Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/C000536/1
Photosynthetic physiology and niche adaptation in marine cyanobacteria
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor DJ Scanlan, University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor NH Mann, University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Warwick, Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Abstract:
- In the oceanic environment growth constraints, most notably the in situ light environment and nutrient availability, restrict specific picocyanobacterial lineages to a particular niche. However, it is key elements of cyanobacterial physiology which must underlie these growth constraints. The component of cyanobacterial physiology that restricts growth under different light regimes is photosynthesis. We propose that photosynthetic performance as a function of growth at different light intensities implicate specific aspects of photosynthetic physiology as key determinants in defining the community structure of these organisms. In order to address this we will perform various photophysiological and biochemical techniques to investigate photosynthetic performance in representatives of specific marine Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus lineages.We will also directly assess the affect of nutrient depletion on photosynthetic acclimation processes in this ecologically important microbial group.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/C000536/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £241,590
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £128,138 | £2,633 | £35,824 | £16,048 | £58,943 |
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