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INA16 Abstracts Athens, Greece Journal of Nannoplankton Research INA16 abstracts Athens, Greece volume 37 | special issue | september 2017 THE INTERNATIONAL NANNOPLANTON ASSOCIATION, INC. Founded 1979 INA COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESIDENT Jeremy R. Young, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University College London, UK; [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT Paul R. Bown, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University College London, UK; [email protected] TREASURER Matt Hampton, Network Stratigraphic Consulting Ltd., UK; [email protected] SECRETARY (acting)* Jackie A. Lees, ALS Ellington, USA/Dept. of Earth Sciences, University College London, UK; [email protected] * This a is new post to be formally proposed at the INA 16 conference MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Sebastian Meier, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Christian-Albrechts- Universität, Germany; [email protected] INA FOUNDATION DIRECTOR Mike Styzen, Noble Energy, Inc., USA; [email protected] JNR EDITORIAL TEAM Editor-in-Chief Jamie L. Shamrock, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., USA; [email protected] Associate Editor (review coordination) Richard W. Howe, ALS Ellington, USA/Australia; [email protected] Associate Editor (digital archiving) Jeremy R. Young, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University College London, UK; [email protected] WEBSITE EDITOR Jeremy R. Young, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University College London, UK; [email protected] PUBLIC OUTREACH OFFICER Mario Cachao, Dept. of Geology, Fac. of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal; [email protected] SOCIAL MEDIA OFFICER Jarrett Cruz, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, USA; jwc09e@ my.fsu.edu EMAIL MAILING-LIST ORGANISER Juan Pablo Perez Panera, CONICET, Argentina; [email protected] INA COUNCIL MEMBERS AT LARGE Kyoko Hagino; [email protected] & Emma Sheldon; [email protected] INA MEMBERSHIP Open to anyone, upon receipt of annual subscription (GB£30 regular, GB£15 student, GB£45 libraries/ institutions). Dues can be paid securely via the INA website http://ina.tmsoc.org/ina/inapayment.htm, or by check or credit transfer to the INA account via the Treasurer. For membership/delivery queries and change of address, please contact the Membership Secretary. COCCOLITHS LIST Subscribe, and chat about nannos to other nanno people! To subscribe, and for more information, go to http://webmail.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/mailman/listinfo/coccoliths. To post to this list, send you message to [email protected]. edu.ar BACK ISSUES Digital version of past articles are available at http://ina.tmsoc.org/JNR/JNRcontents.htm. Current members can contact the Editor-in-Chief for lost/forgotten access passwords. JOURNAL CONTENT Send all scientific contributions and any comments to the Editor-in-Chief. For instructions for authors, see inside back cover or http://ina.tmsoc.org/JNR/JNRinstructions.htm. The views expressed in the JNR are not necessarily those of the Editorial Team or of the INA. ADVERTISING Advertisements are welcome at a rate of US$60/pg. Please address queries to the Editor-in-Chief. © 2015 International Nannoplankton Association, Inc. The Journal of Nannoplankton Research is a publication of the International Nannoplankton Association. Printed by The Sheridan Press, Hannover, PA, USA. ISSN 1210-8049 INA 16 - Athens, Greece 1 16th International ΝΑΝΝΟΠΛΑΓΚΤΟΝ Association Meeting Athens, Greece September 24-28, 2017 2 INA 16 - Athens, Greece INA16 Athens, Greece 2017 INA16 Athens, Greece 2017 Convenors | Organizing Committee & Members Scientific Committee Convenors LUC BEAUFORT CEREGE/CNRS Université Aix-Marseille MARIA V. TRIANTAPHYLLOU JEREMY R. YOUNG National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University College London (UCL) TIMOTHY BRALOWER (NKUA) Pennsylvania State University Organizing Committee KYOKO HAGINO Kochi Core Center MARIA TRIANTAPHYLLOU ODYSSEAS ARCHONTIKIS National and Kapodistrian University of Athens National and Kapodistrian University of Athens IAN PROBERT CNRS/UPMC, Station Biologique de Roscoff ATHENA ECONOMOU-AMILLI PARASKEVI NOMIKOU Professor Emeritus National and Kapodistrian University of Athens EMMA SHELDON National and Kapodistrian University of Athens EUGENIA MORAITI Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland MARGARITA DIMIZA Institute of Geology & Mineral Exploration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (I.G.M.E) DAVID K. WATKINS University of Nebraska KATERINA KOULI STELLA PSARRA National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Hellenic Centre for Marine Research DAVE BORD ALS Limited ELISAVET SKAMPA SPYROS BELLAS National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change ELISABETTA ERBA Universita degli Studi di Milano Special thanks are due to ELISA MALINVERNO Dr. LAUREL BYBELL for editing all submitted abstracts for the JNR abstract issue Universita degli Studi di Milano Bicocca Assoc. Prof. IOANNIS PAPANIKOLAOU (Agricultural University of Athens) ROSALIND RICKABY for the geoenvironmental guiding during the pre-Conference fieldtrip to Corinth Canal University of Oxford Professor Emeritus DIMITRIOS PAPANIKOLAOU (NKUA) and Assist. Prof. PARASKEVI NOMIKOU JEAN-SELF-TRAIL (NKUA) for the geoenvironmental guiding during the post-Conference fieldtrip to Santorini Island U.S. Geological Survey Student and Staff Volunteers NKUA (PhDs): Maria Athanasiou NKUA (MSCs): Boris-Theofanis Karatsolis, Alexandra Ravani, Georgios Vasiliou, Stavroula Giannakopoulou NKUA (undergraduates): Zois Arnopoulos, Teodora Blagoeva, Maria-Sofia Kapiri, Alexandra Koltiri, Konstantinos Miaritis, Kostas Panagiotaropoulos, Stelios Potamousis, Dimitris Prokos, Angelina Temponera, Kleoniki Theodoridou, Vasilis Tsigenopoulos Aristotle University of the Thessaloniki (staff): Olga Koukousioura Aristotle University of the Thessaloniki (undergraduates): Vasiliki Grigoria Dimou, Ioannis Michailidis, Pierros Patoucheas Harokopion University of Athens: Anna Katsigera INA 16 - Athens, Greece 3 INA16 Athens, Greece 2017 INA16 Athens, Greece 2017 Convenors | Organizing Committee & Members Scientific Committee Convenors LUC BEAUFORT CEREGE/CNRS Université Aix-Marseille MARIA V. TRIANTAPHYLLOU JEREMY R. YOUNG National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University College London (UCL) TIMOTHY BRALOWER (NKUA) Pennsylvania State University Organizing Committee KYOKO HAGINO Kochi Core Center MARIA TRIANTAPHYLLOU ODYSSEAS ARCHONTIKIS National and Kapodistrian University of Athens National and Kapodistrian University of Athens IAN PROBERT CNRS/UPMC, Station Biologique de Roscoff ATHENA ECONOMOU-AMILLI PARASKEVI NOMIKOU Professor Emeritus National and Kapodistrian University of Athens EMMA SHELDON National and Kapodistrian University of Athens EUGENIA MORAITI Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland MARGARITA DIMIZA Institute of Geology & Mineral Exploration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (I.G.M.E) DAVID K. WATKINS University of Nebraska KATERINA KOULI STELLA PSARRA National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Hellenic Centre for Marine Research DAVE BORD ALS Limited ELISAVET SKAMPA SPYROS BELLAS National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change ELISABETTA ERBA Universita degli Studi di Milano Special thanks are due to ELISA MALINVERNO Dr. LAUREL BYBELL for editing all submitted abstracts for the JNR abstract issue Universita degli Studi di Milano Bicocca Assoc. Prof. IOANNIS PAPANIKOLAOU (Agricultural University of Athens) ROSALIND RICKABY for the geoenvironmental guiding during the pre-Conference fieldtrip to Corinth Canal University of Oxford Professor Emeritus DIMITRIOS PAPANIKOLAOU (NKUA) and Assist. Prof. PARASKEVI NOMIKOU JEAN-SELF-TRAIL (NKUA) for the geoenvironmental guiding during the post-Conference fieldtrip to Santorini Island U.S. Geological Survey Student and Staff Volunteers NKUA (PhDs): Maria Athanasiou NKUA (MSCs): Boris-Theofanis Karatsolis, Alexandra Ravani, Georgios Vasiliou, Stavroula Giannakopoulou NKUA (undergraduates): Zois Arnopoulos, Teodora Blagoeva, Maria-Sofia Kapiri, Alexandra Koltiri, Konstantinos Miaritis, Kostas Panagiotaropoulos, Stelios Potamousis, Dimitris Prokos, Angelina Temponera, Kleoniki Theodoridou, Vasilis Tsigenopoulos Aristotle University of the Thessaloniki (staff): Olga Koukousioura Aristotle University of the Thessaloniki (undergraduates): Vasiliki Grigoria Dimou, Ioannis Michailidis, Pierros Patoucheas Harokopion University of Athens: Anna Katsigera 4 INA 16 - Athens, Greece 24-28 SEPTEMBER 2017 16TH INTERNATIONAL NANNOPLANKTON ASSOCIATION MEETING ATHENS, GREECE INA16 will be a perfectly enjoyable experience and a unique opportunity for all nanno-folks to exchange experiences, learn the state-of-the art and develop professional contacts around the globe. Its main objectives are as follows: • Nannofossil biostratigraphy - challenges, innovations and developments • Coccolithophore taxonomy and size variations • Coccolithophore phylogeny, species-concepts and molecular genetics • Calcareous nannofossils - indicators of palaeoenvironmental, oceanographic and climatic changes • Coccolithophore ecology - insights from seasonality and biogeography • Understanding coccolithophore biocalcification • Jurassic nannofossil biostratigraphy and paleoecology • Ecosystem dynamics and applications • Palaeoceanography of the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific – results from recent IODP cruises INA 16 - Athens, Greece 5 We are looking forward to welcoming more than 120 participants (approx. 80 oral and 65 poster presentations). INA16 will accommodate a nice dispersion of participants all over the
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