Copyright : Laboratoire LEMAR- 2018
João Serôdio (Université d’Aveiro, Portugal)
International
FCT Portugal
Start Date
27/04/2024
End Date
27/04/2024
Estuarine microphytobenthos biofilms, dominated by benthic motile diatoms, are highly productive. The capacity for motility has been hypothesized to be a major factor explaining the ecological success and productivity of benthic diatoms. The aim of SEARCHLIGHT is to generate an integrated understanding of the adaptive value of phototaxis in benthic diatoms, and of how photobehavior enhances photosynthesis at the cellular level, and ultimately supports the high productivity of estuarine intertidal areas. To do so, up-to-date technics (bioimaging at the cell level, microfluidics) will be set up.
Laboratory Members
Contributors
- João Serôdio, Department of Biology and CESAM-Center for Environmental and Marine Studies, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.
- Silja Frankenbach, Department of Biology and CESAM-Center for Environmental and Marine Studies, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal.
- Doug Campbell, group of Phytoplankton Physiology, Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, Canada.
