Cyanobacteria and microalgae associated with mosses in wet meadows (High Arctic)

Anna POLÁŠKOVÁ

Bakalářská práce

Cyanobacteria and microalgae associated with mosses in wet meadows (Arctic)

Abstract:

Associations of nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria with mosses in wet meadow habitats of central Svalbard are of significant ecological importance as they represent a dominant nitrogen source. The first aim of this thesis was to find a suitable method to mechanically dislodge cyanobacteria from the moss stems, which would allow subsequent cyanobacterial identification and quantification. The second aim was to perform pilot Sanger sequencing which would allow to obtain another assessment of the cyanobacterial community for future studies of the wet meadow.

Abstract:

Associations of nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria with mosses in wet meadow habitats of central Svalbard are of significant ecological importance as they represent a dominant nitrogen source. The first aim of this thesis was to find a suitable method to mechanically dislodge cyanobacteria from the moss stems, which would allow subsequent cyanobacterial identification and quantification. The second aim was to perform pilot Sanger sequencing which would allow to obtain another assessment of the cyanobacterial community for future studies of the wet meadow.

Keywords

moss-associated cyanobacteria, dislodging methods, pilot Sanger sequencing, wet meadows, High Arctic

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 14. 5. 2018

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 18. 6. 2018
• Vedoucí: doc. Ing. Josef Elster, CSc.

JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Biochemistry / Biological Chemistry