Phytoplankton and its biotic interactions: Colin Reynolds’ legacy to phytoplankton ecologists

The 18th workshop of the International Associationfor Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology (IAP), thefirst ‘‘tropical’’ IAP ever, the third one outside Europe,and the first one in South America, was held in Natal,Brazil, from August 27 to September 3, 2017, and itsmain ecological theme was thePhytoplankton and itsbiotic interactions.The taxonomic topic of the work-shop was chosen based on function instead ofphylogeny, and to link to the ecological...