Acquisition of a Research Microscope and Image Analysis System

我们需要资金购买最先进的奥林巴斯AX70TRF研究显微镜平台，该平台支持卓越的光学元件、差分干涉对比(Nomarski DIC)棱镜和荧光系统。此外，我们还要求配备一个图像分析系统，该系统由两个冷却的电荷耦合器件(CCD)摄像机、计算机、监视器和图像分析软件组成。这一平台将使图像信息和解译得到优化，这将极大地增强BBSR的研究能力。购买这种仪器将立即使各种研究活动受益，包括研究西北部马尾藻海的微生物群落规模和营养结构，调查马尾藻海的固有光学性质，以及研究无脊椎动物的生物多样性形态和系统发育

We require funds to purchase state of the art Olympus AX70TRF research microscope platform which supports superior optical elements, differential interference contrast (Nomarski DIC) prisms and an epifluorescence system. In addition we request an accompanying image analysis system consisting of two cooled, charge - coupled device (CCD) cameras, computer, monitor and image analysis software. This platform will allow optimization of image information and interpretation which would greatly enhance the research capabilities of BBSR. The purchase of this instrumentation would immediately benefit a variety of research activities including studies of the microbial community's size, and trophic structure of the Northwestern Sargasso Sea, investigations of inherent optical properties in the Sargasso Sea, and studies of biodiversity morphological and phylogenetic studies of invertebrates