From Daphnia to Caribou: Exploring How Species Respond to Environmental Change

Aviva conducted a project examining the effects of growth rates associated with a warming and the potential impact of diel vertical migration (DVM) on the smaller body sizes of Daphnia magna as dictated by the Temperature-Size rule. Jacklyn’s research looks at bridging Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science to understand the influence of biting flies on caribou in the Arctic and how that impacts Inuit health. This year Ijeoma studied the interactive effects of temperature and nutrient limitation on phytoplankton competition, this paper investigates how species R* can predict the outcome of competition. Sara’s project investigates how diel vertical migration affects Daphnia magna fitness in the context of a warming climate. Kevin has looked at phytoremediation of Lemna minor.