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Impact of drought and flood events on phytoplankton communities in the Coorong

Student: Thai Quang Le (Flinders Unviersity)

Supervisors: Sophie Leterme, Sergiy Shelyag (Flinders University)

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Project Overview

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.