Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00284
Elemental records of upwelling events in mussel Perna perna shells.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor CA Richardson, Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Bangor University, Sch of Ocean Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Ocean Circulation
- Technol. for Environ. Appl.
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Perna perna shell sections contain tidal growth increments whose elemental composition will be analysed by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). Tidal increments in calcein marked shells from rocky shores in S. Africa exposed to upwelling cooler seawater and from those not subject to upwelling, will be compared with in situ sea water temperatures taken from shore deployed temperature loggers. From the date of marking, each increment will be assigned a date and increments deposited during the upwelling periods analysed using LA-ICP-MS. Increments deposited over the same period in mussels not exposed to upwelling will be compared to elucidate whether the elemental composition of the shells record upwelling.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00284
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £17,132
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £3,887 | £13,245 |
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