Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/00143
Fine scale analysis of Hygrocybe spp. in semi-natural grasslands and elucidation of their role in decomposition processes.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor GW Griffith, Aberystwyth University, Inst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr R Bol, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke Research
- Grant held at:
- Aberystwyth University, Inst of Biological, Environ & Rural Sci
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Conservation Ecology
- Population Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Soil science
- Abstract:
- Members of the basidiomycete genus Hygrocybe are largely restricted to nutrient-poor grasslands and are of significant conservation interest in the UK context. These species are all uncultured and virtually nothing is known about their functional ecology. It is proposed to use species-specific PCR probes to measure the vertical distribution in soil of mycelia. Detailed mapping of fruitbodies (FBs) over two autumns will permit the effect on FB production (at least 10 spp. occur at the site) of the various plot treatments and local soil variations at Sourhope to be quantified. 15N-enriched plant litter buried around mapped Hygrocybe fairy rings will permit tracking of isotope enrichment in subsequently formed FBs. Co-ordination with 13CO2 pulses in 2002 will also allow isotope tracking over shorter periods. Natural abundance of these isotopes in FBs will also be measured.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2001/00143
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Soil Biodiversity
This grant award has a total value of £36,229
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £19,039 | £925 | £7,505 | £8,758 |
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