Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/I/S/2000/00897
What are the roles of DMS and other simple molecules as signaling compounds in marine tritrophic interactions?
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Dr M Steinke, University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of East Anglia, Environmental Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- None
- Abstract:
- When attacked by herbivores, terrestrial plants can produce a variety of infochemicals to attract mutualistic carnivores. Such tritrophic defensive interactions have not been investigated for marine plankton. Marine algae produce several classes of biogenic gases (e.g. DMS) with potential as infochemicals and microzooplankton grazing greatly increases trace gas production. This grazing-induced release of biogenic volatiles and their effect on the chemotaxis and foraging behaviour of selected copepod species is the focus of the proposal. The study will enhance our insight into the role of chemical signalling in marine ecology, and significant progress is expected in the areas of species competition, bloom development and the structuring of food-webs, with implications for biogeochemical fluxes of several important compounds that are known to influence global climate.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/I/S/2000/00897
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Postdoctoral Fellowship
This fellowship award has a total value of £124,170
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £100,170 | £24,000 |
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