U.S.-Brazil Cooperative Research: The Production and Fate of Algal Extracellular Polysaccharides in a Eutrophic Reservoir Near Sao Paulo, Brazil

这项美国-巴西奖为华盛顿州立大学的Kenneth Mopper博士和巴西圣卡洛斯联邦大学的Armando A.H.Vieira博士合作研究巴西圣保罗附近富营养化水库中藻胞外多糖的生产和命运提供了支持。PIs将致力于一个生态系统，在这个生态系统中，在高度富营养化的水库中，只有少数几种蓝藻才能产生大量溶解的多糖。主要目的是调查该水库中大量产生的微藻胞外多糖(EPS)的生态功能和环境影响。这些研究的结果将被用作巴西和美国富营养化管理和水恢复计划的基础。此外，PIS将培训人员和学生使用常规和非传统湖水技术。

This US-Brazil award provides support for cooperative research between Dr. Kenneth Mopper, Washington State University, and Dr. Armando A. H. Vieira of Federal University of Sao Carlos in Brazil on the production and fate of algal extracellular polysaccharides in a eutrophic reservoir near Sao Paulo, Brazil.The PIs will work on an ecosystem in which large quantities of dissolved polysaccharides are produced by only a few species of cyanobacteria in a heavily eutrophied reservoir. The main goals are to investigate the ecological functions and environmental implications of the microalgal extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) that are produced in great abundance in this reservoir. The results from these studies will be used as a basis for eutrophication management and water restoration programs both in Brazil and the U.S. In addition, the PIs will train personnel and students in conventional and non-conventional limnological techniques.