Understanding specificity and flexibility in coral symbioses

了解珊瑚共生的特异性和灵活性

• 批准号: DP240102310
• 负责人: Prof David Miller
• 金额: $ 34.22万
• 依托单位: James Cook University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP240102310
• 关键词: Understanding; specificity; flexibility; coral; symbioses

This project aims to understand why some corals can switch algal partners while others remain faithful to a single strain. This is important because corals depend on their symbiotic algal partners for survival and because some algae provide greater resilience to environmental stress than others. This project will greatly enhance our understanding of the molecular and physiological factors governing flexibility and specificity in coral-algal symbioses. It will provide much-needed knowledge required to identify associations most appropriate for specific conditions, prioritise populations for conservation, and assess the feasibility of new approaches to managing and restoring coral reefs.

该项目旨在了解为什么有些珊瑚可以改变藻类伴侣，而另一些珊瑚则忠于单一压力。这很重要，因为珊瑚依靠其共生藻类伴侣来生存，并且某些藻类比其他藻类对环境压力具有更大的韧性。该项目将极大地增强我们对珊瑚 - 阿尔加尔共生性灵活性和特异性的分子和生理因素的理解。 它将提供急需的知识，以确定最适合特定条件的关联，对人口进行优先考虑，并评估管理和恢复珊瑚礁的新方法的可行性。