From Naples 1963 to Rome 2013 – A brief review of how the International Research Group on Ostracoda (IRGO) developed as a social communication system

Autor(en): Dan Luca Danielopol, Angel Baltanás, Pierre Carbonel, Jean-Paul Colin, Sylvie Crasquin, Laurent Decrouy, Patrick De Deckker, Elsa Gliozzi, Helga Groos-Uffenorde, David J. Horne, Sanda Iepure, Dietmar Keyser, Louis S. Kornicker, Alan Lord, Koen Martens, Renate Matzke-Karasz, C. Giles Miller, Henri J. Oertli, Nevio Pugliese, Antonio Russo, Benjamin Sames, Isa Schön, David J. Siveter, Alison Smith, Finn A. Viehberg, Karel Wouters, Iradj Yassini
Abstrakt: The 1st International Symposiumon Ostracoda (ISO) was held in Naples (1963). The philosophy behind this symposiumand the logical outcome of what is nowknown as the International Research Group on Ostracoda (IRGO) are here reviewed, namely ostracodology over the last 50 years is sociologically analysed. Three different and important historic moments for the scientific achievements of this domain are recognised. The first one, between about 1963 and 1983, is related to applied research for the oil industry aswell as to the great interest in the better description of the marine environment by both zoologists and palaeontologists. Another important aspect during this period was thework by researchers dealing with Palaeozoic ostracods,who had their own discussion group, IRGPO. Gradually, the merger of this latter group with those dealing with post-Palaeozoic ostracods at various meetings improved the communication between the two groups of specialists. A second period was approximately delineated between 1983 and 2003. During this time-slice, more emphasis was addressed to environmental research with topics such as the study of global events and long-term climate change. Ostracodologists profited also from the research "politics" within national and international programmes. Large international research teams emerged using new research methods. During the third period (2003-2013), communication and collaborative research reached a global dimension. Amongst the topics of research we cite the reconstruction of palaeoclimate using transfer functions, the building of large datasets of ostracod distributions for regional and intercontinental studies, and the implementation of actions that should lead to taxonomic harmonisation. Projects within which molecular biological techniques are routinely used, combined with sophisticated morphological information, expanded now in their importance. The documentation of the ostracod description improved through new techniques to visualise morphological details, which stimulated also communication between ostracodologists. Efforts of making available ostracod information through newsletters and electronic media are evoked.
Organisation(en): Institut für Geologie
Externe Organisation(en): Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Université Paris VI - Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Université de Lausanne, Australian National University, IMDEA Energy, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Natural History Museum London, Università degli Studi di Trieste, University of Leicester, Kent State University, Universität zu Köln, Queen Mary University of London, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Independent researcher, Università Degli Studi Roma Tre, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Romanian Academy, Independent researcher, Independent researcher, Wollongong City Council, Unknown External Organisation Unbekannt/undefiniert, Universität Hamburg
Journal: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Band: 419
Seiten: 3-22
Anzahl der Seiten: 20
ISSN: 0031-0182
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.08.016
Publikationsdatum: 08-2014
Peer-reviewed: Ja
ÖFOS 2012: 106016 Geschichte der Biologie, 105110 Geschichte der Geologie
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ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete: Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Oceanography, Palaeontology
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