Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2001/00374
New Mesozoic spiders from Brazil and China: a phylogenetic and palaeoecological study using novel microscopical techniques.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor PA Selden, The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Grant held at:
- The University of Manchester, Earth Atmospheric and Env Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Palaeobiology
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Palaeoenvironments
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- Arachnids are the most diverse and abundant predators on land today. A complete picture of Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystem function could not be assembled until now because data on the major predators - the spiders - are missing. The objectives of this study are to extract the highest quality morphological information from newly discovered Mesozoic spiders using innovative techniques in reflected-light microscopy; palaeontological data will be combined with morphological and molecular studies on recent arachnids in an integrated phylogenetic analysis; and palaeoecological results will be combined with palaeoentomological data to understand Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems and how they survived global extinction events.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2001/00374
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £29,010
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| £3,127 | £673 | £25,209 |
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