Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2002/00792
Community disassembly and ecosystem function.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr F Gilbert, University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor P Crittenden, University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Nottingham, Sch of Biology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Ecosystem Scale Processes
- Population Ecology
- Conservation Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- Experimental landscape ecology is possible using natural micro-ecosystems rather than experimentally assembled microcosms. Using one such microecosystem, we demonstrated that the connectivity of landscape patches is a critical factor determining local species richness (Gilbert et al 1998, Gonzalez 2000) and macroecological scale patterns of multi-species range and abundance (Gonzalez et al 1998). Here we propose to use this micro-ecosystem to test the effect of community disassembly on ecosystem functioning. The results will have implications both for the emerging fields of macro- and landscape ecology and the maintenance of biodiversity and conservation science.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2002/00792
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £157,032
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £81,362 | £2,754 | £9,826 | £25,664 | £37,427 |
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