Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2000/00053
How herbivory and light mediate moss-sedge interactions.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor R van der Wal, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Banchory
- Grant held at:
- NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Banchory
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- None
- Abstract:
- Competitive interactions between vascular plants and mosses are poorly understood. We address this gap in knowledge by experimentally testing the importance of 1) light competition and 2) 'apparent' competition in a UK upland system, dominated by the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and the sedge Carex bigelowii. Increased sedge cover following N deposition is predicted to shade the moss (light competition) and may simultaneously attract herbivores increasing moss damage (apparent competition) from trampling. Shading experiments will mimic Carex canopy closure and test for the importance of light competition between sedge and moss. Herbivore and Carex presence will be manipulated to test the outcome of competition between the two species under regimes with and without vertebrate consumers. This work aids conservation of Racomitrium heath, a habitat in serious decline.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2000/00053
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £32,222
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £19,501 | £1,674 | £2,076 | £8,971 |
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