Social networking in a changing ocean: Microbial-scale ecological interactions control ocean-scale chemistry

不断变化的海洋中的社交网络：微生物规模的生态相互作用控制海洋规模的化学

• 批准号: DP140101045
• 负责人: Prof Justin Seymour
• 金额: $ 41.02万
• 依托单位: University of Technology Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP140101045
• 关键词: Social; networking; changing; ocean; Microbial

The function of the ocean is governed by microscopic organisms, including bacteria and phytoplankton. Oceanographers typically consider the ecology of these microbes across large ocean-scales, but their activities and interactions are defined at the scale of individual cells. This research will redefine our knowledge of important marine microbial processes by coupling novel physiological and molecular tools to resolve the microscale ecological links between bacteria and phytoplankton, and will identify how the chemical interactions between these groups change under shifting environmental conditions. This has significance for transforming our understanding of the factors that control the health and function of our important ocean ecosystems.

海洋的功能由微生物控制，包括细菌和浮游植物。海洋学家通常考虑这些微生物在大海洋尺度上的生态学，但它们的活动和相互作用是在单个细胞的尺度上定义的。这项研究将通过结合新颖的生理和分子工具来重新定义我们对重要海洋微生物过程的认识，以解决细菌和浮游植物之间的微观生态联系，并将确定这些群体之间的化学相互作用在不断变化的环境条件下如何变化。这对于转变我们对控制重要海洋生态系统健康和功能的因素的理解具有重要意义。