HRZZ: Interactions in the Coccolithophore Phycosphere and Implications for Ocean Carbon Cycling (Cocco-Channel)
Category
Projekti Hrvatske zaklade za znanost
Start date
Dec 20th 2024
End date
Dec 19th 2027
Status
Active
Principal investigator
Project code: IP-2024-05-3942
Project Goals:
- Evaluate the strength and consistency of bacterial associations within the coccolithophore phycosphere.
- Determine the nature of interactions between coccolithophores and their associated bacterial communities.
- Assess how the microbial communities within the coccolithophore phycosphere influence seawater CO2 chemistry.
Principal investigator:
- dr. sc. Jelena Godrijan, Ruđer Bošković Institute
Project collaborators:
- dr. sc. Tanja Vojvoda Zeljko, Ruđer Bošković Institute
- dr. sc. Frederic Chaux, Ruđer Bošković Institute
- Borna Branimir Vuković, Ruđer Bošković Institute
- dr. sc. Jelena Mandić, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
- dr. sc. Tinkara Tinta, National Institute of Biology