Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180104041]Researchers: Ezequiel Marzinelli (Chief Investigator) , Marzinelli, Ezequiel (Chief Investigator) , Peter Steinberg (Chief Investigator) , Staffan Kjelleberg (Partner Investigator)
Brief description The effect of microbial diversity vs function on marine holobionts. This project aims to integrate a central theme of modern ecology - the relationship between biodiversity and functioning of communities - with the new biological paradigm of holobionts, where organisms are the entirety of the host plus its associated microbiome. This project blends marine and microbial ecology, aiming to experimentally decouple effects of microbial diversity versus function on the performance of dominant marine holobionts, habitat-forming seaweeds. Expected outcomes are to characterise key microbial taxa and functions and their effects on seaweed performance, and how this is affected by environmental stress. This will provide significant benefits, such as providing critical information and new tools for understanding and managing a major Australian ecosystem.
Funding Amount $443,024
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180104041
- ARC : DP180104041