Bacterial disease and bleaching of chemically defended marine algae

疾病已成为自然海洋群落生态和管理的一个主要因素。此外，疾病对海洋生态系统的影响与全球变暖等环境变化有关。这一领域的大部分研究集中在热带系统（珊瑚礁）。 然而，在温带珊瑚礁系统中，海藻是主要的生境形成者。 该提案调查了环境因素（温度、紫外线）如何介导主要温带生物海藻的细菌性疾病。因此，该提案涉及国家研究优先事项1：环境可持续的澳大利亚，特别是优先目标“可持续利用澳大利亚的生物多样性”和“应对气候变化和可变性”。

Disease has emerged as a major factor in the ecology and management of natural marine communities. Moreover, the impact of disease in marine ecosystems is linked to environmental changes such as global warming. Much of the research in this area has focused on tropical systems (coral reefs). However, in temperate reef systems seaweeds are the major habitat formers. This proposal investigates how environmental factors (temperature, UV) mediate bacterial disease of seaweeds, key temperate organisms. The proposal thus adresses National Research Priority 1: An Environmentally Sustainable Australia, and in particular the Priority Goals 'Sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity' and 'Responding to climate change and variability'.