The role of resource fluctuations in structuring microbial communities

营养物质在生态系统中的流动随着时间的推移而波动，但人们对这种变化对维持生物多样性的影响知之甚少。利用新兴理论和模型微生物系统的建模和实验紧密结合，本项目旨在研究改良的营养制度对生态群落结构和稳定性的影响。该项目希望在多样性维护、生态系统功能和高阶相互作用的研究前沿产生新的知识。研究结果应提供对微生物群落动态的深刻机制理解，并将其应用于从动物健康到环境流动和虫害管理等领域。

The flow of nutrients through ecological systems fluctuates through time and yet the impact this variability has on the maintenance of biodiversity is poorly understood. Drawing on emerging theory and a tight integration of modelling and experiments in a model microbial system, this project aims to investigate the impact of modified nutrient regimes on the structure and stability of ecological communities. This project expects to generate new knowledge at the forefront of research into diversity maintenance, ecosystem functioning and higher-order interactions. The outcomes should provide a deep mechanistic understanding of microbial community dynamics, with applications from animal health to environmental flows and insect pest management.