If you are planning to attend ASLO in Sante Fe this June and study cyanobacterial blooms, please consider joining our session. We are especially interested in including scientists across career stages with disparate expertise. Given the threat that HABs pose to aquatic ecosystems and human health, we are encouraging presenters to highlight the management implications of their research. Note that the abstract deadline is 2 Feb 2016. If you have questions about our session, please let us know. Thanks for spreading the word about our session. See you in Santa Fe. Matt and Alan
Session title: SS04: Cyanobacterial patterns and processes across scales: implications for water resource management in a changing climate http://www.sgmeet.com/aslo/santafe2016/sessionschedule.asp?SessionID=SS04 Session description: Global climate change and anthropogenic impacts have negatively affected water availability and quality, including the promotion of algal blooms. Cyanobacteria, the primary taxa responsible for freshwater algal blooms, pose serious and escalating threats to water quality and animal and human health. Thus, there is a clear, immediate need to utilize data from large-scale investigations across time and geographical boundaries to forecast future phytoplankton dynamics, including toxic cyanobacterial species, and manage our valuable water resources. This session will include observational, experimental, and theoretical research studies that broadly range in time and space to elucidate the biogeochemical, ecological, molecular, and climatic factors mediating cyanobacterial dominance in a changing climate. The management implications of each study will be emphasized. Session chairs: Matt Waters, Valdosta State University, [email protected] Alan Wilson, Auburn University, [email protected] Abstract submission deadline: 2 Feb 2016 Registration: http://sgmeet.com/aslo/santafe2016/submission_overview.asp ?
