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CCM8: The Eighth International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Uptake by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms

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The articles in this special issue of Photosynthesis Research arose from the presentations given at the Eighth International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Uptake by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms held from May 27 to June 1, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana USA. The meeting covered all the aspects of CO2 concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) present in photosynthetic bacteria, microalgae and macrophytes, and spanned disciplines from the molecular biology of CCMs to the importance of CCMs in aquatic ecosystems. The publications in this special issue represent our current understanding of CCMs and highlight recent advances in the field. The influences of CCMs on algal biofuel production as well as recent efforts to use the CCM to improve crop plants are also explored.

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Acknowledgments

We would first like to thank Loyola University New Orleans for hosting the meeting and Photosynthesis Research for publishing these proceedings. We thank the sponsors and donors that allowed us to host this meeting and publish the proceedings. In particular, contributions from the National Science Foundation and the International Society for Photosynthesis Research were helpful in reducing registration costs for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. We also thank the reviewers of these articles for their help in the publishing of this special issue of Photosynthesis Research. Finally, we would like to thank Susan Laborde and Leigh Anne Howell for their help in setting up the meeting and making sure that it ran smoothly.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA

    James V. Moroney

  2. Department of Biological Sciences, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA

    James L. Wee

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Moroney, J.V., Wee, J.L. CCM8: The Eighth International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Uptake by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms. Photosynth Res 121, 107–110 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-013-9965-4

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