Phytoplankton Ecology in Singapore and Beyond

Phytoplankton play a vital role in aquatic ecosystems and sequester carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. More than 50% of our oxygen comes from phytoplankton in the world’s oceans and lakes.

Understanding the role of phytoplankton in aquatic ecosystems will help in advancing the solutions to problems facing today’s water resources, such as harmful algal blooms, pollution, and climate change.

Join us in this talk as Dr Maxine Mowe shares more on phytoplankton and how their growth and production can possibly be the solution for increasing carbon capture globally.

This programme is part of a series on sustainability co-curated with the NUS Department of Biological Sciences.