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ALPALGA \u2013 ALPINE MICROALGAE<\/h2>\n

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In the context of climate change, mountain environments are dramatically affected. Glaciers are retreating, lake levels are falling, the supply of water to rivers and streams is endangered. At all elevations, all environments such as forests, mountain pastures, snow cover, are affected. We are facing visible changes but also invisible ones. Ecosystems exposed to the effects of climate change are particularly affected. Understanding these upheavals and developing conservation strategies require the knowledge of the living beings that inhabit these environments, and monitoring their evolution. The ALPALGA project focuses on microscopic, invisible organisms, which are at the heart of environmental changes, whose role in ecosystems is major, but whose biodiversity is largely unknown: microalgae.<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”24″ down=”0″]Discover the project<\/a>[vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”24″ down=”0″]Meet the team members<\/a>[vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”24″ down=”0″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”87″ padding_bottom=”34″ background_color=”#ffffff” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

PARTNER INSTITUTIONS OF THE CONSORTIUM<\/h2>\n

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Scientists from all disciplines<\/h4>\n

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The Cell and Plant Physiology Laboratory<\/h5>

The Laboratory of Cellular and Plant Physiology (LPCV) carries out all the studies of microalgae collected in the natural environment, by isolating and cultivating them under laboratory conditions. The LPCV analyzes the genomes of new species and develops conservation strategies.<\/p>

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Greenlandia<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” down=”38″ up=”7″][vc_column_text]Greenlandia<\/a> is a French initiative designed to put the voice of communities on the front line of climate change back at the heart of the issue. Their main objective is to explore, understand, raise awareness and pass on the keys to adaptation to the younger generations and the general public. Greenlandia is built on three pillars of action: scientific, educational and documentary. This is why Alpalga is joining the 2023expedition<\/a> called #missionmilneland, for a comparative study of snow microalgae at high altitudes, in the French Alps, and high latitudes, in the Scoresby Fjord in Greenland.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” down=”38″ up=”7″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” anchor=”gallery”][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”16129,16125,16127,16240,16242,16238″ img_size=”400×400″ onclick=”custom_link” column_number=”6″ grayscale=”yes” images_space=”gallery_without_space” custom_links=”#E-8_aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhbHBhbGdhLmZyJTJGZGVybmllcmVzLW5vdXZlbGxlcyUyRiUyQ2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGYWxwYWxnYS5mciUyRnB1YmxpY2F0aW9ucyUyRiUyQ2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGYWxwYWxnYS5mciUyRnBob3RvZ3JhcGhpZXMlMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmFscGFsZ2EuZnIlMkZ2aWRlb3MlMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmFscGFsZ2EuZnIlMkZlbi1zYXZvaXItcGx1cyUyRiUyQ2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGYWxwYWxnYS5mciUyRmxhLWNvbGxlY3Rpb24lMkY=”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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