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The Purpose of ASLO is to foster a diverse, international scientific community that creates, integrates and communicates knowledge across the full spectrum of aquatic sciences, advances public awareness and education about aquatic resources and research, and promotes scientific stewardship of aquatic resources for the public interest.

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2019 Aquatic Sciences
San Juan, Puerto Rico

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In 2019, ASLO will be returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to convene its biennial Aquatic Sciences Meeting. The theme of this meeting will be Planet Water: Challenges and Successes/Planeta Agua: Retos y exitos. We welcome proposals for special sessions on topics relevant to freshwater and marine systems.

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What does it mean to be a limnologist or oceanographer? How does aquatic science contribute to society? Learn more about how these fields of science help us understand our planet and how ASLO members share their science with the public.

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Sampling advective benthic chambers, by Bradley Eyre

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Sampling advective benthic chambers
Photo by ASLO member Bradley Eyre

Sampling advective benthic chambers on Heron Island as part of a global study of coral reef carbonate sediment dissolution. The chambers have a circular stirrer that creates flow within the permeable carbonate sediments. Samples are collected over the course of a day to measure the dissolution rate.

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ASLO News and Comments

Early career peer reviewers should feel confident to evaluate big ideas

By: Laura J Falkenberg | Jul 18
As an Early Career Researcher, being invited to peer review is an important milestone. But, once you’ve accepted the invitation to review, worry can creep in. In this blog post I want to reassure ECR reviewers that it is good to point out all the issues that you see in the paper - even the big ones!

Announcing the 2020 L&O Special Issue: “Linking metagenomics to aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycles”

By: ASLO Communications | Jul 10
Limnology & Oceanography will be publishing a special issue in 2020, entitled “Linking metagenomics to aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycles” and edited by Special Editors Hans-Peter Grossart, Katherine McMahon, Ramon Massana and David Walsh. Manuscripts are due January 28, 2019.

NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Requests Input

By: Patricia A Matrai | Jul 3
To identify emerging research questions in these areas, the NSF Advisory Committee on Environmental Research and Education is reaching out to interested and knowledgeable members of the scientific community for their views.

2018 ASLO Member Survey: we need your input!

By: ASLO Communications | Jul 2
ASLO has undergone tremendous change since we last surveyed our members in 2012 (see highlights at the end of this post). The results of that survey, including many thoughtful comments included in responses, have been instrumental in creating the 2015 ASLO Strategic Plan...

Reading about writing: summaries of recently published guides

By: Laura J Falkenberg | Jun 6
One of the key activities scientists undertake is writing. There is much advice out there on how to write, with many books published in the last year alone. Here, I discuss some of these books and what they cover, to help you choose the one that will help you write more effectively.

AGI’s National Geoscience Student Exit Survey

By: ASLO Communications | May 21
The American Geosciences Institute is asking for graduating students to participate in a survey.  For those of you that are unfamiliar with AGI, it is a nonprofit federation of 52 different geoscientific and professional associations, including ASLO, that represents the majority of the geosciences.

Be a "Journalist for a Day" at ASLO 2018 in Victoria

By: ASLO Communications | Apr 30
Looking to win a Pulitzer in your future? ASLO and NSF are hosting a mini-workshop for up to 10 attendees to sharpen their reporting and writing skills. Participants will publish a session summary in the L&O Bulletin.

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