Determining dinoflagellate population fluctuations at the Bahía Fosforescente in La Parguera

Brenda María Soler Figueroa, originally from Caguas, is determining the dinoflagellate population fluctuations (i.e. days, seasons, stations) at Bahía Fosforescente, La Parguera in relation to environmental factors such as nutrients, wind speed and direction, rainfall, pH, OD and CDOM.  


Her previous education includes a B.S. in Coastal Marine Biology from UPR Humacao and a M.S. in  Biological Oceanography from UPR Mayaguez. She is currently a doctoral student, advised by Dr. Ernesto Otero.