Come meet us at the ASLO-SIL 2026 meeting
Lars Iversen
Please check out Life in Mud lab members’ talks, posters, and sessions at the ASLO 2026 meeting! Below is an overview of where you can find us throughout the conference.
Sessions
SS036 Macrophyte Communities and Ecosystem Functioning in a Changing Freshwater World Wednesday, Organizers: Lars Iversen, Lindsay Trottier, Yang Liu, Alice Dalla Vecchia
SS055 Integrative Approaches to Freshwater Monitoring: Emerging Technologies, Community-Based Programs, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Saturday, 16/5/2026, 9:00 AM Organizers: Jack Greenhalgh, Valérie Langlois, Geneviève D’Avignon
Talks
SS047 Mapping Threats to the World’s Freshwater Biodiversity Wednesday, 13/5/2026, 9:00 AM Presenter: Christophe Brabant
SS036 Realm-Specific Adaptations Undermine Terrestrial Predictions of Leaf Economics in Freshwater Plant Communities Wednesday, 13/5/2026, 3:00 PM Presenter: Lindsay Trottier
SS036 Continental-Wide Functional Responses of a Native and an Invasive Macrophyte to Local Environmental Conditions Wednesday, 13/5/2026, 3:45 PM Presenter: Alice Dalla Vecchia
SS036 A Trait-Based Framework for Aquatic Plants Life Forms: The Emergent–Floating–Submerged (EFS) Continuum Wednesday, 13/5/2026, 5:15 PM Presenter: Yang Liu
CS004 Environmental Disequilibrium in Canadian Freshwater Bioindicator Communities Thursday, 14/5/2026, 3:30 PM Presenter: Cindy Gao
Posters
SS067 Hydrological and Ecosystem Impacts of In-Stream Artisanal Aggregate and Tin Mining in Central Rwanda Friday, 15/5/2026, 11:00 AM Presenter: Aelis Spiller
LP001 Seasonal Dynamics in a Macrophyte Community: Comparison of Traditional and Environmental DNA Techniques Thursday, 14/5/2026, 11:00 AM Presenter: Gray Fedirchuk
EP010 Macrophyte Mondays: A Network for Students and Early-Career Researchers Thursday, 14/5/2026, 11:00 AM Presenter: Lindsay Trottier
SS055 Early Detection of Freshwater Exotic Invasive Macrophytes Through Environmental DNA Friday, 15/5/2026, 11:00 AM Presenter: Irene Gregory-Eaves
SS055 Emerging Methods for Aquatic Invasive Species Detection: Results of a Global Survey Friday, 15/5/2026, 11:00 AM Presenter: Jack Greenhalgh
Lab collaborators:
SS082 The World’s Oldest Man-Made Biological Experiment: Ancient Stone Jars as Natural Mesocosms for Studying Ecological Structure in Temporary Aquatic Ecosystems Thursday, 14/5/2026, 11:00 AM Presenter: Laura Käse
SS035 Rooted in the Future: An ECR Perspective of Aquatic Plant Research Thursday, 14/5/2026, 5:45 PM Presenter: Antonella Petruzzella