[Folda] Fwd: [Jhi] Fw: [Askja] Ostracods and why we should care - today at 12:30

[Deirdre Clark]

No Friday seminar today, but there is the following lecture from one of our
PhD students with the Faculty of Biology. Starts also at 12:30 in Askja's
Rm 131.



Jovana Alkalaj, a PhD student at the Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Iceland will present her work:

Ostracods and why we should care

Föstudagur, February 17, 2017 - 12:30 to 13:10 Askja Stofa 131

Ostracods are a class of tiny, aquatic Crustaceans, usually around
0.5-2mm in length. Their bodies are protected by a hinged, bivalve-like
calcareous shell. This shell can often be preserved in sediments for
thousands, even millions of years, which makes them useful for
palaeontologists. They generally inhabit most aquatic environments, and
depending on the species, can be quite sensitive to the conditions of
their surroundings, which is why they are considered valuable as
bioindicators.

Little is known about ostracods in Iceland, to the point where apart
from a few disjointed records, scientists are not even certain which
species can be found in the local waters. The goal of this research is
to start from the very basics, by identifying the ostracods that live in
Icelandic lakes, and at a later time, apply this knowledge to gain a
better understanding of the environmental dynamics in Icelandic
freshwater systems.

Schedule of the biology seminar series.
http://luvs.hi.is/fyrirlestrar_vorid_2017

-- 
Arnar Palsson - Associate Professor in Bioinformatics
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Iceland
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Fax: +(354) 525 4632 <+354%20525%204632>
E-mail: apalsson at hi.is
uni.hi.is/apalsson/en/
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-- 
Deirdre Clark, PhD Research Fellow
University of Iceland | Háskóli Íslands
Institute of Earth Sciences
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101 Reykjavík, Iceland

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