Extremophiles and Extreme Environments

This broad-scale session will encompass all aspects of the microbial ecology of extremophiles and their environments. Relevant groups of organisms include all the recognised groups of ‘extremophiles’ (thermophiles, psychrophiles, halophiles, acidophiles, alkaliphiles, xerophiles, radioresistant organisms and more), and their habitats. Relevant fields of study include diversity, functional ecology, adaptive mechanisms, community interactions, ecosystem services and much more.

Convenors
Don Cowan, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Valeria Souza, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico

Invited Speakers
Don Cowan, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Maria Eugenia Farias, PUNABIO, Argentina
Ian McDonald, Waikato University, New Zealand
Valeria Souza, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico