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| Microbial diversity and ecosystem functions: concepts, open questions and recommendations for integration of microbes into general ecological frameworks |
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Overkoepelend project: Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, meer Periode: September 2005 tot December 2008 Status: Afgelopen |
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1. Evaluate the potential and limitations of microbial diversity data for studies on biodiversity and ecosystem functions 2. Analyse existing data sets on microbial diversity; extract general patterns and relations to system properties and ecosystem functions 3. Develop recommendations and protocols for the application of molecular microbial techniques appropriate to address specific questions in ecosystem studies at different levels of resolution 4. Develop a conceptual framework for the integration of microorganisms in theoretical and experimental studies focusing on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functions Description of work Task 1: Comparative evaluation of currently used approaches, concepts, definitions in micro- and macroecological research Task 2: Theoretical analysis of currently used molecular techniques to assess microbial diversity with respect to information output, level of resolution and applicability in experimental ecological research Task 3: Identify current microbial diversity databases and examine their coverage of different types of marine systems (regions, habitats) and organism groups Task 4: Perform a meta-analysis of existing data sets on marine microbial diversity; extract general patterns and relations to ecosystem properties Task 5: Comparison and calibration of commonly used molecular techniques to assess different measures of microbial diversity (DNA/RNA fingerprinting and hybridization techniques) Task 6: Develop protocols and standards to assess microbial diversity at different scales and levels of resolution in ecological studies Task 7: Develop protocols and experimental designs to test the relationship between microbial diversity and specific ecosystem functions Task 8: Evaluate the possibility for sharing infrastructure, exchanging expertise, and complementary approaches to examine microbial diversity at different Marbef institutes |
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