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NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00990

Do different models of prokaryote species abundance reflect freshwater quality?

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Professor TP Curtis, NERC CEH (Up to 30.11.2019), NERC CEH - Windermere
Co-Investigator:
Professor I Head, Newcastle University, Sch of Natural & Environmental Sciences
Co-Investigator:
Professor R Pickup, Lancaster University, Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Science Area:
Terrestrial
Marine
Freshwater
Overall Classification:
Marine
ENRIs:
Pollution and Waste
Natural Resource Management
Global Change
Biodiversity
Science Topics:
Environmental Microbiology
Water Quality
Pollution
Community Ecology
Abstract:
The importance of prokaryotic diversity to ecosystem function is suspected but unknown. The extent of bacterial diversity has rendered conventional methods of estimating diversity inadequate for measuring changes in diversity in response to environmental stress. It has thus been impossible to test this hypothesis. We have developed a model based on species abundance distributions which can be used to quantify bacterial diversity (Curtis et al., 2002. PNAS, 99, 10494-10499). The bacterial species distribution is predicted to change from log-normal under circumstances where many factors act simultaneously to geometric when a single or few factors drive community structure e.g. reduction in water quality due to pollution. We will use our model to test whether lake trophic status and water quality are linked to the species abundance distribution and bacterial diversity.
Period of Award:
2 Jul 2003 - 1 Jul 2005
Value:
£18,925 Split Award
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/T/S/2002/00990
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Directed Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed

This grant award has a total value of £18,925  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - T&STotal - StaffTotal - Other CostsTotal - Indirect Costs
£168£5,029£11,416£2,313

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