Small bugs with a big impact: linking plankton ecology with ecosystem processes

The abstract submission for the next ASLO meeting is now open! It would be held in the beautiful city of Granada (Spain). Although DIADOM researchers will not be able to participate directly (as at the time we will be onboard the R/V L'Atalante in the SW Pacific), we are very excited about the sessions that will be presented there.

One of the most interesting ones is probably #24 " Small bugs with a big impact: linking plankton ecology with ecosystem processes". This session is meant for plankton scientists who undertake interdisciplinary approaches to resolve different time and space scale ecological questions.

From our side, we are now analyzing samples from the MoorSPICE cruise (which took place last month of March) to present some results as a poster in the ASLO meeting. We are especially interested in participating in session #28 "The black boxes have just been opened: Linking organic matter composition and microbial diversity in aquatic environments", as it matches very well the purposes of DIADOM: linking diazotrophic activity and diversity to the composition and lability of organic matter.

However, we will miss the opportunity to visit the wonderful city of Granada and its amazing Alhambra:

  For more info on the ASLO meeting, please visit http://www.sgmeet.com/aslo/granada2015/default.asp

Cheers!

Mar