Another new publication in Environmental Microbiology!

July 18, 2025

Former MSc student Prisca Lim led this study examining how phytoplankton communities in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Archipelago are shaped by their environmental conditions. Prisca compiled measurements over five research cruises spanning from 2014 to 2022. Included in the time series is an El Niño event in 2015 and a La Niña event in 2022. Taxonomic variability reflected heterogeneous environmental conditions generated by the convergence of multiple ocean currents.

Drivers of Marine Phytoplankton Diversity and Connectivity in the Galápagos Archipelago Spanning an ENSO Cycle