Crete is consindered a “miniature continent” and a hotspot for biodiversity with complex geodiversity, has been studied extensively regarding its ecotopes and threatened ecosystems. However, its microbial diversity still remains unexplored.
The GSC18 workshop held on 12 – 15 June 2016 at HCMR/IMBBC for the first time included an Island Sampling Day (ISD) event. The main focus of the GSC18 meeting was to ‘put standards into action’.
The ISD Crete 2022 was organised by the HCMR and took place on 13th of July. The goal was the same as the previous sampling and using the same rootes and sampling sites the teams sampled soil from all around Crete.