Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/00140
The role of Oithona spp. in the marine productivity of the North Atlantic basin.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor RS Lampitt, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr RP Harris, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth Marine Lab
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Earth Resources
- Population Ecology
- Behavioural Ecology
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Oithona spp. is the most abundant copepod in many marine ecosystems including the North Atlantic. However, because of its small size its ecology is not well known and its role in the ecosystem undetermined. In addition, there are strong indications of important predation by Calanus on Oithona nauplii with the potential for the nauplii to be an important prey during periods before the spring bloom. The objectives of this proposal are two: To increase our knowledge in the ecology of Oithona by assessing its diet, productivity, total biomass and production. To investigate the link between Oithona and Calanus with special emphasis on the possible consequences of a climatic shift on the size structure of the zooplankton population.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2001/00140
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Marine Productivity
This grant award has a total value of £103,569
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6,479 | £59,056 | £10,868 | £27,165 |
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