Spatial and temporal dynamics of picocyanobacteria in oligotrophic and eutrophic lakes.
Lena Schallenberg (MSc student) is using epifluorescence microscopy and eDNA metabarcoding to study picocyanobacterial diversity and spatio-temporal dynamics in eutrophic (Lakes Ellesmere/Te Waihora, Tomahawk Lagoon and Lake Hayes) and oligotrophic lakes (Lake Wanaka and Wakatipu). Picocyanobacteria form the base of the microbial foodweb and are abundant in many of our lakes, however very little is known about their diversity, function and potential response to our changing freshwater environment. This work is supervised by Carolyn Burns (University of Otago) and Susie Wood (Cawthron Institute).
For more information please contact: lena.schallenberg@postgrad.otago.ac.nz