20 July 2021
WEBINAR: Keeled diatoms
Description: Keeled diatoms refer to a broad, informal morphological group of taxa with raphes in a canal often raised on a keel. But what is a keel?...
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22 June 2021
Diatom Web Academy 2021
The Diatom Web Academy continues... Sessions are recorded and can be accessed for later viewing. You are invited to join us, wherever you may be,...
21 June 2021
WEBINAR: Is everything everywhere? Diatom community ecology meets biogeography
Is everything everywhere? Diatom community ecology meets biogeography Description: Determining the mechanisms of community assembly forms the...
21 June 2021
International Diatom Symposium 2021 - ONLINE
Mark your calendars for IDS 2021! This year’s program will include early career plenary speakers, oral and poster sessions, social gatherings,...
08 June 2021
WEBINAR: The genus Diploneis
Description: The diatom genus Diploneis is composed predominantly of marine forms with some freshwater lineages, which are all highly diverse in...
25 May 2021
WEBINAR: Using molecular phylogenetics to study diatom diversity and biogeography: Pinnularia borealis as a case study
Description: Molecular phylogenetic data are crucial for obtaining a deeper understanding of the diversity, evolutionary history and biogeography...
17 May 2021
Virtual diatom course
Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms (virtual 2-week course) June 7 – 18, 2021 Synchronous class schedule: Monday through Friday, 9AM – 3PM Eastern...
11 May 2021
WEBINAR: The genus Neidium
Description: The genus Neidium within the order Naviculales, contains a large array of species that are never really abundant, live in a wide...
27 April 2021
WEBINAR: Evolution and ecology of the secret gardens growing on marine megafauna
Description: This talk is about an odyssey of diatom discovery that started with a phone call and a seemingly simple request that grew into an...
13 April 2021
WEBINAR: Grades and clades: Important insights and crucial gaps in our understanding of diatom phylogeny and classification
Description: In this talk the connection between phylogenetic relationships and classification are discussed, with examples given from the raphid...
30 March 2021
WEBINAR: Art of diatoms
Description: Xavier Cortada first collaborated with Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research (FCE LTER) scientists in 2014 to better...
16 March 2021
WEBINAR: Long-term studies of calcareous benthic diatom assemblages
Description: This talk will highlight long-term ecological, taxonomic, and restoration assessment studies of the unusual diatom flora inhabiting...
