ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

To present a paper, the presenter must be registered for the congress (registration form) and have paid the corresponding fee according to the date and category.

Works will be presented orally or as posters. All abstracts must be prepared using the template available at the following pressbutton:

Abstracts must be sent to the congress email address (shallowlakes2026@agro.uba.ar) by Friday, April 10. The abstract must be submitted by the registered presenter. Files should be named with the word "Abstract" followed by the presenter's last name (Abstract-Smith), and the same information should be included in the email subject line. If presenting more than one paper, please send them in separate emails, and numbered them after the author's last name.

Up to two (2) submissions per presenter will be accepted, one as a poster and one as an oral presentation, and there will be no restrictions on the number of co-authored submissions. Consideration of abstracts for evaluation and subsequent inclusion in the Congress is contingent upon payment of the registration fee.

THEMATIC AREAS

1. planktonic, benthic, and littoral communities and populations of Shallow Lakes

our classic gathering with the inhabitants of shallow lakes, the true protagonists of the ecosystem, whatever the observation scale

2. food webs and ecosystem processes in Shallow Lakes

as a big wheel of matter and energy or as an intricate clockwork of actions and reactions, the processes that define fluxes and stocks

3. new approaches and technological advances applied to Shallow Lakes study, protection, and restoration

the technological revolution continues and before it takes us down, satellites, software, and artificial intelligence can do a great deal to help us understand, care for, and restore shallow lakes.

4. Shallow Lakes as reflectors of impacts from the watershed

a never-ending story of careless impacts and dedicated protection to overcome the collaterals of growing and development

5. Shallow Lakes in the multifunctional landscape

Shallow lakes act as ecological nodes within multifunctional landscapes, coupling hydrology, biodiversity, and human land use

6. ecosystem services and resources from Shallow Lakes 

whether as a source of goods or processes, we are linked to shallow lakes for things as basic and immemorial as food supply, and others as novel as the mitigation of heat waves in cities affected by global warming.

7. life is nice by a Shallow Lake: joining people and limnology

integrating social perspectives with limnology links human perceptions, governance, and stewardship to lake processes. Collaborative science improves monitoring, communication, and adaptive management of shallow lakes ecosystems.

8. Shallow Lakes in front of the major changes of the planet I: desiccation and salinization

under accelerating climate change and increased water use, shallow lakes across vast regions of the planet are shrinking and becoming more saline. The consequences for the ecosystem are largely catastrophic, highlighting urgent restoration and remediation challenges.

9. Shallow Lakes in front of the major changes of the planet II: gas metabolism and the water cycle

shallow lakes can be major carbon sinks or sources depending on processes such as eutrophication and desiccation, while being subject to anthropogenic changes in the global water cycle.

10. from Shallow Lakes with love: perspectives in science and the future, inspired by Shallow Lake ecosystems

inspired and nurtured by the rich science of shallow lake ecosystems, this session explores future directions in research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the training of new researchers, emphasizing curiosity, creativity, and systems thinking as drivers of science.

GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF WORKS

Oral presentations

Oral presentations will have a maximum duration of 10 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. The allotted time will be strictly controlled to avoid delaying the organization of the Congress. Therefore, after 8 minutes of presentation, an announcement will be made indicating the remaining time, and after 10 minutes, questions from the audience will be opened. Presentations must be submitted in Microsoft Office PowerPoint format for Windows operating systems.

Poster Presentations

Each poster should be between 80 and 100 cm wide and between 100 and 120 cm high (A0 size recommended). Posters will be hung in the morning and will remain on display throughout the day, regardless of the specific time allotted for their presentation. The organizers will provide materials for their proper display.

Photograph credits

1- small shallow lake at the foot of the Perito Moreno glacier (M. Boveri)

2- catching a vieja de vela (Hypostomus commersoni) in a shallow Pampean lake (N. Ravina)

Thank you very much for allowing us to use your photographs !