Mapping and Modelling the Ocean's Unseen Biodiversity

海洋中不为人知的生物多样性测绘和建模

• 批准号: DP150102326
• 负责人: Dr Mark Brown
• 金额: $ 36.73万
• 依托单位: The University of Newcastle
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2015-06-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP150102326
• 关键词: Mapping; Modelling; Ocean; Unseen; Biodiversity

From the reef to the rainforest, Australia is famous for its unique biodiversity. Less well known is that Australia's coastline is predicted to be a global hotspot for biodiversity in marine microbes, the unseen life forces that maintain ocean health and productivity. This project aims to overcome historical technological and logistical hurdles by using cutting-edge sampling, genetic and modelling tools to provide the first models of microbial diversity patterns and organismal range in Australian marine systems. This is expected to be a crucial step for understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes that shape contemporary biodiversity.

从珊瑚礁到热带雨林，澳大利亚以其独特的生物多样性而闻名。鲜为人知的是，澳大利亚的海岸线预计将成为海洋微生物生物多样性的全球热点，海洋微生物是维持海洋健康和生产力的看不见的生命力量。该项目旨在克服历史上的技术和后勤障碍，利用先进的采样、遗传和建模工具，提供澳大利亚海洋系统中微生物多样性模式和生物范围的第一个模型。预计这将是理解塑造当代生物多样性的进化和生态过程的关键一步。