A PhD student at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is investigating the impact of climate change on Antarctica’s underwater ecosystem, specifically focusing on the red algal species Phyllophora antarctica.
Lauran Liggan is conducting her research in McMurdo Sound. The researcher is examining how receding sea ice, the worst she and her team have witnessed, affects algae population density and diversity.
The research is using expertise in marine botany and genetics to analyze…
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