U.S.-Australia Cooperative Research: Mycetozoans Associated with Litter Microhabitats in Tropical Forests of Northern Queensland

该奖项支持费尔蒙州立学院的Steven Stephenson教授和澳大利亚库兰达的澳大利亚热带真菌研究中心的Ceridwen Pearce博士之间的合作研究项目。该项目将评估与澳大利亚北部热带森林凋落物微生境有关的真菌孢子的生物多样性和生态学(包括分布模式、相对丰度、宿主/底物关联以及不同群体之间的相互作用)。将结果与来自北半球森林的数据进行比较，将丰富我们对这一鲜为人知的生物群的了解。该项目将受益于美国和澳大利亚机构的专业知识和设施，并将包括美国学生积极参与国际合作。

0139547StephensonThis award supports a collaborative research project between Professor Steven Stephenson of Fairmont State College and Dr. Ceridwen Pearce of the Australian Tropical Mycology Research Centre in Kuranda, Australia. The project will assess the biodiversity and ecology (including patterns of distribution, relative abundance, host/substrate associations, and interactions of different groups) of mycetozoans associated with litter microhabitats of tropical forests in northern Australia. Comparison of results with data from forests in the Northern Hemisphere will enrich our understanding of this little understood group of organisms. This project will benefit from the expertise and facilities of both the U.S. and Australian institutions, and will include the active participation of American students in the international collaboration.