Exploring the science of plants, from the field to the lab

Xian Wang

The River-Dwelling Cousins of Ocean-Loving Algae

Posted in Interesting Plant Stories on January 17, 2014 by Xian Wang

Xian Wang is studying for her Ph.D. degree at Fordham University and The New York Botanical Garden‘s Commodore Matthew Perry Graduate Studies Program.


Trepanier Creek, British Columbia, a fast speed creek and one of Xian's sampling sites
Trepanier Creek, British Columbia, a fast speed creek and one of my sampling sites

Algae, a large and diverse group of plants that live in water, are often overlooked, but they shouldn’t be. They play an important role in the food web and life on Earth: algae produce more oxygen than all the land plants combined. They can be found in freshwater, brackish, and marine environments, and they’re classified as red, green, or brown, which is the kind I am currently studying.

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