Postdoctoral Fellowship: OCE-PRF: Plastic Partnerships: Investigating life history strateg — NSF Award to University of Delaware (
Stony corals engineer complex reef ecosystems that are vital for biodiversity, food security, tourism economies, and coastal protection. Corals are complex organisms themselves, where the coral animal hosts a variety of symbiotic algae and other microbes (together, referred to as “holobiont” organisms). These mutualist
| Award title | Postdoctoral Fellowship: OCE-PRF: Plastic Partnerships: Investigating life history strateg |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2508454 |
| Awardee | University of Delaware |
| City | NEWARK |
| State | DE |
| Amount obligated | $393,101 |
| Principal investigator | Serena Hackerott |
| Program | OCE Postdoctoral Fellowships |
| Start date | 12/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Stony corals engineer complex reef ecosystems that are vital for biodiversity, food security, tourism economies, and coastal protection. Corals are complex organisms themselves, where the coral animal hosts a variety of symbiotic algae and other microbes (together, referred to as “holobiont” organisms). These mutualistic relationships are primarily driven by nutrient exchange between partners. However, environmental stress can disrupt these associations, leading to coral mortality and reef degra |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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