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NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/01123

Using late Pleistocene DNA to examine the effects of paleoenvironmental change.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor B Shapiro, University of Oxford, Zoology
Science Area:
Terrestrial
Earth
Overall Classification:
Terrestrial
ENRIs:
Global Change
Biodiversity
Science Topics:
Quaternary Science
Palaeoenvironments
Population Genetics/Evolution
Climate & Climate Change
Abstract:
A previous NERC funded study of DNA from permafrost bones revealed unexpected patterns of localised extinctions, replacements and genetic bottlenecks in East Berinigian bison and bear populations over the past 60,000 years. This genetic record contains the effects of global climate change, human invasion, and the megafaunal mass-extinction. The current application seeks to use these methods to measure change in the biogeographical and temporal distribution of bison, caribou, brown bear and lion populations across the Holarctic. This data will be used to determine the distribution and significance of genetic effects due to major paleoenvironmental changes during the closing phases of the last Ice Age. Data from Russian and European specimens will be combined with that from the New World, and new physical and genetic dating techniques, to create a Holarctic palaeogenetic record throughout the Pleistocene.
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2002 - 30 Sep 2005
Value:
£167,025
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2001/01123
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

This grant award has a total value of £167,025  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - StaffTotal - T&STotal - Other CostsTotal - Indirect Costs
£80,636£5,752£43,545£37,092

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