Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/C000501/1
Tests of competition theory in forests using neighbourhood modelling
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor DA Coomes, University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Ecosystem Scale Processes
- Survey & Monitoring
- Conservation Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- We are interested in the phytogeographic distribution of conifers, and particularly in the hypothesis that angiosperms have competitively displaced conifers from productive habitats. Here we use neighbourhood modelling to quantify competition within forest stands, by analysing a database of about 4000 permanently marked plots in natural mixed-species forests in New Zealand. Individual trees have been monitored over time, providing detailed information about their demographics. We will quantify the responses of trees to competition by relating growth and mortality to crowding by neighbours. We will investigate whether conifers are restricted to unproductive sites within their climatic ranges, and whether their responses to competition have contributed to their current distribution.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/C000501/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £209,188
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £107,887 | £23,218 | £28,455 | £49,628 |
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