The project investigates fundamental links between the microscale organization of aquatic photosynthetic tissues and biofilm communities, their bio-optical properties and quantum efficiency.

The team involved in the project represents a multitude of expertises and a joint international effort. Besides the PI's group at University of Copenhagen, and a satellite group at the University of Technology Sydney, there is close interaction with groups in Australia, USA, Singapore, and Swiss (see links on this page).

The systems investigated encompass:

• Single cells: Large algae/protists and bacteria
• Defined and natural biofilms
• Microbial mats:
  Hot springs and other extreme habitats
• Aquatic macrophytes:
  Macroalgal and seagrass tissue
• Marine symbioses:
  Corals, ascidians, foraminifera

Experimental techniques in the team encompass:

• Electrochemical and fiber-optic microsensors
• Imaging of chemical & physical variables
• Imaging of photosynthetic activity
• Imaging of cell motility and behavior
• Hyperspectral imaging
• Confocal and fluorescence microscopy
• NanoSIMS
• Cultivation of microbes
• Microfluidics
• Genomics and bioinformatics
• Biophotonics
• Sensor development
  
  

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