Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/00160
Diversity and functional role of predatory beetles and their prey in the Sourhope ecosystem.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor PJ Murray, Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res, Unlisted
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Gange, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor V Brown, University of Reading, Agriculture
- Grant held at:
- Inst of Grassland and Environmental Res, Unlisted
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Microbiology
- Population Ecology
- Community Ecology
- Soil science
- Abstract:
- Field sampling will investigate the extent and nature of the predatory beetle community and their prey (mainly slugs) in the control and improved grassland treatments at Sourhope. A molecular dietary analysis will determine the composition of beetle prey. Controlled field and laboratory experiments will follow the passage of a 13C pulse through the system, to test the hypothesis that there are fast and slow routes of carbon transfer into the higher trophic levels. A manipulative experiment will investigate whether top-down effects on slugs are responsible for determining the composition of the plant community. These studies will address the overall objective of understanding the functional role of higher trophic levels in the soil at Sourhope and their effects on the plant community.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2001/00160
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Soil Biodiversity
This grant award has a total value of £162,848
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9,477 | £85,075 | £29,162 | £39,134 |
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