Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/E013732/1
Challenging the paradigm for plant-microbial resource partitioning in Antarctic ecosystems
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor DL Jones, Bangor University, Sch of Environment and Natural Resources
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Farrar, Bangor University, Sch of Biological Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Bangor University, Sch of Environment and Natural Resources
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Soil science
- Climate & Climate Change
- Environmental Microbiology
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Abstract:
- The Antarctic is a uniquely important 'natural laboratory' for examining ecosystem responses to climate change, and it is vital that the biological changes being observed there are properly understood. Its uniqueness comes from a combination of the simplicity of its ecosystems, which exhibit restricted species diversity and food chain complexity, with environmental warming which is occurring at approximately twice the rate of change in temperate regions. The proposed research will develop novel experimental and modelling techniques to find out the importance in Antarctic soils of specific forms of nitrogen. In addition, we want to find out whether these forms of organic nitrogen are available to microbes and plants, and whether global warming will alter the nitrogen dynamics of Antarctic soils. We hypothesize that our research may offer an explanation for recent expansions in vascular plant populations on the Antarctic continent. The work directly underpins policy relating to climate change and biodiversity in polar regions. The work is also extremely relevant to many other low-input ecosystems around the world (e.g. boreal forest, Arctic tundra, tropical rainforest).
- Period of Award:
- 28 Jun 2008 - 27 Nov 2010
- Value:
- £200,158 Lead Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NE/E013732/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- AFI (FEC)
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- AFI
This grant award has a total value of £200,158
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DA - Estate Costs | DI - Staff | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £39,706 | £66,727 | £12,050 | £20,191 | £53,328 | £8,157 |
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