Micro-ARC: Understanding the links between pelagic microbial ecosystems and organic matter cycling in the changing Arctic (μARC)
ACRONYM
MicroARC
Title
Micro-ARC: Understanding the links between pelagic microbial ecosystems and organic matter cycling in the changing Arctic (μARC)
General information
The Micro-Arc project will study the microbial components of the Arctic food web, focusing specifically on planktonic microorganisms that inhabit the water column.
Using a range of contemporary tools, we will determine how planktonic microbes regulate organic matter biogeochemical cycling and establish how these processes vary through the dramatic Arctic seasonal cycle.
Also, using advanced computational modelling, we will use this information to predict how future climate change will impact the structure and functioning of the microbial components of the ecosystem.
Start
July, 2018
End
June, 2021
Funding (total)
365000
Funding (GEOMAR)
365000
Funding body / Programme
-
BMBF
/
Coordination
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel (GEOMAR), Germany
Contact
Partners
MBA
AWI
University of Southampton Länder: UK
Germany
AWI
University of Southampton Länder: UK
Germany
