MBL MICRO-ECO DISCUSSION GROUP
Meets Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 PM, Starr 2nd floor classroom, unless otherwise stated.
MBL Micro-Eco Discussion Group, Spring 2012
January 26 -- Joe Vallino
Joe will present some results from the microcosm experiment he, Julie Huber, and Nuria Fernandez Gonzalez have been conducting. He suggests that ahead of time, you could go to the project web site and poke around to get oriented: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/MEP/
For example you can see data here: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/MEP/Experimental/ATBexp1/ATBexp1.html
Summary of the research:
Theory: Biological systems organize to maximize entropy production subject to information and biophysicochemical constraints
February 2 - Lois Maignien
Besemer K. et al. (2012) Unraveling assembly of stream biofilm communities. The ISME Journal
http://www.nature.com/ismej/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ismej2011205a.html
February 9 - Phil Arevalo
Herlemann DPR et al. (2011) Transitions in bacterial communities along the 2000km salinity gradient of the Baltic Sea. The ISME Journal. 5: 1571-1579.
February 16 - Chris Algar
Chris' ASLO abstract : click here
Background info. about N-processing rxns if you want some guidance:
Burgin A.J., and S.K. Hamilton (2007) Have we overemphasized the role of dentrification in aquatic ecosystems? A review of nitrate removal pathways. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5:89-96.
February 23 - No MicroEco meeting (ASLO conference and school vacation week)
March 1 - François Thomas
Presentation of PhD research
March 8 -- No MicroECo (Ecosystems PI retreat out of town)
March 15 - Gretta Serres
Jutta Graue, Bert Engelen and Heribert Cypionka (2012) Degradation of cyanobacterial biomass in anoxic tidal-flat sediments: a microcosm study of metabolic processes and community changes
The ISME Journal (2012) 6, 660–669
March 22 -- Julie Huber
Petersen, Jillian M., Frank U. Zielinski, Thomas Pape, Richard Seifert, Cristina Moraru, Rudolf Amann, Stephane Hourdez, et al. 2011. “Hydrogen is an energy source for hydrothermal vent symbioses.” Nature 476 (7359) (August 10): 176-180. doi:10.1038/nature10325. http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature10325.
March 29 -- Plum Island LTER meeting talks
April 5 -- Nuria Fernandez
Wendeberg A. et al. (2012) Expression patterns of mRNAs for methanotrophy and thiotrophy in symbionts of the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis. The ISME Journal 6, 104–112.
April 12 -- Postdoc candidate, Huber lab
April 19 -- Zoe Cardon
Regan K. et al. (2011) Can differences in microbial abundances help explain enhanced N2O emissions in a permanent grassland under elevated atmospheric CO2? Global Change Biology (2011), doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02470.x
April 26 -- Susie Theroux
practice talk:
"Diversity and Ecology of Lacustrine Alkenone-Producing Haptophytes "
For background, Susie suggests reading the 1st 8 pages (intro and section 2) of this recent review:
Castañeda I.S. and Schouten S. (2011) A review of molecular organic proxies for examining modern and ancient lacustrine environments. Quaternary Science Reviews.Volume: 30 Issue: 21-22 Pages: 2851-2891 DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.07.009
May 3 -- Yuko Hasigawa
May 10 - Jeremy Rich
Iverson, V., Morris, R.M., Frazar, C.D., Berthiaume, C.T., Morales, R.L., Armbrust, E.V., 2012. Untangling Genomes from Metagenomes: Revealing an Uncultured Class of Marine Euryarchaeota. Science 335, 587-590.
Supplementary material is here. (This info. was not attached to the email announcement - large!)
