Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2002/00404
Ecosystem responses to nutrient supply in New Zealand forests.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor DA Coomes, University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Plant Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Community Ecology
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- In 1976 Walker and Syers hypothesised that the nutrient limiting forest productivity shifts from N, to N+P, to P during long-term soil development. Despite the important implications of this hypothesis for ecosystem functioning and dynamics, it has received little experimental attention. Therefore, I established a large-scale fertilizer experiment in 2001 to test which factors limit productivity along a chronosequence in New Zealand. Sixty plots were established in a factorial design, to test the effects of N, P, and N+P additions to 3 contrasting forest types within a 50 square km area of lowland rain forest. Now I propose to return to these plots to measure changes in above- and below-ground productivity, monitor changes in nutrient pools, and quantify the influences of waterlogging on growth.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2002/00404
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £25,697
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9,384 | £1,182 | £10,814 | £4,317 |
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