Program Overview
Program Overview
| 15th October - Morning | 16th October - Morning | 17th October - Morning |
| Session 2. Biodiversity Conservation |
Session 5. Phylogeny and Evolution Session 4. Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections |
Session 6. Plant Diversity |
| 15th October - Afternoon | 16th October - Afternoon | |
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Session 1. Animal Diversity |
Session 3. Marine Diversity |
IECD 2024 Program (DAY 1)
IECD 2024 Day 1
Session 2. Biodiversity conservation
Date: 15th October 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:30 (CEST, Basel) | 03:30 (EDT, New York) | 15:30 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 09:30-09:40 | Prof. Dr. Michael Wink Event Chair |
Welcome from the Event Chair |
| 09:40-09:45 | Assoc. Prof. Kevin Cianfaglione Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 9:45-10:15 | Assoc. Prof. Camilla Wellstein Keynote Speaker |
Biodiversity Conservation in the Dolomites: Climate Change and Sustainability Strategies for Endemic Plant Species |
| 10:15-10:30 | Marco Grillo | Exploring Environmental Descriptors Influencing the Distribution of Antarctic Decapod Larvae in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Krisztián Katona | Drone-Based Estimation of Wild Boar Disturbances in a Hungarian Wetland Area |
| 10:45-11:00 | Alexey Gulov | Comparative Evaluation of Two Cryopreservation Protocols with Programmable Freezing of Drone Semen |
| 11:00-11:15 | Hakan Çelebi | Revolution in Conserving and Detecting Biodiversity: Environmental DNA (eDNA) Technique |
| 11:15-11:30 | Alice Guzzi | Advancing Antarctic Benthic Ecosystem Monitoring through Photogrammetry and Automated Recognition Technologies |
| 11:30-11:45 | Ambre Châline | Biodiversity of Carabid Beetles in Different Types of Forest in the Region of Abruzzo, Italy |
Session 1. Animal Diversity
Date: 15th October 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 14:30 (CEST, Basel) | 08:30 (EDT, New York) | 20:30 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:30-14:40 | Prof. Dr. Luc Legal Prof. Dr. Łukasz Kaczmarek Session Chairs |
Welcome from the Session Chairs |
| 14:40-14:55 | Akongte Peter Njukang | Environmental Factors Influence Site Selection and Augment Breeding Success in Honey Bees: An Insight Into Honey Bee Reproductive Success |
| 14:55-15:10 | Fátima Brito | What We Know about Deroceras Laeve (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata): An Integrative Study of a Species Complex |
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15:10-15:25 |
Sanja Gottstein | Aquatic Invertebrate Assemblages as Proxies for Adjacent Karst Spring Differentiation |
| 15:25-15:40 | Balázs Bócsi | Reproductive Potential of Non-native Nutria (Myocastor Coypus) in Slovakia |
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15:40-15:55 |
Linas Balčiauskas | Inter- And Intra-Species Differences in Body Condition Index in Small Mammals of Middle Latitudes |
| 15:55-16:10 | Grigory Potapov | Cryptic Species of Bombus lucorum-complex in Northern European Russia |
| 16:10-16:25 | Glorija Ćirković | Diversity and Conservation Status of Amphibians and Reptiles in Rudnik Mountain (Central Serbia) |
| 16:25-16:40 | Peter Uetz | Digital Morphological Descriptions of All Reptile Species |
| 16:40-16:55 | Justin Bagley | Multi-Scale Comparison of the Shapes and Drivers of Stream Fish Species–Area Relationships in a Regional Aquatic Biodiversity Hotspot |
IECD 2024 Program (DAY 2)
IECD 2024 Day 2
Session 5. Phylogeny and Evolution
Session 4. Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections
Date: 16th October 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CEST, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 15:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 09:00-09:10 | Prof. Dr. Samantha C. Karunarathna Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 9:10-9:40 | Professor Rajesh Jeewon Keynote Speaker |
The Hidden World of Microfungi: Understanding Their Taxonomy and Biodiversity |
| 9:40-10:00 | Dr. Rajeshkumar KC Invited Speaker |
Phylogenetic Insights into Species Identification in conidial Ascomycota |
| 10:00-10:15 | Willam Oliveira da Silva | First Karyotypic Description of Echimys Chrysurus Zimmermann, 1780 (Rodentia, Echimyidae, Echimyinae) from the Amazon and Chromosomal Patterns Among Echimyidae Lineages |
| 10:15-10:30 | Gianmarco Ferrara | Molecular Detection and Genetic Diversity of Torque Teno Canis Virus in Dogs in Southern Italy |
| 10:30-10:45 | Vanessa Silva | Wildlife as Key Reservoirs of Staphylococcus Aureus Genetic Variants |
| 10:45-11:00 | Rustem Ilyasov | Honey is a natural postbiotic product and source for beneficial microorganisms |
Session 3. Marine Diversity
Date: 16th October 2024 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:30 (CEST, Basel) | 08:30 (EDT, New York) | 20:30 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 14:30-14:35 | Dr. Gioele Capillo Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 14:35-15:00 | Dr. Laura Carugati Keynote Speaker |
Genetic Methods and Data to Inform Marine Conservation |
| 15:00-15:15 | Georgia Charalampous | Distinct Communities of Bacteria and Unicellular Eukaryotes in the Different Water Masses of the Cretan Passage Water Column (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) |
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15:15-15:30 |
Navita Gaude | Inter-Tidal Cirripede [Cirripedia: Thecostraca] Diversity in Goa: Three New Records |
| 15:30-15:45 | Valentina Cometti | An Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of Pioneer Benthic Communities in Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea, Antarctica) Using the Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMSs) |
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15:45-15:50 |
Dr. Paulo Vale Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 15:50-16:15 | Dr. Norma Flores-Holguin Keynote Speaker |
Comparative Theoretical Analysis of Chemical Reactivity Properties and Potential for New Drugs of Some Marine Toxins |
| 16:15-16:30 | Boris Neklyudov | A New Deep-Sea Phoronid Species from the Okhotsk Sea Basin |
| 16:30-16:45 | Fátima Gonella | Zooplankton in the Surf Zone and Adjacent Shallow Subtidal Waters: Differences in Community Patterns Between Close Seascapes |
| 16:45-17:00 | Ana Sofia Lavrador | Assessing Distribution Patterns of Non-Indigenous Invertebrates in Ten Marinas across Mainland Portugal, Madeira and Azores through DNA Metabarcoding |
IECD 2024 Program (DAY 3)
IECD 2024 Day 3
Session 6. Plant Diversity
Date: 17th October 2024 (Thursday)
Time: 9:30 (CEST, Basel) | 03:30 (EDT, New York) | 15:30 (CST Asia, Beijing)
| Time in CEST | Speaker | Title |
| 09:30-09:35 | Prof. Dr. Mario A. Pagnotta Session Chair |
Welcome from the Session Chair |
| 09:35-09:50 | Sweta Negi | Unveiling the Rich Diversity of Epiphytic Bryophytes of Moist Temperate Deciduous Forest in the Western Himalayas of India |
| 9:50-10:05 | Mauro Commisso | Bioprospection of Italian Flora: A Strategy to Valorize Plant Diversity Through the Search for Precious Phytochemicals |
| 10:05-10:20 |
Soufian Chakkour |
Exploring the Biodiversity and Ecological Features of Fragile Alnus Glutinosa Riverine Woodlands: A Study on Vegetation Composition and Vulnerability in Fragmented Ecosystems |
| 10:20-10:35 | Ioannis Zografakis | Plant Diversity and Agroecosystem Service Provision in Olive Orchards in Crete, Greece: The Effect of Agricultural Management Systems and Agroecological Zones |
| 10:35-10:50 | Mohd. Kamran Khan | Aegilops Species as a Source of Boron Toxicity Tolerance |
| 10:50-11:05 | Faten Ellmouni | The Floristic Composition of Some Botanical Gardens in the Fayoum Depression, Egypt |
| 11:05-11:20 | Carlos I. Arbizu | Multivariate Analysis of Peruvian Maize Races |
| 11:20-11:35 | Is-haq Yusuff | Taxonomic Revision of Genus Annona Native to Africa Using Selected Barcode Loci (matK, trnL and rbcL) |
| 11:35-11:50 | Paloma Yias | Microsatellite Analysis Reveals Genetic Variation in 'Yerba Mate' Trees from Argentina |