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PUBLICATION: Protistan plankton communities in the Galápagos Archipelago respond to changes in deep water masses resulting from the 2015/16 El Niño
The Galápagos Archipelago lies within the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean at the convergence of major ocean currents that are subject to changes in circulation. The nutrient-rich Equatorial Undercurrent upwells from the west onto the Galápagos platform, stimulating primary production, but this source of deep water weakens during El Niño events. Based on measurements from repeat…
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Decorated tree presented in memory of Joe B
In memory of Joe Bonaventura, a long time faculty member at the Duke Marine Laboratory and inspiration to so many, a crab pot Christmas Tree (a distinct eastern NC tradition) was decorated by the Johnson Lab and shown as part of the Crystal Coast Hospice 2021 Gingerbread Festival. The tree featured ornaments and other items…
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Junyao drops podcast episode on the PhD application process
As part of the Duke University Marine Laboratory produced “Seas the Day” podcast series, Junyao lead the latest episode “Navigating the Choppy Waters of the US PhD Application Process” In this episode, she interviewed five PhD students and the doctoral program coordinator, to learn about the biggest challenges of applying PhD, reasons to do it,…
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