Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/01160
Modelling past and future structure and extent of Amazonian rainforest.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor MA Maslin, University College London, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor FI Woodward, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor P Valdes, University of Bristol, Geographical Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University College London, Geography
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Land - Ocean Interactions
- Quaternary Science
- Palaeoenvironments
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- The aim is to investigate two essential questions concerning the Amazon Rainforest, why is it so diverse and will it survive global warming? To answer these questions we propose using 3 very different vegetation models, BIOME, SDGVM and TRIFFID to predict the structure, extent and productivity of the Amazon rainforest for three scenarios: 1) Future, to test the Cox et al (2000) assertion that significant amounts of rainforest will be replaced by savannah by 2050, releasing stored carbon and accelerating global warming, 2) Last Glacial Maximum to test the 'canopy-density refuge hypothesis' of the origin of the immense diversity of the rainforest suggested by Cowling et al (2001) and 3) Miocene (last greenhouse period) scenarios to provide an analogue to future climate s well as examining the influence of the evolution of C3 and C4 competition on modern rainforest diversity.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/01160
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £212,048
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £5,143 | £123,816 | £8,720 | £56,955 | £17,414 |
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