{"id":1895,"date":"2026-02-18T16:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arctos.uit.no\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=1895"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:42:13","slug":"arctos-seminar-predation-in-a-microbial-world","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/arctos.uit.no\/?tribe_events=arctos-seminar-predation-in-a-microbial-world","title":{"rendered":"ARCTOS Guest seminar with Thomas Ki\u00f8rboe: Predation in a microbial world"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are happy to announce a second ARCTOS Seminar in March, with a focus on microbial ecology!<\/p>\n

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The seminar will be held on Wednesday, March 11th at UiT Lille auditorium E-102 (Norges Fiskerih\u00f8gskole, NFH) and via the Teams link below. We will hear from guest researcher Thomas Ki\u00f8rboe from the Technical University of Denmark.<\/p>\n

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There is an opportunity for a student presentation (20 min) at the seminar, please reach out to\u00a0arctos@bfe.uit.no<\/a>\u00a0if you are a PhD candidate or Master’s student interested in giving a talk.<\/p>\n

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Program:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

14:00\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Welcome<\/p>\n

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14:10\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Thomas Ki\u00f8rboe<\/b> (professor, Technical University of Denmark) \u2018Predation in a microbial world\u2019\u2002\u2002<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Abstract:\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

The role of predation in the microbial world is like that in the macroscopic world: it makes energy flow between organisms to form food webs, regulates the dynamics of prey populations, and it is a source of biodiversity. However, mechanistically, predation plays out very differently in the two worlds since in the microbial world viscosity impedes predator-prey contact, there is no vision to facilitate prey (and predator) perception, and observed behaviors are often counterintuitive. I will demonstrate how various groups plankton, from few micron-sized nanoflagellates to mm-sized copepods, have overcome the impeding effect of viscosity by a fascinating diversity of adaptations, and how microbial predators have balanced the fundamental problem of eating without themselves being eaten. The latter trade-off is a key ingredient in the trait-based models of pelagic ecosystems that have been developed at DTU during the past years.<\/p>\n

The presentation will be rich in videos and animations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

14:55\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Discussion & Coffee break<\/p>\n

15:15\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002Student presentation\u00a0<\/b>(PhD candidate or master’s student, ARCTOS)\u00a0\u2002\u2018tba\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n

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Please reach out to arctos@bfe.uit.no<\/a> if you have any questions about the event!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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