New Job opportunity
Job opportunities, networks and meetings to be found in the announcements pages.
In memory of our friend and colleague Luc Ector
Luc was the glue of so many lives and friendships in the diatom world; he was humble and always ready to help, no matter who. Always ready to tell a joke or a story to cheer someone up. The diatom community has lost one of its main, and most generous protagonists.
Lakes in Tursujuq National Park Northern Quebec, Canada
Since my beginnings in geographical sciences, understanding the functioning of ecosystems and their temporal evolution has always fascinated me.
New opportunities in Poland
New diatom jobs at our opportunities page!
1st meeting (online) of Spanish speaking diatomists
More than 100 diatomists from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain, and Uruguay met online.
Peace, democracy, and solidarity for Ukraine
The International Society for Diatom Research expresses its solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
DIATOM RESEARCH: Rare Aulacoseira resting spores
This manuscript presents a summary of the sediment diatom flora from a lake in Finland, including documentation of resting spores of Aulacoseira species.
A small lake with a large story to tell: what does it take to represent an Epoch
The lake tells a history of increasing impacts from 250 years ago and further change documenting a period of the “Great Acceleration” disturbance after the Second World War.
DIATOM RESEARCH: A simple method for making transverse cleavages
Mayama & Mayama 2021. A simple method for making transverse cleavages of diatom frustules for scanning electron microscopy and its application. Diatom Research 36(4): 305-311 is now available at Taylor & Francis Online.
3rd German Intercalibration Exercise
The intercalibration exercise is aimed at laboratories, facilities, and diatomists that assess water quality based on benthic diatom analyses.
Results of the 6th Nordic Network
The results of the 6th NorBAF (Nordic Network - Benthic Algae in Freshwater) diatom exercise are now published (Kahlert et al. 2021).
With great sadness
With deep regret we report the news that our dear colleague, Dr. Leanne Armand, a long-time member of ISDR and dedicated Council Member, recently passed away.
Special General Meeting of the International Society for Diatom Research
There will be a short (30 minutes) Special General Meeting of the International Society for Diatom Research on Thursday 2 December 2021 to pass a resolution to transfer ISDR to a Charitable […]
IDS new information!
See the full programme in the ids 2021 website.
IDS new dates! New news!
New dates for: abstract submission August 1st presentation submission August 8th Maximal two abstracts per person (one oral presentation and one poster) Stay informed: https://isdr.org/ids-2021
