Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2000/00994
The controls on marine benthic biodiversity and standing stock in ice covered environments.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Tyler, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr BJ Bett, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Clarke, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Science Programmes
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr D Billett, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Community Ecology
- Abstract:
- The AUTOSUB Under Ice thematic programme will use an autonomous vehicle to carry out science missions beneath ice cover. This proposal concerns the integration of a digital still camera system with the AUTO SUB vehicle and the subsequent use of that facility to study the biological diversity and standing stock of benthos in Arctic and Antarctic regions. Seabed photography will be used to assess the megabenthos in three types of polar environment: 1. open water areas, 2. seasonal ice areas, and 3. permanent ice areas. By contrasting the ecology of these three environment types the project will address the question: 'What are the dominant controls on the diversity and standing stock of the benthos in polar regions?'
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2000/00994
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Autosub under Ice
This grant award has a total value of £26,184
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2,290 | £1,613 | £7,542 | £742 | £13,996 |
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