Welcome to MeioScool

Meiofauna is one of the fundamental components of benthic communities and is characterized by high abundance and diversity, fast turnover rates and occupies a key position in the food web. Meiofauna contains most known animal phyla and is certainly the most abundant and diversified group in the world.
 
MeioScool's objective is to bring together several meiofaunal experts in Brest in order to:

1) Increase awareness of researchers, students and general public to the fundamental role of meiofauna in marine ecosystems from the coastal zone to abyssal depths.

2) Train students and researchers to the identification and description of meiofauna through several complementary disciplines (taxonomy, ecology, molecular biology) and stimulate a new generation of meiobenthologists.
 
The MeioScool workshop will last 4 days. The first two days will be devoted to conferences while the two other days will be devoted to field and laboratory work (sampling, extraction, identification of major meiofaunal taxonomic groups).

This is a great pleasure for us inviting you to the MeioScool, Meiofauna International Workshop, the organizing committee will prepare a enjoyable meeting, full of surprises. We hope to see you all in Brest in November 2013. Rubber boots and umbrellas requested !

Daniela Zeppilli, Jozée Sarrazin and the organization committee