Book chapter

Zakhia, F., Jungblut A.-D., Taton, A., Vincent, W.F. and Wilmotte A. (2007) Cyanobacteria in cold ecosystems. Contribution to the book Psychrophiles: from Biodiversity to Biotechnology. Eds Margesin, R., Schinner, F., Marx, J.-C., Gerday, C. Springer-Verlag. p 121-135

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

De Wever A., Leliaert F., Verleyen E., Vanormelingen P., Van der Gucht K., Hodgson D.A., Sabbe K., Vyverman W. (2009) Hidden levels of phylodiversity in Antarctic green algae: further evidence for the existence of glacial refugia. Royal Society B - Biological Sciences 276: 3591-3599.

Hodgson D., P. Convey, E. Verleyen, W. Vyverman, S. McInnes, C. Sands, R. Fernández-Carazo, A. Wilmotte, A. De Wever, K. Peeters, I. Tavernier, A. Willems. (2010) The limnology and biology of the Dufek Massif, Transantarctic Mountains 82° South. Polar Science 4:103-113. (DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2010.04.003).

Vyverman W., E. Verleyen, A. Wilmotte, D. Hodgson, A. Willems, K. Peeters, B. Van de Vijver, A. De Wever, F. Leliaert, K. Sabbe. (2010) Evidence for widespread endemism among Antarctic micro-organisms.  Polar Science 4:197-214. (DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2010.03.006).

Verleyen E., Sabbe K., Hodgson D.A., Grubisic S., Taton A., Cousin S., Wilmotte A., De Wever A., Van der Gucht K. & Vyverman W. (2010) Structuring effects of climate-related environmental factors on Antarctic microbial mat communities. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 59: 11–24.

ARTICLES IN NON-REFEREED JOURNALS

Wilmotte, A. 2007. L'API, Année Polaire Internationale : Focus sur les poles. Bulletin de l’ASBL Sciences et Culture, Liège, Belgium n° 406, p 52-58. mars-avril 2007

A. Wilmotte, W. Vyverman, A. Willems. 2009. AMBIO: Antarctic Microbial Biodiversity: The Importance of Geographical and Ecological Factors. SCAR-EBA Newsletter 3:4.

WIDE AUDIENCE

Wilmotte, A. 2007. L'API, année polaire internationale. Focus sur les poles. Bulletin de Sciences et Culture, n° 406, p 52-58. mars-avril 2007  View article (pdf)

Wilmotte, A. 2007. Les cyanobactéries, comment exploiter au mieux la lumière? In: Probio Service. Recueil trimestriel. 26ème année. septembre 2007 (3). p 219-230. Association des professeurs de biologie PROBIO ASBL. (Belgium) 

Wilmotte A., Vyverman W. and Willems A., 2009. AMBIO: Antarctic Microbial BIOdiversity: the Importance of Geographical and Ecologicla Factors. EBA Newsletter, Issue 3, March 2009.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

Verleyen E., Hodgson D.A., Sabbe K., Wilmotte A., De Wever A., Vyverman W. Biodiversity assessments of lacustrine microbial communities in Antarctic lakes. Astrobiology workshop, Royal Academy of Sciences, Brussels, 12/06/2007.

De Wever A., Verleyen E., Sabbe K., Taton A., Wilmotte A., Cousin S., Van der Gucht K., Hodgson D.A. and Vyverman W. Patterns in diversity and distribution of Antarctic microbial mat communities determined by environmental and geographical factors. 10th Symposium in Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Faro (Portugal), 2-7/09/2007.

Verleyen E., Wilmotte A., Hodgson D.A., De Wever A., Zakhia F., Fernandez-Carazo R., Waleron K., Sterken M., Sabbe K., D’Hondt S., Dasseville R., Van der Gucht K., & Vyverman W. Spatiotemporal patterns in Antarctic microbial community structure in response to climate related environmental changes. SCAR/IASAC IPY Open Science Conference, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 4-11/07/2008. 

De Carvalho Maalouf P., Zakhia F., Chfalmi S., Namsaraev Z., Mano M-J. and Wilmotte A. Diversité moléculaire des cyanobactéries antarctiques. Ecologie des Communautés Végétales (EcoVeg V), Gembloux, Belgium, 8-10/04/2009.

Verleyen E., Van der Gucht K., Martens K, De Meester L and Vyverman W. Patterns in microbial diversity and community structure along multiple spatial scales. 2nd Diversitas Open Science Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 13-16/10/2009.

Verleyen E., Van de Vijver B., Hodgson D.A., Souffreau C., Tavernier I., Sabbe K. and Vyverman W. Historical processes underlie endemism and biogeographical regionalism in Antarctica diatom communities. XXXI SCAR OSC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3-6/08/2010.

Wilmotte, A., P. De Carvalho Maalouf, A. De Wever, D. Obbels, K. Peeters, E. Verleyen, W. Vyverman, A. Willems. 2010. Antarctic microbial biodiversity: the importance of geographical and ecological factors. Belgian National Committee on Antarctic Research – International Polar Year Symposium. Brussels, 26 May 2010.

Peeters K., E. Verleyen, D. Ertz, D. Hodgson and A. Willems. 2010. Large heterotrophic bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation. International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference. Oslo, Norway, 8-12 June 2010.

Fernandez-Carazo R., Namsaraev Z., Hodgson D., Convey P. & Wilmotte, A. 2010. Cyanobacterial diversity close to the South Pole (Antarctica). Annual workshop FNRS “Astrobiology: from stars and planets to extreme life’ contact group, Brussels, Belgium, 8/12/2010.

De Carvalho Maalouf P., Lambion A., Gillard B., De Wever A., Verleyen E., Wyverman W.  and Wilmotte A. Cyanobacterial diversity and distribution in microbial mats from Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic aquatic environments. Youg Botanists’ Forum, Meise, Belgium, 19 November 2010.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

Verleyen E., Hodgson D.A., Sabbe K., Wilmotte A., De Wever A., Vyverman W. High latitude lacustrine microbial biodiversity in response to future climate change. Belgian Biodiversity workshop, 21-22 May 2007, Brussel.

Sabbe K., Verleyen E., Taton A., Wilmotte A., Cousin S., Van der Gucht K., De Wever A., Hodgson D.A. and Vyverman W. influence of environmental and geographic factors on the diversity and distribution of cyanobacteria and protists in microbial mats of Antarctic lakes. 4th European Phycological Congress, Oviedo, Spain, 23-27 July 2007.

De Wever A., Verleyen E., Van der Gucht K., Zakhia F., Fernandez-Carazo R., Sabbe K., Wilmotte A., Vyverman W. Biogeographical patterns in Antarctic microbial communities. Third International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 11 - 15, 2008.

Peeters K., E. Verleyen, D. Ertz, D. Hodgson and A. Willems. 2008. Bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation. Third International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 11 - 15, 2008.

Peeters K., E. Verleyen, D. Ertz, D. Hodgson and A. Willems. 2008. Exploring the heterotrophic bacterial diversity of Antarctic samples through cultivation. Meeting of the Belgian Society for Microbiology.  Stress responses in the microbial world. Brussels, 12 December 2008.

Verleyen E., De Wever A., Leliaert F., Hodgson D.A., Sabbe K., Boitsios S., Convey P., Vanormelingen P., Van der Gucht K. & Vyverman W. Hidden levels of phylodiversity in Antarctic green algae: further compelling evidence for the existence of glacial refugia. 10th SCAR Biology Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, 26-31 July 2009.

Wilmotte A., De Carvalho Maalouf P., Zakhia F., Taton A., Fernandez-Carazo R., De Wever A. and Verleyen E. Biogeographical distribution and diversity of cyanobacteria in Antarctica, a polyphasic approach. International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes (ISPP), Montréal, Canada, 9-14 August 2009.

Peeters K., Verscheure S., Verleyen E., Ertz D., Hodgson D. and Willems A. Study of Flavobacterium strains isolated from Antarctic aquatic ecosystems. Society of General Microbiology Autumn Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 09 September 2009.

De Carvalho Maalouf P., Lambion A., Zakhia F., Fernandez-Carazo R., De Wever A., Verleyen E. and Wilmotte A. Cyanobacterial diversity in Antarctic lakes assessed by Denaturating Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE). 9th European Workshop on Astrobiology European Astrobiology Nandwork Association (EANA), Brussels, Belgium, 12-14 October 2009.

De Carvalho Maalouf P., Lambion A. and Wilmotte A. Cyanobacterial diversity and distribution in aquatic microbial mats in Antarctica assessed by DGGE. AMBIO/ANTAR-IMPACT/BELDIVA meeting, Liège, Belgium, 09 December 2009.

De Carvalho Maalouf P., Zakhia F., Lambion A. and Wilmotte A. Cyanobacterial molecular diversity and distribution in microbial mats from antarctic lakes. Belgian Society for Microbiology (BSM), Brussels, Belgium, 11 December 2009.

Peeters K., Verscheure S., Verleyen E., Ertz D., Hodgson D. and Willems A. Study of Flavobacterium strains isolated from Antarctic aquatic ecosystems. Meeting of the Belgian Society for Microbiology.  Analyzing complex microbial communities and their host microbe interactions, Brussels, Belgium, 11 December 2009.

Verleyen E, Van de Vijver B, Hodgson D.A., Souffreau C., Tavernier I., Sabbe K., Vyverman W. Dispersal limitation and survival in glacial refugia underlie endemism and biogeographical regionalism in Antarctic diatom communities. Belgian National Committee on Antarctic Research International Polar Year symposium, Brussels, 26 May 2010.

Wilmotte A., De Carvalho Maalouf P., De Wever A., Obbels D., Peters K., Verleyen E., Vyverman W. and WillemsA. Antarctic microbial biodiversity: the importance of geogrpahical and ecological factors. Belgian IPY Symposium, the contribution of Belgian research to the achievements of the International Polar Year 2007-2009, Brussels, Belgium, 26 May 2010.

Obbels D., Verleyen E., De Carvalho Maalouf P., Wilmotte A., De Wever A., Sabbe K., Hodgson D., Grubisic S., Taton A., Cousin S., Van der Gucht K. and Vyverman W. 2010 The structuring effect of climate-related environmental versus geographical factors on Antarctic microbial mat communities. Belgian National Committee on Antarctic Research – International Polar Year Symposium. Brussels, 26 May 2010.

De Smet, W., C. D’Haese, J. Elster, D. Ertz, R. Fernandez-Carazo, A. Mangold, M. J. Mano, Z. Namsaraev, D. Obbels, K. Peeters, S. J. Roberts, I. Tavernier, W. Van Nieuwenhuyze, B. Van de Vijver, J. Van Wichelen, E. Verleyen, W. Vyverman, A. Willems, A. Wilmotte. 2010. Exploration of the microbial diversity and assessment of the environmental impact in the region of the Antarctic research station "Princess Elisabeth". Belgian National Committee on Antarctic Research – International Polar Year Symposium. Brussels, 26 May 2010.

De Carvalho Maalouf P., Gillard B., Lambion A., De Wever A., Verleyen E., Vyverman W. and Wilmotte A. Cyanobacterial diversity and distribution in microbial mats from Antarctic lacustrine environments. Oslo Science Conference, International Polar Year (OSC-IPY), Oslo, Norway, 08-12 June 2010.

Verleyen E., De Carvalho Maalouf P., De Wever A., Obbels D., Peeters K., Vyverman W., Willems A., Wilmotte A. The importance of historical and ecological factors in shaping Antarctic microbial biogeography.  XXXI SCAR OSC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3-6 August 2010. Poster. Awarded as best poster presentation.

De Carvalho Maalouf P., Lambion A., De Wever A., Verleyen E., Vyverman W. and Wilmotte A. Cyanobacterial diversity and distribution in microbial mats from Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic aquatic environments. 18th Symposium of the International Association for Cyanophyte Research (IAC), Czeske Budejovice, Czech republic, 16-20 August 2010.

Verleyen, E., De Smet, W., De Wever, A., Ertz, D., Fernandez-Carazo, R., Mano, M. J., Namsaraev, Z., Obbels, D., Peeters, K., Van de Vijver, B., Vyverman, W., Willems, A., Wilmotte, A.  2010. The Antarctic research station ‘Princess Elisabeth’: an opportunity to study the environmental impact on the biodiversity. XXXI SCAR OSC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3-6 August 2010.