Mývatn Research Anniversary Conference
Skútustöðum, 16. - 19. September 2024
Long-term research that brings together many disciplines and scientists is essential for understanding the complex and changing world. This conference celebrates 50 years of long-term research at Lake Mývatn. Research at Mývatn has touched all aspects of the lake, from paleoecology to ecosystem processes, and from population dynamics to evolution. A central lesson from Mývatn is that, when trying to understand a system that is highly productive and full of strong ecological interactions, it is impossible to segregate different components of the system: for example, the population dynamics of a single species of midge can drive nutrient fluxes in the entire lake, and rapidly changing food resources can lead to evolutionary changes in fish that in turn feed back on their effects on their resources. All of these processes that are revealed by long-term research take place in a lake that plays an important conservation role as a major breeding site of waterfowl in Europe, and as home to rare Marimo (kúluskitur). Finally, to place Mývatn in context of freshwater systems, and freshwater science, in Iceland, the conference vision will encompass other long-term freshwater research programs in Iceland.
Skútustöðum, 16. - 19. September 2024
Long-term research that brings together many disciplines and scientists is essential for understanding the complex and changing world. This conference celebrates 50 years of long-term research at Lake Mývatn. Research at Mývatn has touched all aspects of the lake, from paleoecology to ecosystem processes, and from population dynamics to evolution. A central lesson from Mývatn is that, when trying to understand a system that is highly productive and full of strong ecological interactions, it is impossible to segregate different components of the system: for example, the population dynamics of a single species of midge can drive nutrient fluxes in the entire lake, and rapidly changing food resources can lead to evolutionary changes in fish that in turn feed back on their effects on their resources. All of these processes that are revealed by long-term research take place in a lake that plays an important conservation role as a major breeding site of waterfowl in Europe, and as home to rare Marimo (kúluskitur). Finally, to place Mývatn in context of freshwater systems, and freshwater science, in Iceland, the conference vision will encompass other long-term freshwater research programs in Iceland.
The conference will take place in Skútustaðir, the venue in Skjólbrekka and meals at Sel - Hótel Mývatn. Accommodation will be at Guesthouse Narfastaðir in Reykjadalur. The accomodation is in shared rooms and all booking through the conference. Space is limited to about 80 people. We will provide bus trips daily between the Guesthouse and the Venue. The conference is generously supported by the Mývatn Research Station
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A special issue will be published in Aquatic Ecology
A special issue will be published in Aquatic Ecology