Project

Climate Change and Antarctic Microbial Biodiversity - CCAMBIO

Code
12A089B12
Duration
01 May 2012 → 31 January 2017
Funding
Federal funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Geology
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
    • Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
Keywords
next generation sequencing biogeography microorganisms Global Warming
 
Project description

The objective of CCAMBIO is to study the diversity, biogeographic zoning, evolutionary history, and genomic make-up of lacustrine microbial mat communities in the Antarctic Realm in order to assess their resilience and local and regional responses to global change.