Impressions: “Origins and Function of the Animal Metaorganism”-Workshop

Here are a few impression from this week’s transdisciplinary workshop “Origins and Function of the Animal Metaorganism” at Magnetic Island, Australia:

An Australian Academy of Science Boden Research Conference, served to investigate the evolutionary success of cnidarian metaorganisms and the conditions that sometimes cause their collapse. Supported by DFG Research Centre “Origin and function of animal metaorganisms”,
the Great Barrier Reef Foundation,
the Ian Potter Foundation
and the ARC COE for Coral Reef Studies.