12 September 2024
North American Diatom Symposium 2024
In celebration of 61 years of the Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms course that began at Iowa Lakeside Lab by Gene Stoermer, the North American...
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Stay current with the Diatoms of North America project and share your news and events. Learn about activities, workshops, conferences and courses related to diatoms.
12 September 2024
PUBLICATION: Phytoplankton in the Tara Ocean
ABSTRACT Photosynthesis evolved in the ocean more than 2 billion years ago and is now performed by a wide range of evolutionarily distinct...
12 September 2024
PUBLICATION: The ecology of diatom reproduction
ABSTRACT During the last 170 years, data have gradually accumulated on the diatom life cycle, documenting its unique pattern, in which slow size...
10 September 2024
WEBINAR: What makes a cyanobacerial bloom disappear?
What makes a cyanobacterial bloom disappear? A review of the abiotic and biotic cyanobacterial loss processesDescription: Cyanobacterial blooms...
06 September 2024
OPPORTUNITY: Post-doctoral research in winter limnology
The project aims to assess how degrading ice and snow conditions influence under-ice nutrients, light availability, water temperatures, and...
03 September 2024
Diatom Web Academy 2024
Diatom Web Academy is back after the summer break! Join us for our fall series. Would you like to be part of Diatom Web Academy? We welcome...
01 September 2024
OPPORTUNITY: MSc Graduate Student
I am seeking a highly motivated and hardworking individual with an interest in aquatic ecology to undertake M.Sc. studies examining multi-century...
01 September 2024
OPPORTUNITY: Postdoctoral research on paleoecology of boreal waters
Postdoctoral Fellow This research will tackle pressing environmental concerns from some of the world’s longest running continuous water quality...
20 August 2024
Understanding verdant rivers
I’ve written my series of posts about why riverbeds are often smothered with filamentous algae against a backdrop of heightened political concern...
19 August 2024
OPPORTUNITY: Phytoplankton Lab Supervisor
The ODU Phytoplankton Laboratory analyzes freshwater and estuarine water samples for phytoplankton taxonomy and algal toxins. The laboratory...
19 August 2024
OPPORTUNITY: Diatom Analyst Position
The person hired for this position will work in the Environmental Toxicology Department to analyze freshwater diatom samples collected from rivers,...
20 July 2024
REMINDER: Applications are due 15 August
The ISDR Council supports a grant programme for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who are members of the International Society for Diatom Research....
