Functional roles for dissolved organic matter in aquatic animal physiology and nutrition

溶解有机物（DOM）是指被冲入湖泊和溪流的分解植物和土壤物质的混合物，以及水生动物自身产生的有机产物。最近的研究结果表明，DOM可能对水生动物的生物学有重要的直接影响，但迄今为止，人们对这些影响及其介导机制知之甚少。目前的项目旨在通过对四个不同但重叠的领域的研究，对DOM的直接生物学功能有更深入的了解。

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) represents the mixture of decomposing plant and soil matter that washes into lakes and streams, with the organic products generated by aquatic animals themselves. Recent findings suggest that DOM could have important direct effects on the biology of aquatic animals, but to date there is little understanding of these effects and how they are mediated. The current program seeks to develop an advanced understanding of the direct biological functions of DOM, through research in four distinct, but overlapping, areas.