| Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DeLong, Edward | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-Dept CEE) | Principal Investigator |
| Nahorniak, Jasmine | Oregon State University (OSU-CEOAS) | Data Manager |
| Gegg, Stephen R. | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
Metatranscriptomes from Station ALOHA, near Hawaii (22.75 N, 158 W), cruise HOT-179.
Data from the accession numbers listed below can be accessed from NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/).
GenBank accession numbers
Studies: SRP000109
SRA: Metatrascriptomes
SRA000262
SRA000263
SRA007802.3
SRA007804.3
SRA007806.3
SRA: Metagenomes
SRA000262
SRA007801.5
SRA007803.3
SRA007805.4
Manuscripts
ISME J. 5:999-1013 (2011)
Nature 459:266-269 (2009)
PNAS 105:3805-3810 (2008)
25Feb2015/srg - "SRP000110" in description removed, dataset and dataset-deployment url changed to "SRP000109" based on e-mail from Jasmine Nahorniak
| Website | |
| Platform | R/V Kilo Moana |
| Report | |
| Start Date | 2006-03-08 |
| End Date | 2006-03-12 |
| Description | Original data are available from the NSF R2R data catalog
The objective of this cruise was to maintain a collection of hydrographic and biogeochemical data at the Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT) stations. Five stations were to be occupied during the cruise, in the following order:
1) Station 1, referred to as Station Kahe, is located at 21 20.6'N, 158 16.4'W and was to be occupied on March 8 for about 2 hours.
2) Station 2: ALOHA (A Long Term Oligotrophic Habitat Assessment) is defined as a circle with a 6 nautical mile radius centered at 22 45'N, 158W. This is the main HOT Station and was to be occupied for 3 days from March 9 to 11.
3) Station 51, is the site of the MOSEAN Mooring, located at 22 46.009'N, 158 5.533'W was to be occupied on the 4th day of the cruise for about 30 minutes.
4) Station 50, is the site of the WHOTS Mooring, located at 22 46.1 N, 157 53.4 W was to be occupied on the 4th day of the cruise for about 30 minutes.
5) Station 6, referred to as Station Kaena, is located off Kaena Point at 21 50.8'N, 158 21.8'W was to be occupied on the 4th day of the cruise for about 2 hours.
A single CTD cast was to be conducted at Station 1 to collect continuous profiles of various physical and chemical parameters. Water samples were to be collected at discrete depths for biogeochemical measurements.
Upon arrival at Station ALOHA, the free-drifting sediment trap array was to be deployed, followed by four shallow CTD casts ( |
The Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) is a recently established (August 2006; NSF award: EF-0424599) NSF-sponsored Science and Technology Center designed to facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the diverse assemblages of microorganisms in the sea, ranging from the genetic basis of marine microbial biogeochemistry including the metabolic regulation and environmental controls of gene expression, to the processes that underpin the fluxes of carbon, related bioelements and energy in the marine environment. Stated holistically, C-MORE's primary mission is: Linking Genomes to Biomes.
We believe that the time is right to address several major, long-standing questions in microbial oceanography. Recent advances in the application of molecular techniques have provided an unprecedented view of the structure, diversity and possible function of sea microbes. By combining these and other novel approaches with more well-established techniques in microbiology, oceanography and ecology, it may be possible to develop a meaningful predictive understanding of the ocean with respect to energy transduction, carbon sequestration, bioelement cycling and the probable response of marine ecosystems to global environmental variability and climate change. The strength of C-MORE resides in the synergy created by bringing together experts who traditionally have not worked together and this, in turn, will facilitate the creation and dissemination of new knowledge on the role of marine microbes in global habitability.
The new Center will design and conduct novel research, broker partnerships, increase diversity of human resources, implement education and outreach programs, and utilize comprehensive information about microbial life in the sea. The Center will bring together teams of scientists, educators and community members who otherwise do not have an opportunity to communicate, collaborate or design creative solutions to long-term ecosystem scale problems. The Center's research will be organized around four interconnected themes:
Each theme will have a leader to help coordinate the research programs and to facilitate interactions among the other related themes. The education programs will focus on pre-college curriculum enhancements, in service teacher training and formal undergraduate/graduate and post-doctoral programs to prepare the next generation of microbial oceanographers. The Center will establish and maintain creative outreach programs to help diffuse the new knowledge gained into society at large including policymakers. The Center's activities will be dispersed among five partner institutions:
and will be coordinated at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
| Funding Source | Award |
|---|---|
| US Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| NSF Division of Biological Infrastructure (NSF DBI) | |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) |