{"id":27,"date":"2025-02-26T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-bremen.de\/funecol2026\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:12:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:12:30","slug":"traits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-bremen.de\/funecol2026\/hauptseite\/traits\/","title":{"rendered":"TRAITS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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FLAPS: The Hidden Forces Driving Ocean Carbon<\/a><\/h2>

von Samreela<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | FLA-PS<\/a><\/span><\/p>

FLAPS is a simple way to remember how microbes shape marine food webs and the carbon cycle.It stands for Fungi, Labile DOM, Aggregates, Parasites, and Sinks. It\u2019s a conceptual shortcut used by some marine ecologists to highlight processes that classic \u201cphyto,…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

Metabarcoding: Seeing the Invisible Biodiversity<\/a><\/h2>

von Samreela<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | Meta-Barcoding<\/a><\/span><\/p>

The scooping pond water and instantly knowing every fish, frog, insect, algae, and microbe living there. Metabarcoding makes this possible by reading environmental DNA (eDNA) from a single sample.It includes the following steps, Collect water, soil, or air. Extract…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

How FLA-PS reaveals the hidden<\/a><\/h2>

von Gretel<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | FLA-PS<\/a><\/span><\/p>

FLA-PS , which stands for Fluorescent Labelled Polysaccharides, is a technique that allows researchers to observe how microbes break down complex organic molecules in natural environments and helps connect small-scale microbial activity with global ecosystem…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

FLA-PS Lighting Up Microbial Secrets<\/a><\/h2>

von Nivya<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | FLA-PS<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Fluorescent Labelled Polysaccharides (FLA-PS) are a simple but powerful tool to study what microbes are actually doing in their environment. Instead of just identifying which organisms are present, this method helps us see how they interact with organic matter. The…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

FLA-PS: Making Microbes Glow<\/a><\/h2>

von Lilli<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | FLA-PS<\/a><\/span><\/p>

https:\/\/www.sigmaaldrich.com\/deepweb\/assets\/sigmaaldrich\/marketing\/global\/images\/technical-documents\/articles\/cell-culture-and-analysis\/imaging-analysis-and-live-cell-imaging\/fitc-dextran\/fitc-dextran.jpg Ever wondered how scientists figure out what tiny microbes are…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

Day 5-Metabarcoding: A Simple Molecular Tool That Connects All My Previous Ecological Methods<\/a><\/h2>

von Remi Janet<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | Meta-Barcoding<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Over the past days, my posts have explored different ways ecologists study life: traits, long-term ecological research, meta-analyses, and imaging methods. Each one showed me a different angle on biodiversity. Now, I want to introduce metabarcoding which adds a…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

TINY BUT MIGHTY<\/a><\/h2>

von Edith Afriyie<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | Meta-Barcoding<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Before today’s class I always had it in mind that the only beneficial organisms in the ocean are the bigger animals. Never have I thought that tiny microbes in the ocean actually carry such a role in carbon fixation. The interactions between microbes and…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

Glycans and the Sea: Marine Microbes in Carbon Cycling<\/a><\/h2>

von Adedotun<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | Meta-Barcoding<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Marine microbes are central to the ocean\u2019s role in regulating Earth\u2019s carbon balance. Through the lens of ecological physiology, we can examine how these organisms respond to environmental conditions while driving essential biochemical processes. From sunlit surface…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

Tiny Players, Big Impact: Microbes and the Ocean Carbon Cycle<\/a><\/h2>

von Gopika<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | Meta-Barcoding<\/a><\/span><\/p>

The journey of carbon in the ocean begins with phytoplankton, which capture carbon dioxide and convert it into organic matter such as glycans. These glycans then become a key link in the system, transferring carbon to microbial communities. Microbes process this…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article>

Day 5: Marine Fungi and the Hidden Physiology Behind Ocean Carbon Storage<\/a><\/h2>

von Remi Janet<\/a><\/span> | M\u00e4rz 18, 2026<\/span> | Meta-Barcoding<\/a><\/span><\/p>

Today\u2019s lesson felt like opening the black box of the ocean\u2019s carbon engine, a world where phytoplankton, glycans, and marine fungi quietly shape the fate of carbon across entire ocean basins. We explored a central debate in marine biogeochemistry: Is most carbon…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>

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