Adaptive potential of phytoplankton in a changing world

Phytoplankton are the foundation of aquatic food-webs and contribute to 50% of global primary production. In a rapidly changing climate, we expect phytoplankton to adapt and change, with repercussions for aquatic ecosystems.

During my undergraduate degree, and later as a research assistant, I worked with Gabriel Yvon-Durocher (University of Exeter) and Elisa Schaum (University of Hamburg), to disentangle the roles of ecology, physiology and evolutionary history in the adaptation of phytoplankton to environmental change.