Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00501
Testing an epidemiological framework to quantify the spatio-temporal dynamics of saprotrophic activity of soil-borne fungi.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor C Gilligan, University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Population Ecology
- Abstract:
- The aim of this proposal is to use a combination of experimentation and mathematical modelling to derive and test a theory that uses epidemiological concepts to characterise the spatio-temporal dynamics of saprotrophic fungi as they colonise populations of dispersed particulate carbon sources on and within soil across scales of cm to metres. The project will adapt the SEIR framework of epidemiology to categorise the status of particulate fragments (of variable size), together with concepts about latency and 'infectiousness' in colonization and percolation of stochastic epidemics in heterogeneous environments to derive criteria for invasion and persistence of saprotrophs and the creation of 'hot spots'. The models will be parameterized and tested using published data for a range of fungi and experimental microcosms for saprotrophic spread of Rhizoctonia solani.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00501
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £308,089
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £4,627 | £191,658 | £22,142 | £1,500 | £88,163 |
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