Naslov
Preface

Autori
Jasprica, Nenad

Izvornik
Acta botanica Croatica (0365-0588) 68 (2009), 2; 179-182

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, uvodnik, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
20th International Diatom Symposium; Dubrovnik; Croatia; September 2008

Sažetak
It is with a sense of great satisfaction that I introduce this issue of Acta Botanica Croatica that contains twenty-two papers presented at 20th International Diatom Symposium (IDS), held from 7–13 September 2008 at the Grand Hotel Park in Dubrovnik, Croatia. As Editor of this issue, I first must extend my sincere thanks to the authors who provided the contributions that formed the essential content of the symposium and to the referees who applied their professional expertise to review these contributions in such a short time. The results of this joint effort are contained in the present publication. A total of 204 participants (exclusive of accompanying persons) representing 41 countries attended the 20th International Diatom Symposium. Of these, 103 were ISDR members and one-fourth students. Oral presentations were assigned to one of the following categories: Paleoecology and Biostratigraphy (Freshwater and Marine) ; Methodology, Biotechnology, and Astrobiology ; Ecology of Marine and Estuarine Diatoms ; Ecology of Freshwater Diatoms ; Taxonomy, Morphology and Ultrastructure of Diatoms ; Biodiversity and Biogeography ; Genetic Variability, Phylogeny, Molecular Data, and Evolution ; EU DIATOMICS Project ; Application of Diatoms in Water Quality Assessment. While it is customary to have no more than 65 oral presentations over the four working days, we received more than 80 requests. The Croatian Organizing Committee worked to accommodate as many of these as possible, given the time constraints. In the end, we succeeded in having 72 oral presentations, of which ten were made by students. Some of the remaining requests had to be transferred to poster sessions. One hundred and forty posters, of which 40 were prepared by students, were presented in the following sessions: Paleoecology and Sediment Record ; Ecology of Marine and Estuarine Diatoms ; Biodiversity and Biogeography of Marine Diatoms ; Diatoms of Terrestrial Ecosystems ; Ecology andWater-Quality Assessment ; Biodiversity and Biogeography of Terrestrial Water Bodies ; Taxonomy, Morphology, and Ultrastructure ; Genetics, Phylogeny and Evolution ; and Methodology and Collections. The symposium also included two workshops: »Use of diatoms in forensic science« and »DNA bar-coding«. The former, moderated by Stefan Uitdehaag of The Netherlands Forensic Institute (The Hague), and Dr. Herman van Dam, Consultancy forWater and Nature (Amsterdam), highlighted the successful application of diatoms studies, particularly systematics and taxonomy, in forensic investigations. Professor David G. Mann of The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, moderated the bar-coding workshop and also presented »The Tree of Life Website Project« (http://www. tolweb.org/tree/), a multi-author encyclopedia of biodiversity that aims to provide a complete guide to the world’s species and their interrelationships. A roundtable, »Functional morphology and diatom nanotechnology«, was moderated by Professor Mario De Stefano of the Environmental Science Department of the 2nd University of Naples ; and a meeting for Nordic and Baltic phycologists, »Nordic Network for Benthic Algae in Freshwater (NORBAF)«, was convened by Dr. Maria Kahlert of the Department of Environmental Assessment of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

POVEZANOST RADA