Investigating the relationship between marine and air microbiome in Singapore

• Main Author: Lau, Kenny Jia Xu
• Other Authors: Enzo Acerbi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Ecology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66996
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Air-sea transfer is crucial for microbial dispersal and maintenance of diversity in the marine environments. Air may be viewed as a medium of transfer necessary for microorganisms to reproduce and disperse to new sites when the old site becomes overpopulated and nutrient-limiting. It is hypothesised...