Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/P001130/1
Reciprocal interaction between microbial evolution and community structure in soil
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor A Buckling, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Paterson, University of Liverpool, Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor R Ffrench-Constant, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr RI Griffiths, Bangor University, Sch of Natural Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Panel D
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Genetic diversity
- Microbes
- Community Ecology
- Evolution & populations
- Adaptation
- Evolution & populations
- Soil microbes
- Microbiology
- Genome sequencing
- Genomics
- Abstract:
- Evolutionary change can occur over comparable time scales to changes in community composition, hence rapid evolution can play a key role in community ecology and vice versa. However, we have little understanding of the significance of, or mechanisms underlying, this interaction in nature. Here, we will identify how and why the presence versus absence of a range of natural soil microbial communities affects the molecular and phenotypic evolution of a focal species of bacteria adapting to a novel environment (elevated temperature), and in turn how and why evolution of the focal species affects community composition.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/P001130/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grant FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £438,709
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DI - Staff | DA - Estate Costs | DI - T&S | DA - Other Directly Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £47,050 | £106,176 | £48,665 | £169,533 | £39,463 | £10,244 | £17,578 |
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