Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2002/00107
Habitat fragmentation and food web structure - an experimental approach.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor O Lewis, University of Oxford, Zoology
- Grant held at:
- University of Oxford, Zoology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Conservation Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- Habitat fragmentation is one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity, but empirical data from the field on the effects of fragmentation on species interactions and the structure of food webs are scarce. A replicated, large-scale habitat fragmentation experiment involving bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) habitats on the Gower peninsula, South Wales will be carried out. Quantitative food webs will be constructed for bracken herbivores and their parasitoids over a 3-year period in patches representing three levels of fragmentation. A series of hypotheses about the impact of fragmentation on community structure, food web statistics, and the process of community disassembly will be tested.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2002/00107
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £51,057
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9,551 | £27,371 | £1,543 | £12,591 |
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