Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/B500966/1
Closing the gap between light energy and CO2 fixation in phytoplankton photosynthesis.
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Dr DJ Suggett, University of Essex, Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Essex, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Freshwater
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Environmental Physiology
- Ocean - Atmosphere Interact.
- Survey & Monitoring
- Abstract:
- Accurate determinations of photosynthesis are crucial for global carbon budgets. Phytoplankton photosynthesis is thought to yield 50% of the global net productivity but is not well measured. Fast repetition rate fluorometry (FRR) is a technique used increasingly in aquatic research since it potentially provides more accurate measurements of productivity. However, whilst the FRR technique measures the energy available for photochemical reactions it does not quantify the actual amount of carbon fixed or converted into organic matter. This proposal will examine the allocation of energy between the various photochemical reactions and CO2 fixation from experiments on key algal taxa and in situ observations.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/B500966/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
This fellowship award has a total value of £137,501
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|---|
| £98,601 | £10,401 | £28,500 |
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