Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/00150
Influence of Sourhope biodiversity treatments upon the carbon flow & functional resilience of key bacterial taxa in the rhizosphere of grassland soils
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor MJ Bailey, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Oxford
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor T O'Donnell, Newcastle University, Sch of Biology
- Grant held at:
- NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Oxford
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Systematics & Taxonomy
- Population Ecology
- Soil science
- Abstract:
- The interaction between plants and rhizosphere microbes has a significant effect upon ecosystem function and global carbon biogeochemistry. We propose to investigate the effects of differing treatment regimes (control, lime, nitrogen and biocide) upon the amount of plant derived C which enters the microbial RNA pool and characterise the microbial taxa involved in this uptake. The link will be established by the use of 13C-CO2 stable isotope labelling of plant material during photosynthesis and its subsequent transfer to rhizosphere taxa. Taxon specific oligonucelotide hybridisation and molecular analysis of 13C labelled community 15SrRNA will identify functional keystone bacteria and aid model construction of the role of microbes in C budgets.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2001/00150
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Soil Biodiversity
This grant award has a total value of £121,544
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £61,735 | £6,503 | £24,908 | £28,398 |
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