Details

Category: 
Student subject
Function: 
Student (University)
Department: 
Aquatic Ecology
Van de Waal Group
Contact: 
Dedmer van de Waal
Closing date: 
Sunday 22 December 2019

Harmful algal and cyanobacterial blooms pose a severe threat to human health and the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. Proliferation of toxic phytoplankton species has been promoted by eutrophication, and is expected to be aggravated by climate change. We study the potential impacts of global change factors on the eco-physiology of harmful algae and cyanobacteria, both from marine and freshwater systems. Specifically, we test the combined effects of warming and elevated pCO2 on growth, physiology, stoichiometry and toxin production in controlled laboratory experiments.

Please contact Dedmer van de Waal for current possibilities.

 

Type: Laboratory experiments

Level: BSc/MSc

Duration: 6+ months

Supervisor: Dedmer van de Waal (d.vandewaal@nioo.knaw.nl)