Freshwater Rhodophyta Workshop
Date: June 13-16, 2011

Deadline for application: February 28, 2011

Deadline for fee submission: March 30, 2011

Contact person and more information: Ms Lubomira Burchardt, e-mail: burchard@amu.edu.pl 
(or hydro@amu.edu.pl )

2011 PROGRAMME is at the bottom of this page

GENERAL INFORMATION about the School
International Ecological Summer School, taking place at our University every year since 1991, invites specialists, young phycologists, students and employees of Field Stations. Each year different workshops are offered.  Areas covered include:

Morphology and cytological characteristics

Structure and life forms

Cytological characteristics

Reproduction and life cycles

Taxonomy

a.  Key description to genus level:

Porphyridium

Compsopogon

Bangia

Audouinella

Batrachospermum (including section level)

Sirodotia

Tuomeya

Lemanea

Paralemanea

Thorea

Hildenbrandia

b.  Key description to species level (the most common species of different genera)

c.   Comparison of the most common species of Batrachospermum

d.   Example of morphological species form variation

Ecology

Diversity and habitats (streams, rivers and other inland habitats)

Growth forms

Physical factors

Chemical factors

Indicator value of freshwater red algae in running waters for water quality assessment

Threatened freshwater red algae

Distribution

Freshwater genera found in Europe

Rare species found in Europe

Occurrence and distribution of freshwater red alga in Poland

Comparison of diversity and occurrence of Freshwater Rhodophyta in different European countries

Molecular studies

Sampling and preservation

Open questions on morphology, ecology and occurrence of freshwater Rhodophyta

Running projects and recent books demonstration