An interactive Streamlit web application showcasing PhD research on phytoplankton size structure and community dynamics in lake ecosystems.
This application provides an interactive interface to explore research on:
- Size-based plankton ecosystem models
- Grazing strategies and their impact on phytoplankton communities
- Environmental factors influencing plankton population dynamics
- Nutrient regimes and seasonal variations in lake ecosystems
- 🤖 AI-Powered Q&A: Ask questions about the research and get answers powered by RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- 📊 Interactive Data Visualizations: Explore model outputs and simulation results
- 📚 Publication Library: Access peer-reviewed manuscripts from the PhD studies with downloadable PDFs
- 🎨 Visual Storytelling: Learn about phytoplankton ecology through infographics
This project is open source and available under the MIT License.
Sze-Wing To
- Research Focus: Plankton ecology and lake ecosystem modeling
- Affiliation: Constructor University Alumni & Constructor Academy
For questions about the research or this application:
- GitHub: @Debbcwing
- Constructor University, Bremen
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
If you use this work in your research, please cite:
@article{to2024grazing,
title={Grazing strategies determine the size composition of phytoplankton in eutrophic lakes},
author={To, Sze-Wing and Acevedo-Trejos, Esteban and Chakraborty, Subhendu and Pomati, Francesco and Merico, Agostino},
journal={Limnology and Oceanography},
volume={69},
pages={933--946},
year={2024},
doi={10.1002/lno.12538}
}
@article{to2025ecological,
title={Ecological and environmental factors influencing exclusion patterns of phytoplankton size classes in lake systems},
author={To, Sze-Wing and Acevedo-Trejos, Esteban and Smith, Sherwood Lan and Chakraborty, Subhendu and Merico, Agostino},
journal={Ecological Modelling},
volume={499},
pages={110936},
year={2025},
doi={10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110936}
}Built with ❤️ and 🌊 for plankton ecology research