Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/I019522/1
A mechanistic field investigation of the physiological response of phytoplankton to past fluctuations in surface water carbonate chemistry
Training Grant Award
- Lead Supervisor:
- Professor R Rickaby, University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Oxford, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Quaternary Science
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- The goal of this PhD studentship is to take advantage of the geological record at times of contrasting surface water saturation state (different glacial-interglacial cycles) to probe the mechanistic relationship between the physiological response across different species of these key primary producers for periods when carbonate chemistry of surface waters is known to have changed. By focusing on the more recent times, we have the best constraint on the carbonate chemistry of the ocean system, and can obtain a primary signal of production rather than an overprint of preservation. The aim is to couple established and novel techniques to generate combined records of calcification (coccolithophores only) and photosynthetic efficiency (diatoms and coccolithophores), and assuming that the population structure and size dominates the export of carbon, to chart the size distribution variations of those phytoplankton through time.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/I019522/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- DTG - directed
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Ocean Acidification Student
This training grant award has a total value of £77,057
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Fees | Total - Student Stipend | Total - RTSG |
|---|---|---|
| £13,504 | £55,055 | £8,500 |
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