SGER: Chemical Ecology of Oceanic Holoplankton: Implications in Energy Flux and Mixed-Species Assemblages

SGER：海洋浮游生物的化学生态学：对能量通量和混合物种组合的影响

• 批准号: 9725041
• 负责人: Deborah Steinberg
• 金额: $ 1.59万
• 依托单位: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-07-15 至 1999-01-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9725041&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SGER; Chemical; Ecology; Oceanic; Holoplankton

This SGER (Small Grants for Exploratory Research) project pertains to chemical defense in zooplankton communities and its role in food web dynamics. It involves a collaboration between Dr. Jim McClintock (a Marine Invertebrate Chemical Ecologist), Dr. Bill Baker (a Natural Products Chemist) and Dr. Debbie Steinberg (a Biological Oceanographer). The specific research will focus on identifying chemicals responsible for deterrence in a defined subset of holoplankton. The project will examine aspects of chemical defense in 2 3 common oceanic holoplankton species that occur near Bermuda. It will employ ecologically relevant predators (fish and shrimp) in standard feeding bioassays to determine whether chemical extracts isolated from holoplanktonic organisms serve as feeding deterrents. This information will be critical to the development of a comprehensive understanding of the roles of bioactive compounds in the ecology of holoplanktonic communities.

该 SGER（探索性研究小额资助）项目涉及浮游动物群落的化学防御及其在食物网动态中的作用。 它涉及吉姆·麦克林托克博士（海洋无脊椎动物化学生态学家）、比尔·贝克博士（天然产品化学家）和黛比·斯坦伯格博士（生物海洋学家）之间的合作。 具体研究将侧重于确定对特定浮游生物亚群具有威慑作用的化学物质。 该项目将研究百慕大附近 2 3 种常见海洋浮游生物物种的化学防御能力。 它将在标准摄食生物测定中采用生态相关的捕食者（鱼和虾）来确定从全浮游生物中分离出的化学提取物是否可以起到摄食威慑作用。这些信息对于全面了解生物活性化合物在全浮游群落生态中的作用至关重要。