Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00430
The biology of the lag: causes and consequences of delayed life-history effects.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor TG Benton, University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Stirling, Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Population Ecology
- Population Genetics/Evolution
- Conservation Ecology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Abstract:
- The interaction between variation in the environment and variation in population dynamics is often unpredictable, but understanding how environmental state is translated into dynamics is crucial to be able to build predictive models. Very often, environments cause delayed as well as immediate changes in the life-history of organisms. The ecological causes and population dynamic consequences of these delayed life history effects are poorly studied. We propose experiments using a mite, Sancassania berlesei, model system to (1) chart the biological causes of delayed density-dependence by relating resource acquisition to delayed life-history effects (DLHEs), (2) chart the ecological causes of DLHEs (e.g. competition, changing resource supply, predation etc), and (3) chart the impact of DLHEs on population dynamics.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00430
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £225,388
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £4,859 | £141,409 | £6,635 | £7,437 | £65,048 |
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