Microbial Oceanography ‐ Complexity vs Simplicity in Microbial Ecology

Hjort Summer School 2016 in Western Norway, August 29. – September 2.

What it is about
The Summer School targets the question of how to study the complex world of pelagic microorganisms. On the large scales, viruses, bacteria,protists and higher planktonic predators transform the world’s oceans into a living soup regulating biogeochemical cycles, climate dynamics, pollution events and marine harvest. On the smallscale, we cannot cease to be fascinated by the mind-boggling diversity found among the microbes and the peculiar interactions of individuals in a nearby surrounding. Microbial ecologists study different aspects of this system on separate scales. The goal of this summer school is to evaluate how the different approaches may fit together to gain an improved system understanding. We discuss community level approaches to microbial diversity and function, food web and ecosystem level approaches and ways to study patterns that go beyond the distinct scales. Leading international researchers (*) working on different aspects of microbial oceanography and ecology will teach in a mix of lectures, group discussions, workshops and student presentations.

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