Student: Thai Quang Le (Flinders Unviersity)
Supervisors: Sophie Leterme, Sergiy Shelyag (Flinders University)
The region is shaped by periods of drought and floods. This is true of phytoplankton (algal) communities, which as critical to ecological functioning and foodwebs.
This project is focusing on phytoplankton communities along the length of the Coorong, from the Murray Mouth to Salt Creek during recent periods of drought and flooding. Building on existing research, the project will analyses samples collected during the drought and flooding periods to identify phytoplankton indicator communities to inform management of the region.
The Goyder Institute for Water Research is a research partnership of the South Australian Government through the Department for Environment and Water, CSIRO, Flinders University, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.
The Goyder Institute for Water Research will receive $8 million from the Australian Government over 4 years from 2023-26 to work with communities to investigate the impacts of climate change on the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth (CLLMM) region.
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