Outstanding <scp><i>L&amp;O</i></scp> Associate Editors and Reviewers

Reviewing for L&O during the past year took on a completely new meaning, as did almost every task we faced. In addition to the many challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, we received a record number of manuscripts that required us to ask even more from our selfless editorial board and dedicated pool of reviewers. Although there are so many people to thank, I hope that by highlighting these few members of our editorial collective, all reviewers and members of our editorial board know that they are highly valued and respected by the ASLO membership, and the aquatic science community as a whole, because of their unyielding service in holding our authors to the highest of expectations that have made L&O the journal it is. The Associate Editors and reviewers listed below have provided, in total, more than 100 reviews and recommendations for the journal. As Editor-in-Chief, I thank these generous editors, reviewers, and everyone they represent who pitched in to help keep L&O running during what was a remarkably difficult year. ILANA BERMAN FRANK Director of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, and Professor, Department of Marine Biology, University of Haifa-Israel. “Research in my lab is focused on how global changes and environmental stressors influence phytoplankton and microbial populations at the base of the aquatic food-webs with projects in the Mediterranean, Red Sea and Pacific Ocean. I have shifted from working on the dinoflagellates of Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel's only freshwater lake, to the oceanic realm and the fascinating world of marine dinitrogen fixers, especially that of the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium. I believe that, as scientists, contributing to and interacting with the larger scientific community and the public is our responsibility and a source for inspiration and motivation. As L&O was the platform which published my first scientific paper, accepting the responsibility as an Associate Editor at L&O was a natural way to give back. In my role as an AE, I am honored to help advance the process of communicating scientific results and to be a part of the L&O and ASLO communities.” STEEVE COMEAU Research Scientist, Sorbonne Université – CNRS, Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche sur Mer, Villefranche sur Mer, France. “My research focuses on the effects of environmental changes on coastal benthic organisms from the micro-scale to the community scale. I work on a variety of ecosystems from tropical coral reefs to the Mediterranean Sea to the Arctic. I have had the honour to serve as AE for L&O for the past two years and I am enjoying this difficult task. I find it very rewarding to work with dedicated reviewers and to help our community to have access to high quality studies.” HANS PETER GROSSART Head, Aquatic Microbial Ecology Group (MIBI), Domain Speaker; Department of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany. “I am a microbial ecologist in both freshwater and marine ecosystems and my group is trying to understand ecological processes from the gene level to the community, ecosystem, and finally global scale. Linking molecular approaches including genome, metagenome and transcriptome analyses with classical microbiology and modern biochemical tools, we try to better understand the responses of aquatic microorganisms to a changing environment (including urbanization) and the related biogeochemical consequences, e.g. in terms of greenhouse gas emissions from aquatic systems to the atmosphere and their feedbacks to global climate. It is a great honor to be an AE and a board member for ASLO, which I consider one of the most important international societies in aquatic sciences. ASLO and its premier journal L&O has greatly influenced and shaped my scientific carrier. To serve as an AE for L&O is an exciting opportunity for me to give a bit back from what I have received from ASLO. It is a privilege to receive the newest and fore-front submissions in aquatic science and be able to steer them in a way that achieves the high scientific standards of the journal. If possible, I always try to improve the quality of manuscripts by providing guidance to the authors and stimulate them to reach the highest possible scientific standards, which should keep L&O in the front position of aquatic sciences.” TATIANA RYNEASON Professor, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Bay Campus, Narragansett, RI. “My research focuses on understanding the eco-evolutionary dynamics of marine plankton and the resulting impacts on marine biogeochemistry in a changing climate. Serving as an AE is an honor and a concrete way to contribute to the community. I've been so impressed and inspired by the time and energy reviewers consistently dedicate to reviewing L&O manuscripts.” KAY DAVIS PhD Scholar, National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour NSW, Australia. “I am a marine researcher focusing on the interactions between water chemistry and biology to determine ecosystem-scale health. My main interest lies in climate-driven influences on coral reef ecosystem metabolism. These types of studies can provide information about how reefs are affected by environmental disturbances and, therefore, how we can protect them. I review papers for L&O to share my expertise and ensure the value of scientific rigor while giving back to the scientific community.” SILVIA NEWELL Associate Professor of Aquatic Biogeochemistry at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. “My lab mostly works on nitrogen cycling interactions with harmful algal blooms around the world. I review for L&O because I am committed to helping new science make it into the literature, particularly student research.” ROBERT SCHWEFEL Postdoc, Department of Chemical Analytics and Biogeochemistry, Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany. “I am a physical limnologist especially interested in the impact of physical processes on the biology and biogeochemistry of waterbodies. Currently, I work at IGB Berlin on a project about the impact of climate change on physical properties on lakes. Why do I review in L&O? Reviews are a great opportunity to engage with the research of others. Since L&O published many outstanding studies in my field, I enjoy supporting the authors and editors during the review process.” REZA VALIPOUR Research Scientist, Water Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. “My expertise is in physical processes in lakes and coastal waters, and their impacts on nutrient dynamics to support ecosystem management strategies. I proudly review for L&O to contribute to the collection of outstanding L&O papers, which I always find most relevant for my ongoing research.”

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