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NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/00164

Zooplankton demography & trophic interactions in the sub-arctic N.Atlantic & their coupling to physical oceanography: 40-years on from the NAO minimum

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor M Heath, Fisheries Research Services Marine Labor, FRS Marine Laboratory
Co-Investigator:
Dr PC Reid, Marine Biological Association, CPR Survey
Co-Investigator:
Dr G Smerdon, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Molecular Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor P Boyle, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Professor AS Brierley, University of St Andrews, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor PM Thompson, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
Co-Investigator:
Dr R Pollard, Southampton Oceanography Centre, George Deacon Division for Ocean Process
Co-Investigator:
Mr S J Hay, Marine Scotland Science, UNLISTED
Co-Investigator:
Professor PS Hammond, University of St Andrews, Biology
Co-Investigator:
Professor C Moffat, Robert Gordon's College, Grants Administration
Co-Investigator:
Dr K Richards, University of Southampton, Sch of Ocean and Earth Science
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Smythe-Wright, NOC (Up to 31.10.2019), Science and Technology
Co-Investigator:
Dr D Hydes, National Oceanography Centre, Science and Technology
Science Area:
Marine
Overall Classification:
Marine
ENRIs:
Natural Resource Management
Global Change
Science Topics:
Ocean Circulation
Population Ecology
Abstract:
This project will conduct a campaign of seagoing measurements in the Irminger Sea and adjacent areas to discover the relationships between oceanic circulation, the life cycle dynamics and demography of 3 key crustacean zooplankton (Calanus finmarchicus, Thysanoessa longicaudata, and Meganyctiphanes norvegica), and the structure and productivity of the pelagic food web. The impact of climate variability on these relationships will be examined by means of a comparative analysis of the data collected during the campaign with comparable measurements made in 1963 during the NORWESTLANT surveys, and with data from the Continuous Plankton recorder surveys.
Period of Award:
1 Oct 2001 - 31 Dec 2005
Value:
£263,671 Split Award
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2001/00164
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed

This grant award has a total value of £263,671  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - StaffTotal - T&STotal - Other CostsTotal - EquipmentTotal - Indirect Costs
£104,498£37,903£17,116£56,087£48,069

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