20th IAC Cyanophyte/Cyanobacteria Research Symposium 2016

REGISTRATION (lecture hall B, ground floor, main building) and MOUNTING OF POSTERS (2nd floor, new building)

ICEBREAKER for all (Botanical Garden near the IBI; drinks, snacks and jokes are served.

REGISTRATION of participants (lecture hall B, main building of IBI)

Welcome addresses by the Vice Rector of Research Univ. Prof. Sabine SCHINDLER, the Head of Institute of Botany Univ. Prof. Klaus OEGGL and the organizer.

MAKOWER K., SCHUURMANS J. M., MATTHIJS H. C.P., GROTH D., DITTMANN E.: Plasticity and interaction of bloom-forming cyanobacteria of the genus Microcystis. (KEYNOTE)

KURMAYER R., HOLZINGER A., ROTT E: Single colony genetic analysis of epilithic stream algae of the genus Chamaesiphon sp.

COFFEE BREAK

GOLUBIC S., Palinska K., Kleinteich J., Radtke G.: Nature and culture based sources in cyanobacterial diversity and phylogeny. (KEYNOTE)

McGREGOR G. B., SENDAL B. C.: Novel cyanobacterial lineages from crenic habitats of north-eastern Australia.

ADHIKARY S. P.: Diversity of cyanobacteria on stone monuments of cultural heritage in India and their molecular phylogeny.

Short 5 min. PRE-PRESENTATIONS OF POSTERS TO SESSION 1 (GENUARIO, LORENZI, SAHU, SANT’ANNA) in lecture hall A

LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

POSTER PRESENTATION of SESSION 1 on 2^nd FLOOR, new building.

JOHANSEN J.R.: Do cyanobacteria have biogeography? Some observations on geographically restricted areas. (KEYNOTE)

BOHUNICKÁ M., MAREŠ J., HAUER T., KOMÁREK J., ŠTENCLOVÁ L., ZIMA J., BECERRA-ABSALÓN I., JOHANSEN J. R.: Biogeography of the recently described pantropical genus Brasilonema Fiore et al. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria).

KAŠTOVSKÝ J.: The cyanobacterial flora from the Venezuelan Table Mountains.

SMIRNOVA S., BELJAKOVA R.: Species of the genus Stichosiphon (Cyanoprocaryota) from Russia.

COFFEE BREAK

D'Acqui L. P., Mascalchi C., Sili C., VENTURA S.: Cyanobacteria in polar habitats in the Arctic and Antarctic (KEYNOTE)

ROUND TABLE 1: Systematic, taxonomy and nomenclature of cyanobacteria in the light of new methodology (Moderator: GOLUBIC Stjepko) 

OPTIONAL MICROSCOPY (classroom 2, ground floor, new building)

GUTOWSKI A., FOERSTER J.: Cyanobacteria in running waters of Germany. (KEYNOTE)

WILLÉN E., ZANGA N., WILANDER A.: Lake Tumba and Mai Ndombe, two large, acid, blackwaters in DR Congo – pioneer phytoplankton studies with focus on small chroococcal cyanobacteria.

Short 5 min. PRE-PRESENTATIONS OF POSTERS TO SESSION 2 (CHATCHAWAN, DAVYDOV, GAYSINA, LEON-TEJERA, POPIN, VOGT) in lecture hall A

COFFEE BREAK

POSTER PRESENTATION of SESSION 2 on 2^nd FLOOR, new building.

KOMÁREK J.: Important taxonomic changes in the modern cyanobacterial system according to the polyphasic approach. (KEYNOTE)

BERRENDERO-GÓMEZ E., JOHANSEN J.R., Bohunická M., Kaštovský J.: A taxonomic study of the Calothrix-group based on polyphasic approach.

MÜHLSTEINOVA R., HAUER T.: Seeking the true Oscillatoria.

LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

MAREŠ J.: Molecular taxonomy of cyanobacteria in the genomic aera (KEYNOTE)

PRÖSCHOLD T., ALBRECHT M.: IST/CBC approach for classification of cyanobacteria.

TURNER S., SKIPPINGTON E., PRYER K., PALMER J.: Large ribosomal subunit RNAs of cyanobacteria exist in two forms: implication for phylogenetic analysis. (KEYNOTE).

KUSBER WH., JAHN R.: Cyanophyta vs. cyanobacteria: how to deal with two different sets of nomenclatoric rules in taxonomy, biodiversity informatics and practice. (KEYNOTE)

COFFEE BREAK

Time allocated for ROUND TABLE 2 (moderation and activities following decisions in Round Table 1)

OPTIONAL MICROSCOPY (alternative to Round Table 2, in classroom 2, ground floor, "new" building)

INVITATION TO CHAMBER MUSIC EVENING in the green house of the botanical garden featuring: String Quartett of the Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra (Snacks and drinks will be offered during the break - Please: Reserve seats for the elderly!)

Short 5 min. PRE-PRESENTATIONS OF POSTERS TO SESSION 3 (HAUER, HENTSCHKE, SABER, VONDRÁŠKOVÁ, WILMOTTE) in lecture hall A

POSTER PRESENTATION of SESSION 3 on 2^nd FLOOR, new building.

PENTECOST A.: Cyanobacteria phosphate-calcite interactions in freshwater. (KEYNOTE)

PALINSKA K. A., BRANDES M., ALBACH D. C., VOGT J. C., ABED R., RADTKE G., GOLUBIC S.: Microbial, marine eu-endoliths: morphological vs. molecular diversity.

COFFEE BREAK

SANDERS D.: Cyanobacterial colonization and desert stromatolites in cliffs of carbonate rocks: sedimentology calling for biology. (KEYNOTE)

ZAMMIT G.: New genera of sciaphilous cyanobacteria from the Maltese islands.

Short 5 min. PRE-PRESENTATIONS OF POSTERS TO SESSION 4 (HERBURGER, TRAN, PIETRASIAK, SCIUTO, VILLANUEVA) in lecture hall A

POSTER PRESENTATION of SESSION 4 on 2^nd FLOOR, new building.

LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

SATTLER B.: ICE & LIFE – living cryosphere. (KEYNOTE)

DEBNATH M.: Cyanobacterial spatial distribution patterns along environmental gradients from the coastal areas to the high mountains including extreme biotopes of West Bengal (India).

PERONA E., BENICHOU F., ÁLVAREZ C., MACIAS B., GONZÁLEZ L., MUÑOZ M. Á., MATEO P.: Effects of temperature on cyanobacterial growth.

PESSI I. S., PUSHKAREVA E., BORDERIE F., ELSTER J., WILMOTTE A.: Successional trajectories of cyanobacterial communities following glacier retreat in Svalbard (High Arctic).

COFFEE BREAK

BAUER F., FLEISCHMANN N., RAEDER U., GEIST J., ZWIRGLMAIER K.: Impact of global warming on freshwater cyanobacteria in Bavaria.

RUBER J., RAEDER U., GEIST J., ZWIRGLMAIER K.: Small but powerful: Distribution of Synechococcus in the Osterseen Lake District in Southern Germany.

Time allocated for ROUND TABLE 3: (moderation and activities following earlier Round Tables)

MICROSCOPY OF FIELD SAMPLES (OPTIONAL Classroom 2) and
ALTERNATIVE MOLDAENKE PROBE DEMONSTRATION (Fa. Schober and organizer in Classroom 1, ground floor)

EVENING GET TOGETHER at STIFTSKELLER in town
(We invite you for a modest dinner and one beer or soft drink).

ROTT E.: Diversity and niche differentiation of cyanobacteria across water and light gradients in cascades, springs and rivers of the Eastern Alps in Austria. (KEYNOTE)

ČAPKOVÁ K., Řeháková K., ČAPEK P., MAREŠ J., DOLEZAL J.: Biological soil crusts of W Himalaya – metabolic activity of microbial community.

Short 5 min. PRE-PRESENTATIONS OF POSTERS TO SESSION 5 (AIGNER, CORDEIRO-ARAUJO, KOMAREK O.; NIIYAMA, PATOVA, PEREZ, SAFIULINA) in lecture hall A

POSTER PRESENTATION of SESSION 5 on 2^nd FLOOR, new building.

COFFEE BREAK

2^nd MICROSCOPY SESSION (classroom 2, ground floor) and
optional second demonstration of MOLDAENKE PROBES (classroom 1, basement floor).

CLOSING SESSION including OBITUARIES, PLANNING of FUTURE MEETINGS and PUBLICATION of meeting contributions.

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