Project information
CAVICCHIOLI, Prof. Ricardo (Rick)
University of New South Wales
Marine Science
Project aim
It is well recognised that climate change is having a major impact on life on Earth, particularly in polar environments. However, while the impact on polar bears is easy to see, it is not clear what is happening to microorganisms. This proposal addresses how complex environmental factors (eg. temperature, ocean currents, carbon dioxide levels, UV-irradiation) affect microbial communities in the climate sensitive and ecologically important, Southern Ocean. Using new genomic technologies we will determine which microbes are present and how they are responding to present environmental conditions, thereby learning how they are responding to global climate change.
Related publications
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Marine metaproteomics: deciphering the microbial metabolic food web. Trends in Microbiology, 2014
(Ref: 15208)
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A metagenomic assessment of winter and summer bacterioplankton from Antarctic Peninsula coastal surface waters. International Society of Microbial Ecology Journal, 2012
(Ref: 15200)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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A metaproteomic assessment of winter and summer bacterioplankton from Antarctic Peninsula coastal surface waters. International Society of Microbial Ecology Journal, 2012
(Ref: 15202)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Psychrophiles. Annual Review in Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2013
(Ref: 15088)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Advection shapes Southern Ocean microbial assemblages independent of distance and environment effects. Nature Communications, 2013
(Ref: 15085)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature