Information for authors

• Two abstracts may be submitted as the first author.

TOPICS

T1. Dynamics and diversity of diatom communities in time and space. Diatoms as sentinels of past and present environmental change

• T1.1. Taxonomy
• T1.2. Indicators of human impacts: eutrophication, acidification, organic pollutants, metals…
• T1.3. Paleolimnological and paleoclimatic reconstructions
• T1.4. Diatoms in coastal and continental sedimentary cores
• T1.5. New developments in the chronology and quantification of exchange rates

T2. Methods, technology and new approaches. Diatoms in the era of big data and integrative biology

• T2.1. Metabarcoding, metagenomics and molecular biomarkers
• T2.2. Integration of images, AI and machine learning in identification
• T2.3. Spectroscopy (Raman, FTIR, etc.) applied to diatom ecology
• T2.4. Open data platforms and reproducibility in science
• T2.5. Diatoms in forensic sciences

T3. Ecological function, conservation and communication. Diatoms as ecosystem actors and tools for sustainability

• T3.1. Role of diatoms in food webs and biogeochemical cycles
• T3.2. Epiphytes and symbionts: microhabitats and ecological relationships
• T3.3. Bioindicators in the Water Framework Directive and marine monitoring
• T3.4. Environmental education and citizen science with microalgae
• T3.5. Soil diatoms and their use in bioindication
• T3.6. Diatoms in extreme environments and neglected habitats

INSTRUCION FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS

Abstracts will be presented by filling in the attached template (download document) indicating the name, surname, telephone and email of the author to be able to contact.

The official language of the congress will be English.

In the form, it will be necessary to indicate if you want to present it as an Oral Communication or Poster (P).

The scientific committee will select the oral presentations.

It is essential that at least one author of the communication is registered in the congress. Each registration may have up to two associated communications.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTER DESIGN

Recommended poster size: 100-120cm (width) x 120cm (height).