VI ALL-RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION “ALGAE: ISSUES ON TAXONOMY, ECOLOGY AND MONITORING APPROACHES”

The 6th All-Russian Scientific Conference with international participation “Algae: issues on taxonomy, ecology and monitoring approaches” and the School for young scientists was held in the Zvenigorod Biological Station of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, September 12–17, 2022. The conference was organized by the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Institute of Plant Physiology named after K.A. Timiryazev RAS. 82 algologists from 30 scientific institutions of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan attended the conference. The main topics of the Conference: Taxon problems in algology: from morphology to molecular genetics, modern synthesis; Floristics and geography of algae: problems and modern approaches; Soil algocenoses; Structural and functional organization of planktonic and benthic algocenoses; Physiology and biochemistry of algae: theory and practical application; Algae in assessing the state and quality of the environment: modern approaches, results and prospects; Cultivation – algae as an object of biotechnology: theory and its implementation in practice; Paleoalgology and biostratigraphy. During the conference, 72 reports were presented, including 6 plenary and 16 posters.