SGER: Chemical Ecology of Oceanic Holoplankton: Implications in Energy Flux and Mixed Species Assemblages

这个SGER（探索性研究小额赠款）项目涉及浮游动物群落的化学防御及其在食物网动态中的作用。 它涉及Jim McClintock博士（海洋无脊椎动物化学家），Bill Baker博士（天然产品化学家）和Debbie Steinberg博士（生物海洋学家）之间的合作。 具体的研究将集中在确定化学品负责威慑在一个确定的子集的全浮游生物。 该项目将研究百慕大附近的23种常见海洋浮游生物的化学防御方面。 它将在标准的摄食生物测定中使用与生态有关的捕食者（鱼和虾），以确定从全栖生物中分离出的化学提取物是否可作为摄食抑制剂。这一信息将是至关重要的发展的全面了解的生物活性化合物的作用，在生态学的holoacetotonic社区。

This SGER (Small Grants for Exploratory Research) project pertains to chemical defense in zooplankton communities and its role in food web dynamics. It involves a collaboration between Dr. Jim McClintock (a Marine Invertebrate Chemical Ecologist), Dr. Bill Baker (a Natural Products Chemist) and Dr. Debbie Steinberg (a Biological Oceanographer). The specific research will focus on identifying chemicals responsible for deterrence in a defined subset of holoplankton. The project will examine aspects of chemical defense in 2 3 common oceanic holoplankton species that occur near Bermuda. It will employ ecologically relevant predators (fish and shrimp) in standard feeding bioassays to determine whether chemical extracts isolated from holoplanktonic organisms serve as feeding deterrents. This information will be critical to the development of a comprehensive understanding of the roles of bioactive compounds in the ecology of holoplanktonic communities.