Message - 7th IAL Symposium

The 7 th International Association for Lichenology Symposium 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome Message from the President of The International Association of Lichenology .................... i
Welcome Message from the President of Ramkhamhaeng University ................................................ iii
Report from Chairperson of IAL7 Organizing committee …………………………………………………. v
Opening Address from Chairman, The Executive Board of the National Research Council of Thailand. vii
IAL Council (2008-2012) …………………………………......………………………………………………. ix
Scientific Committee ………………………………………………………………………………………….. ix
Local Organizing Committee ………………………………………………………………......................... x
Co-hosts organization ........................................................................................................................... x
Information for speakers and presenters ............................................................................................. xi
Information for chair persons ................................................................................................................ xii
Symposium venue ................................................................................................................................ xiii
Floor plan ............................................................................................................................................. xiv
Information of poster presentation boards ............................................................................................ xvii
Keynote Lectures ……………………………………………………………………………………………… xix
Aair Lichens Lunch Symposium ………………..………………………………………………………….. xxx
Scientific Programme
Oral Program ………………………………………………………………………………………….. O2
Poster Session ………………………………………………………………………………………... P15
Abstracts - ORAL SESSION
9 th January 2012:
1I : Exploring the lichen microbiome and its multifaceted interactions …………………….. 1
1A: Lichen conservation: concepts and action ……………………………………………….. 7
1B: Genomic approaches to studying the lichen symbiosis ………………………………… 19
10 th January 2012:
2I: Adaptation and morphological evolution …………………………………………………. 23
2A-1: Graphidaceae: progress in understanding the evolution and diversity of the largest
family of tropical crustose lichens ……………………………………………………… 28
2A-2: Parmeliaceae : improving our understanding of taxonomy, classification and
biogeography ............................................................................................................ 30
2B: Forest lichens : their ecology and distribution .............................................................. 34
11 th January 2012:
3I: New approaches to understanding biosynthesis and ecological roles of metabolites in
lichens ........................................................................................................................... 39
12 th January 2012:
4I: Lichenological research in South-East Asia and the Pacific region .............................. 44
3A: Molecular phylogenetics .............................................................................................. 48
3B - 1: Bioinformatics ......................................................................................................... 54
3B - 2: The ecological roles of lichens in diverse ecosystems ........................................... 58
13 th January 2012:
5I: Global Change and lichen biology ................................................................................ 62
4A : Evolution and Systematics in the Teloschistales ......................................................... 67