On this episode, Emily sits down with her friend Cindy who is from the East Coast and LOVES phytoplankton. Learn all about carbon flux and how cool invertebrates and phytoplankton are by listening to this episode!

Definitions that may help:

Carbon flux: a change in carbon. Carbon can be found in the form of carbon dioxide and methane or as particles such as bodies and poop. In this podcast, Cindy talks about carbon falling to the bottom of the ocean and refers to the movement of carbon as flux.

See more about the carbon cycle here https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/689-the-ocean-and-the-carbon-cycle

On this episode, Emily is joined by Amanda Heidt, student at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories who is finishing up her thesis and moving on to a master's program for Scientific Communication.

Definitions that may help:

Meiofauna: Animals that live in between grains of sand or soil.

DNA sequencing: Using computer technology to read the A's, T's, G's, and C's that code for your genetic characteristics, and those of other organisms.

See more about meiofauna here

http://web.vims.edu/bio/shallowwater/benthic_community/meiofauna.html

See more about DNA sequencing here https://web.uri.edu/gsc/illumina-miseq-next-generation-sequencer/

Episode 1 of the nudibrains podcast!

Definitions that may help:

Nudibranch: A type of sea slug that has exposed gills to breathe underwater. Examples of nudibranchs include the Spanish Shawl, Hopkin's Rose, and the Opalescent nudibranch.

See more about environmental DNA here https://biomeme.com/environmental-dna/