For this 5th conference Monday, you will discover the latest research of Adeline Stewart, on the biodiversity of green microalgae in the Alps. A convivial time of exchange to share together on this subject.
Did you know that in the snow there are also algae? Amazing, isn't it? From glaciers to puddles, on the facades of houses, algae are omnipresent. Beyond these micro-algae, micro-organisms constitute a large part of the biodiversity, hiding under the surface of the earth, lakes, rivers, in the snow... Invisible to our eyes, except when their presence is manifested by blooms.
This is how the famous blood of the glaciers (red coloring of the snow at the end of spring, even in early summer in high altitude, is due to the massive proliferation of microscopic algae that are loaded with a red pigment.
Most of them are still unknown, and thus, the impact of global warming on these communities and its consequences on ecosystems are still difficult to predict.
During this conference, you will learn how and why the biodiversity of micro-organisms in mountain pastures, in a context of climate change, is studied. Work carried out at Le Lautaret will be shared.
Adeline Stewart is a post-doctoral researcher at Laval University (Quebec) and Le Mans University (France). After a thesis on the biodiversity of green microalgae in the Alps, she is now working on the genomes of benthic marine microalgae.
This is how the famous blood of the glaciers (red coloring of the snow at the end of spring, even in early summer in high altitude, is due to the massive proliferation of microscopic algae that are loaded with a red pigment.
Most of them are still unknown, and thus, the impact of global warming on these communities and its consequences on ecosystems are still difficult to predict.
During this conference, you will learn how and why the biodiversity of micro-organisms in mountain pastures, in a context of climate change, is studied. Work carried out at Le Lautaret will be shared.
Adeline Stewart is a post-doctoral researcher at Laval University (Quebec) and Le Mans University (France). After a thesis on the biodiversity of green microalgae in the Alps, she is now working on the genomes of benthic marine microalgae.
