Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/J/S/2002/00652
Does below ground carbon allocation drive soil biodiversity in boreal forests?
Fellowship Award
- Fellow:
- Professor D Johnson, University of Aberdeen, Plant and Soil Science
- Grant held at:
- University of Aberdeen, Plant and Soil Science
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Community Ecology
- Soil science
- Abstract:
- Soils contain vast numbers of organisms, yet their diversity and the factors that regulate it are poorly understood. Carbon (C) is a major constraint on microbial activity and its availability is likely to be an important factor in maintaining their diversity. In forests, ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are a dominant group of microorganisms that receive large quantities of C from their host plants. I will use advances in stable isotope and molecular methods to quantify C allocation to EM fungal communities, saprotrophic bacteria and soil mesofauna, and to determine if C can regulate their diversities. Below ground C allocation will be investigated for Scots pine and birch that represent evergreen and deciduous functional types, enabling me to test whether rhizosphere C flow is linked to their ecology.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/J/S/2002/00652
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Advanced Fellow
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Advanced Fellow
This fellowship award has a total value of £243,604
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £188,604 | £55,000 |
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