Photosynthesis under extreme conditions

该项目的目的是描述生活在恶劣环境条件下的简单单细胞生物光合作用的光依赖反应的变化特征，包括：1)升高的温度；Ii)低、可变、低能量（红色）光；Iii)干旱变水化；在人类气候变化带来的不断变化的生物圈中，更好地了解细菌光合生物的现有适应性可能会使未来开发出更具弹性的作物和其他必需植物。该项目汇集了光合作用关键方面的世界知名专家的国际联盟。

The aim of this project is to characterise modifications to the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis of simple, single cell organisms that live under harsh environmental conditions including: i) elevated temperature; ii) low, variable and low energy (red) light; iii) arid and variable hydration; and iv) chemical stress e.g. low pH. In a changing biosphere brought about by anthropological climate change, a better understanding of existing adaptions of bacterial photosynthetic organisms may allow more resilient crops and other essential plants to be developed in the future. The project brings together an international consortium of world renowned experts across key aspects of photosynthesis.