Plankton genomic demonstrator focus on two key objectives:
– Notebook 1: Exploring genetic data & identifying clusters containing unknown genes Discovery of as yet undescribed biodiversity from genetic and morphological signals from the characterisation of their geographical distributions, co-occurrences/exclusions and correlation with environmental contexts.
-Notebook 2: Mapping the geographic distribution of plankton functional gene clusters using habitat prediction models Exploration of genetic and morphological markers of plankton diversity and abundance, in particular the new ones discovered above, to predict their spatiotemporal distribution and serve as high-resolution EOVs for biological processes.
The initial users of the plankton genomics demonstrator are, primarily, scientific researchers, including taxonomists, computational ecologists and bioinformaticians with extensive knowledge of the data collected during the Tara Oceans Expedition. The end-users include scientists from plankton biogeography, marine biogeochemistry, ecosystem health, and climate science.
Oceans, seas and waters