On June 23 at 18 h, the participation of the Marine Research Centre continues in the project ‘Mes do Medio e os Océanos’, organized by Afundación, the Social Work of ABANCA, on the occasion of the celebration of World Environment Day, June 5, and World Oceans Day, June 8.
Luis Paulo Alcaraz Rocha, a predoctoral researcher in the Biological Oceanography Group, will explore in this lecture—open to the whole family—the role of phytoplankton in climate change and will explain how the fate of living beings depends on these microorganisms.
During the lecture, Luis Paulo will explain in a simple way how global change and climate change are realities that are now firmly established among us, no longer as possible problems of a distant future, but as a reality to which we must adapt and a challenge to which we must respond. The researcher will delve into the role of microalgae (phytoplankton) in this process of climate change and global change, showing how microalgae play a very important role by producing around 50% of the world’s oxygen through the process of photosynthesis.
The talk will be broadcast through the channels of #AfundacionEnCasa and Campus do Mar.
