The comparative biogeography of Australian Symbiodinium

Project Description
To; assess the diversity of Symbiodinium within the tissues of host invertebrates, expand our understanding of the tolerance ranges of these reef invertebrates, assess whether symbiont diversity from these species differs dramatically from their Pacific and Western Indian Ocean counterparts, assess the level of connectivity along the WA coast as well as ocean-wide.

项目说明：本研究旨在评估宿主无脊椎动物组织内的虫黄藻（Symbiodinium）多样性，拓展我们对这类造礁无脊椎动物耐受范围的认知，探明上述物种的共生体多样性与其太平洋及西印度洋的对应类群是否存在显著差异，并评估西澳大利亚（WA）沿岸乃至全球海洋范围内的连通性水平。