2nd SYMBIOMICS Field Workshop Shallow Water Symbioses: From

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Date: 28th of May - 7th of June 2014
Location: Fetovaia, Island of Elba, Italy
Organisation: HYDRA Institute for Marine Sciences
2nd SYMBIOMICS Field Workshop
Shallow Water Symbioses: From the Genomes to
the Environment and Back II
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Workshop Goals I
The focus of this workshop is on learning the theory and practice of working in the field
conducting a small project. Students will learn under the supervision of experienced scientists:
• How to observe, analyze and understand the symbiotic
habitats (sediments, seagrass, hard substrates, sunken
wood, pelagic environments);
• How to collect samples in the field using snorkeling and
diving;
• How to identify, characterize, and dissect symbiotic
animals (light and fluorescence microscopy)
• How to prepare and preserve samples for
morphological, molecular, and biogeochemical analyses;
• How to conduct physiological and ecological experiments
(e.g. preference experiments, incubations with labeled compounds, etc.).
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Workshop Goals II
14 invited senior scientists will give lectures in their field of expertise. A poster session will
give students the opportunity to present their PhD projects and discuss their work with others.
Round table sessions in the evening with all participants will provide a stimulating
environment for evaluating the daily field and lab work, and discussing relevant research on
marine symbioses.
The symbioses and marine ecosystems
The symbioses so far known from coastal sediments of Elba are mainly chemosynthetic:
lucinid clams, stilbonematinid nematodes, gutless oligochaetes, Paracatenula flatworms,
ciliates, etc. Some sediments harboring symbiotic meiofauna are oligotrophic and others have
high concentrations of for example toxic hydrogen sulfide. The chemosynthetic symbioses
occur in various ecosystems, however their occurrence is patchy. The factors influencing
patchiness are not understood yet, fueling questions for approaches from genetic to ecosystem
level. Also other topics such as transmission or interactions need the view on the overall
system the organisms live in.
Wood deployments are planned for the study of wood-boring bivalves. Cephalopods and their
symbionts are planned to be studied as a second example of non-meiofauna marine symbiosis.
The workshop topics
The workshop questions
• Symbiotic meiofauna / infauna
• Biogeochemistry of symbiotic habitats
• The role of C- and N-compounds in
symbiosis
• Ecology: interactions with the
environment
• Symbiont transmission
• Host-symbiont interactions
• The ecosystem “sunken wood“
• Modeling of symbiotic associations
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“Why are they patchy?“
“Which energy sources are available?“
“Which carbon sources are available?“
“How little is enough?“
“How much is available?“
“Are low-energy habitats more favorable
for harboring chemoautotrophic
symbiosis?“
• “How much is too much?“
• “Who can live in high energy habitats
with toxic concentrations of H2S, and
how?“
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Invited teaching faculty
Bright, Monika
University of Vienna; http://www.hydrothermalvent.com/php/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=6:univprof-dr-monika-bright&Itemid=10&layout=default
Cavanaugh, Colleen
Harvard University; http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/cavanaugh/
de Beer, Dirk
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology; http://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Dirk_de_Beer.html
Distel, Daniel
University of Maine; http://www.umaine.edu/meem/faculty/distel.htm
Dubilier, Nicole
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology; http://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Nicole_Dubilier.html
Fisher, Chuck
Pennsylvania State University; http://bio.psu.edu/directory/crf2
Girguis, Pete
Harvard University; http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/girguis/
Gruber-Vodicka, Harald
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology; http://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Harald_Gruber-Vodicka.html
Kleiner, Manuel
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology; http://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Manuel_Kleiner.html
Kuypers, Marcel
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology; http://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Marcel_Kuypers.html
McFall-Ngai, Margaret
University of Wisconsin-Madison; http://medmicro.wisc.edu/people_faculty_profile.php?id=mjmcfallngai&view=intro
Ott, Jörg
University of Vienna; http://www.univie.ac.at/shallow-water-symbiosis/p_ott.html
Polerecky, Lubos
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology; http://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Lubos_Polerecky.html
Ruby, Edward
University of Wisconsin-Madison; http://medmicro.wisc.edu/people_faculty_profile.php?id=egruby&view=intro
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WORKSHOP DATES & INFORMATION
The workshop will begin on Wednesday, May 28th 2014 with a welcome buffet at 18:00 at the
HYDRA field station and end Friday evening, June 6th with a farewell dinner. Departure is on
Saturday, June 7th.
Location
The workshop will be held at the field station of the HYDRA Institute for Marine Sciences on
the Island of Elba, Italy. The station is located in Fetovaia, a small village in the south-west of
Elba and overlooks one of the most beautiful beaches of the island. It provides classrooms, dry
and wet labs, as well as diving and boating facilities for field research.
Accommodation
During the workshop you will stay at the Hotel Galli in
Fetovaia (http://www.hotelgalli.it/en/), a small family-run
hotel close to the beach and the HYDRA field station. Due to
funding and space limitations, students will share rooms in
apartments nearby.
Meals
Breakfast and dinner will be served at the Hotel Galli.
Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon tea/snacks will be
provided at the HYDRA field station or in the field. A
welcome buffet, a barbeque and a closing dinner buffet are
planned at the HYDRA field station.
Shops
There is one bar, but there are no shops in the village of Fetovaia. The next shops are in the
neighboring village Seccheto, which is a 20 min walk along the coast. A shuttle service by
HYDRA staff is possible.
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HYDRA field station
The HYDRA field station provides
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2 classrooms with benches for 24 students each
20 dissection microscopes and 12 microscopes
2 wet benches
2 small lab rooms with a fridge and a small freezer
Various field sampling equipment (ask for specificities)
3 boats
25 diving and 60 snorkeling equipments
Team of expert divers and snorkelers
Indoor and open air area for discussion assemblages
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Diving equipment will be provided. If you would like to scuba dive: you MUST HAVE your
scuba certificate and a medical certificate stating that you are “fit for scuba diving“!
In May/June, the sun can be quite strong. You should bring a cap or hat and sunscreen. On the
water and in the evenings it can be chilly and it might rain: please bring appropriate clothing.
Bring some € in cash (the next cash dispensers and banks are 5-10 km away)
Registration
1. Registration deadline: December 30st, 2013. Please use the registration form of this brochure,
and e-mail or fax it to Miriam Weber at HYDRA (contact info below).
2. Please organize and book your own travel arrangements. Plan to arrive in Elbaʻs main town
Portoferraio or at the airport by early afternoon on May 28th and depart from Fetovaia the
morning of June 7th.
3. Contact Miriam Weber if you need support for your travel arrangements. Arrival and return
transport from HYDRA to Portoferraio or the airport will be organized (send your arrival
and departure times to Miriam Weber). You can find more travel information at the end of
this brochure.
4. For all PIs: All workshop costs including travel, accommodation, and meals will be covered
through Symbiomics. Details on how to receive reimbursement for your travel costs will be
provided once you have registered for the workshop.
5. For the PhD students: Workshop costs are covered. Travel, accommodation, breakfast and
dinner in the hotel needs to be covered by your travel funds.
We look forward to welcome you in Fetovaia,
Miriam + HYDRA Team
[email protected]
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Registration Form
Full name
Address
E-Mail
Mobile phone number (for arrival
co-ordination purposes only)
Your planned time of arrival in
Portoferraio (or the airport) on
Elba?
Do you need a shuttle service by
HYDRA staff?
When do you leave Fetovaia on
Elba?
Do you need a shuttle service by
HYDRA staff?
Teaching staff will be booked in
single rooms, students in shared
rooms. Please indicate if you have
specific accommodation requests.
If you are a student you will share
a room: With whom do you want
to share?
Do you have specific food
requests? (please specify e.g.
vegetarian, vegan)
How do you plan to participate in
the field work, as a diver,
snorkeler or person on land?
PLEASE e-mail to [email protected] (preferred)
or fax to +49 89 130 60 132
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Travel information
Plane
You can fly to Pisa or Rome with various airlines: Lufthansa, Alitalia, Ryanair, EasyJet, AirBerlin, etc.
From Pisa or Rome you need to continue by train and ferry to Elba (see below).
You can fly to/from Elba directly with Intersky (www.intersky.biz) via Munich or Zurich, but only on
Wednesdays and Saturdays.
If this is an option for you, please please be aware that these flights are quickly booked out.
Train
Take the train directly to the harbor Piombino Marittima where the ferry leaves for Elba. You can also
take the train to Campiglia Marittima, from where a shuttle bus goes to the harbor.
Ferry
Take the ferry from Piombino Marittima to Portoferraio. There are three companies: “Toremar“, “Moby
Lines“ and “Bluenavy“. The ferries depart regularly from 6 AM to 10 PM. The passage takes about one
hour. A reservation is not needed, just buy the ticket at the harbor and take the next boat.
In Portoferraio you can take a public bus to Fetovaia or arrange a pick-up by HYDRA staff.
Bus
From Portoferraio to Fetovaia public busses leave about once every two hours. The bus ride takes about
45 minutes. If you intend to take a public bus, please let Miriam know and she will help you with the
timetable.
Car
“Google maps“ shows the most convenient routes from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. You drive
to Piombino Marittima and take the ferry to Portoferraio. Then you drive via Procchio, Marina di
Campo and Seccheto to Fetovaia.
200 meters after the road sign “Fetovaia“ take the first road to your right. It goes up the hill and is
called “Via del Forno“. The first house to your right is the HYDRA field station.
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Contacts
HYDRA Field Station/Centro Marino Elba
Dr. Miriam Weber
Via del Forno 80
Loc. Fetovaia
57034 Campo nell'Elba (LI)
Italy
office +39 0565 98 80 27
mobile +39 338 937 56 77
fax: +49 89 130 60 132
[email protected]
www.hydra-institute.com
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Prof. Dr. Nicole Dubilier
Symbiosis Group
Celsiusstr. 1
28359 Bremen
Germany
office +49 421 20 28 932
fax +49 421 20 28 580
[email protected]
www.mpi-bremen.com