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Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Ancient DNA approaches to reconstruct environ — NSF Award to Regents of the Universit

Coral reefs nurture fisheries, protect coastlines, and support rich ecological communities. Reef-building corals depend on microbes living in their tissues to keep them healthy and thriving. This community of microbes – the coral's microbiome – includes algae that provide food and bacteria that promote coral health. Ch

Award titleCollaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Ancient DNA approaches to reconstruct environ
Award ID2449252
AwardeeRegents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
CityANN ARBOR
StateMI
Amount obligated$932,086
Principal investigatorJulia Cole
ProgramCross-BIO Activities
Start date12/15/2025
AbstractCoral reefs nurture fisheries, protect coastlines, and support rich ecological communities. Reef-building corals depend on microbes living in their tissues to keep them healthy and thriving. This community of microbes – the coral's microbiome – includes algae that provide food and bacteria that promote coral health. Changes in reef conditions can affect the makeup of this microbiome. In coastal regions near coral reefs, environmental stresses have intensified, especially over the past several de
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