Understanding specificity and flexibility in coral symbioses

了解珊瑚共生的特异性和灵活性

• 批准号: DP240102310
• 负责人: Prof David Miller
• 金额: $ 34.22万
• 依托单位: James Cook University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP240102310
• 关键词: Understanding; specificity; flexibility; coral; symbioses

This project aims to understand why some corals can switch algal partners while others remain faithful to a single strain. This is important because corals depend on their symbiotic algal partners for survival and because some algae provide greater resilience to environmental stress than others. This project will greatly enhance our understanding of the molecular and physiological factors governing flexibility and specificity in coral-algal symbioses. It will provide much-needed knowledge required to identify associations most appropriate for specific conditions, prioritise populations for conservation, and assess the feasibility of new approaches to managing and restoring coral reefs.

这个项目旨在了解为什么一些珊瑚可以转换藻类伙伴，而另一些则保持对单一品种的忠诚。这很重要，因为珊瑚依赖它们的共生藻类伙伴生存，因为一些藻类对环境压力的适应能力比其他藻类更强。这个项目将大大提高我们对控制珊瑚-藻类共生的灵活性和特异性的分子和生理因素的理解。它将提供急需的知识，以确定最适合特定条件的联系，确定保护种群的优先次序，并评估管理和恢复珊瑚礁的新方法的可行性。