A presentation on 18 January 2023 at the Madagascar Biodiversity Center, Tsimbazaza

​Join us for our stakeholder presentations on Malagasy insect biodiversity by researchers from Sweden and Madagascar. The research talks will cover an introduction to the Insect Biome Atlas project (www.insectbiomeatlas.org), with a summary of results so far, including a description of novel molecular methods for biodiversity monitoring. Future direction of long term monitoring of Malagasy biodiversity will also be discussed and presented alongside the LifePlan project (www.helsinki.fi/en/projects/lifeplan). 

Welcome to Madagascar Biodiversity Center
Prof. Brian Fisher, California Academy of Sciences

​Insect Biome Atlas: How it all started
Prof. Fredrik Ronquist, Swedish Museum of Natural History

How the data was collected in the field
Dimby Raharinjanahary,
​Madagascar Biodiversity Center

The seasonality and functionality of Malagasy insect communities. Dr. Laura van Dijk, Swedish Museum of Natural History

How do we find out what insects are in the samples?
Dr. Elzbieta Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht, Swedish Museum of Natural History

Patterns in Malagasy insect biodiversity
Dr. Robert Goodsell, Swedish Museum of Natural History

​Microorganisms as essential players in insect biology
Ass. Prof. Piotr Lukasik,
​Jagiellonian University

From IBA to the future: continuing biodiversity monitoring in Madagascar. Prof. Tomas Roslin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences