2022 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Nature vs nurture: uncovering the functional responses of stressed coral microbiomes
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21F20775
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| Research Institution | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University |
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Principal Investigator |
HUSNIK Filip 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 進化・細胞・共生の生物学ユニット, 准教授 (30886130)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
DUNPHY COURTNEY 沖縄科学技術大学院大学, 進化・細胞・共生の生物学ユニット, 外国人特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-28 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | coral microbiome / functional dynamics / host microbiome / stability / ecosystem function |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This past year, I was able to conduct multiple fieldwork expeditions and accomplish a large experiment and subsequent sample processing. Surveys were conducted along the west coast of Okinawa. Targeted coral species were collected to determine microbial species across variables such as (but not limited to): temperature, distance to river input, nearest population density, etc. In addition, corals were collected and a controlled experiment was conducted. To understand how differences in microbial community structure and function impacted coral survival, corals collected along the west coast of Okinawa were exposed to different stressors, for example, temperature, pH, hypoxia, etc. This was the second attempt at the large experiment. Thousands of samples have been collected, and subsequent lab and data analyses are currently underway.
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| Research Progress Status |
令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
令和4年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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