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NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2002/00773

The influence of propagule banks on demography and genetic diversity in freshwater invertebrates and plants.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor B Okamura, University of Reading, Animal and Microbial Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Dr J Freeland, The Open University, Faculty of Sci, Tech, Eng & Maths (STEM)
Co-Investigator:
Professor MA Beaumont, University of Bristol, Biological Sciences
Science Area:
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Overall Classification:
Freshwater
ENRIs:
Natural Resource Management
Global Change
Biodiversity
Science Topics:
Population Genetics/Evolution
Population Ecology
Conservation Ecology
Abstract:
We aim to understand how propagule banks contribute to demography and genetic diversity through a combined empirical and modelling approach. The genetic structure of sediment bound propagules and of populations from different years will be characterized in bryozoan and plant systems. Models will predict temporal changes in genotype frequencies and the proportions deriving from propagule banks. Stage structured model simulations will identify key parameters that influence demography. Our study would have broad implications regarding the ecological significance of temporal gene flow in taxa ranging from zooplankton and plants to microbes, and a mechanistic basis for characterizing demographic contributions from propagule banks.
Period of Award:
1 Apr 2004 - 31 May 2007
Value:
£192,786
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/A/S/2002/00773
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Standard Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Standard Grant

This grant award has a total value of £192,786  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - T&STotal - StaffTotal - Other CostsTotal - Indirect CostsTotal - Equipment
£5,219£110,286£21,616£50,732£4,935

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