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Associate Professor Pauline M. Mele was born on 25 January 1963 in Traralgon, Victoria. She is currently employed by the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Victoria. Mele is an Australian microbial ecologist specialising in agricultural soils of grain production regions. Her interests are in developing a better understanding of the complex microbial communities that underpin plant and animal production systems and most vitally, how land managers can preserve and promote these functions using various management strategies. ==Early career== In 2006, Mele was the first female to be awarded a Senior Research fellowship by Land and Water Australia and undertook a global review of research in soil biology to develop a new charter for exploring Australia's 'hidden' natural asset, the soil biota. In doing so she proposed: * Options for an improved framework for research investment in soil biology. * A process that integrates soil biology knowledge into education and monitoring applications that have Australian regional relevance. * An empowered community that can make better decisions regarding soil resource management. * A process that integrates soil biology knowledge into policy decisions relating to sustainable land-use and ecosystem services. In the same year, Mele was successful in winning a significant Victorian investment to collaborate with the J. Craig Venter Institute to study the microorganisms in agriculturally significant soils and in bovine digestive systems. It was the first time in Australia that the DNA of soil microbial communities had been sequenced to reveal previously unseen soil microbes. Mele is currently coordinating a National Soil Biology Initiative for the Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation and is also part of a team that is mapping the soil biodiversity across a diverse range of Australian soil biomes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soil Biology Initiative )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pauline Mele」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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