Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2002/00113
Mechanisms promoting coexistence of angiosperm and conifer trees 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:
- Conservation Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- Angiosperms have largely supplanted gymnosperms since their evolution in the Cretaceous. I will test recent theories that the superior competitive of angiosperms during the regeneration phase explains their ascendancy, basing my studies in New Zealand rainforests. My first study will test the hypothesis that conifers are inherently slow growing as seedlings, by quantifying growth rates along naturally occurring gradients of nutrient and light supply. I will then conduct shade-house experiments to compare the leaf and root longevity (and plasticity of these traits) among species. My second study will test whether local dispersal of litter establishes conditions beneath conifers that favour their regeneration. Together, my work will contribute towards the testing of other coexistence mechanisms, using the SORTIE of forest simulation model.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2002/00113
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £45,867
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6,768 | £5,108 | £31,641 | £2,350 |
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