Research grant: Elsa Girard

Elsa Girard studies geobiology and paleobiology at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. As part of her Master’s thesis, Elsa deals with the uptake and accumulation of microplastics in tropical sponges. She traveled to Manado in Sulawesi, Indonesia, in spring 2019 to collect samples, a corner of the world renowned for its high biodiversity. Back in Germany, the samples are analyzed, the results written down and a master thesis submitted. For us, Elsa has put together a short film about her work in Manado.

Have fun watching.

Here you can read the abstract of Elsa’s thesis: Exploring the diversity of foreign particles in Indonesian marine sponges: potential bioindicators for microplastic pollution?