Mapping and Modelling the Ocean's Unseen Biodiversity

从珊瑚礁到热带雨林，澳大利亚以其独特的生物多样性而闻名。不太为人所知的是，澳大利亚的海岸线预计将成为海洋微生物生物多样性的全球热点，海洋微生物是维持海洋健康和生产力的看不见的生命力量。该项目旨在通过使用尖端采样、遗传和建模工具来提供澳大利亚海洋系统中微生物多样性模式和生物范围的第一个模型，从而克服历史上的技术和后勤障碍。预计这将是理解塑造当代生物多样性的进化和生态过程的关键一步。

From the reef to the rainforest, Australia is famous for its unique biodiversity. Less well known is that Australia's coastline is predicted to be a global hotspot for biodiversity in marine microbes, the unseen life forces that maintain ocean health and productivity. This project aims to overcome historical technological and logistical hurdles by using cutting-edge sampling, genetic and modelling tools to provide the first models of microbial diversity patterns and organismal range in Australian marine systems. This is expected to be a crucial step for understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes that shape contemporary biodiversity.