measured or identified at the individual level (Violle et al. 2007). The recognition that the selection which determines the composition of the assemblages acts on traits rather than on species inspired the development of the trait-based approaches in the ecology.

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DEADLINES

The deadline for announcing and submitting oral/poster presentations:

30 June 2022

Confirmation of the acceptance of abstracts:

14 July 2022

Deadline for accommodation reservations:

18 July 2022

INVITED SPEAKERS

Jan Kaštovský
University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Tentative title: Cyanobacterial taxonomy

Luigi Naselli-Flores
University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Tentative title: Trait-based processes in phytoplankton ecology

Judit Padisák
Research Group of Limnology, Centre for Natural Sciences, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
Tentative title: Phytoplankton in extreme environments