Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/01163
The ecological significance of circadian rhythms in CAM plants.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor AM Borland, Newcastle University, Sch of Biology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor H Nimmo, University of Glasgow, Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr J Hartwell, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary, Life Sci
- Grant held at:
- Newcastle University, Sch of Biology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Genomics
- Environmental Physiology
- Abstract:
- In plants with Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), a circadian clock elicits an appropriate sequencing of diverse internal events that help to conserve water and carbon in extreme and unpredictable environments. We wish to establish if the ecological and taxonomic diversity of CAM plants is manifest at the level of endogenous time-keeping mechanisms. By comparing CAM species which have evolved independently in contrasting habitats, we will determine if diversity in CAM expression is reflected in: a) the range of metabolic outputs that are linked to the clock or b) how metabolic outputs are linked to the clock. By integrating molecular and biochemical aspects of circadian rhythms with plant ecophysiology, this approach will provide insight on the selection mechanisms that lead to acclimation and evolution of photosynthetic diversity in a changing environment.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/01163
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £196,301
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £97,567 | £3,031 | £43,597 | £44,881 | £7,226 |
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