Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2001/00303
Environmental gemomics of calcicole-calcifuge physiology.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr M McAinsh, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Rodwell, Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr A Shirras, Lancaster University, Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Global Change
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Genomics
- Environmental Physiology
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Calcareous grasslands are among the most species-rich plant communities in Europe. A clear understanding of the molecular mechanisms that enable calcicole species to thrive on calcareous soils will contribute to the development of strategies to maintain the biodiversity of these vulnerable ecosystems. We will test the hypothesis that adaptation to a calcareous environment reflects altered patterns of gene expression. We will identify genes that are differentially expressed between calcicolous and non-calcicolous ecotypes of A. thaliana and determine their role in the calcicole phenotype. We will examine whether these calcicole adaptation genes show similar patterns of expression in wild A. thaliana and related Arabs species from different calcareous habitats and determine the impact of environmental stress on their expression and on the calcicole phenotype.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2001/00303
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Environmental Genomics
This grant award has a total value of £319,921
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £6,572 | £144,180 | £54,719 | £66,322 | £48,127 |
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