Standing on the shoulder of a giant, a sweet chestnut tree (Castanea sativa Mill.), on the way to Monte San Petrone, Corsica, July 2013. — Standing on the shoulder of a giant, a sweet chestnut tree (*Castanea sativa* Mill.), on the way to Monte San Petrone, Corsica, July 2013.

Dr Benoît O.L. Demars

Aquatic Ecologist

Norwegian water research institute (NIVA)

Honorary Research Associate, The James Hutton Institute

IUCN member, Freshwater Plant Specialist Group

Associate Editor, Freshwater Biology, 2015-2018

e-mail: benoit.demars[at]outlook.com

I am a student of nature with a special interest in the ecology of aquatic ecosystems. I am striving to understand the biological, physical and chemical functioning of this environment through space and time.