The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
INDEX="349"
NAME="Implementation of toxicogenomies and biology of coral diseases: towards a comprehensive environmental coral reef monitoring program at Los Rogues National Park"
TYPE="研究助成,"
YEAR="2010年度,"
AREA="中南米,"
KIND="海外の団体,"
ORG="Fundación de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Universidad Simón Bolívar (recommended by overseas office)"
Fundación de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Universidad Simón Bolívar (recommended by overseas office)
Implementation of toxicogenomies and biology of coral diseases: towards a comprehensive environmental coral reef monitoring program at Los Rogues National Park
Research grant
- Project Description
- The research aims to apply modern molecular genetic tools for the early detection of coral response to toxic pollution and to use the study of coral diseases to better understand the impact of global climate change at Los Roques National Park. The specific objectives of the project are: 1) to determine the temporal fluctuations in surface seawater temperature, the abundance and distribution of benthic and coral communities, and the heavy metal and total residual petroleum hydrocarbon (TRPH) levels in sediments; 2) to identify novel genetic markers for early response of corals to petroleum hydrocarbons by analyzing gene expression in controlled bioassays; 3) to evaluate the role of coral diseases for reef health in Los Roques.
- Fields
- Preservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
- Grant year
- FY11/3 Research Grants
- Grant term
- Two years
April 2011 - March 2013
- Grant amount
- Grant amount $102.030
- Activity region
- Venezuela
