| Session Details | |
| Section | OS - Ocean Sciences |
| Session Title | Ecology, Chemistry, And Molecular Mechanisms Of Phosphorus Cycling |
| Main Convener | Dr. Xin Lin (Xiamen University, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Senjie Lin (Xiamen University, China) Dr. Hongbin Liu (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR) |
| Session Description | Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for marine phytoplankton. P cycle represents one of the major biogenic elements along with carbon and nitrogen. Despite such a fundamental role, relative less comprehensive studies have been carried out compared with C and N cycle. However, current data show that P availability is growth-limiting in certain marine systems and can impact the structural composition of phytoplankton community. The last decade has witnessed accelerated growth of information needed to understand how phytoplankton respond to and cope with low-P stress and P-growth limitation (P-stress that reduces rates of cell growth and cell division) at the molecular, cellular, and ecological levels. In this session, topics would cover a broad range of studies associated with P, such as all aspects regarding the P biogeochemistry, development of measurement of different chemical forms of P in the ocean, ecological study of P or physiological study. Specifically, temporally and spatially varying P nutrient regimes in the ocean or coastal waters, physiological and molecular mechanisms of P assimilation in phytoplankton, the effect of P-limitation on phytoplankton growth and phytoplankton community in the marine environment. We are expecting that such an event not only share the update of P research, but also provide us the insight about the future direction and collaboration among countries to investigate the P cycle in the Asian-Pacific area. |