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| 14564 | 1 | ted by about 145 species. the monograph will incorporate for each species: identification keys,
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| 2160 | 3 | olved in the utilisation of wild salmon will be assessed and it will be studied how these value
of wild salmon will be assessed and it will be studied how these values are affected by escape sis and market data for fishing permits will be applied. |
| 7119 | 1 | biodiversity management objectives. we will also discuss the influence of social representatio
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| 7122 | 1 | ental operating strategies. the results will be extrapolated on the basis of plausible scenario
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| 7127 | 5 | nsequently the loss of biodiversity. we will study the impact of global change on three specifi
ing hypervariable molecular markers, we will study phylogeography to identify the history of ea ant response to partners increased c02, will try to answer a simple question: what effect will ards insect partners, and these effects will allow the survival of these mutualisms our results sults, based on a comparative approach, will provide the first elements on the response of an i |
| 7186 | 1 | ase of scientists and professionals. it should lead to the development of concrete scenarios, t
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| 7197 | 4 | ed, it aims to draw the outline of what could be a sustainable management of these territories,
regime of their uses and settings that would best match the currently emerging paradigm in rur diversifying the economy of rural areas will lead to increased conflicts and rivalries among tr a combination of case studies, that it will be possible to understand a very different variety |
| 7245 | 1 | s. at the end of the thesis project, we will test the predictive ability of pva models used by
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| 7279 | 1 | nt and maintenance of biodiversity. dip will develop predictive models for estimating anthropog
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| 7285 | 2 | wo particular species,. . pubescens, we will identify the genetic divergence between population
species, from 30 different populations will be characterized. finally, we model the evolution |
| 7297 | 1 | refore different Amazonian environments will be screened in different seasons. the goal is to g
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| 7363 | 2 | ity, taxonomic and cultivation analysis will identify culturable and non-culturable organisms p
associated with the metabolism arsénié will be explored by a proteomic approach |
| 7425 | 4 | ricultural plots. biodivine the project will characterize biodiversity plant virus present in t
ncing and georeferencing of the samples will be implemented. this innovative tool will identify ll be implemented. this innovative tool will identify, map and analyze the biodiversity of this eover its exploratory aspect, this work will help to better understand the environmental and he |
| 7500 | 2 | s already known in some resistant soils will be systematically included, and they will also be
ll be systematically included, and they will also be studied by quantitative pcr dna on total s |
| 7566 | 1 | on. otherwise, the diversity of saffron would be generated by the diversity of practices where
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| 7576 | 2 | the selection of people on the farm we will assess the relevance and effectiveness of this met
ation of crop biodiversity. the project will also characterize the specific qualities sought by |
| 7584 | 4 | tersection with the mare. This blocking could be due to the presence of glycerol as cryoprotect
as in vivo, quin vitro. cryoprotectants will be tested on equine semen, and the intra-species f e selected cryoprotectant with glycerol will be compared. this phenomenon of "toxicity" glycero , to a much lesser extent in horses. we will try to highlight this phenomenon |
| 7586 | 3 | ypic markers and microsatellite markers will be undertaken to analyze their relevance on when t
ning a microsatellite. Characterization will cover 30 varieties of endive population. the use o ive population. the use of STMS markers will also evaluate the degree of heterozygosity of indi |
| 7609 | 1 | advances in the field of bioremediation will need to take into account the interest of the hori
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| 11864 | 1 | diocarbon in queen s university belfast will investigate this important new field of research t
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| 10966 | 5 | an be reconstructed. in our new work we shall examine the second step - how the modern part of
ve been elevated as speleothem grew. we shall investigate how this has affected the d18o-climat them isotopes at different altitude. we shall then date and analyse stalagmites formed since th y fingerprints ancient cave water. this should allow us to reconstruct the average tracks of ra ce a well-dated, calibrated record that will be a yardstick for past climates in the western me |
| 10847 | 5 | sahfos will produce a cd and web-based gridded database of 10
order data from 1948 to 2002. this tool would provide users with the ability to extract abundan been developed at sahfos . the project will also include an update of the north sea database t reliability of the interpolated pixels will be included. the windows interface already operate rates successfully in the prototype and will be demonstrated as the focus of a sahfos contribut |
| 10093 | 1 | nd sand transport patterns. simulations will be compared with our current descriptive understan
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| 14360 | 5 | ate-of-the-art classification framework will be designed and modelling techniques will be used.
ll be designed and modelling techniques will be used. methodology • three study areas will be c e used. methodology • three study areas will be covered by satellite data, airborne hyperspectr thoutse heide, dijle valley an d veluwe will be applied to increase the applicability of remote tus reporting. the vegetation condition will also be assessed using model inversion. results ex |
| 12585 | 11 | the experience gained in these projects will be presented and we will give recommendations for
these projects will be presented and we will give recommendations for future set up, management nagement and delivery of projects. work will be done using staff from the moors for the future and collation of expertise, the project will hold a conference inviting all main peat projects. ing all main peat projects. the project will review existing research and management practice o peat restoration projects. the problems will be defined and reasons for success or failure iden cess or failure identified. the project will review motivations for restoration projects as wel ing. at a technical level, this project will identify the difficulties that need to be overcome of the techniques employed. the project will provide details on the costs involved in implement of agri-environment schemes, this step will highlight any contribution from environmental stew rdship or other schemes. the compendium will therefore collate existing information and experti |
| 11446 | 2 | , at the core-mantle boundary. the work will involve analysis of differential travel times of t
the core phases sks, skks, and pkp, and will use data collected in a temporary deployment augme |
| 13583 | 1 | the species of the world. dna barcodes will allow non-specialists to accurately identify speci
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| 10022 | 9 | ioinformatics tools. in this project we will tackle these issues in one major portion of the tr
equence data from public databases, and will apply this here to the analysis of the large numbe umber of available data for insects. we will also provide scripts to enable an iterative proces xonomy resource. the current best trees will be available from the project website site for bot ollection of concatenated data matrices will also be available for download so that members of studies. the immediate results provided will be a searchable database containing all available hips within the four main orders, which will provide a more complete understanding of the phylo specific groups of interest. the study will assess the current status of insect molecular syst le means and in a short time period, we will be able to make great progress towards building th |
| 15023 | 8 | unction factors. methodology to be used would include classical bivariant and multivariant anal
s . technics of geometric morphometrics should be used to analyse the shape variation of the ma onditions developed by adductor muscles would be calculated. parallely in the species where in n the species where in vivo experiments could be done, bite forces would be registered by means experiments could be done, bite forces would be registered by means of force transducers. both the cases where the phylogenetic signal should be considered, appropiated statistical methods w idered, appropiated statistical methods would be used. finally, a comparative study of the chem incisive teeth of the species studied, would be done. |
| 7643 | 3 | in environmental conditions. this work will gather data from thousands of sites across the atl
to global change: the proposed modeling should bring answers to the changing patterns of coral following a decline of coral. this work could also draw attention to the enormous potential of |
| 10029 | 1 | age of the remote sensing process which will help prioritise the collection of field data.
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| 11058 | 1 | age of the remote sensing process which will help prioritise the collection of field data.
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| 11205 | 3 | ave the largest virus genomes known. we will develop an emiliania huxleyi virus microarray and
genes in its 400 kbp genome. fieldwork will be conducted to investigate expression of virus la ficial chromosome virus genomic library will be generated from a natural virus community to det |
| 10674 | 1 | n entirely novel application of gis and will test the potential of such approaches to resolve b
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| 10807 | 8 | hing that anyone diving on a coral reef will notice is the multitude of fishes. more careful ob
hes. more careful observation of fishes will also highlight that each species is more abundant lar site. despite these problems, if we could make a realistic model of the processes controlli ling the number of fishes on a reef, it would provide important insights into reef ecology, and also know that habitats with more coral will support more fishes because there are more places theoretical models with all the data, i will gain a range of insights into the process controll understanding of reefs, these findings will help conservation efforts. by knowing the relative d the interactions among them, managers will be able to design more effective marine reserves. |
| 12596 | 1 | ose from undamaged peatlands. the study will be delivered by a report summarising a literature
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| 10072 | 4 | te immune system. within this grant, we will develop markers specific to the protozoan feeding
of marine flagellates and ciliates. we will also use these markers in feeding experiments. thr ents. through blocking the receptor, we will be able to determine to what extent different spec in in order to recognise their prey. we will also determine whether expression of the receptor |
| 13819 | 4 | at are severely negatively affected, it should be possible to determine which characteristics o
ensitive to fertilisation. this project will investigate the mechanisms behind the observed cha direct toxicity effects of fertilisers will be examined and plant sanctioning against ineffici nctioning against inefficient ecm fungi will be investigated. identifying why ecm species are p |
| 15372 | 8 | order to test our general hypothesis we will develop mechanistic models -mms for these two spec
c models -mms for these two species and will carry out a series of field experiments in order t mms constitutes a novel methodology and will provide a ecophysiological process-based view of t t that the output of mm for h. elongata will concur with its actual distribution whereas the mm whereas the mm modelled for f.serratus will cover a wider range of habitats and areas than the e actual species occupancy. conclusions will be compared with these obtained from the field exp e the effect of biological interactions will be tested in situ. this proposal will contribute t s will be tested in situ. this proposal will contribute to understand the variability in the re |
| 13457 | 4 | a future bio-based production will require increased agricultural management for prod
ymes produced by soil microorganism. we will adopt the sequence capture technique coupled with heaper than conventional technology. we will apply the methods on soils from 25 farms in europe h bioinfomatics the sequences generated will provide us the diversity and functions of microorg |
| 10165 | 4 | the project will use melanism in birds as a model system to investi
le gene, the melanocortin-1 receptor we will be able to tell whether the mc1r gene is responsib ween red and black plumage. the results will be of broad interest to ecologists and evolutionar ecologists and evolutionary biologists, will be readily comprehensible by the broader community |
| 2028 | 1 | ochemicals on food-web interactions. we will take this ecogenomic approach in field and laborat
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| 2104 | 4 | ch includes ca. 350 species world-wide, will be particularly focused. species and infrageneric
a less extent ecological characters. we will infer the molecular phylogeny and test species bou olates of species complexes in galerina will also be accomplished. the genetic variation will b be accomplished. the genetic variation will be analyzed by likelihood and parsimony-based infe |
| 15083 | 9 | dge of the spanish microscopic fungi we will develop a study of the soil and litter hyphomycete
s diversity. different geographic areas will be sampled along approximately six mycological for pproximately six mycological forays. we will try to isolate a representative number of the fung grown using different techniques. they will be identified using morphological and molecular te techniques. with such data a monograph will be performed. this monograph will include a detail graph will be performed. this monograph will include a detailed description of the studied spec the most relevant features. the strains will be deposited in international collection cultures ty. while that the nucleotide sequences will be deposited in the genbank, a data base of the sp e of the spanish hyphomycetes sequences will be also built. |
| 14715 | 9 | dge of the spanish microscopic fungi we will develop a study of the soil and litter hyphomycete
s diversity. different geographic areas will be sampled along approximately six mycological for pproximately six mycological forays. we will try to isolate a representative number of the fung grown using different techniques. they will be identified using morphological and molecular te techniques. with such data a monograph will be performed. this monograph will include a detail graph will be performed. this monograph will include a detailed description of the studied spec the most relevant features. the strains will be deposited in international collection cultures ty. while that the nucleotide sequences will be deposited in the genbank, a data base of the sp e of the spanish hyphomycetes sequences will be also built. |
| 10883 | 4 | anges occurring now, and in the future, will affect the diversity of their populations, the bio
7. in this globally unique approach, we will detect bacterial groups by high throughput molecul ess several key hypotheses. further, we will produce high resolution maps of bacterial group di g the process of this investigation, we will form and archive a nationally accessible genome ba |
| 9873 | 1 | the ages of individual faulting events will be constrained but even their duration may be with
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| 10277 | 10 | the stomach contents are preserved. we will use these data to construct models relating the me
abitat and components of their diet. we will then use these models to simulate the changing pot ecies. the models and these simulations will enable us to assess the series of hypotheses, test e principal aim of our study. our study will encompass all of northern eurasia and north americ across both continents in the past, and will extend from about 50,000 years ago to about 5,000 erbivores, carnivores and omnivores, we will also examine a comparable range of species that su e to the present day. in these cases we will also use data recording the species current geogra g both extinct and surviving species we will be able to make critical comparisons that will pro able to make critical comparisons that will provide insight into the factors determining which ed extinction. the results of our study will help elucidate the relative importance of environm |
| 10288 | 10 | the stomach contents are preserved. we will use these data to construct models relating the me
abitat and components of their diet. we will then use these models to simulate the changing pot ecies. the models and these simulations will enable us to assess the series of hypotheses, test e principal aim of our study. our study will encompass all of northern eurasia and north americ across both continents in the past, and will extend from about 50,000 years ago to about 5,000 erbivores, carnivores and omnivores, we will also examine a comparable range of species that su e to the present day. in these cases we will also use data recording the species current geogra g both extinct and surviving species we will be able to make critical comparisons that will pro able to make critical comparisons that will provide insight into the factors determining which ed extinction. the results of our study will help elucidate the relative importance of environm |
| 10531 | 10 | the stomach contents are preserved. we will use these data to construct models relating the me
abitat and components of their diet. we will then use these models to simulate the changing pot ecies. the models and these simulations will enable us to assess the series of hypotheses, test e principal aim of our study. our study will encompass all of northern eurasia and north americ across both continents in the past, and will extend from about 50,000 years ago to about 5,000 erbivores, carnivores and omnivores, we will also examine a comparable range of species that su e to the present day. in these cases we will also use data recording the species current geogra g both extinct and surviving species we will be able to make critical comparisons that will pro able to make critical comparisons that will provide insight into the factors determining which ed extinction. the results of our study will help elucidate the relative importance of environm |
| 2546 | 3 | to regulate the feeding on phaeocystis will be simultaneously analyzed using cutting-edge meta
leaders in their respective fields, and will develop norwegian research skills and expertise th sting effort towards gender equality we will promote female candidates combined with national a |
| 14225 | 1 | tropical geometrids to this. this study will be the first to investigate life history evolution
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| 15314 | 1 | to pure scientific conclusions but they could be used as a basic tool in scientific policies si
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| 10340 | 7 | speciation process. in this project, we will use genomic information and species of the drosoph
ariation within and between species. we will compare sequence divergence between species with l ved rapidly under natural selection. we will test for associations between odorant and gustator lines of crosses between species. this will confirm the roles of candidate loci in critical be loci in critical behavioural steps. we will examine gene expression in the same set of strains nd so potentially novel functions. this will provide a systematic answer to the longstanding qu the genetics of speciation, the project will provide new data on the evolution of these fascina |
| 10994 | 7 | speciation process. in this project, we will use genomic information and species of the drosoph
ariation within and between species. we will compare sequence divergence between species with l ved rapidly under natural selection. we will test for associations between odorant and gustator lines of crosses between species. this will confirm the roles of candidate loci in critical be loci in critical behavioural steps. we will examine gene expression in the same set of strains nd so potentially novel functions. this will provide a systematic answer to the longstanding qu the genetics of speciation, the project will provide new data on the evolution of these fascina |
| 9967 | 7 | speciation process. in this project, we will use genomic information and species of the drosoph
ariation within and between species. we will compare sequence divergence between species with l ved rapidly under natural selection. we will test for associations between odorant and gustator lines of crosses between species. this will confirm the roles of candidate loci in critical be loci in critical behavioural steps. we will examine gene expression in the same set of strains nd so potentially novel functions. this will provide a systematic answer to the longstanding qu the genetics of speciation, the project will provide new data on the evolution of these fascina |
| 13742 | 5 | he storks in southern sweden. the model will relate the habitat use and reproductive success of
at characteristics in a gis database. i will develop the model using data on the storks present on the storks present in 2002-2004, and will verify it using the storks released in 2005-2006. at can be made for this range. thus, it will be possible to estimate the total sustainable bree stork habitat identified with the model will also be valuable for many other wetland organisms, |
| 10575 | 5 | known functions, our research programme will reveal if other seminal fluid proteins vary consis
es in sperm competition. these findings will establish the role of seminal fluid proteins in ad ent ejaculate investment strategies, we will determine reproductive success for males mating un ting under competitive conditions. this will provide insight into the functional significance o n ejaculate composition. these findings will have general relevance to understanding the functi |
| 13712 | 4 | nary team . a professional communicator will coordinate the knowledge dissemination. the result
he knowledge dissemination. the results will be applicable to the 240 000 swedish forest owners at are harvested each year. the results will also be of strategic interest to policy-making sin er in tree retention improved knowledge will be of interest to also other parts of the world. |
| 12712 | 2 | population and distribution data, which will then be used to further support, outside this cont
nformation gathered under this contract will be used outside the contract by government and its |
| 12751 | 1 | ernational redd+ scheme - some of which will be spent on helping reduce global deforestation.
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| 12455 | 1 | nd communication of risk. the framework will increase our capacity to both understand and incor
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| 11313 | 6 | enes from another. this incompatibility could occur when the genes are mixed up by the hybrid t
by the hybrid to make its gametes . it could make the gametes die, or it could affect the abil . it could make the gametes die, or it could affect the ability of the gametes to fertilise or ility of the gametes to fertilise or it could affect the viability or fertility of the resultin sence of genetic incompatibilities that could kill a gamete or the offspring resulting when a g o incompatibilities are found then this will give support to alternative explanations for repro |
| 10179 | 3 | ges of mycobacteria. in this project we will test the hypothesis that converting phages of gram
e selections and simple genetic screens will be used to isolate new phages for diverse hosts. t bacterial genes carried by these phages will be characterised, along with their phage genomic c |
| 13980 | 2 | rom large-scale genotype information. i will focus on locating selected genes that deviate from
n-genetic data set to date. the results will help researchers better understand complex demogra |
| 12456 | 1 | weakness of each approach. the project will focus on two case study regions the `western-appro
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| 9828 | 2 | using molecular biology approaches. we will conduct experiments to investigate the stability o
pertubations. as part of the process we will develop methodologies for studying the degradative |
| 12759 | 1 | this project will provide information on the potential impacts of ge
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| 12689 | 1 | this study will identify potential methods of safely marking juven
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| 2088 | 7 | e arctic. the first part of the project will be a traditional taxonomical revision of the genus
nd whenever possible also on life cycle will be important. finally, the revision of the genus w ant. finally, the revision of the genus will involve the completion of interactive keys and a p itable for molecular work most probably will not be available, only morphological characters wi vailable, only morphological characters will be utilized. the second part of the project will f tilized. the second part of the project will focus entirely on the position of the genus within nus within the family stenothoidae, and will consist of a phylogenetic analysis based on molecu |
| 14509 | 2 | netic structure for the neutral markers will follow a pattern of isolation by distance and, the
ce and, therefore, tolerant populations will evolve independentely and in parallel across basin |
| 11671 | 8 | ic juveniles and terrestrial adults. we will concentrate on the recruitment of eggs from the te
mergent from the water s surface and we will test whether the supply of emergent rocks might li al arrangement of emergent rocks and we will test also how this influences recruitment. once th he eggs hatch, the mobility of neonates will dictate whether or how long any localised effects and, by measuring neonate movement, we will identify the spatial scale relevant to studies abo ween emergent rocks, eggs and neonates, would suggest that populations size is set by different ted at those stages. thus, our research will identify whether bottlenecks occur for egg and neo tion on how insects use emergent rocks, will be of use to river managers and rehabilitation pro |
| 10280 | 1 | ecial and temporal scales. the proposal will be achieved through an observational campaign clos
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| 10553 | 1 | ecial and temporal scales. the proposal will be achieved through an observational campaign clos
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| 9929 | 2 | s and that of its predators. this study will use data from elsewhere in the north atlantic, whe
ths, to expand these observations. this will provide new information on the role of predators i |
| 10812 | 2 | nd ecology in determining which species should be common or rare and why abundance varies from
tterns at larger scales, so the results should be of interest to a wide group of scientists. |
| 9961 | 2 | nd ecology in determining which species should be common or rare and why abundance varies from
tterns at larger scales, so the results should be of interest to a wide group of scientists. |
| 10522 | 6 | t these are subject to biofouling which could compromise the data. at present, the data are mai
ces to minimise biofouling. further, we will maximise the value of generating this high frequen urement from science-driven agendas. we will demonstrate such a network supports these agendas -time forecasting of lake behaviour: we will incorporate the real-time data available from the on the fate of carbon within lakes: we will track pool and flux variability of dissolved carbo generation and the new instrumentation will demonstrate not only the value of observing the en |
| 10752 | 6 | t these are subject to biofouling which could compromise the data. at present, the data are mai
ces to minimise biofouling. further, we will maximise the value of generating this high frequen urement from science-driven agendas. we will demonstrate such a network supports these agendas -time forecasting of lake behaviour: we will incorporate the real-time data available from the on the fate of carbon within lakes: we will track pool and flux variability of dissolved carbo generation and the new instrumentation will demonstrate not only the value of observing the en |
| 10756 | 6 | t these are subject to biofouling which could compromise the data. at present, the data are mai
ces to minimise biofouling. further, we will maximise the value of generating this high frequen urement from science-driven agendas. we will demonstrate such a network supports these agendas -time forecasting of lake behaviour: we will incorporate the real-time data available from the on the fate of carbon within lakes: we will track pool and flux variability of dissolved carbo generation and the new instrumentation will demonstrate not only the value of observing the en |
| 11807 | 6 | t these are subject to biofouling which could compromise the data. at present, the data are mai
ces to minimise biofouling. further, we will maximise the value of generating this high frequen urement from science-driven agendas. we will demonstrate such a network supports these agendas -time forecasting of lake behaviour: we will incorporate the real-time data available from the on the fate of carbon within lakes: we will track pool and flux variability of dissolved carbo generation and the new instrumentation will demonstrate not only the value of observing the en |
| 7685 | 5 | projection of how marine sociecosystems will evolve in the future, and for analysis of the shor
ers and scientists. the simulation tool will be implemented at regional scale in the western in cial scientists involved in the project will work closely with regional decision-makers to iden pective scenarios. the project outcomes will promote integrated marine spatial planning in the stern indian ocean. the simulation tool will be applicable in other oceanic regions worldwide. |
| 10264 | 2 | predict what effect such acidification will have on marine life and chemical processes in the
etailed sampling and study. this record will enable us to define the rate and magnitude of ph c |
| 10075 | 1 | the world s leading tropical ecologists will contribute the accumulated data and experience of
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| 11513 | 1 | the world s leading tropical ecologists will contribute the accumulated data and experience of
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| 12739 | 1 | ers, the mersey and waveney. the survey will provide firm data both to further support the find
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| 10451 | 4 | t sensitivity of p and r. our research will establish the extent to which the temperature sens
lly among contrasting plant species. it will also establish the underlying mechanisms responsib iability. a key element of our research will be distinguishing between acclimation of pre-exist ge in temperature. the knowledge gained will enable more accurate process-driven models of p an |
| 11330 | 5 | recovery of intact lower oceanic crust would be a major step forward. scientific ocean drillin
ntact lower oceanic crust. this section will yield an unprecedented view of lower crustal evolu the pi to join expedition 335, where he will serve as igneous petrologist. he will describe and e will serve as igneous petrologist. he will describe and interpret the plutonic rocks, which r ring crustal accretion. in addition, he will define hypotheses to test during post-cruise resea |
| 15029 | 1 | limited by the paucity of theory , that could contribute substantially to generate potential sc
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| 11647 | 5 | stoneworts will be measured on at least 300 individual oospore spe
that distinguish the different species will be discriminated, with the expectation that sets o ecies, may be different for another. we will then test the potential of our developed identific at different levels in hickling core it will be possible to directly compare our reconstructed f our system. if successful the project will represent a considerable breakthrough for palaeoli |
| 10031 | 1 | provide a major global store of carbon could provide an enhanced sink for atmospheric co2 sequ
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| 11825 | 1 | provide a major global store of carbon could provide an enhanced sink for atmospheric co2 sequ
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| 15165 | 4 | redation risk around seed-bearing trees will modify seed removal patterns as well as patterns o
s in seed shadows due to predation risk will influence the final pattern of holm oak recruitmen nal pattern of holm oak recruitment. we will test predictions from this main hypothesis by mean toring until seedling establishment. we will follow an integrative approach aimed at analysing |
| 1992 | 6 | nvironment. in the proposed project, we will take an experimental approach to test whether adul
ences of unavoidable, masking noise. we will collaborate with established research groups with o great tit study populations. again we will take an experimental approach to avoid typical con habitat in cities or along highways. we will measure the impact of experimentally increased noi nd adjusted song types on female choice will be tested using a standard skinner box set-up with operant conditioning experiments, this would be the first time for this well-studied model spe |
| 7460 | 11 | acobar will develop an observing system for the interior of th
olumn, the seafloor and the subseafloor will be possible in ice-covered seas. acobar will contr be possible in ice-covered seas. acobar will contribute to filling gaps in the global ocean obs upport the development of geoss. acobar will implement field experiments with acoustic sources d the arctic ocean. acoustic tomography will be used to obtain integrated 3-d fields of tempera long-range acoustic navigation commands will be tested to operate gliders. data transmission fr rom ships or for satellite transmission will be implemented. the existing array of acoustic sou -tethered platforms in the arctic ocean will be tested for tomographic measurements of water ma y arrays and other underwater platforms will be disseminated to users with near real-time capab ng assimilation in ocean models. acobar will extend and improve methods for underwater data col hnology and know-how from usa to europe will take place, with exchange of scientists, workshops |
| 539 | 1 | ticularly to stochasticity and warming, will lead to a better understanding of the parallel glo
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| 211 | 1 | ast 2–3 master theses; the main results will be published in international peer-reviewed journa
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| 11554 | 4 | otypic plasticity . in this project, we will investigate adaptive divergence and phenotypic pla
the kidney to be quantified. our study will be among the first to examine the relative roles o ral and molecular approach. our results will show to what extent the nest building behaviour of y is important because, for example, it will help us predict how species introductions and glob |
| 10709 | 6 | eatly reduced immediately, more warming would still occur because of inertia in the earth s cli
might be implemented. the proposed work will provide the first systematic analysis of the impor ios to examine which, if any, scenarios would be sufficient to allow range expansion, and which ation strategy is the best. the project will produce results of considerable practical value, a ions about limits to species ranges. it will open up a new avenue of research on the impacts of ain about what to do. the proposed work will provide a concrete body of scientific evidence to |
| 10053 | 2 | his suggests that studies of adaptation should incorporate both the magnitude and rate of envir
y systems are necessarily artificial, i will look for similar patterns of adaptation in algal c |
| 12738 | 2 | this project would review all the relevant landscape scale adaptatio
ady been completed or are under way. it would seek to answer a range of questions of key policy |
| 12148 | 4 | organism to the ecosystem level, which could help to predict invasion outcome. our tasks inclu
entific knowledge. the expected results will contribute to further development of the isotopic operties of the biosystems. our results will be helpful in developing the indicators of good en esponsible for new enzyme activities-it could be used for the development of modern technologie |
| 14629 | 1 | ojet is a continuation of previous . we will also study their adaptative capacity to changes in
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| 11353 | 3 | volutionary response to smoke pollution could not have occurred. do they represent ancestral po
of populations. in particular, our work will add to the body of data on the genetic and develop not least, the results of this research will add a revitalising new dimension to the paradigmat |
| 13789 | 4 | terdisciplinary research programme that will integrate, in a novel constellation, expertise fro
, species, and ecosystems over time. we will address issues of fundamental importance for our u cesses of global change. this programme will greatly expand our knowledge and understanding of e to environmental changes. finally, we will produce new models with which the effects of large |
| 13737 | 2 | that, if this is the case, such systems should have organisms that are well adapted to acid con
and laboratory. gaining such knowledge would be useful, for example to support ecological func |
| 12067 | 4 | living close to the disturbed areas and could be of major economical and health importance in l
ops constitutes an economical risk that will be taken into consideration. in addition, the emer ter understand and predict changes that will affect disturbed ecosystems in africa and south am cademic and agricultural models insects will trigger a major advance in understanding the impac |
| 2031 | 2 | hange in the environment. from this, we will calculate the maximal rate of environmental change
cope with. more severe climatic change will have major effects on the viability of populations |
| 2491 | 6 | the project will be run by the natural resources law group at the u
ege lata and de lege ferenda studies it will address the following two general questions which activities in the field and the project will follow these. it will look into the legal situatio d and the project will follow these. it will look into the legal situation and solutions in som tact with other disciplines the project will be linked to the interdisciplinary project respond aptation in norway . the 4 year project will include one phd thesis, four more limited studies, |
| 12399 | 3 | summary objective: the acme project will attempt to provide insight into the socio-economic
te change in the marine environment. it will investigate the extent to which forthcoming and ex robust to future climate change, and it will explore decadal-scale variations in climate change |
| 6875 | 1 | brium word, the question of coexistence should be posed for the whole area of distribution and
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| 13780 | 1 | g aims: . the work on transgenic salmon will be carried out in collaboration with prof. robert
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| 13817 | 3 | vation and management of populations. i will examine the relationship between molecular are muc
tween fst and qst and the current study will provide such estimates. i will also examine the ge nt study will provide such estimates. i will also examine the genetics of phenotypic plasticity |
| 11120 | 2 | enging them to a diverse parasite fauna will test their immunological response, parasite-resist
r, reproduction and survival. this work will improve our understanding on the role of selection |
| 14668 | 3 | g capacity of different bone structures would be carried out. the structures chosen are the sho
ed to special functional demands, which could act as selective pressures. although the baculum in locomotion. fatigue mechanical tests would be used on avian bones and, if material was avail |
| 10435 | 4 | this project will investigate the evolutionary processes and physiol
production within or across species. we shall test the alternative hypothesis that the frequenc rge samples of individuals, the project will use a combination of novel experiments involving t lyses of existing data to . finally, we shall develop novel game-theoretical models based on re |
| 15461 | 1 | cutoff point between organ sensitivity will be measured in a parallel project by the ucla team
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| 10753 | 1 | s entirely possible that methanogenesis could occur within them. we now think that marine zoopl
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| 9871 | 1 | s entirely possible that methanogenesis could occur within them. we now think that marine zoopl
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| 11737 | 8 | peninsula to the west. if proved, these would be important for the retention and/or dispersal o
l scotia confluence. the adelie project will deploy 20 surface drifters and 4 argo floats near esigned to follow the ocean current and will telemeter their position back via satellite severa ia satellite. these floats and drifters will span the antarctic coastal current and antarctic s erature and salinity across these flows will indicate their locations and quantify their streng quantify their strength. their pathways will be mapped for the first time. the influence of bat ting and steering of these frontal jets will be studied. output from eddy resolving ocean model output from eddy resolving ocean models will be analysed and virtual drifters deployed in their |
| 12063 | 1 | the main challenges of the 21st century will be to ensure the conservation of marine biodiversi
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| 1944 | 1 | d. the oio with a specialization in law will map the interdependencies between actors in the fo
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| 13608 | 5 | advanced chemical techniques will be used to expand the understanding of the impact
criteria of the bacterial strains that will be used for the experiments will include their abi s that will be used for the experiments will include their ability to mobilize important nutrie ct on nutrient cycling in forest soils, will lead to increased knowledge concerning how this of his often overlooked triple-interaction could benefit sustainable, environmentally-friendly for |
| 15303 | 4 | ith one to three or more rb fusions. we will determine which alterations in genetic recombinati
olved in spermatic maturation. also, we will perform a comparative cytological analysis of the ed with the karyotype. additionally, we will create, for the first time from a wild rb populati species, a bank of cellular lines that will provide biological material for future researches. |
| 13979 | 4 | costs estimated at sek 200 million. we will apply and further develop novel decision-theoretic
woodpecker action plans objectives. we will also examine the vulnerability of these recommenda around model assumptions. this project will determine the best and most economically efficient ermore our approach and its application will generate/produce an exemplary case-study for appli |
| 7451 | 1 | question to be addressed. salsea-merge will provide the basis for advancing our understanding
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| 13362 | 1 | enepools. in this project, the material will be evaluated as free pollination and hybrid variet
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| 6843 | 7 | future the wood-covered area of hungary will increase from 19% to 25%. the importance of the af
nd in the hungarian–plain. soil samples will be taken from afforested monotonous and mixed pine sampling methods soil cores – 100 cm3 – will be removed from randomly selected areas. at each s an 5 cm internal diametered steel corer will be used. the soil cores will be wrapped in plastic teel corer will be used. the soil cores will be wrapped in plastic film for their safe transpor ansportation to the laboratory and they will be subjected to extraction in a modified tullgren te the epigeic, collembola barber traps will be used too. |
| 10688 | 1 | conditions during early development. we will combine the organismal fitness measures of lifespa
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| 10443 | 1 | mics context. as a result, our research will provide general insights into life history and agi
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| 10177 | 2 | l change archaeologically. this project will allow us to test the chronology and nature of the
small application to study ancient dna will follow. |
| 7051 | 4 | gap of knowledge. the proposed project will utilize a molecular food web approach and examine,
the fieldderived data, cage experiments will be conducted to assess how parasitoid diversity an e field results. the work proposed here will take research on parasitoid aphid control one step d aphid control one step further, as it will provide a clearer understanding of how plant ferti |
| 11821 | 2 | est this initial finding. to do this we will study a part of chromosome number 1 of the wheat g
quences and the ones in wild plants, we will be able to work out exactly which wild populations |
| 7436 | 1 | e slopes. for vipera berus, the project should lead to the establishment of a monitoring long-
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| 10639 | 5 | ing to significant new discoveries that will be published in foremost scientific journals. the
ntific journals. the impact of this phd will be to provide needed insights into the effectivene change mitigation strategy. the project will show if biochar soil treatment of uk soils is like functions they underpin. this research will meet an aim of the nerc strategic plan to enable s tion and mitigation. moreover this work will contribute to the nerc biodiversity theme to under |
| 7430 | 1 | in favor of biodiversity which results will be measured through national and regional projects
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| 7190 | 2 | sion of french agriculture. agriculture will have to adapt quickly to ensure its sustainability
eristics of weed species. these systems will be evaluated by combining different criteria: malh |
| 7413 | 1 | and ecological. this call for projects will allow our project to mobilize the necessary resour
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| 7703 | 7 | resistance management. this interaction will be studied under controlled conditions and artific
field conditions. in the laboratory, it will be possible to identify candidate genes for expres of the dynamics of nitrogen metabolism will be obtained by different culture systems or with c r mineral. yield components and disease will be studied in these systems. the dynamics of nitro ms. the dynamics of nitrogen metabolism will be measured globally by conventional chemical anal n analyzes identified in the laboratory will better understand the mechanisms that modify the e of genetic expression of the resistance will reinforce knowledge about the mechanisms involved. |
| 13310 | 5 | versity and ecosystem functioning alarm will develop and test methods and protocols for the ass
ct and indirect human impacts. research will focus on assessment and forecast of changes in bio t and future european land use patterns will be assessed. there is an increasing number of case w they act in concert is poor and alarm will be the first research initiative with the critical consequences. risk assessments in alarm will be hierarchical and examine a range of organisatio |
| 15187 | 3 | this project will study the benthic marine algae from sand-rocky hab
antabric coast of iberian peninsula. it will establish a floristic, taxonomic and ecologic base ometry and the wave exposure. samplings will be carried out at the intertidal of representative |
| 13593 | 4 | biotic communities. in this project, we will explore the trophic interactions between three int
ies on ecosystem processes. firstly, we will test the hypothesis that plants from invading popu common-garden experiment. secondly, we will use mesocosm experiments and coupled field experim consumption. we expect that the project will contribute to the development of tools for predict |
| 2522 | 2 | er through genetic studies.this project will provide knowledge of introduction routes, establis
effects on native fauna and flora that will help natural resource managers to develop monitori |
| 14416 | 2 | n native animal population. the project will produce validated data base of alien arthropods of
s of bulgaria published in internet. it will allow modernization of scientific equipment of par |
| 13743 | 6 | natives for this service. this project will investigate how a native flora is affected by the
. first, a complete pollination network will be mapped in a habitat that harbours a large amoun rge amount of alien plant species. this will allow us to investigate how alien plants integrate ngths and abundance of the alien plants will allow estimations of their potential to affect the the native flora. second, an experiment will be performed to estimate how pollinator visitation ies. the species used in the experiment will be a subset from the mapped pollination network. t |
| 7574 | 4 | y high strength and partial resistance, will be given priority. allelic sequencing of these gen
rity. allelic sequencing of these genes will be realized in a variety of representative varieti ves. characterization of this diversity will be conducted in conjunction with the resistance le tance and the adaptability of the virus will then be tested by serial inoculations on virtually |
| 10823 | 2 | of all air-breathing marine animals. we will investigate how size-related differences in the ab
also in the deep sea. in addition, this will be the most comprehensive satellite tracking study |
| 13311 | 3 | ork of excellence model. this framework will ensure that research contributes directly to our u
ramework, and the research it supports, will also facilitate the long-term institutional change he long-term institutional changes that will be necessary to accomplish the alter-net objective |
| 14510 | 1 | which was studied in cereals, and which would be of great importance to recover in crucifers to
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| 12355 | 3 | e are other commercial laboratories who could carry out the analysis of marine samples for the
ng these requirements. the laboratories will be sent samples to analyse and evaluated and compa strategy of samples for fepa licensing will be produced. |
| 11067 | 5 | e overall consequences of these changes will determine changes to biodiversity as a whole. thus
l and global biodiversity. this project will investigate altitudinal changes in dung beetle spe re available from 14 to 26 years ago. i will test whether altitudinal occurrence of species in , whether these changes are as great as would be expected given the amount of warming that has ition of the mountain range. finally, i will explore the consequences of individual species shi |
| 9965 | 5 | e overall consequences of these changes will determine changes to biodiversity as a whole. thus
l and global biodiversity. this project will investigate altitudinal changes in dung beetle spe re available from 14 to 26 years ago. i will test whether altitudinal occurrence of species in , whether these changes are as great as would be expected given the amount of warming that has ition of the mountain range. finally, i will explore the consequences of individual species shi |
| 12037 | 4 | ioeconomic or other levers, legislation should consider changing to correct the strongly negati
links among them. if significant links would appear, we might identify the socioeconomic and/o onomic and/or landscape conditions that would make a most eco efficient use of the land and ide ent environments and 2. if verified, we would indicate how a given type of socieconomical and/o |
| 10527 | 1 | d their large-scale effect. the project will also provide much improved predictions of the resp
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| 10774 | 1 | d their large-scale effect. the project will also provide much improved predictions of the resp
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| 11051 | 1 | d their large-scale effect. the project will also provide much improved predictions of the resp
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| 11574 | 1 | d their large-scale effect. the project will also provide much improved predictions of the resp
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| 11816 | 1 | d their large-scale effect. the project will also provide much improved predictions of the resp
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| 11817 | 1 | d their large-scale effect. the project will also provide much improved predictions of the resp
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| 11820 | 1 | d their large-scale effect. the project will also provide much improved predictions of the resp
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| 11235 | 5 | ry research and partner consortium that will involve and support some of the most marginalised
alth and wellbeing. such an observatory will provide vital evidence on the links of biodiversit in the region and internationally, and will be a major evidence base for decision-makers and i emphasis on development of partners who will support and guide the observatory and who will be pport and guide the observatory and who will be major users of the observatory in the longer te |
| 10573 | 4 | onal and global atmospheric budgets. we will also explore the relationships between trace gas f
xes and key biophysical drivers , which will help us to better understand how methane and nitro al conditions. these process-based data will allow us to predict the likely outcome of future e mental change or human disturbance, and will be useful for future modelling efforts. this resea |
| 2204 | 2 | n introduced alien aquatic organism and will work in close connection to wp 7 and wp 8 and supp
rporates human activities and behaviour will be the outcome of this project. |
| 11186 | 1 | this method. aspartic acid racemization could help place these records on a precise chronology
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| 10869 | 2 | e a map of ammonia concentrations. this will help us understand how much ammonia a rookery of t
and the area likely to be affected. we will also measure how much ammonia lichens have taken u |
| 14782 | 1 | ribution. to attain these objectives we will undertake morphological, ecological and molecular
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| 12051 | 2 | mpas. the calibration of the indicators will be done by analysis of historical databases . the
decision making process and governance will be based on the analysis of reserves of variable s |
| 15445 | 6 | rtant the jaw activity is. the research would involve recording biting forces in a selection of
evious experiments. complementarily, it should be carried out an allometrical analysis of diffe fractal geometry. the digging behaviour would be also studied by means of high speed video. alt these different complementary analyses would allow discerning whether an only functional patte ts. possible differences in the pattern could be due to variations in animal size and soil comp affinity. additional ontogeny analyses would be used whether structural and behavioural differ |
| 12479 | 23 | this study will estimate the benefits derived from the ecosystem s
an be valued by considering how much it would cost to replace the service with a man-made equiv ms at a global level. the current study will specifically concentrate on terrestrial ecosystems n terrestrial ecosystems in england and will calculate the value of ecosystem services at regio t regional and national levels. results will inform the development of an ‘integrated policy fr f an ‘integrated policy framework which will enable the delivery of defras vision for the natur perity now and in the future. the study will be carried out in two stages. the first stage will ried out in two stages. the first stage will build on the work carried out in phase 1 of the na he actual situation in england. stage 1 will concentrate on applying existing knowledge and inf of england’s terrestrial ecosystems. it will employ a consultative approach, involving an inter aluation studies. a valuation framework will be developed to aid in organising and directing th f value. an initial, qualitative rating will be made of the magnitude of each service in each t vice in each type of ecosystem. stage 2 will use the framework developed above to place values ove to place values on each service. it will be possible to value some services using the benef roach. in addition it is likely that it will not be possible or appropriate to quantify some ot rove very valuable. a flexible approach will be required regarding the precise tools to be used tools to be used and a decision on this will be made during the course of stage 1. the study wi during the course of stage 1. the study will also provide a methodology for combining and aggre values. a small number of case studies will be employed to investigate these issues in real-wo n real-world situations. a gap analysis will highlight any ecosystem services that could not be l highlight any ecosystem services that could not be valued and will identify the most signific m services that could not be valued and will identify the most significant uncertainties involv volved in the study. finally, the study will make recommendations for further work that can hel |
| 11861 | 2 | ative technique to identify issues that could potentially affect uk biodiversity.we have planne
a leading ecological journal. this work should be of considerable importance is helping set the |
| 11591 | 5 | not achieving the required results. we will collectively publish the results of the analysis.
lts of the analysis. some of these gaps will be as a result of the need for new policies while the need for new policies while others will be a result of gaps in knowledge. we expect that t in knowledge. we expect that this work will be influential in identifying areas where new poli o be filled by additional science. this will be run jointly with dr andy clements, director of |
| 12241 | 10 | nother large-scale experimental program could be financed, so it is essential to preserve the h
dern database programmes such as access would provide an ideal framework in which to combine su ectronic database cataloguing this data would provide a unique resource from which new nutrient ecommendation systems, including rb209, could be developed and evaluated, and would be an inval , could be developed and evaluated, and would be an invaluable source of information for answer vegetable crops. such a database system could also be used to collate new data from ongoing res oing research. in summary, the database will underpin an improved understanding of how added nu h and development and crop quality, and will ensure better targeting of such nutrients. it will better targeting of such nutrients. it will also assist with developing best practice guidelin g parts of the database on the internet will also be explored to encourage its widespread use. |
| 10444 | 2 | behaviour of foxes in urban bristol. we will compare gps- and vhf-tracking data in terms of per
ween natal philopatry and dispersal. we will then use these data to model the benefits of group |
| 11576 | 5 | bservations of land surface evaporation will enable research on the canopy level processes asso
oration and transpiration. this project will develop a method for separating eddy covariance ob d wet evaporation outputs. this project will evaluate this approach using eddy covariance obser ion on surface wetness. the methodology will then be applied to a wide range of biomes for whic abase called fluxnet. in doing so, this will enable a study of the water use strategies of thes |
| 10650 | 1 | emical markers from known plant species will then be used in the final proof of concept stage t
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| 10342 | 1 | to the same data. the proposed research will test these techniques by applying them to simulate
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| 10041 | 7 | ve evolutionary hypotheses. the project will isolate genes responsible for the enzymatic conver
he relevant genefrom target species, we will then go on to determine the relevant roles they pl rison between the quelea and widow bird will allow us to determine if the same or different gen and more distantly related species, we will aim to address a number of important evolutionary categories of carotenoids this research will provide a unique insight into the molecular and ev of carotenoid coloration in birds that will be of very broad interest to behavioural ecologist and evolutionary geneticists. the work will also provide the basis for future studies on physi |
| 10901 | 4 | h cases the capability for 13c analysis will be retained. these systems will be demonstrated by
nalysis will be retained. these systems will be demonstrated by csna analysis of amino acids de n with bangor university. dissemination will take place through the nerc community and beyond. ity and beyond. commercial exploitation will be undertaken by our industrial partner. |
| 13799 | 1 | the proposed research project will analyze the role of different forms of urban green
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| 7689 | 6 | luberon territory of irrigation canals will meet this demand. the objective is to provide a ma
hannels in the landscape and vegetation will be analyzed in terms of ecological and social dyna gical services provided by the channels will formalize their value and possible forms of recove of recovery. the sociological approach will seek to identify the different actors concerned by dly by the emergence of new players who will take over the ecological value of these facilities unctionality and new ways in which they will can be integrated into management decisions implem |
| 11726 | 1 | anopy- and component-scale measurements will be integrated within a state-of-the-art modelling
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| 15017 | 3 | . signal theory predicts that selection would favour those signals exhibiting an optimal balanc
of intra- and inter-sexual interactions will be experimentally studied in two bird species. in ile adopting a comparative approach, it will be investigated whether the distribution, size and |
| 10052 | 9 | there are concerns that these materials will be released into the environment, especially from
nd that these anti-bacterial properties will persist. we have already shown that tio2 nps are t ps with known anti-bacterial properties could alter bacterial communities in aquatic sediments in the laboratory. bacterial diversity will be assessed using state-of-the-art molecular techn rlying water. particle characterisation will involve several recommended measurements, and chem al factors such as water ph or salinity will be monitored. the project brings together expertis logy of nanoparticles. the deliverables will include measured time courses of microbial diversi tio2 nps in separate experiments. this will provide the first vital proof of principle as to w not nps with anti-bacterial properties could also be harmful to microorganisms in the environm |
| 12703 | 2 | contact details and further information will be available from the defra project officer. tende
derers are invited to indicate how they will ensure collaboration with these projects. |
| 1085 | 5 | tribution. to this scope, the data base will be integrated with a gis software in order to prod
ampling in selected environmental units will be carried out in order to analyse the diversity o sion processes of the sand dune systems will be monitored by using permanent sampling quadrats. the morphological and functional traits will be carried out for all sampled species following c ether with the analysis of biodiversity could be eventually apply to propose models which can p |
| 14569 | 2 | on its genetic and functional diversity would enable a more rational selection of strains. such
onal selection of strains. such studies will provide fresh insights into the contribution of th |
| 10232 | 3 | o sensitive to climate is equivocal. we will analyse existing data sets for british butterflies
tion dynamics. using new field data, we will model relationships between current distribution, rical climate and distribution data. we will attempt to relate species thermal ecology to recen |
| 10498 | 3 | o sensitive to climate is equivocal. we will analyse existing data sets for british butterflies
tion dynamics. using new field data, we will model relationships between current distribution, rical climate and distribution data. we will attempt to relate species thermal ecology to recen |
| 11512 | 3 | o sensitive to climate is equivocal. we will analyse existing data sets for british butterflies
tion dynamics. using new field data, we will model relationships between current distribution, rical climate and distribution data. we will attempt to relate species thermal ecology to recen |
| 11613 | 3 | o sensitive to climate is equivocal. we will analyse existing data sets for british butterflies
tion dynamics. using new field data, we will model relationships between current distribution, rical climate and distribution data. we will attempt to relate species thermal ecology to recen |
| 15172 | 3 | of any am propagule. objetives 1 and 2 will additionally allow to understand the relationships
to the target plants/communities. this would allow to optimize mycorrhizal establishment, to a ungi. this biotechnological development would be based on the use of the methodology to produce |
| 10721 | 8 | ganism or how they evolve. this project will fill this gap in our knowledge. we will identify t
will fill this gap in our knowledge. we will identify the genomic regions that have opposite ef d which genes they contain. further, we will investigate to what extent sexual antagonism can p ve effect on the other sex. finally, we will study the patterns of dna evolution of loci involv s in sex-specific performance. doing so will allow us to infer for how long sexual antagonism h ing these multiple aspects, our project will provide information that will help us to understan r project will provide information that will help us to understand the factors that prevent som being differentially expressed. thus we will deepen our general understanding of how difference |
| 7389 | 1 | rgeting genes pksi. some of these genes will be sequenced and data used to know the taxonomic p
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| 10960 | 1 | xa and the plankton community structure will be possible.
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| 6923 | 3 | encing constructs for these genes which will be used to transform the rootstock cultivar vitis
various strains of agrobacterium vitis will be tested to obtain information on the role of the itis interaction. the results we expect will be important for molecular breeding since they may |
| 14536 | 4 | be the bacterial species. this proposal will apply this recommendation to aeromonas, because it
better define the species within it. we will partially sequence ten genes in a representative c presentative collection of strains that will include all aeromonas species. five of these genes ential cellular functions . finally, we will also try to apply the biological species concept o |
| 7529 | 1 | tion is whether interspecific diversity will be valued. the methods are: analysis by hplc pigme
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| 14789 | 1 | in this project we will continue studying the biological role of parasitic
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| 14173 | 4 | of mitochondrial dna intermediates. we will perform extensive characterization of mitochondria
nsional agarose gel electrophoresis. we would like to understand what mechanism drives the init he pattern of complex dna intermediates will be analyzed within the framework of three differen ick. the analysis on 2-dimensional gels will be combined with different enzyme treatments, in o |
| 15173 | 7 | in this research project we will study sex determination and gonadal differentiatio
aries . finally, gonadal development we will be studied using two approaches. on the one hand, es. on the one hand, in both species we will clone ortholog genes to those with differential ex e place in the gonad during development will allow us to establish the role of those genes in t genes in this process. on the other, we will search for new genes with differential expression of the data from microarray experiments will reveal new genes involved in this process in amphi olved in this process in amphibians and will open new possibilities to study. |
| 15038 | 1 | is project all these previous questions will be faced, considering as model the invasion of the
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| 7532 | 2 | tween them. the distances between races will be calculated by using the methods of classificati
ous representation of races and alleles will also be used |
| 15143 | 2 | s maintained in these landscapes, so it will become urgent to know the effects that the habitat
stration agencies with information that could contribute to establish policies related with lan |
| 10068 | 4 | this project will use molecular techniques to reconstruct the coevol
iety of different lineages of louse, we will be able to test whether these lineages have respon e kinds of seabird . evolutionary trees will also be used to test whether all the species of lo ce are distant relatives. this research will led to a greater understanding of the factors invo |
| 15424 | 5 | of research in the last two decades. we will continue the study of the maintenance of colour mo
olour morphs in the coenagrionidae, and will study the behaviour and polymorphism in the sole m representative of the polythoridae. we will compare survivorship and resighting rates in polym al colleagues from around the world, we will be able to obtain at least one representative of e ntriguing species of the suborder. this will allow us to make a comprehensive analysis of sperm |
| 14166 | 4 | non-existent. the measurement platform will be a robinson r-22 helicopter or an unmanned aeria
nmanned aerial vehicle and measurements will be carried out over the järvselja field base of th ity of life sciences which has been and will be a test site of international satellite remote s techniques, the results of the project will be utilized in checking and developing canopy refl |
| 6918 | 2 | netic links between breeds and/or herds should be optimized. the inbreeding in short time, the
, as co-workers and consortium members, will use the results also during the project and also t |
| 1987 | 1 | tion schedule and what the implications will be of environmental changes along their flyways, h
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| 13600 | 4 | ifferent canopy-thinning intensities. i will analyze recently collected and previously unpublis
plicit epiphyte abundance data, which i will collect on the shade-trees. in order to study the interaction between ants and plants, i will preform an experiment on the ant response to variu tes on coffee plants and shade trees. i will primarily be located at dr. stacy m. philpott´s la |
| 10344 | 6 | two scientists from bangor will join a 50 scientist team to conduct a rare experim
oe in the weddell sea, antarctica. they will conduct 50 days of sampling and experimental work rneath the ice. in particular the group will study the supply of nitrogen and carbon to the bac ast ice cover. many of the measurements will be made on board the ship, however, some sophistic r, some sophisticated chemical analyses will be made on samples returned to bangor. the work is alfred wegener institute, germany, but will involve researchers from other nations. the total |
| 14366 | 4 | cal features in a fluvial landscape. it will also be investigated whether spectral and/or backs
nd underlying soil composition. results will be cross-validated with historical data and throug ry. not only the 2d-expansion of cities will be analysed, buth also the 3d evolution using resu ent: in this wp, the results of wps 1-5 will be integrated in order to understand the long-term |
| 14708 | 3 | ances with antimicrobial activity which could provide the bird with defenses against parasites
ing dark secretions during breeding, we will check whether all of them host bacteria, and how m logenies of the birds and the symbionts will be compared to gain insight in the evolutionary hi |
| 13786 | 4 | unknown which part of the protein that could be involved in binding. this will be investigated
that could be involved in binding. this will be investigated through mutations of different par loning hemolin from noctuid species, it will be possible to directly investigate if and how hem al gene expression analysis in silkmoth will be performed, leading to further investigation thr |
| 14106 | 9 | ogenous antioxidants in these processes will be evaluated. to solve these questions, novel bioc
l biochemical and immunological markers will be elaborated in lab experiments; later these meth experiments; later these methodologies will be applied for clarification of the mechanisms rel studies on free-living birds. research will be conducted on traditional study objects of evolu and parasite-mediated sexual selection will be tested by experimental up-regulation and suppre dividaual antioxidant protection status will be tested. costs and benefits of parasite resistan pression of carotenoid-based ornaments, will be evaluated in the model of experimental coccidio xperimental coccidiosis. the same model will be also applied for assessment how standard assays immune suppression and oxidative stress will be tested by experimental manipulation of reproduc |
| 7630 | 1 | se equivalence criteria are central and will depend on a range of factors relating to the natur
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| 15333 | 3 | of ants as bioindicadors. the response will be evaluated at different levels of organization i
d individual species. at the same time, will be investigated the impacts of the argentine ant o n the fragments under study. this study will generate information relevant to the development o |
| 14604 | 3 | genera alytes and hyla the experiments will determine whether the influence of temperature cha
by natural selection. this information will be useful to make predictive models about the resp d the comparative study between species will allow to establish the characteristics of the most |
| 10922 | 2 | mpetition in spatially extended systems will be investigated from both long and short-term labo
ge of mathematical models. these models will range from general phenomenological descriptors of |
| 15575 | 7 | s proposal, a consortium of three teams will explore the relationships between biodiversity, as
of biological control. our study system will be cereal aphids, which are among the economically f data already collected by our team we will analyse how local land use and landscape compositi ecular techniques food web interactions will be empirically examined under field conditions all king and biological control. these data will feed into a model for biological control of cereal y and non-monetary methods. finally, we will map biological control across landscapes in europe tural intensity and landscape structure will influence biological control. |
| 10603 | 2 | bacteria are never depressurised which should allow deep bacteria not previously seen to be st
a not previously seen to be studied. we will investigate these bacteria to find out what type t |
| 11558 | 2 | yfish abundance and fish abundance this will be a very useful advance for managers seeking to r
es in an ecosystem context. the project will also demonstrate to a wide ecologist audience the |
| 12631 | 4 | atives of natural england. the research will focus on local authorities with high a degree of d
hese elements of work, the project team will ultimately develop a technical report which detail nd in england over the past decade, and will summarise how planning authorities have taken acco planning applications. the project team will also seek appropriate opportunities to promote the |
| 7034 | 1 | accuracy and precision of model outputs will remain valid. if the model behaves unstable it may
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| 14695 | 4 | in this proyect, we will develop a set of appropriate microsatellite marker
re programmes of the species. first, we will analyze gene diversity in natural populations to e f seahorse in atlantic area. second, we will study family structure, as well as the proper desi campus guttulatus in nature and culture will be studied to check the monogamous expectation in |
| 14484 | 1 | s of nematode parasites. all these data will be applied, in the future, to the epidemiology and
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| 14663 | 1 | ts validity as an ecophysiological tool will be tested by using the obtained data base in a for
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| 14203 | 1 | ll-scale variation in surface sediments will be estimated. a hypothesis is proposed claiming th
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| 10821 | 1 | ples more than half a million years old will be used to address: extension of the chronology of
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| 11022 | 7 | these fissures and this proposed study will reveal new information about the ecology and evolu
wide range of possible food. this study will use fea to test whether the jaws of morganucodon a eetles or snapping at passing moths. it will estimate the force of their bite / e.g. could they nsect cuticles this is important, as it will inform on feeding specialization and ecological ni ize of the different jaw bones if so it will help us to understand the mechanism of the transit tion. high resolution synchrotron scans will also provide detailed information about the tooth lacement patterns still occurred but we shall be able to study the mechanism with these interna |
| 12490 | 5 | ammonia emissions from the soil to air could potentially lead to the nitrogen emerging as nitr
costs of policy measures. this project will compare the ecosystems approach with current conve ial for pollution swapping. the project will also identify potential barriers, and their causes level in the uk. a stakeholder workshop will be held to evaluate the implications of the new ap to identify how an ecosystems approach could be implemented within current and future policy f |
| 12516 | 10 | this research will assess alternative methods of pest and disease man
to orchard floor vegetation management will determine if this can lead to reductions in pest p the apple blossom weevil sex pheromone should lead to new methods of monitoring and controllin ghts into scab biology and epidemiology should increase the potential for successful management ts of calcium on fruit rotting in store will identify areas for future research. generalist pre r future research. generalist predators will attack a range of prey species. many species of pr e pathogen. thus calcium, if effective, could be used as part of an integrated approach to cont fruit and vegetable quality and rotting will be reviewed, and any gaps in knowledge will be ide be reviewed, and any gaps in knowledge will be identified. further experimentation required to t and control of rotting in fruit crops will be outlined. |
| 13404 | 1 | nd molecular characteristic of apricots will be determined.
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| 12057 | 1 | versity to test the model. the findings will be compared between different types of aquatic env
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| 11045 | 1 | ex steroids. as part of this project we will investigate the potential effects of bfrs on the h
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| 11057 | 1 | ex steroids. as part of this project we will investigate the potential effects of bfrs on the h
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| 14892 | 5 | tic structure and phylogenetic analyses will be used to assess factors implied in observed patt
community and population level patterns will be related incorporating a nested taxonomical leve across taxonomical levels. finally, we will explore how neutral and non-neutral processes cont , and dispersion capabilities. thus, we will bring population genetics to community genetics an es proposed in the richabun project, we will have a complete understanding of biodiversity patt |
| 10238 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 10697 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 11252 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 11262 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 11793 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 11800 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 11803 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 9971 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 9977 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 9986 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 9988 | 2 | ant questions. we believe that priority should be given to identifying and exploring microbial
ity, we aim to develop microarrays that will be the tools for environmental microbiology studie |
| 14108 | 1 | entification of amf. these measurements will be performed across seasons in order to understand
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| 11863 | 7 | ancient dna analysis of charred remains could tell us a great deal about prehistoric agricultur
f these changes only occurred later. we could find out if we could study ancient dna in preserv occurred later. we could find out if we could study ancient dna in preserved remains of some of nct woolly mammoths. in this project we will test whether these new methods will also work with we will test whether these new methods will also work with charred plant remains. we will try lso work with charred plant remains. we will try them out with wheat grains from a granary at a hat by using next generation methods we will be able to obtain sequences of wheat genes from th |
| 7035 | 8 | time in these ecosystems. this project will answer this essential question in an interdiscipli
in streams and large rivers. first, we will study the architecture and composition of these co hysical setting in fluvial networks. we will test our hypothesis that biofilms and aggregates a ty. using experimental metagenomics, we will identify populations involved in the metabolism of nic compounds of terrestrial origin. we will also test the effect of algal priming and photooxi new ultra-high resolution metabolomics will contribute to unravel some of the mechanisms under tooxidation. in a comparative approach, will then study whole-ecosytem metabolism in and co2 ou fine-scale understanding of processes, will serve to test fluvial networks as metaecosystems a |
| 10518 | 5 | ing, which is known to occur elsewhere, could release large amounts of methane over a short per
nt of gas. a marine research expedition will use a deep-towed, very high-resolution seismic sys the sediments beneath the seabed. this will be done in conjunction with an electromagnetic exp milar systems mounted on a ship s hull, will be supplemented by the use of ocean-bottom seismom smic profiles with small airgun , which will be established in the shallow plume area in summer |
| 11727 | 2 | cluding spores, cuticles and coprolites will be subjected to a number of techniques to determin
colonisation of the plants. techniques will involve imaging and analytical fesem and sem, tem, |
| 10183 | 2 | microbiological research. this proposal will determine if bacterioplankton comprise bacteria th
ections that take place in the plankton will have a profound influence on marine ecology. |
| 11453 | 5 | ated with neighbouring woody autotrophs will be tested. seeds of selected species will be burie
ll be tested. seeds of selected species will be buried in recoverable packets at locations adja ion and seedling development. symbionts will be identified by molecular methods, and where poss izal syntheses with co-hosts. plantlets will be grown in microcosms for analysis of nutrient tr ation of these germination requirements will contribute to conservation strategies for national |
| 11663 | 2 | -like pattern. study system the project will make use of an exceptionally detailed and extensiv
oped the techniques and approaches that will underwrite the new student s study. |
| 11785 | 3 | uantify nematode molecular biodiversity would represent a major advance towards identifying a c
s ecosystems. furthermore, the project will serve as a template for the use of mps in assessin or floral sample / an application that will be universally applicable to any taxon or hypothes |
| 11636 | 5 | organisms assimilating these substrates will be labelled and 13c- and 12c-labelled nucleic acid
and 13c- and 12c-labelled nucleic acids will then be separated by density gradient centrifugati n. the different nucleic acid fractions will be analysed, by amplification of 1 6s rrna genes a . in addition, mrna extracted from soil will be analysed to determine whether the crenarchaeal ation inhibitors. the project therefore will therefore determine whether this abundant group of |
| 10070 | 6 | ately ectomycorrhizal trees. this study will use a combined field and laboratory approach to un
ts involved with tree establishment. we will rely heavily on molecular ecology approaches becau tish ectomycorrhizal fungi. our results will be broadly relevant because they will be carried o s will be broadly relevant because they will be carried out throughout multiple seasons at diff le seasons at different locations, they will be amenable to comparison with other heathland sys with other heathland systems, and they will provide stepping stones for performing ecologicall |
| 10429 | 4 | reenhouse gases . the proposed research will greatly advance our understanding of ch4 and n2o e
important but understudied region, and will help us determine the relative contribution of and 2o fluxes from upland andean ecosystems will also help us evaluate whether other tropical uplan ly simulate tropical ch4 and n2o fluxes will allow us to predict the likely response of tropica |
| 10967 | 4 | reenhouse gases . the proposed research will greatly advance our understanding of ch4 and n2o e
important but understudied region, and will help us determine the relative contribution of and 2o fluxes from upland andean ecosystems will also help us evaluate whether other tropical uplan ly simulate tropical ch4 and n2o fluxes will allow us to predict the likely response of tropica |
| 11699 | 4 | reenhouse gases . the proposed research will greatly advance our understanding of ch4 and n2o e
important but understudied region, and will help us determine the relative contribution of and 2o fluxes from upland andean ecosystems will also help us evaluate whether other tropical uplan ly simulate tropical ch4 and n2o fluxes will allow us to predict the likely response of tropica |
| 14952 | 1 | -uses, models for the expansion process will be proposed, based in ecological niche and in degr
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| 14540 | 1 | and on cooccurrence in an open system, should show which are the major traits of this competit
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| 14638 | 1 | ed and their biodiversity.these results shall allow to improve the information held in the data
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| 7151 | 5 | rage temperature at the earth's surface will change the distribution of species and some will m
ge the distribution of species and some will migrate to higher latitudes. what will he ash oxyp both species. for the experimental part will require each time to make a round trip between sym amental aspect of this study is that it will allow to better understand the dynamics of post- c ion of pioneer species that necessarily will have to adapt to changing climates. what are the p |
| 13875 | 4 | on of new invasive species. the project will test for quantittive genetic differences between a
rains in common garden experiments, and will test the enemy release hypothesis by reducing gene ith competitive neighbours. experiments will be carried out in parallel in the native and exoti s. in addition, the population dynamics will be studied in order to identify the life cycle sta |
| 14583 | 1 | cial reefs. the results of this project will allow the repopulation of this formation on damage
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| 12590 | 1 | he outputs from this extrapolation step should be readily interpretable and provide robust evid
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| 14480 | 4 | this project will assess the conservationist effectiveness and some
predation and mesopredator release, it could be predicted that lynx presence would act positiv t could be predicted that lynx presence would act positively and negatively on rabbit and small r carnivores, respectively. finally, we will produce detailed protocols of actuation specific t |
| 10163 | 3 | coral cover, a post-doctoral researcher will establish the long-term patterns of change in abun
es that are not exploited by fisheries, will be examined. this study will yield a unique pictur fisheries, will be examined. this study will yield a unique picture of the large-scale ecologic |
| 10190 | 2 | taining all possible . finally, strains will be studied in their natural environments, in juice
exudates. this unique genetic resource will provide an unparalleled opportunity to assess the |
| 10998 | 2 | taining all possible . finally, strains will be studied in their natural environments, in juice
exudates. this unique genetic resource will provide an unparalleled opportunity to assess the |
| 12342 | 6 | rding. a proportion of discarded skates will die. research on thornback ray . the benefits of i
improved estimates of discard mortality will be to reduce the risk that unsustainable fishing p sustainable fishing practices or quotas will damage stock health and potential. in addition, it k health and potential. in addition, it will benefit the development of any proposed recovery p tened stocks. furthermore, the research would highlight where improvements could be made to fis arch would highlight where improvements could be made to fishing practices to reduce discard mo |
| 14373 | 2 | developing countries in particular. it will also incorporate data collected in the field using
in the field using modern devices that would greatly enhance the data collection capacity, its |
| 12291 | 16 | anges to eu pesticide legislation which will result in the loss of many currently used herbicid
ecent further changes in eu legislation will result in the further loss of approximately 15% of ions, it is likely that new regulations will remove some important alternative herbicide modes erbicide modes of action, these efforts will be hampered by a reduction in the number of herbic erns, future weed management strategies will need to integrate a larger number of practices, th rch is to develop a computer model that will predict the impacts of changes in herbicide availa in uk arable cropping rotations. as it will not be possible to consider all weeds, we have cho icide legislation, a series of analyses will be performed to consider how weed management can c istance. a key element of these changes will be to incorporate more cultural, physical and biol l options. this modelling-based project will help defra to quantify the impact of changing legi y to be required in future, the project will help to direct future defra-funded weeds research. of alternative weed control strategies will require research to better understand the biology rol. the second element of this project will consider the potential for new weeds to invade and and distribution in the uk. the project will examine the evidence that these species are spread ese species are spreading in the uk and will consider how this spread may be exacerbated by cli d environmental change. recommendations will be made for further research to quantify and mitig |
| 10840 | 1 | ng transfer functions. these parameters will be correlated with the known sediment and catchmen
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| 11610 | 1 | growth, photosynthesis and n2 fixation will be undertaken in the tropical north atlantic as pa
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| 10973 | 4 | ic environmental samples. the sequences will be used to assess biodiversity within planktonic e
ean. following large-scale sequencing i will design sequence-specific probes and immobilize the tracted from previously unsampled sites will then be used to probe the phylochips. the methodol chips. the methodology, once optimised, will allow rapid and large-scale biodiversity and ecolo |
| 13794 | 1 | f modeling of social-ecological systems will be an important component for my future research b
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| 7485 | 5 | operations. the prevent escape project will conduct and integrate biological and technological
cages and their immediate surrounds, we will assess technical and operational causes of escape on from these components of the project will feed into research specifically aimed at benchmark tion, when added to existing knowledge, will allow determination of practical, implementable me cessful, genetic and ecological impacts should diminish. |
| 11635 | 2 | ring embryogenesis. in this project, we will establish whether this biodiverse set of insect pa
virulence mechanisms. in particular, we will establish the relative roles of apoptosis inductio |
| 12469 | 2 | summary objective the project will assess the impact of changes in fishing quota and
ed to achieve sustainable fisheries and will contribute to thinking on the reform of the common |
| 14109 | 5 | natural plant populations. for that, i will use a common self-incompatible wetland plant lychn
cultural landscapes as model systems. i will sample sown and natural populations of l. flos-cuc ighly variable microsatellite markers i will study the effect of landscape structure on the gen using artificial dye to mimic pollen, i will study how effective is gene flow by pollen and whe s influenced by habitat connectivity. i will set up an experiment in the study area by growing |
| 12168 | 1 | from the wider els monitoring project, will inform the development and implementation of agri-
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| 12550 | 6 | . lightly and heavily infected colonies will be treated by shook swarm and monitored over one y
e in the spring of the following season will track bacterial levels. direct comparisons will be ck bacterial levels. direct comparisons will be made with colonies conventionally treated with . in addition samples of bees and brood will be taken from apparently healthy colonies in disea se. all samples of adult bees and brood will be taken from each colony in the trial and levels ony in the trial and levels of bacteria will be determined in the laboratory using quantitative |
| 10865 | 5 | oscoff and the mba plymouth the student will monitor variations in carbonate chemistry and biot
biota of rockpool habitats. the student will be trained by a supervisory team that is world-lea ch using natural analogues. the student will then apply these skills to monitor spatial and tem emporal variability in ph . the student will examine whether calcified algae, foraminifera and cursions in 2012 repeated visual counts will be used to assess the diversity, behavior and abun |
| 14816 | 4 | ng the vertebrates in spain. this study will include the identification of chorotypes and will
de the identification of chorotypes and will explore the historical and the ecological processe s more dependent on the environment, we will build predictive models of future distributions in utions in a climate change scenario. we will also extract the pertinent conclusions for the con |
| 11012 | 1 | w in low competition environments so we will also question whether exposure to pathogens hosted
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| 11524 | 1 | w in low competition environments so we will also question whether exposure to pathogens hosted
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| 12171 | 4 | nter in foraging and non-foraging sites will be used to characterise valuable foraging habitat
form the sorts of habitat features that could potentially be promoted as field-edge mitigation for the loss of set-aside. the results will help policy-makers to assess the need for measures pulation trends of farmland birds. they will also provide a basis for the development of possib |
| 9953 | 2 | k and subsequent laboratory analyses we will also synthesize existing weather data from across
ion. the overall outcome of the project will be to discover just how serious this event has bee |
| 9985 | 2 | k and subsequent laboratory analyses we will also synthesize existing weather data from across
ion. the overall outcome of the project will be to discover just how serious this event has bee |
| 2182 | 3 | th catches from waters around jan mayen will be checked. also data derived from recent surveys
categories and criteria. the evaluation will conform to these guidelines to enable easy integra d list. the realization of this project will increase the knowledge of the status of the fish s |
| 10858 | 1 | their long-term survival. this proposal will investigate whether satellite telemetry can be use
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| 10067 | 4 | proliferative kidney disease and will significantly contribute to fundamental knowledge
tion on these interactions. the student would gain training in a range of transferable and tech f transferable and technical skills and would interact broadly during research with case partne zoans as a surrogate for monitoring pkd would provide a valuable and novel approach for managin |
| 10156 | 3 | interactions into a mathematical model will allow us to predict how such parasite communities
o predict how such parasite communities will respond to more complex treatments, such as the re persistence, and control. this project will be a major step in that direction. |
| 11676 | 3 | interactions into a mathematical model will allow us to predict how such parasite communities
o predict how such parasite communities will respond to more complex treatments, such as the re persistence, and control. this project will be a major step in that direction. |
| 12341 | 5 | s. reduced quotas and size restrictions will be introduced in 2009, and there have been discuss
lnerable to capture. this understanding should then be combined with assessments of the survivo thout any control on by-catch. the data could also be used in discussions we fishermen to provi changes might need to be. the benefits will enable defra to assess how well national and inter and policies pose. the new information will enable negotiations to be conducted with greater c |
| 12615 | 7 | the case that the extent of remediation will vary from site to site. a further aim of the resea
it is likely that any such information would be stored in many different forms and therefore t ise being burdensome, a phased approach will be taken to the data collection exercise. firstly, ection exercise. firstly, a pilot study will be undertaken to establish the feasibility of coll ting sufficient and reliable data. this will then inform the nature and extent of the main surv ortion of the main survey. the research will gather data which has not been collated in this wa ot been collated in this way before and will present a picture of the effectiveness of key cont |
| 10992 | 6 | n of fragmented vertebrate remains that could be applied to all future archaeological and palae
ontological cave deposits. this project will focus on a single archaeologically-important site, avations at pin hole cave. the sampling will be carried out in such a way as to investigate inc ation that each section contains. these will be compared directly to the species information ob cing the need for full-scale excavation would minimise site destruction and allow for better pr from 10,000 to ~1,000,000 years in age will be carried out to confirm the application of the p |
| 11214 | 4 | ent in the water column. to do this, we will need to measure various indices of phytoplankton a
. production rates estimated from space will then need to be validated with phytoplankton produ in-scale phytoplankton production, this will provide an estimate of the available food for cala e of the available food for calanus. we will use this information to assess whether the abundan |
| 11754 | 5 | be able to determine how much resource will be available for fish stocks, we need to understan
fficult and time consuming. however, we will measure the activity of enzymes related to growth ith enzyme activity assays on board. we will also examine these relationships using animals in culture under different conditions. we will explore using the enzyme activity as a tool to mea the degree of dormancy of animals, this will be useful in more accurately describing and quanti |
| 419 | 2 | ences on dependant human activities. it will then become possible to propose a strategy for mon
ition, jointly with some economists, we will conduct a reflection on the patrimonial value of t |
| 7136 | 3 | s of global change in the mediterranean should be supported to assess the risks to mediterranea
t on the dependent human activities. it will then be possible to propose a mediterranean marine y. finally, together with economists we will lead a reflection on the heritage of the communiti |
| 12272 | 8 | of arable crop production. this project will maintain consistency of surveillance of diseases a
cabbage stem weevil. a final assessment will then take place on all crops at pod ripening to me s for the wheat survey, a questionnaire will be used to obtain specific details of agronomic pr mic practice. additional investigations will be carried out on wheat crops affected by fusarium ies present and the toxins they produce will assist in monitoring the annual severity of this d thought to be unconnected. this project will provide the only impartial and statistically robus research and policy needs, this project will continue existing collaborations with a wide range ilseed rape production. samples or data will also be provided to support monitoring for food sa |
| 7457 | 11 | o does the realization that its effects will have impacts on natural environment and socio-econ
equences for ways of life. the proposal will assess the impacts of a changing climate on the qu n mountain regions. modeling techniques will be used to project the influence of climatic chang d space scales. regional climate models will provide the essential information on shifting prec ns, and snow, ice, and biosphere models will feed into hydrological models in order to assess t nses to changes in hydrological regimes will be analyzed in terms of hazards, aquatic ecosystem ns of changing water quality. attention will also be devoted to the interactions between land u demands. adaptation and policy options will be elaborated on the basis of the model results. s onmental conditions of mountain regions will be particularly affected by rapidly rising tempera s gained from a european mountain focus will be used to address water issues in regions whose e ains and their institutional frameworks will identify vulnerabilities and be used to evaluate a |
| 12295 | 16 | is to provide information to defra that will allow defra to improve their responses on land use
land use issues in england. the project will provide a readily available resource for decision ntial areas of collaboration or support will be identified and contact will be made with organi support will be identified and contact will be made with organisations carrying out comparable one map. 6. recommend future work that could aid in the development of a land use framework. s e framework. such suggested future work could include the creation of a synthesised land use ty assification scheme. the resulting maps would provide an understanding of the distribution and nt of existing sources of land use data will be undertaken, and the results of the assessment w aken, and the results of the assessment will be recorded in a metadata database. this project w ed in a metadata database. this project will focus on the geographic elements of land use data. iciently useful to decision makers this will also be recorded. additionally, perceived gaps in ved gaps in the domain of land use data will be noted. the first stages of the project are to d onal parks/nature designations analysis will be performed. this swot analysis will indicate the s will be performed. this swot analysis will indicate the appropriateness of defra taking each n a land use framework. recommendations will be made for additional work that would aid the dev s will be made for additional work that would aid the development of such a framework, includin |
| 14981 | 1 | to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on their struct
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| 14979 | 1 | to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on their struct
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| 14980 | 1 | to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on their struct
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| 14978 | 1 | to problems affecting river ecosystems, will arrive with a better understanding on their struct
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| 7370 | 2 | gement and conservation collections, we will develop an approach for evaluating the diversity o
agricultural landscape. this indicator will quantify the evolution of diversity and evaluate t |
| 7191 | 1 | n national and international waters. we will apply these methods in three different systems, th
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| 12641 | 1 | identify by whom the benefits and costs would be borne.
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| 14649 | 2 | ioaccumulation/ bioavailability studies will improve the capability of predicting and diagnosin
ed stress in freshwater ecosystems, and will improve its environmental management. |
| 12252 | 19 | if everyone lived as we do in the uk we would need three planets, clearly something that is uns
ve environmental management system that would be effective at achieving those desired environme nd targeted systems currently available will be undertaken to identify the main scientific evid dence base on which the comparison work will be based. the causal mechanisms by which different es can influence environmental outcomes will be identified taking both a top-down approach to d sing this knowledge the various systems will be reviewed and their likely effectiveness at infl s at influencing environmental outcomes will be assessed using a scoring and ranking approach t hes to be evaluated. whole farm systems will be compared to suites of targeted measures for a r for a range of theoretical farms. this will provide a range of situations where different suit d the lessons learnt from this approach will enable the development of an innovative environmen d that whatever system is developed, it will not duplicate what is already in existence and wil licate what is already in existence and will integrate with existing systems. the project shoul rate with existing systems. the project should provide a valuable insight into the strengths an hes compared to targeted measures. this will help inform defra policy and public debate about s e environmental management system which will be proposed as part of this project will provide d ill be proposed as part of this project will provide defra with a suitably defined framework fo . an online prototype of this framework will be made available to farmers as part of the projec r those farmers who access the tool. it would aim to provide the industry with timely and relev fra and support to the farming industry will also help meet specific environmental objectives, |
| 12153 | 7 | ng of outwintered animals. this project will bring together the current information available o
information available on hefting. this will include scientific literature, grey literature, pe e of the anecdotal evidence. the latter will be addressed by preparing a number of case studies management practices. the case studies will include some basic costings which could subsequent will include some basic costings which could subsequently be used as a bench mark for the prac for the practise. the resulting report will identify regional variations and quantify any posi irective and agri-environmental schemes will have on |
| 12646 | 1 | rs. to recommend further measures which will provide defra with a credible assessment of curren
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| 15465 | 8 | nable from an ecological point of view, will have important implications for their successful m
pecies. our main goal with this project will be 1 to implement the stable isotope approach to s ic ecology for that, our last objective will be to calculate these two parameters for blood and . the implementation of stable isotopes will open the possibility of raising the objectives out arallel development of information that will allow us a correct interpretation of the results o and turnover rates of the tissues that will be analyzed is a prerequisite to carry out the stu mpled in scientific thooth collections, would enable the evaluation of ontogenic shifs in diet ecology of these species. these results will be of great importance for future studies that eva |
| 13778 | 8 | and growth in the field, to the project will evaluate both direct and indirect effects of preda
cies in coastal waters. the target area will be the gullmar fjord, west coast of sweden, but th on obtained is generally applicable. we will sample the fjord to cover seasonal dynamics, and j cover seasonal dynamics, and jellyfish will be monitored along with environmental and biologic ion during blooms. in the laboratory we will combine traditional approaches with novel isotope on of the dominant gelatinous predators will be measured in relation to prey abundance and prey abundance and prey species. the project will contribute considerable to our understanding of pr us predators in general. most likely it will change our current view of the effect of gelatinou |
| 12371 | 2 | . summary objectives the so will work with the programme manager, science director,
rojects. as well, the programme manager will commission important areas of research; monitoring |
| 7426 | 1 | o curb the growing epidemic of septoria will be quantified according to the dispersion of the p
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| 13941 | 4 | we will study the coordinated expression of genes causing
s limit gene flow between the races. we will identify these male pheromones, determine their ro enes potentially involved in speciation will be investigated in both male and female corn borer roarray techniques. finally, an attempt will be made to sequence, clone, and functionally expre |
| 6757 | 2 | erties may reveal if regulatory mutants could serve as the means for specific prevention. namel
ants and transcomplementant derivatives will be studied in in vitro and in vivo models includin |
| 10191 | 4 | one fungus growing close to another will recognise the other s presence and will respond. u
will recognise the other s presence and will respond. unless the mycelia belong to the same spe titrophic interaction, our observations will also aid the understanding of fungal community dev ome invertebrate forest pests. the work will be performed under the direction of prof. lynne bo |
| 12652 | 3 | egic coordination, effort and resources would be more productively targeted. the project will c
more productively targeted. the project will comprise a comprehensive assessment of governmenta riorities in allocating resources. this will enable better informed decisions by a new gb coord |
| 11040 | 3 | eed in the long term these technologies will benefit almost anyone using complex hardware in re
pport it, grow greater. in this work we will develop and integrate state of the art automated f limate change and its effects. our work will increase the reliability of this platform and thus |
| 10002 | 4 | in the waters above. thus the deep sea could be readily impacted by processes that alter surfa
reate maps of ecological function. this will show how factors such as hills, food supply, or co ion and sediment mixing. that knowledge will provide important insight into how spatially perva and carbon budget modelling. our effort will also have impacts on future national survey capabi |
| 13501 | 1 | e stronger at high light intensities. i will perform a field survey of 30 streams that differ i
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| 12608 | 2 | sidering future measures / targets that will be required in order to reduce reliance on peat. t
try by-products, coconut-fibre dust and will involve interviews with the main growing media man |
| 14507 | 3 | typic quality of females and that males should invest differentially in reproduction in relatio
h eggs. by testing these hypotheses, we will be able to know the importance of egg coloration i in post-mating sexual selection, and we will also explore sexual selection processes in females |
| 2121 | 6 | r to understand how natural populations will respond to such changes, it is crucial to first un
life-history theory as to which species should be expected to be most vulnerable to environment hich demographic traits those responses will be observed. these hypotheses will be tested in bi nses will be observed. these hypotheses will be tested in birds using two approaches, analysis lation experiments. both analysis paths will utilise exhaustive data bases that have been assem ylogenetic-comparative framework, which will enable us to separate effects of climate, geograph |
| 10285 | 5 | climate policy over the next few years will be the choice of appropriate targets for emission
climate mitigation policy. the research will contribute useful information towards future asses overnmental panel on climate change. it will be accompanied by a 2-way interaction with defra t puts. members of the ukcip08 user group will also be consulted. information will be disseminate oup will also be consulted. information will be disseminated also via journal papers, unfccc si |
| 11743 | 1 | ween the aphid species. this prediction will be tested.
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| 15153 | 2 | pted to more mesic climate in the past, would be preserved through facilitation, a process givi
gion under harsh abiotic conditions. we will investigate communities under different constraini |
| 400 | 4 | que in many cases. the baltgene project will identify and map baltic sea genetic biodiversity a
e resilience of the ecosystem. baltgene will also assess the potential threats to the unique di ssues are how, and if, baltic organisms will respond to scenarios of decreased salinity and cha and changed oceanic currents. baltgene will also assess how current governance structure, poli |
| 15214 | 3 | versity of murcia. in a second phase we shall develop that dna taxonomy of selected taxa, by co
f more molecular markers. this approach will allow testing the power of this new conceptual and ubjective decisions. simultaneously, we shall reconstruct the evolutionary history of the selec |
| 14482 | 1 | . the obtained phylogenetic hypotheses will be compared with the results derived from the anal
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| 12595 | 10 | this research project will provide a clearer understanding of the potential u
t the consequences reaching this target will have for lowland raised bog biodiversity. the proj nd raised bog biodiversity. the project will also consider what other consequences might arise effect that peat extraction has had and will have in the future on bog-based biodiversity. it w he future on bog-based biodiversity. it will be quantified by reference to site areas, peat vol t played by working and after-use plans will be explored, alongside the long-term effects of th egal controls through site designations will be compared and appraised by reference to a number expense to the uk taxpayer. the project will document the gains for biodiversity arising from t versity arising from these examples. it will also look at initiatives around the country adopti such as the manchester mosslands. this will provide a framework within which to evaluate the c |
| 10461 | 3 | n the proposed workshop, the organisers will present the essentials of bayesian methods for suc
f bayesian methods for such data. there will be several practical sessions, where the workshop ssions, where the workshop participants will gain hands-on experience of using the new techniqu |
| 10281 | 2 | h change on the two contrasting beaches will ensure significant advances are made in our abilit
each erosion and accretion. the results will be published in academic journals and presented to |
| 6753 | 1 | when eu member is beef cattle breeding will get into better position among the different branc
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| 15563 | 5 | ical and scientific stakeholders, which will produce, inter alia, a comprehensive policy paper
during the whole research process. this will be done, e.g., through annual conferences, stakeho s of two rounds of interrogation, which will be conducted with diverse stakeholders and experts of the project. all in all, the project will drive scientific advances in the following researc beech forests can provide. the results will be used to create a new and comprehensive understa |
| 12234 | 1 | the proposed study will help inform future defra knowledge transfer identi
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| 13482 | 3 | avioral response of small . the problem will be attacked in models and experiments. we will qua
attacked in models and experiments. we will quantify behavior and behavioral plasticity in res ocess-models and dynamic programming we will explore optimal behavioral strategies, including f |
| 10599 | 4 | gs surface of which only a small number will be used in recognition. for example, in visual com
ggs in their colony. this type of study will lead to a better understanding of how cheats such host and how these hosts fight back. it will also help use to start to understand the oldest fo e, that of chemical communication. this will ultimately help us control, conserve and utilise t |
| 9972 | 4 | gs surface of which only a small number will be used in recognition. for example, in visual com
ggs in their colony. this type of study will lead to a better understanding of how cheats such host and how these hosts fight back. it will also help use to start to understand the oldest fo e, that of chemical communication. this will ultimately help us control, conserve and utilise t |
| 2053 | 3 | es and their social and extrapair mates will be examine d for mhc genes that play an important
defense against pathogens. experiments will be performed to reveal whether there is a behavior ompatible extrapair sires . the project will also manipulate male advertisement behaviour to as |
| 14152 | 1 | xperimental and correlative methods, we will test the following hypotheses: repeated stress inf
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| 13503 | 2 | ent, and physiological stress response, will be studied. the perch has lately received an incre
n performance in culture. this question will be studied in natural ponds and in aquarium experi |
| 11602 | 3 | hern ocean, the king penguin. the study will bring together the expertise of the pis and drs ha
the cnrs strasbourg. the data obtained will enable us, for the first time, to quantify the ene ources in the southern ocean. the study will also supply valuable information on many physiolog |
| 14717 | 6 | ts affects such relationships. here, we will use this integrative approach to investigate the r
f adaptive diversification in birds. we will use a three-levels approach. first, we will use a use a three-levels approach. first, we will use a global phylogenetic comparative analysis to en hypothetised to reduce this risk, we will also test whether or not flexible clades are less cesses can be detected more clearly, we will run more detailed comparative analyses using one o egration of these three levels of study will serve to validate the clasical, largely untested h |
| 14974 | 3 | nditions of foraging stress. second, we will use a comparative approach to explore how behaviou
ges in the environment, which hopefully will increase our power to predict how species will be crease our power to predict how species will be affected by current global environmental change |
| 14329 | 1 | from abroad, specialised in that topic, will be invited to give a key note speech the format of
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| 12718 | 1 | this project will estimate the benefits to society of sites of speci
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| 11319 | 2 | on the swir in which no bottom trawling will take place: three of these are within the proposed
ailable through industry collaboration, will allow us to assess the effects of trawling on slow |
| 11320 | 2 | on the swir in which no bottom trawling will take place: three of these are within the proposed
ailable through industry collaboration, will allow us to assess the effects of trawling on slow |
| 11585 | 2 | on the swir in which no bottom trawling will take place: three of these are within the proposed
ailable through industry collaboration, will allow us to assess the effects of trawling on slow |
| 10200 | 2 | odp sites in the northern norwegian sea will be used as biostratigraphic and palaeoceanographic
xygen content of deep water. this study will serve as a baseline for understanding the diversit |
| 2476 | 7 | biodiversity in the barents sea. these will be complimented by research on baseline variations
icator organisms. a secondary objective will be to examine linkages between environmental expos ted indicators. biodiversity indicators will be developed by applying a number of classical int leum industry activities. these results will serve as a knowledge basis for evaluating how ecol rams to the barents sea. these findings will then be assessed within the context of a changing the region for the coming decades. this will provide information to evaluate how future changes nt day barents sea. in this way, ecobar will achieve a set of benthic indicators with maximum f |
| 10744 | 3 | antitative study of benthic communities will be combined with comprehensive geochemical analyse
ter om burial efficiencies. the results will clarify the role of the benthos as a control on se ogeochemistry and om distributions, and will yield improved diagenetic process models. |
| 11255 | 3 | antitative study of benthic communities will be combined with comprehensive geochemical analyse
ter om burial efficiencies. the results will clarify the role of the benthos as a control on se ogeochemistry and om distributions, and will yield improved diagenetic process models. |
| 11259 | 3 | antitative study of benthic communities will be combined with comprehensive geochemical analyse
ter om burial efficiencies. the results will clarify the role of the benthos as a control on se ogeochemistry and om distributions, and will yield improved diagenetic process models. |
| 11356 | 3 | antitative study of benthic communities will be combined with comprehensive geochemical analyse
ter om burial efficiencies. the results will clarify the role of the benthos as a control on se ogeochemistry and om distributions, and will yield improved diagenetic process models. |
| 10450 | 1 | recently been in contact with sediments will provide a time-frame for the dispersion of water a
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| 12606 | 3 | mic impacts of each practice identified will also be considered and highlighted. additionally,
achievable with each management option will be quantified and contextualised in relation to be identifying best practice, the project will explore how this can be translated into advice for |
| 10988 | 3 | open access web portal. the web portal will also provide access to a bibliography focused on i
from the ea. outputs from the workshops will be a tailored briefing document for the ea and tha imate measure of success of the network will be achieving improved implementation of the thames |
| 11595 | 7 | arasite infectivity and host resistance should evolve more quickly than others. this theory not
ers. this theory noticed that evolution would be rapid where there was mutual antagonism . host nes evolve rapidly. in this project, we will test the theory that host shifts drive fast parasi rasite evolution. in the laboratory, we will produce host shift events for a bacterium, moving native host into a new foreign one. we will leave this bacterium in its new host species for a ies for a year, and then recover it. we will investigate whether the host shift has resulted in ability to prosper in its new host. we will also examine the diversity of the bacterium across |
| 14997 | 7 | we will perform a molecular genetic analysis of phlebotomu
dri species from southesthern spain. we will also finish the study of p. perniciosus. the two g tained in p. pernicious and p. sergenti will be cultivated in laboratory and we will try the cr will be cultivated in laboratory and we will try the crossing between them, to observe if they e same or different species. besides we will do test about infestability by l. tropica in the t of p. sergenti that exist in spain. we will perform a study of corology of phlebotomine sandfl rodents to see p. langeroni. finally we will study the vectorial role of the differents species |
| 14996 | 2 | in altitude, reason why the sand flies could be seen affected by this phenomenon. for that rea
, together with the environmental data, will be able to serve in future studies in which it is |
| 2472 | 3 | ion at the farm and landscape level. we will assess the multiple functions and services that sp
armers choice of sp species. second, we will link these services to sp species functional attri that take into account uncertainty, we will analyze the consequences of the farmers preference |
| 7249 | 2 | ly used to define the ecological status will meet very little chemical contamination by organic
ntaminated environments. selected micro will trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, |
| 15342 | 1 | on of bioacustical variations. this aim will allow to develop some applications, specially a so
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| 14200 | 3 | the effect of natural water parameters will be used to evaluate the effect of dissolved organi
ity of contaminants. this investigation will be performed using standard daphnia test medium an quatic ecosystems. the obtained results will provide the data for more accurate prediction of t |
| 15347 | 2 | e ones involved in biodeterioration. we will try to associate the metabolic profiles obtained w
mural paintings. cultivation techniques will be also used to isolate and characterise the main |
| 12044 | 1 | tems at the plot and regional level. we will also aim to validate, test and predict the consequ
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| 12015 | 1 | taining to biodiversity management that should be taken into account when applying these instru
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| 13335 | 8 | der, more balanced network, biodiversa2 will promote a strategy for biodiversity research, in p
ip with other players in the field, and will organize joint funding to better integrate biodive rch the project has 6 workpackages. wp1 will promote networking and sharing of best practice, e ion of a framework for joint calls. wp2 will analyse the landscape and cooperate with stakehold programmes. using outputs of wp1&2, wp3 will produce a roadmap for joint funding and implement the project timespan. these activities will ultimately create the conditions for the network t r european biodiversity research, which will be fostered by wp4. wp5 will develop and implement rch, which will be fostered by wp4. wp5 will develop and implement a communication strategy and |
| 13312 | 3 | he eu biodiversity strategy, biodiversa will allow the funding agencies to collate existing act
és for future collaboration. biodiversa will also contribute to better coherence and inceased s g. in order to achieve this, biodiversa will proceed through seven stages: -inventory, descript |
| 2492 | 3 | pothesis, which states that populations will respond to changes in habitat availability by alte
abitat tracking in european mammals. we will combine recently developed ancient dna approaches ime through the last 40,000 years. this will allow us to establish the tempo and mode of popula |
| 2493 | 2 | ues. in the first four work packages we will test the following nested set of hypotheses: 1. th
fects. within the last work package, we will systematically explore the conservation corollarie |
| 12676 | 4 | saged that the common call for research would address major shared research priorities, includi
s likely that national research funders would be responsible for funding their own national ins new proposals for era-nets plus, the ec would provide funds from fp7 to supplement ms funding. tal budgets have not been finalised but could be in the range of 5-15m euro pa. the topics bein |
| 7104 | 1 | to seminars and publications standards, will be directed to a communication from agricultural p
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| 516 | 1 | easures for exclusion of anthropization should be reconsidered in ordinary areas, as soon as th
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| 10877 | 2 | iver phillips, simon lewis this project will be a case project in collaboration with staff at t
with international ngos, collaboration will help the student to ensure their work is complemen |
| 11619 | 1 | e most animals and plants. our research should also tell us whether some of them are more impor
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| 11234 | 2 | rom concept to beyond project end. best will also share knowledge and build capacity across the
aims not only to deliver findings that will help evaluate policy scenarios, giving credible an |
| 10724 | 1 | se and abundant. these results combined will help scientists and environmental agencies to asse
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| 451 | 3 | liaison with local partners. the study will be conducted from 4 different yet complementary an
level, scientists and local technicians will get the possibility to participate in integrated w pate in integrated workshops where they will get training in reef cartography, visual counting |
| 11774 | 1 | , as revealed by the a tied phd student will focus specifically on the potential impacts of cli
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| 10746 | 4 | p have not been addressed. this project will examine the role of heterogeneity and biodiversity
estuarine system. mesocosm experiments will be used to determine: the relationship between bio n level within a patch. the experiments will be used to parameterise a spatial patch-based mode al patch-based model. model predictions will be tested against mesocosm experiments incorporati |
| 11442 | 4 | p have not been addressed. this project will examine the role of heterogeneity and biodiversity
estuarine system. mesocosm experiments will be used to determine: the relationship between bio n level within a patch. the experiments will be used to parameterise a spatial patch-based mode al patch-based model. model predictions will be tested against mesocosm experiments incorporati |
| 11508 | 4 | p have not been addressed. this project will examine the role of heterogeneity and biodiversity
estuarine system. mesocosm experiments will be used to determine: the relationship between bio n level within a patch. the experiments will be used to parameterise a spatial patch-based mode al patch-based model. model predictions will be tested against mesocosm experiments incorporati |
| 532 | 3 | ultural activity. to reach this goal we will pursue two complementary sub-objectives : 1- at a
to discussion. 2 - at farming level we will assess the economical, agricultural and social con ectives for biodiversity management. we will also study the influence that social portrayals of |
| 7216 | 4 | t estuary in the three types of systems will be implemented. the combination of field data, ana
dynamics and large-scale remote sensing will help to clarify the operation of regional populati museum of natural history of paris, and will bring together french teams already launched on th subject. the final restitution seminar will take place in madagascar |
| 14418 | 1 | ution and prevalence of entomopathogens will be conducted using light microscopy, electron micr
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| 14846 | 4 | the previously funded project viarc and will focus on the biodiversity and functional role of c
mistry and traditional microbiology. we will use isotopic labeling of single cells and stable i e isotopic probing on nucleic acids. we will also combine this methodologies with metagenomic t istribution. it is foreseen that crenyc will result in a substantially increased understanding |
| 14845 | 4 | previously funded project viarc and it will focus on the biodiversity and functional role of c
mistry and traditional microbiology. we will use isotopic labeling of single cells and stable i e isotopic probing on nucleic acids. we will also combine this methodologies with metagenomic t istribution. it is foreseen that crenyc will result in a substantially increased understanding |
| 14804 | 1 | ed along this project. in general, they will cover methods for the extraction and amplification
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| 11514 | 5 | osystems is high. the proposed research will examine the effects of biodiversity loss in the ma
y an observational correlative approach will be taken in sw england and w scotland to determine ronments. then manipulative experiments will simulate biodiversity loss in two trophic levels, nces of such loss to ecosystem function will be measured over a 2 year period. finally modellin over a 2 year period. finally modelling will integrate the correlative and manipulative approac |
| 9925 | 5 | osystems is high. the proposed research will examine the effects of biodiversity loss in the ma
y an observational correlative approach will be taken in sw england and w scotland to determine ronments. then manipulative experiments will simulate biodiversity loss in two trophic levels, nces of such loss to ecosystem function will be measured over a 2 year period. finally modellin over a 2 year period. finally modelling will integrate the correlative and manipulative approac |
| 1977 | 3 | coral reefs and potential food sources will show, whether this mystery can be explained by a s
seeps e.g. via methane. benthic landers will be put in for in situ studies of coral growth and biodiversity and ecosystem functioning will be investigated for dwcrs and compared between dwc |
| 6891 | 2 | 2005. the major outcome of the project will be an on-line expert sytem on landscape ecology an
sustainable land-use. the expert sytems will integrate hundreds of high-resolution maps, dynami |
| 396 | 3 | n our previous and ongoing projects, we will examine this problem based on recent developments
metacommunity and landscape ecology. we will examine plants, soil animals, predatory insects, p stablished in our previous projects. we will also arrange a workshop with swedish stakeholders |
| 11310 | 1 | ing over 100 protein gene sequences, we will also construct a better evolutionary tree independ
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| 15337 | 7 | ant transformations. the animal samples will be provided in the frame of already ongoing collab
g this information as starting point we will perform phylogenetic, biogeographical and evolutio ss the virus potential for host switch, will aim to quantifiy within host viral diversity and w antifiy within host viral diversity and will generate global hypotheses on the distribution and ty of the pvs to be empirically studied will surely provide us not only with a broader knowledg knowledge of papillomaviridae, but also will strengthen our armoury against the diseases they c ey cause. the information thus acquired will have clinical, economic and ecological importance. |
| 7021 | 7 | ent taxa of cheilostomate bryozoa. this will result in a detailed understanding of the distribu
rather limited supplementary field work will be necessary. biostratigraphical data for these fa iostratigraphical data for these faunas will contribute to establish a definite basis for compa documentation of distribution patterns will be used to test the hypothesis worked out on the b iran are to be expected. these studies should also explain the evident faunal differences betw dies and paleontological investigations will thus result in an essential contribution to our kn ils for ecological studies our research will also contribute to a detailed knowledge of the dev |
| 14795 | 1 | ch bacteria sequentially reduce nitrate will be used to analyse the proportion of the nitrogen
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| 11750 | 1 | lassification evolutionarily sounder we shall also sequence and phylogenetically analyse two or
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| 13729 | 1 | ales at which biodiversity conservation should be implemented and the scales of planning and ma
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| 13947 | 1 | extinction in the near future. here we will investigate the robustness of fragmented ecologica
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| 14186 | 7 | ations during the back-slopping process will lead to better-controlled processes and standardiz
ies. the dominant lab and yeast strains will be identified, their technological and metabolic p technological and metabolic properties will be described and their role in formation of sensor nsory properties of rye sourdough bread will be determined. based on the properties obtained th y of theses strains in sourdough system will be performed and the optimal defined composition f trial starter cultures for each factory will be suggested and tested. genome analyses of the se me analyses of the selected lab strains will be performed to propose mechanisms of bacteria ada |
| 520 | 4 | e structures. in this first approach we will try to analyze the links between agricultural prac
this territory. in a second approach we will study the innovative initiative taken by the aoc v n this territory. in the end, this work could constitute the basis of an observatory that will titute the basis of an observatory that will enable the follow-up of the project and the evalua |
| 7108 | 2 | the territory. . in the end, this work will form the basis of an observatory that will monitor
l form the basis of an observatory that will monitor the project and evaluation of actions impl |
| 521 | 2 | ing five levels of diversity. this tool will also be mobilized to define how farmers perceive t
ces. the achievement of this diagnostic will permit us to answer the following questionings: wh |
| 7674 | 5 | er long time scale . in this project we will simulate elephant abundance scenarios and their ef
ctions and current management practices will be simulated over a 50-year timeframe. simultaneou . simultaneously, ageing of groundwater will be conducted to assess whether recharge from rainf able over the long run. initial results will be presented in a workshop for stakeholders, who w ted in a workshop for stakeholders, who will then be engaged in a companion modelling exercise |
| 14114 | 2 | of present-day ecosystems. this project will elucidate how biodiversity is affected by environm
of the ostracod faunas to these changes will be thoroughly tested by comprehensive documentatio |
| 437 | 1 | l and anthropological information which will allow us to go deeper in the processes.
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| 7158 | 3 | e spatial scales. from predictions that will be tested, these include assessing whether, as one
and extinction rates and local turnover will be greater for communities located in more landsca les, less fragmented areas. the project should help to answer fundamental and applied issues im |
| 13942 | 1 | elements, while producing fish food. we will test four main hypotheses: 1. the rate of minerali
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| 2051 | 2 | the project will investigate biodiversity in a natural ecosystem, b
. through this cooperation the project will be able to develop a full statistical model for bi |
| 463 | 2 | and assure its consistency. the project will attempt to establish an inventory of pelagic biodi
elements, which for the first time ever will be united and used for this purpose: . |
| 7422 | 1 | oductivity and grain quality. this work will lay a solid foundation for the operation of these
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| 14821 | 2 | onservation of its aquatic systems, and will propose friendly methods for the control of enviro
l quality of transitional waters, which could be applied to other areas. |
| 456 | 5 | ial post-larva in three types of system will be set up. the combination of field data, analysis
s and the large-scale satellite sensing will make it possible to clarify the regional functioni functional point of view. this project will be the occasion to co-frame a thesis between the f museum of natural history in paris, and will link teams that are already involved in this topic topic. the seminar of final restitution will take place in madagascar. |
| 7467 | 8 | ch an integrated and accessible dataset could be used not only to help to protect and take bett
ion. biofresh, a major new fp7 project, will design and provide a single point of access to the tion portal for freshwater biodiversity will allow scientists and planners to complement, integ ver, evaluate and examine patterns that will shed new light on how freshwater biodiversity resp pressures. the spatially-explicit data will help to reveal the status and trends of freshwater . scientists in the biofresh consortium will take advantage of the information in the databases pact freshwater biodiversity. this work will help to shed light on how future climate and socio ure climate and socioeconomic pressures will give rise to global, continental and local respons |
| 2137 | 3 | e prediction that future warming trends will be amplified at high northern latitudes. there is
oughout the norwegian coastal shelf. we will tackle this objective using historical and recent datasets at various spatial scales, and will develop theoretical framework of the impacts of th |
| 474 | 4 | over. they may build complex , biomarks will provide baseline data and new methods for future s
nd economic cost. the biomarks database will become the largest world community resource on mar u experts in protist taxonomy, biomarks will valorize an invaluable traditional eu knowledge-ba nal eu knowledge-base. finally biomarks will actively promote the diffusion of its data and new |
| 7030 | 6 | d problems in biodiversity. its results should allow an estimation of the biogeography of a spe
ca morphotypes. furthermore, my results will allow a delimitation of species, an estimation of onally, the descriptions of the species will be extraordinary in the respect that they will be extraordinary in the respect that they will be based on several populations studied in vivo, a th pending french and american projects will provide a unique opportunity for a synergistic stu as a hot-spot for ciliate taxonomy, but will also enable training of students in the basics of |
| 14419 | 7 | es of insects. these plants and insects could be habitats for many undiscovered yeasts. the bio
garian ecosystems. the research project will be accomplished in three stages. first stage will complished in three stages. first stage will include collection of insects and plants samples f nts samples. during the second stage we will identify yeast isolates using modern taxonomic too lish their phylogenetic relatedness. we will analyze morphologic, metabolic and genomic propert s of yeasts. third stage of our project will include exploration of biotechnological potentials st isolates. the results of our project will be publicly available on the internet. |
| 7008 | 4 | crops are contaminated with mycotoxins will provide information to distinguish different speci
l morphological and physiological tests will be used only for new species delimitations. additi ly a partial sequencing of the 18s rdna will be used for euascomycetous yeasts. in some cases t es of the insects. finally the isolates will be tested for their potential to transform or degr |
| 7286 | 1 | unity with a rich assemblage of insects would reduce this risk by being a source of pollinators
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| 7153 | 1 | ynthetic reflection of the group, which will result in an attempt to model the effects of human
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| 7211 | 1 | fish, and taxonomy of different groups will be offered to local technicians and scientists in
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| 14716 | 1 | ogical study of some of these organisms could lead to the development of new technologies. the
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| 2499 | 4 | ultispecies context. this investigation will focus on strategies for optimal and simultaneous d
egation the resulting feedback policies should be validated by more detailed biological ecosyst eed multidisciplinary collaboration and will provide opportunities for novel research of cuttin cessful outcome of the proposed project will develop basic as well as applied scientific result |
| 10969 | 4 | ing of bioflim formation and disruption will have enormous implications in environmental and me
rococcus biofllm grown on a glass slide could be completely disrupted by addition of cell-free nly observed when bacteria were viable, could therefore be an active physiologically mediated p of competition amongst marine bacteria will also be investigated. |
| 13336 | 9 | ch an integrated and accessible dataset could be used not only to help to protect and take bett
ion. biofresh, a major new fp7 project, will design and provide a single point of access to the tion portal for freshwater biodiversity will allow scientists and planners to complement, integ ver, evaluate and examine patterns that will shed new light on how freshwater biodiversity resp pressures. the spatially-explicit data will help to reveal the status and trends of freshwater . scientists in the biofresh consortium will take advantage of the information in the databases pact freshwater biodiversity. this work will help to shed light on how future climate and socio ure climate and socioeconomic pressures will give rise to global, continental and local respons he products and findings of the project will be used on the one hand to make people more aware |
| 2511 | 3 | ions associated with the biogenesis. we will characterize the cytb6f/pchl//chl and lil3/chl com
d lil3/chl complexes detected by us. we will resolve the type of electron transfer chains that ional skills, four cooperation partners will join in characterizing the biogenesis of photoautr |
| 13485 | 1 | istical evaluation of the results. this will answer questions regarding which lakes are in the
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| 15346 | 1 | to the present and the future. glovocs will also work on the interface between academic and ap
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| 11672 | 1 | e isotope tracers of n. in addition, we will apply the techniques of molecular microbiology of
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| 11794 | 1 | e isotope tracers of n. in addition, we will apply the techniques of molecular microbiology of
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| 10920 | 2 | predictive modelling of the cdz, which will tie all the different pieces of work together. our
erent pieces of work together. our work will provide improved understanding of the controls on |
| 11710 | 2 | predictive modelling of the cdz, which will tie all the different pieces of work together. our
erent pieces of work together. our work will provide improved understanding of the controls on |
| 11811 | 2 | predictive modelling of the cdz, which will tie all the different pieces of work together. our
erent pieces of work together. our work will provide improved understanding of the controls on |
| 11812 | 2 | predictive modelling of the cdz, which will tie all the different pieces of work together. our
erent pieces of work together. our work will provide improved understanding of the controls on |
| 9904 | 2 | predictive modelling of the cdz, which will tie all the different pieces of work together. our
erent pieces of work together. our work will provide improved understanding of the controls on |
| 9954 | 2 | predictive modelling of the cdz, which will tie all the different pieces of work together. our
erent pieces of work together. our work will provide improved understanding of the controls on |
| 10398 | 6 | ochemical analyses on the samples. this will provide both fundamental data on the microbiota of
d environment and geochemical data that will provide clues to the source of the hot water and h s for geothermal energy recovery, which could be contribute to the uk s renewable energy portfo nalysis of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes will be used to identify the source of the deep groundw the deep groundwater, chemical analysis will define the geochemical environment and process mea the bacterial and archaeal communities will provide information on what supports the deep bios |
| 11449 | 1 | oorings in marguerite bay. the moorings will be instrumented with sediment traps, current meter
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| 15206 | 9 | the strains obtained in the first stage will be investigated by multilocus sequence analysis an
ent. the strains recovered from galicia will be compared with a panel of isolates from differen ucture at a local level. the last stage will be focused in elucidating the real infectious pote from the different phylogenetic groups will be analyzed for determining the presence of pathog ics of v. parahaemolyticus. the strains will be further subjected to virulence assays in vivo a ics. the results of the present project will provide novel information about the importance of their presence. furthermore, these data will also be critical in determining the population str as pathogens in the marine environment could be assessed, allowing for an evaluation of the cu the information garnered from the study will provide an indispensable advance in the understand |
| 14853 | 2 | on with other environmental species. we could only distinguish strains by genomic fingerprintin
ible dispersion and survival mechanisms will be studied in both aerobic seawater environments a |
| 11782 | 6 | is known about its ecology. this study will lead to a better understanding of s. cerevisiae in
, small amounts of soil, bark or grapes will be taken back to the lab and analysed for the pres fferent habitats or regions. this study will use what is probably the most rapidly evolving typ among even very similar yeasts, and so will minimise the amount of dna sequence necessary to s eproductive isolation between species i will also use the data from the investigation into yeas couple of simple laboratory experiments should reveal the causes and consequences of rapid cent |
| 182 | 2 | factors affecting their fruit body type will be studied. we study population genetics and the m
f genets of tomentella sp. in transects will be studied and we elaborate microsatellite markers |
| 10249 | 4 | comes from studying these systems, this will advance our understanding of patterns of biodivers
vent on this ultraslow-spreading ridge will determine whether its fauna differ from other ridg e samples and data collected by the rov will therefore test the hypothesis that there is a new in the southern hemisphere. the project will also collect samples of novel organisms for the ma |
| 14706 | 4 | the area of study. finally, the results will be used to test the current taxonomy of the groups
y of the groups concerned. this project will provide an essential framework for the numerous sc us scientists working on this fauna and will be invaluable for improvements in reptile and amph r assessing conservation priorities. it will also make an excellent historical, systematic and |
| 14505 | 3 | ontinental populations. furthermore, we will compare widespread species with endemisms in order
ly more slowly than vascular plants, we will apply a molecular clock in order to estimate the t ailable in genbank, additional dna data will be obtained in our lab. |
| 14601 | 4 | ontinental populations. furthermore, we will compare widespread species with endemisms in order
ly more slowly than vascular plants, we will apply a molecular clock in order to estimate the t ailable in genbank, additional dna data will be obtained in our lab. the molecular data obtaine in our lab. the molecular data obtained will allow to test the hypothesis of long distance disp |
| 14937 | 6 | ation. evolution of parasite resistance could drive hosts population differentiation if the dis
trade and climate change. this project will study the biogeography of host-parasite interactio te interactions using the blackcap . we will test predictions derived from each scenario. then, ns derived from each scenario. then, we will examine to what extent parasite distribution drive on, characterising the mhc in blackcaps will mean a major technical addition to the study of th l in ecology and evolution. the project will also allow training phd students and reinforce our |
| 11728 | 3 | ronmental/climate change. this research will develop analytical protocols for the application o
a and environmental samples. the method will be used to construct an extensive database of the fic bacteria or bacterial groups, which will form the theoretical basis for future development |
| 1101 | 3 | of several professor of bioinformatics will also allow us to develop a multimedia package in s
e participating groups. the integration will be implemented with other world databases and with th respect to implementation, the focus will be on the use of agent technologies; - development |
| 15074 | 3 | tiple deliveries at present is high and will continue elevated. the present project is intended
ancies, weeks and nationality. this aim will be accomplished regarding the maternal age distrib vince and per autonomous community that could require special neonatal care. |
| 15120 | 6 | op predators explains these changes and could imply a modification of the predation pressure on
ts. in order to reach this objective we will study two shallow lentic ecosystems: temporary pon ild predation in the microbial loop. we will develop field experiments, using mesocosms with or h or low predation density, in which we will compare the community structure. in all the studie munity structure. in all the studies we will perform, the community structure will be analysed e will perform, the community structure will be analysed by means of two approaches, taxonomic |
| 11185 | 4 | this project would enable the participation of stephen archer in an
d experiment in the southern ocean that will focus on the controls on and rates of air-sea gas d rates of air-sea gas exchange. archer will be responsible for the measurement of the producti ulphoniopropionate analysis system that will substantially increase productivity and to cover v |
| 10129 | 5 | this project will advance our ability to quantify the influence of c
anisms use it in their metabolism. this will give us valuable information to inform our analysi field measurements. in our analysis we will statistically examine what microbes/root functions f our statistical analysis. combined we will develop a new understanding of the response by soi respiration to climatic warming and we will test how important biological diversity is for con |
| 10417 | 5 | this project will advance our ability to quantify the influence of c
anisms use it in their metabolism. this will give us valuable information to inform our analysi field measurements. in our analysis we will statistically examine what microbes/root functions f our statistical analysis. combined we will develop a new understanding of the response by soi respiration to climatic warming and we will test how important biological diversity is for con |
| 11411 | 5 | this project will advance our ability to quantify the influence of c
anisms use it in their metabolism. this will give us valuable information to inform our analysi field measurements. in our analysis we will statistically examine what microbes/root functions f our statistical analysis. combined we will develop a new understanding of the response by soi respiration to climatic warming and we will test how important biological diversity is for con |
| 9891 | 5 | this project will advance our ability to quantify the influence of c
anisms use it in their metabolism. this will give us valuable information to inform our analysi field measurements. in our analysis we will statistically examine what microbes/root functions f our statistical analysis. combined we will develop a new understanding of the response by soi respiration to climatic warming and we will test how important biological diversity is for con |
| 14420 | 4 | biological and hydrological researches will be combined with gis-based and remote methods for
ocessing and interpretation of the data will be made by means of multimetric mathematical analy nd the environmental status in wetlands will be obtained. clarification of the main mechanisms n expected result. the results obtained will be useful for development of the multidisciplinary |
| 14533 | 1 | ional context, is the only element that will enable us to solve the controversy on neolithic-pa
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| 12681 | 4 | this project will develop a cost effective process for collating and
n of semi-natural habitats. the project will report focus on species and habitats most vulnerab s most vulnerable to climate change. it will identify, develop and update indicators of climate of climate change induced trends which will be available on the website. |
| 2550 | 6 | acidic hot spring in kamchatka, russia, will be used as a model for further molecular and physi
opper, on the expression of pmo operons will be assessed as well as the mechanisms for operon r /or carbon assimilation. the organelles will be purified from kam1 and their functional role wi ied from kam1 and their functional role will be assessed. the diversity and activity of methano pulations from other geothermal regions will also be explored, in part, through international c ollaboration. results from this project will provide novel insights into the evolution and dive |
| 14702 | 1 | hroughout the fluvial system . sampling will be developed in different hydrologic events charac
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| 14558 | 5 | tion.. analysis of abundance estimation will contribute to characterise the actual state of pyr
s. analyses of use of habitat and space will allow, respectively, to clarify and establish prec dual space use. parasitological studies will lead, without sacrificing any animal, to know the g all the results obtained, the project will give empirical information that will be useful for ct will give empirical information that will be useful for the design and implement management |
| 14421 | 3 | s and ecosystems. the following methods will be used: field observation, karyological, molecula
nd of the project the following results will be achieved: 1. gis-distribution maps of the invas in the bulgarian flora. project results will help strengthen the national capacity to address v |
| 14965 | 3 | nsider the existence of gene flow, that could affect the female and/or male lineages. the possi
and analyzing dna from skeletal remains will contribute unvaluable data to validate the differe the mtdna and y-chomosome variability, will allows to asses the possible gene flow between mus |
| 15281 | 1 | s and innovative cultivation strategies will become familiar with the biology and ecology of th
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| 14951 | 1 | the argentine ant. for this species, we would complete the study of the local distribution of b
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| 13732 | 1 | ish. in addition, these transgenic fish will be used both to increase our understanding of how
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| 15026 | 11 | the most of them. firstly, the project will focus on the study of the vegetative and reproduct
e study of the fenology and the habitat will complement it. these experiments will allow us to t will complement it. these experiments will allow us to establish a first level of differentia all the iberian species. afterwards, we will carry out the spore culture in laboratory conditio ditions for all the species. this assay will let to establish the life history and the optima c in the iberian peninsula. afterwards we will be able to compare them with the rest of the seque database. during these experiments, we will find out too the dna barcode sequence for each spe performance of the experiments proposed will allow us to establish the basic knowledge to descr habiting in other areas. in addition we will delimitate the differences and similitude between lantic and mediterranean species and we will be able to describe possible cryptic species. fina be possible cryptic species. finally we will set up the optima conditions for the development a |
| 14494 | 9 | cies develops adaptative features which could allow us to understand the soil fauna biology in
seems to approach a climate change that could involve an increase of the surface of arid and po poor nutrient soils where this species could stands for the main zoomass. a. caliginosa and a. nes. a depth knowledge of their biology will provide us information about their function in ibe the biological properties the interest will be in the study of the relationships between earth ola. the earthworm activity at el molar will be studied making a monthly sampling and quantifyi eld, the third year the work at farming will be initiated as well the influence on c and n cycl ce of spermatic competence in h. elisae will be studied as the reproductive cycle of a. caligin ear. the alimentation of the earthworms will be studied also. in h. elisae the we try to invest |
| 15564 | 4 | over. they may build complex , biomarks will provide baseline data and new methods for future s
nd economic cost. the biomarks database will become the largest world community resource on mar u experts in protist taxonomy, biomarks will valorize an invaluable traditional eu knowledge-ba nal eu knowledge-base. finally biomarks will actively promote the diffusion of its data and new |
| 11506 | 3 | - or 10% of the total world energy mix will help design appropriate research, communication an
ovative business and value chain models will be analysed to test the impact of different option increasing biomass use. policy analyses will be formulated so that research findings can be tar |
| 11601 | 5 | ions of the earth s surface and oceans, will affect the earth system and the feedbacks in this
r data source. the biomass p-band radar will provide a unique, major contribution to meeting th r contribution to meeting this need. it will significantly improve our ability to quantify the cycle and its links to the water cycle, will provide information of major importance for societ tance for societies and ecosystems, and will help to fill a crucial gap in the data requirement |
| 11467 | 2 | mi-autonomous aerial survey system that will enable the high resolution image capture necessary
environmental survey of mudflats and we will now apply this technology to glaciology for the fi |
| 14901 | 1 | structural aggregates. in particular we will try to distinguish those aspects of the microstruc
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| 10797 | 7 | strain of either species is present. we would like to be able identify species and strains beca
entify species and strains because this would enable us to trace the origin of tb in britain. w with europeans. all of these questions could be addressed if we could identify the particular hese questions could be addressed if we could identify the particular strains of mycobacterium ed in some archaeological skeletons. we will therefore extract ancient dna from a variety of sk sent in each case. the proposed project will carry out this work with skeletons from britain an by comparing our two sets of results we will be able to study the impact that contact had on tb |
| 11565 | 7 | strain of either species is present. we would like to be able identify species and strains beca
entify species and strains because this would enable us to trace the origin of tb in britain. w with europeans. all of these questions could be addressed if we could identify the particular hese questions could be addressed if we could identify the particular strains of mycobacterium ed in some archaeological skeletons. we will therefore extract ancient dna from a variety of sk sent in each case. the proposed project will carry out this work with skeletons from britain an by comparing our two sets of results we will be able to study the impact that contact had on tb |
| 15087 | 5 | r, are scarcely or null. this knowledge could allow us to detect early warning for to point tow
s such as feathers or non-hatching eggs could be useful in exposure assessment and risk predict areas of known environmental pollution could allow us to identify exposure ranges and their re s to chronic exposure. this information could be very useful in concrete episodes of massive mo e taken. in the third place, this study will try to characterize lead, cadmium and organochlori |
| 7613 | 2 | nt of different types of bio-indicators will provide innovative tools for decision support in t
e presence of a pollutant. such systems could be designed by exploiting the natural functions o |
| 14954 | 4 | evious study of representative bacteria will be performed, in relation to relevant aspects of b
rget pahs to be used as model compounds will be naphthalene, phenanthrene, fluorine, anthracene , all of them present in creosote, that will be taken as model pah mixture. also, part of this l pah mixture. also, part of this study will be performed with contaminated soils from a wood-t |
| 13313 | 5 | undance of individual species. the tool will contain information on the ecological preferences
line biodiversity indicators. this tool will be applied for assessing impacts and effectiveness ing scenario studies. the bioscore tool will be integrated into existing biodiversity monitorin ng frameworks and incentives for uptake will be formulated. also the database will be made free e will be formulated. also the database will be made freely accessible on the internet. the spe |
| 14331 | 1 | services of prime importance to man and will increase possible impact of the final project outc
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| 15126 | 3 | aphic areas and new habitats. specimens will be collected, identified, vouchered, cultured or p
with data concerning host biodiversity will also increase our understanding of co-speciation p anges in ph and ion concentrations that could possibly be correlated to water quality standards |
| 10618 | 5 | gnificance. this innovative pilot study will assess if angiosperm-based methodologies can be us
id leaf assemblages. gigantopterid data will be compared with data gathered from climatically s test climatic inferences. this project will provide valuable new data on permian palaeoclimate new data on permian palaeoclimates and will allow models of past atmospheric co2 to be constra strained by fossil plant evidence. this will also test the hypothesis that gigantopterid gymnos |
| 13314 | 1 | than developing new structures biostrat will provide specific support to epbrs to develop and c
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| 10459 | 8 | rctic ocean. the fauna from hole m0004a will provide much-needed information about the response
ximum. a high-resolution set of samples will be collected from the core and the benthic foramin m the core and the benthic foraminifera will be studied quantitatively to provide estimates of the water depth and oxygen content. we will make comparisons with benthic foraminiferal faunas gen, and western siberia. therefore, it will be necessary to attend the international workshop the cretaceous and early paleocene, it will be useful to make direct comparisons with paleogen biostratographic results and age models will be published in the iodp volume, and the detailed iodp volume, and the detailed taxonomy will be submitted to an international micropaleontologi |
| 15409 | 1 | the case groups and the techniques. we will investigate several cases of radiation , testing t
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| 15410 | 1 | the case groups and the techniques. we will investigate several cases of radiation , testing t
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| 15180 | 1 | elt and isotopic dating of water layers will be conducted. in addition to its scientific intere
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| 11242 | 4 | t enough: to determine how biodiversity will be affected by global change we need to understand
t, then the pressures driving evolution will change. ecological opportunity could arise due to ion will change. ecological opportunity could arise due to environmental change, the evolution al-world data with predictive models, i will provide new insight into how past and present-day |
| 10977 | 15 | the height of an ice age the sea level could be up to 120 metres lower than it is today; then,
then, when the climate warmed, the sea would rise once more. understanding the impact of these ger and closer to the mainland , and we will use this as a marker for evolutionary change. unti s evolved. to answer these questions we will first conduct detailed examination and measurement on mainland species, and the comparison will allow us to determine how many species of dwarfs t ir ancestry. comparison of measurements will then allow us to calculate the percentage reductio etailed features of the teeth and bones will reveal whether the dwarfs had become specially ada o the island environments. secondly, we will use cutting-edge techniques to determine the geolo geological age of the dwarf species. we will employ four different methods of dating that betwe ent methods of dating that between them will allow us to determine ages within a narrow range o o be taken at the sites. to this end we will visit a number of key localities on sicily, malta, eviously-excavated fossils. thirdly, we will use existing knowledge about climate and sea-level utting together these three strands, we will be able to determine how global changes impacted t vegetation the results of this project will provide a microcosm of the impact of global change f global change on mammal evolution. it will also help explain a long-debated phenomenon - that |
| 11166 | 15 | the height of an ice age the sea level could be up to 120 metres lower than it is today; then,
then, when the climate warmed, the sea would rise once more. understanding the impact of these ger and closer to the mainland , and we will use this as a marker for evolutionary change. unti s evolved. to answer these questions we will first conduct detailed examination and measurement on mainland species, and the comparison will allow us to determine how many species of dwarfs t ir ancestry. comparison of measurements will then allow us to calculate the percentage reductio etailed features of the teeth and bones will reveal whether the dwarfs had become specially ada o the island environments. secondly, we will use cutting-edge techniques to determine the geolo geological age of the dwarf species. we will employ four different methods of dating that betwe ent methods of dating that between them will allow us to determine ages within a narrow range o o be taken at the sites. to this end we will visit a number of key localities on sicily, malta, eviously-excavated fossils. thirdly, we will use existing knowledge about climate and sea-level utting together these three strands, we will be able to determine how global changes impacted t vegetation the results of this project will provide a microcosm of the impact of global change f global change on mammal evolution. it will also help explain a long-debated phenomenon - that |
| 9890 | 15 | the height of an ice age the sea level could be up to 120 metres lower than it is today; then,
then, when the climate warmed, the sea would rise once more. understanding the impact of these ger and closer to the mainland , and we will use this as a marker for evolutionary change. unti s evolved. to answer these questions we will first conduct detailed examination and measurement on mainland species, and the comparison will allow us to determine how many species of dwarfs t ir ancestry. comparison of measurements will then allow us to calculate the percentage reductio etailed features of the teeth and bones will reveal whether the dwarfs had become specially ada o the island environments. secondly, we will use cutting-edge techniques to determine the geolo geological age of the dwarf species. we will employ four different methods of dating that betwe ent methods of dating that between them will allow us to determine ages within a narrow range o o be taken at the sites. to this end we will visit a number of key localities on sicily, malta, eviously-excavated fossils. thirdly, we will use existing knowledge about climate and sea-level utting together these three strands, we will be able to determine how global changes impacted t vegetation the results of this project will provide a microcosm of the impact of global change f global change on mammal evolution. it will also help explain a long-debated phenomenon - that |
| 15513 | 1 | mediterranean basin. all those aspects will bring light to one of the most difficult and compl
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| 2196 | 5 | cies promoting a epifouna/flora. the wp should address how the properties of the mussel bed, e.
sociated flora and fauna. another focus should be the dynamic and interaction between mytilus a the goods and services produced. the wp should cover aspects on different scales i.e. local, re at under this wp a scientific synthesis will be produced integrating existing population geneti his synthesis guidelines for management should be extracted and presented . |
| 12017 | 1 | e, combined morpho-molecular techniques will allow: assessment of the resilience of coccolithop
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| 10571 | 3 | life on earth, and without them, humans would not exist. understanding what causes mass extinct
ascertain their timing and causes. this will test whether the drivers of equatorial extinctions truly be considered global. the results will be publicised to a scientific audience through the |
| 12442 | 1 | ing on scientific research in this area would enhance our international reputation in the pract
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| 11456 | 1 | iple scales at an e. amazonian site. we will use the new data in combination with a modelling f
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| 10859 | 4 | in active transport of energy resources will be investigated in a small river in kenya. by samp
al environment by this freshwater taxon will be determined. gut content analysis will enable us ill be determined. gut content analysis will enable us to determine the extent to which feeding correlating habitat use with discharge will demonstrate the extent to which crabs use land as |
| 11035 | 1 | sess these processes within species. we will do this by employing an interdisciplinary approach
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| 6971 | 3 | e to be exploited in maize breeding, it will be necessary to create an infrastructure that allo
vironment. in this way new inbred lines could be developed in far less time than using conventi the competitiveness of such new hybrids would be greatly improved by the introduction of new, f |
| 6919 | 6 | ng program started in the early 80-ties will be continued with the help of the project. the met
in contamination. the quality screening will be solved by the new dobraszczyk instrument. as a ned and new candidates for state trials will be given. in the qtl analysis the significant impr angenes aldose and ferritine reductases will also be tested. they are important is stress resis diseases with good or excellent quality will be also a highly important task of the project. of roject. of course, the yielding ability will also be seriously considered. |
| 6927 | 5 | otential, good malt and brewery quality will be planned to produce by means of this competition
. chemical contamination of environment will be decreased by introduction of the new varieties, fication of leaf spot disease dominancy will be evaluated. the major properties of agricultural ural technics of our breeding materials will be determined in our trials. the selection of bree ls. the selection of breeding materials will be carried out according to the new approach fitti |
| 14899 | 2 | patterns of sexual size dimorphism . we will also implement a spatially-explicit individual-bas
morphologies. we hope that this project will substantially contribute to push forward the resea |
| 11738 | 1 | t form on a fishes teeth as it feeds we will be able to interpret the dietary preferences and f
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| 13572 | 4 | , probably caused by climate change. we will analyze the magnitude, time course, cause records
n, and pollen. experiments and modeling will be made on leaching of doc from soils under variou ecipitation and vegetation. the project will test effects of lake brownification on plankton, p re experiments. lake doc concentrations will be modeled under various scenarios of runoff, doc- |
| 14117 | 2 | ined, conservation of many more species will be more grounded. estonia lies in the centre of no
tific level. the results of the project will give new information for the possible changes in b |
| 6909 | 2 | n 2000 and 2002. during this project we would like to analyze these data and publish the result
rsity managed by tree selection logging will be compared with even-aged, mono-dominant state fo |
| 14731 | 2 | d on chloroplast rps4 and its sequences will be continue. also, taxonomic problems in different
d relationship are no fully understood, will be resolved using morphological characters and mol |
| 15430 | 3 | genteum in sierra nevada and other that could be interesting in the case of ceratodon purpureus
elated to climate factors. this project will benefit from the availability of genomic data of t em in genetics. several genetic markers will be used: dna sequences, aflp, srap and snp. 4 the |
| 12417 | 2 | shetland and eastern england . stomachs will be extracted and the contents sent to jan van fran
the marine environment. the contractor will produce an annual report on the data collected and |
| 11064 | 13 | nfluences animal populations. the model will be developed by adding a user-friendly interface t
y. this is unsatisfactory, as this tool should really be accessible to those who have a direct l of co-dependent bird populations, and could do this in-house with a suitable model. likewise, h a suitable model. likewise, the model could be used by developers to compare the ecological i any, schemes to object to. this project will provide such a user-friendly and accessible softwa accessible software tool. the new model will reduce the complexities of running the current mod ed outputs. the new user-friendly model will be developed and tested for coastal birds, collabo ew software, and associated user guide, will be developed, by an iterative processes of develop ng the project, the user-friendly model will be applied to coastal birds, it will be constructe el will be applied to coastal birds, it will be constructed in a general way, such that it is n s in the future. these priority systems will be identified during the project. a workshop and s roject. a workshop and scientific paper will be used as a platform to advertise the existence o after the end of the project, a website will be constructed, from which the model and updates c |
| 12722 | 1 | of the ‘harvest families. this project will assess and model that impact, review possible ince
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| 10675 | 2 | m areas of different isotopic signature will be possible. we will measure both bulk pinus sp. r
isotopic signature will be possible. we will measure both bulk pinus sp. resin lining roman amp |
| 15221 | 1 | , the main contribution of the proposal would be to a better understanding of those mechanisms
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| 10643 | 5 | tion through this critical interval, it should be possible to reconstruct not only the dynamics
ils through the middle to late cambrian will shed fundamental new light on early evolutionary p eanography and macroecology, this study will also provide a unique, evolutionary view of how mo marine ecosystems function. this study will focus on the western canada sedimentary basin, whi ore comprehensive sampling and analysis will substantially advance our understanding of early p |
| 6916 | 3 | n flora. sedimentological investigation will reveal the process of burial. wood degradation and
od degradation and diagenetic processes will be assessed. soil parameters will be analysed. exa esses will be assessed. soil parameters will be analysed. exact age of the forest is to be dete |
| 12059 | 2 | tion to providing new data, our project will foster the exchange of scientific expertise betwee
he past few thousand years, our project will promote the conservation and the efficient use of |
| 15290 | 5 | nding hedgerow c sequestration capacity will be crucial for the c balances -required by kyioto
vegetation types . for this purpose we will use organic and mineral fertilisers labelled with ace its fate. the fate of the added 15n will be monitored for two years in the soil plant syste f crop edges and hedgerows. finally, we will study the forms of n recently fixed in soils by us techniques. the results of this project will contribute to establish the basis for managing soi |
| 1093 | 5 | ility of independent time estimates. we will use cave organisms as a tool to address molecular
lism and reproduction.in particular, we will investigate several genera of insects and crustace pangea. these paleogeographical events will be used to calibrate rates of substitution on the molecular phylogeny. different methods will be used, which assume and do not assume constancy eages. the sequence of homologous genes will allow to compare rates and modes of molecular evol |
| 11244 | 2 | controlling their growth conditions. i will test the effects of temperature, diatom species an
ey are to infer past environments. this will enable scientists to make more reliable assessment |
| 11321 | 2 | controlling their growth conditions. i will test the effects of temperature, diatom species an
ey are to infer past environments. this will enable scientists to make more reliable assessment |
| 10569 | 1 | enormous potential for discoveries that could revolutionise our understanding of avian behaviou
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| 1970 | 4 | we will examine whether developmental mechanisms can bias
e to selection within our model species will be compared to patterns of divergence observed acr in coupled and uncoupled directions. we will contrast the behaviour of the two eyespot features hanges in phenotype are based. the work will further integrate the fields of ecology and evolut |
| 7025 | 1 | valley. an altered natural water regime will affect the biogeochemistry of riparian and instrea
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| 11198 | 4 | the seed rain and the adult population will be determined using existing rapd markers. mean vi
viable seed output of each adult class will be calculated, and from this plus the above, mean s plus the above, mean lifetime fitness will be determined. the difference between fitness of p at the two sites, expected to be large, will then be computed to test whether extrinsic selecti |
| 1963 | 2 | umber of genes involved in these traits will be estimated from the response to selection, but w
from the response to selection, but we will also attempt to test simple models on mode of inhe |
| 13710 | 3 | of species remains unexplained. here, i will examine whether the widespread decline of shorebir
nd breeding sites in southern sweden. i will test a suite of novel hypotheses; critical paramet ed by a genetic fingerprint . the study will provide important management guidelines for an end |
| 11102 | 2 | patches. we propose a study in which we will collect appropriate data at the landscape scale fo
e for two contrasting plant species and will investigate the dynamics suggested by these data u |
| 10632 | 1 | as not been examined. in this project i will explore whether adaptation to new parasites is an
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| 11670 | 1 | areful dating using these new protocols will provide an important innovative approach to derivi
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| 13777 | 5 | nt, and effects during the next century will be dramatic and significant irrespective of which
now instead of rain, spring flood peaks will become lower and winter flows higher. this threate of forecasts of future stream flows, i will predict which species that will increase and decre lows, i will predict which species that will increase and decrease with a future climate. to ev climate-driven hydrological changes, i will use projections of future stream flows to forecast |
| 10045 | 4 | nding forest. in theory, these payments could be used to address the poverty that is widespread
ries that reduce rates of deforestation will be able to sell the resulting reduction in carbon se organisations means that our results will be readily applied in existing protected areas. as eate a blueprint for how these projects could work both in peru and in the wider amazonian regi |
| 15422 | 1 | in marine ecosystems . furthermore, we will work with the life stories of the species under la
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| 11162 | 3 | in east and southern africa . the team will communicate via a web-based platform, such as ning
draft text and ideas, and team members will be encouraged to enable inter-disciplinary sharing vidual, disciplinary projects. the team will meet for one week in maputo and dar es salaam to b |
| 10086 | 4 | the enzymes and microbial taxa involved will be investigated. sediment carbohydrate size catego
of carbohydrates by benthic microalgae will be linked to measurements of in situ microbial exo sm, sediment slurry and culture studies will determine potential pathways and rates of carbohyd xa involved in carbohydrate degradation will be identified. |
| 13605 | 1 | d knowledge from carbomat to industries will be facilitated by swedish biotechnology transfer c
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| 13454 | 2 | fixing microorganisms in the baltic sea will be quantified during bloom and decay, and their re
ontributions to overall c- and n-fluxes will be estimated in the baltic sea. |
| 14612 | 6 | t of precipitation in these areas. this would be of particular risk for arid and semiarid ecosy
ual variability of ecosystem fluxes. we will investigate aspects related to vegetation and soil ity, and carbon stocks. furthermore, we will study soil respiration and the response of soil re apacity at ecosystem level. finally, we will integrate these data into models in order to descr change scenarios. at the same time, we will explore the integration of the expected results in cation models, in such a way that these could be used to improve current desertification models |
| 11204 | 4 | sence of am mycelia and microarthropods will be used to quantify c flux from plants through am
nd in the field. am-associated bacteria will be identified by 16/185 rdna and dgge. effects of disruption to c flux through am mycelia will be quantified. the project will redress a serious mycelia will be quantified. the project will redress a serious deficiency in rhizosphere c flux |
| 10939 | 2 | carbon pools and changes in palaeoredox will be investigated across a new triassic-jurassic bou
elta 13c analysis and u/th geochemistry will be combined with sedimentology, faunal range data, |
| 12717 | 2 | t objectives. the successful contractor will undertake a review of existing and planned redd me
ntial co-benefits for environment. they will identify any gaps in the delivery of biodiversity |
| 201 | 4 | co2 and climate changes, more attention should be paid both to reducing of co2 emission but als
utting age. the results of this project will improve knowledge of development and formation of e of essential practical importance and will improve the precision of growth models. since nowa results obtained from proposed project will enable a better management of estonian birch fores |
| 7663 | 1 | . the mineralization of the nitrogen will be followed in parallel to the solubilization of o
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| 14873 | 3 | those processes of soil c accumulation will be analyzed in detail. the complexity of the propo
s proposed in carboagropas. the results will be useful beyond the agro-pastoral ecosystems, whi toral ecosystems, which in this context would be model systems to test hypotheses on the c cycl |
| 14874 | 3 | those processes of soil c accumulation will be analyzed in detail. the complexity of the propo
s proposed in carboagropas. the results will be useful beyond the agro-pastoral ecosystems, whi toral ecosystems, which in this context would be model systems to test hypotheses on the c cycl |
| 10243 | 4 | l fauna, into soil organic matter. this will be achieved through the introduction and monitorin
oring of a 13co2 label in the field and will investigate the role played by individual plant, m in in situ c transfers at sourhope. we will determine the extent to which plant, microbial and fate of carbon in the soil. the project will involve a multi-disciplinary consortium of five gr |
| 11005 | 4 | l fauna, into soil organic matter. this will be achieved through the introduction and monitorin
oring of a 13co2 label in the field and will investigate the role played by individual plant, m in in situ c transfers at sourhope. we will determine the extent to which plant, microbial and fate of carbon in the soil. the project will involve a multi-disciplinary consortium of five gr |
| 11216 | 4 | l fauna, into soil organic matter. this will be achieved through the introduction and monitorin
oring of a 13co2 label in the field and will investigate the role played by individual plant, m in in situ c transfers at sourhope. we will determine the extent to which plant, microbial and fate of carbon in the soil. the project will involve a multi-disciplinary consortium of five gr |
| 14118 | 4 | ensities and severities of disturbances will change and with that also natural disturbance proc
of recent photosynthates through roots, will be carried through and the simulation results will ried through and the simulation results will be compared to actual field measurements. with hel lp of field measurements data the model will be improved. |
| 10891 | 3 | nipulated independently. the experiment will determine whether changes in predator species numb
ore, plant and soil microbe biomass. it will also test whether herbivore species number, or the ts through the food web. the experiment will reveal novel information about the effects of spec |
| 12710 | 3 | n and adaptively manage landscapes that will enable biodiversity to adapt to climate change. •t
rt policy guidance note. the case study will form the final report, but key elements must be dr e and a short policy guidance note that will help inform policy customers of the main issues an |
| 12723 | 3 | n and adaptively manage landscapes that will enable biodiversity to adapt to climate change. •t
rt policy guidance note. the case study will form the final report, but key elements must be dr e and a short policy guidance note that will help inform policy customers of the main issues an |
| 12480 | 5 | ided by gis. the case study, therefore, will enable the exploration of different geographical s
ocal ecosystem services. in doing so it should provide for a much better understanding of the n green grid and their interactions. this will have real value for green grid initiatives elsewhe e methodologies tested by this research will also provide a means of integrating the concept of services, so that plans and programmes could be assessed against the areas ability to deliver |
| 15192 | 1 | ub-castes , the caste system plasticity will be tested along a thermal and geographical gradien
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| 11744 | 1 | sequences . a catalogue of migs reports would provide an extensive amount of novel data and a p
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| 2154 | 4 | ved large-scale shift in vegetation. it will be difficult to find or test what actually caused
tion of the kelp forest. the objectives will be achieved by experimental studies of recruitment tory where the environmental conditions will be manipulated. the saccharina project will be und be manipulated. the saccharina project will be undertaken jointly by a team of participants fr |
| 14928 | 4 | r canopies. the three former hypotheses will be tested on a list of 100 alien invasive species
ninsula, while the remaining hypotheses will be checked for particular but relevant invasion ev peninsula. the results of this project will contribute to an early detection of potential inva nmental impacts of plant invasions, and will provide tools for decision-making in biodiversity |
| 2538 | 1 | fluctuations in age structure. here we will use a novel modelling framework based on the conce
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| 11338 | 4 | fected by these bacteria is unknown. we will investigate these questions in the butterfly, hypo
affects host reproduction. the project will involve partners in french polynesia and malay bor hemical consumables, 5% equipment. this will inform us generally about the importance of these etween bacteria and their host vary. it will also allow us to assess their potential use in con |
| 10687 | 1 | ur of the earth system in the past that will be able to inform us better of how to deal with cu
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| 10356 | 2 | ve function, aligned with qtl analysis, will be used to uncover the physiological mechanisms an
ible evolutionary changes in sex ratio, will be explored both theoretically and empirically. |
| 14792 | 5 | elective pressure influencing seed size should be the competitive advantage of seedlings coming
als along their regeneration cycle that would produce conflicting selective pressures on seed s e whole regeneration cycle of holm oaks will produce different optimal seed sizes that those ob ter integrating all selective pressures will vary in space and in time. under this realistic sc of holm oak woodlands, results obtained would allow to analyse whether and how intraspecific va |
| 2085 | 2 | l variability and population demography will be the subject of the present phd-project using se
a gathered at a large geographic scale, will be used to answer the following questions: how doe |
| 10731 | 5 | wild fish populations. such information would be valuable, especially considering the increased
s climate change. the proposed research will examine muscle fibre structure, biochemistry, meta formance. additional laboratory studies will be performed to examine the influence of predator ng individual-based mathematical models will compliment these laboratory experiments by incorpo . overall, this interdisciplinary study will allow us to better understand the mechanistic unde |
| 14819 | 2 | anic material, to introduce energy that could maintain the soilsystem, and in such a way, to re
nish directly the soil biodiversity and could affect the ecosystem functioning. the main target |
| 10236 | 2 | indonesia, and this is why this project will focusing on improving our understanding of the env
ts of sundaland during the last ice-age will therefore improve our understanding and modelling |
| 9812 | 2 | indonesia, and this is why this project will focusing on improving our understanding of the env
ts of sundaland during the last ice-age will therefore improve our understanding and modelling |
| 7671 | 3 | ntial distributions of abies and cedrus will be predicted using different climate scenarios and
ensitivity tests. the models projection will identify the regions where each species may become with climate change. the models output will play a central role in formulating recommendations |
| 12383 | 2 | even if they are not used. this project will account for any unused days, therefore project cos
ny unused days, therefore project costs will vary any time rv days are added or subtracted else |
| 10370 | 2 | y of cellular recognition. initially we will investigate ligands and receptors involved in cell
e effect feeding behaviour. experiments will then be conducted within coastal waters in order t |
| 13853 | 1 | ing both genetic and genomic approaches will ensure identification of interesting genes from bo
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| 13749 | 3 | rioration of the forest as a c sink. we will use a combination of different approaches – from d
mental scenarios. on a larger scale, we will use a network of sites in northern europe. our res ls. a centre for soil microbial ecology will be established to accomplish this interdisciplinar |
| 13848 | 1 | ssment of the invasion, further studies will evaluate the potential impact of cercopagis on str
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| 12054 | 1 | the project will investigate the dynamics of communities of murine
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| 12642 | 3 | the project will deliver the first comprehensive estimates of commo
ore european atlantic waters. abundance will also be estimated for other delphinid species foun ance estimates together with those from will enable the first assessment of the impact of commo |
| 12661 | 2 | r purpose: reliable and comparable data will lead to better understanding of the nature and ext
nd of cetacean strandings which in turn will enable better management. the information from thi |
| 12309 | 1 | es as a result of climate change, which will bring milder, wetter winters, hotter, drier summer
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| 10788 | 2 | emperate regions. the proposed research will develop novel experimental and modelling technique
and plants, and whether global warming will alter the nitrogen dynamics of antarctic soils. we |
| 10804 | 2 | emperate regions. the proposed research will develop novel experimental and modelling technique
and plants, and whether global warming will alter the nitrogen dynamics of antarctic soils. we |
| 12014 | 3 | ons such as those due to climate change could then be altered. changes in the composition of th
ses. greater impacts in the biscay case could be explained by heavier exploitation and/or lower observed in the south-morroco community could be attributed only to fishing impacts as the temp |
| 440 | 2 | es of climate and soil properties. this will contribute to the emerging field of eco-informatic
merging field of eco-informatics, which will represent a corner stone in the understanding of r |
| 11294 | 2 | ious grazing and burning treatments. we will manipulate vegetation of different management syst
s c cycling in peatland. to do this, we will use novel pulse labelling approaches which allow u |
| 11305 | 2 | ious grazing and burning treatments. we will manipulate vegetation of different management syst
s c cycling in peatland. to do this, we will use novel pulse labelling approaches which allow u |
| 14949 | 1 | c. but, apart that vegetation responses would be very different from mediterranean ecosystems,
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| 14875 | 1 | inose shrubs and rhizobium biodiversity will be examined along the chronosequence.
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| 7150 | 2 | reproducing the 1976 exploration effort will gather the material needed to compare the diversit
physical environment and bio-economic, will interpret any variations in diversity in the light |
| 10499 | 4 | this project will examine changes in genome structure and transcript
eciation in the genus senecio. research will consist of two priority genomic analyses, 1 the ho expression and phenotypic evolution, we will compare these processes in both natural of parenta showing altered patterns of expression will be characterized and positioned on the saturated m |
| 10699 | 4 | this project will examine changes in genome structure and transcript
eciation in the genus senecio. research will consist of two priority genomic analyses, 1 the ho expression and phenotypic evolution, we will compare these processes in both natural of parenta showing altered patterns of expression will be characterized and positioned on the saturated m |
| 7156 | 1 | the teams and their partners worked. it will ultimately made available for consultation via a
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| 11062 | 6 | lue of marine resources means that they should have been a conspicuous component of prehistoric
ed in the pottery vessels. this project will further investigate the origins of these novel com ntrations in archaeological pottery. we will then use these biomarker compounds to track prehis nning with the early neolithic. pottery would be obtained from a range of scottish and irish si g, albeit possibly at a lower level. we will also investigate pottery from neolithic mainland c onger sequences of occupation exist, we will explore changing patterns in marine resource explo |
| 10349 | 1 | data to identify the mechanism involved will help us to understand the impacts of changing dyna
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| 11786 | 1 | data to identify the mechanism involved will help us to understand the impacts of changing dyna
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| 6832 | 2 | s are planned to be investigated: 1. we will elucidate the role of chaperones in cytoplasmic or
ones in cytoplasmic organization. 2. we will examine signaling after the poisoning of chaperone |
| 11463 | 1 | d grow under non-extreme conditions. we will study under varying salinities and temperatures gr
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| 11802 | 1 | d grow under non-extreme conditions. we will study under varying salinities and temperatures gr
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| 11461 | 1 | n b. licheniformis cell suspensions. we will chemically characterise the communication molecule
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| 9937 | 1 | n b. licheniformis cell suspensions. we will chemically characterise the communication molecule
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| 12514 | 6 | ain in each sector, and across sectors, will be examined to identify linkages and to highlight
ccess or failure in the market. the aim will be to identify why certain business opportunities peration and development in each sector will be identified by considering factors such as produ nomic and ethnic groups to organic food will be considered, and regional variation and the pene ic market into urban versus rural areas will be investigated. a project web page will be used t ill be investigated. a project web page will be used to post documents containing the results o |
| 11476 | 6 | l and molecular level. in particular we will focus on the methyltransferase enzymes they contai
tilising bacteria. the results obtained will provide essential baseline physiological, biochemi ia can be exploited as biocatalysts. we will use both biochemical and molecular biological tech methyltransferases and related enzymes will be identified by the use of in-house proteomics fa rtfolio of 14 strains of mebr utilisers will be assessed using a wide range of halogenated subs graphy experiments. if time permits, we will clone the genes encoding the most versatile methyl |
| 10743 | 6 | the pilot award under gane this project will continue the measurement of organic n in precipita
e chemical characterisitcs of organic n will be investigated using hplc. measurements will also e investigated using hplc. measurements will also be made of organic n in the aerosol and gas p ding measurements of stable n isotopes, will relate organic n to potential source areas. input eas. input of organic n to forest soils will be measured in throughfall. the results will provi be measured in throughfall. the results will provide quantitative and quallitative information |
| 11755 | 6 | the pilot award under gane this project will continue the measurement of organic n in precipita
e chemical characterisitcs of organic n will be investigated using hplc. measurements will also e investigated using hplc. measurements will also be made of organic n in the aerosol and gas p ding measurements of stable n isotopes, will relate organic n to potential source areas. input eas. input of organic n to forest soils will be measured in throughfall. the results will provi be measured in throughfall. the results will provide quantitative and quallitative information |
| 9974 | 6 | the pilot award under gane this project will continue the measurement of organic n in precipita
e chemical characterisitcs of organic n will be investigated using hplc. measurements will also e investigated using hplc. measurements will also be made of organic n in the aerosol and gas p ding measurements of stable n isotopes, will relate organic n to potential source areas. input eas. input of organic n to forest soils will be measured in throughfall. the results will provi be measured in throughfall. the results will provide quantitative and quallitative information |
| 12185 | 7 | fy and evaluate mitigation methods that will enhance the ability of agri-environment schemes to
. in the first part of this project, we will carry out a national survey of soil compaction in ey of soil compaction in grasslands. we will identify and visit 300 grassland fields covering i schemes and biodiversity. the findings will be summarised in an interim report on the national s/mechanisms involved. the final report will include text, images and technical information tha , images and technical information that could underpin the production of a technical advice not plant communities. in addition, results will be communicated through regionally based soil work |
| 10228 | 1 | cs of the initial introduction. outputs will include the production of predictive models of pro
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| 13465 | 6 | ion and gentleness. to achieve this, we will survey genetic variation across the entire genome
xt-generation sequencing technology. we will then scan these fine-scale patterns of genetic var ic variation underlying adaptive traits could be crucial in maintaining them in the face of mod f modern threats to honeybees. the data will also enable us to quantify the role of positive se genetic variation. finally, this study should identify more than one million snps, which will ntify more than one million snps, which will be valuable for studying honeybee ecology and evol |
| 13359 | 1 | aegean agricultural research institute will be characterized and evaluated for various agronom
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| 1096 | 24 | rs for their traceability. the products will be obtained with the fattening in wood in comparis
ese trial, three groups of ten barrows, will be employed. the first group will be fattened on c rows, will be employed. the first group will be fattened on chestnut stand; the second and the stand; the second and the third groups will be fattened indoors and fed concentrate or chestnu ore the begin of the trial, the animals will be submitted to an adaptation period at the new co or nero siciliano trial, thirty barrows will be employed and shared in two homogeneous groups. ed in two homogeneous groups. one group will be reared indoors and fattened barley; the other o oors and fattened barley; the other one will be reared indoors for the growing period and fatte in vita and post mortem determinations will be the same in the two breeds: with fortnights per ds: with fortnights periodicity animals will be weighed and backfat thickness will be measured s will be weighed and backfat thickness will be measured using an ultrasound equipment. for ind r indoor-pigs the feed conversion index will be calculated. at slaughter ph45 will be measured x will be calculated. at slaughter ph45 will be measured and from right side, sample joint will sured and from right side, sample joint will be taken; it will be constituted of the lumbar por ht side, sample joint will be taken; it will be constituted of the lumbar portion, comprehensiv utaneous fat and skin, the sample joint will be dissected in its tissue components. on longissu rum muscle the following determinations will be carried out: ph; colour will be carried out. th nations will be carried out: ph; colour will be carried out. the results of these analyses will ried out. the results of these analyses will provide new information on the populations mostly final products. all the cured products will be submitted to organoleptic evaluation by trained valuation by trained panel. the results will be analysed with the usual statistical analyses; i with the usual statistical analyses; it will also be employed multivariate analysis. the more i e analysis. the more innovative results will be presented at the 6th international symposium of al symposium of mediterranean pig, that will be held in sicily in the 2007, whom organization h |
| 15181 | 3 | and samples from affected chamois. this will allow us to study the antigenic and molecular char
cular characteristics of this virus. we will also continue with the epidemiological surveillanc ated from diseased chamois. the results will allow us to characterize the virus from the differ |
| 7509 | 2 | irulence genes have shown, however quon could classify the majority of apec strains in 4 groups
ction typing methods by neutral markers will be associated with typing based on virulence genes |
| 7501 | 1 | o both groups studied. agaricus species will be analyzed by genetic approaches, environmental,
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| 15334 | 3 | ps splitting and other forthcoming data will probably provide a credible estimation for the evo
reduction of the number of individuals should limit possibilities for outcrossing, promoting r ons of seeds for germplasm conservation should take care to gather a significant diversity of a |
| 7384 | 1 | , or supposed neutral. the methods used will be based on the analysis of linkage disequilibrium
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| 7625 | 1 | xity of the root system of trees. so we will endeavor us to evaluate the effects of architectur
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| 14588 | 1 | rs for a succesful mycorrhization, that will allow us to identify the addecuate fungus for ever
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| 213 | 1 | verting enzymes, 2,5oligoadenylate . we will also develop the method for the isolation of spong
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| 14858 | 1 | ver all these activities, most of which will be completed by computer. this application describ
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| 12404 | 2 | impacts in the marine environment. this will be in 5 modules; passive sampling; emerging contam
ls, both known and as yet unidentified, will continue to be an important consideration in the p |
| 13530 | 1 | techniques. using the same procedure we will also aim to identify the unknown allelopathic comp
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| 10316 | 5 | antarctica south of the polar front. we will conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of f
es identified during cruise 1. cruise 3 will be a combined geophysical, chemical and biological ntarctic peninsula. subsequent analysis will compare the hydrothermal and seep chemistry among ep chemistry among these four sites. we will use morphological, molecular, lipid and stable iso d the food web processes. our programme will determine whether colonisation of vents and seeps, |
| 10551 | 5 | antarctica south of the polar front. we will conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of f
es identified during cruise 1. cruise 3 will be a combined geophysical, chemical and biological ntarctic peninsula. subsequent analysis will compare the hydrothermal and seep chemistry among ep chemistry among these four sites. we will use morphological, molecular, lipid and stable iso d the food web processes. our programme will determine whether colonisation of vents and seeps, |
| 10781 | 5 | antarctica south of the polar front. we will conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of f
es identified during cruise 1. cruise 3 will be a combined geophysical, chemical and biological ntarctic peninsula. subsequent analysis will compare the hydrothermal and seep chemistry among ep chemistry among these four sites. we will use morphological, molecular, lipid and stable iso d the food web processes. our programme will determine whether colonisation of vents and seeps, |
| 11308 | 5 | antarctica south of the polar front. we will conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of f
es identified during cruise 1. cruise 3 will be a combined geophysical, chemical and biological ntarctic peninsula. subsequent analysis will compare the hydrothermal and seep chemistry among ep chemistry among these four sites. we will use morphological, molecular, lipid and stable iso d the food web processes. our programme will determine whether colonisation of vents and seeps, |
| 11568 | 5 | antarctica south of the polar front. we will conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of f
es identified during cruise 1. cruise 3 will be a combined geophysical, chemical and biological ntarctic peninsula. subsequent analysis will compare the hydrothermal and seep chemistry among ep chemistry among these four sites. we will use morphological, molecular, lipid and stable iso d the food web processes. our programme will determine whether colonisation of vents and seeps, |
| 11828 | 5 | antarctica south of the polar front. we will conduct a detailed investigation and analysis of f
es identified during cruise 1. cruise 3 will be a combined geophysical, chemical and biological ntarctic peninsula. subsequent analysis will compare the hydrothermal and seep chemistry among ep chemistry among these four sites. we will use morphological, molecular, lipid and stable iso d the food web processes. our programme will determine whether colonisation of vents and seeps, |
| 15320 | 4 | species widely used as biological model will be studied to the situation of stress provoked for
ked for triazine-type herbicides. there will be evaluated the short-term changes that are produ t - darkness. the factors to evaluating will be cellular attainable parameters to the cytomic t depth the interaction xenobiotic-cell, will provide relevant information with a view to the de |
| 14316 | 1 | with climate change and global indices could help in designing early warning methods.
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| 6866 | 8 | ungary distribution map of 2000 species will be completed following the grid system of the proj
s the knowledge on the flora of hungary will increase significantly both quantitatively and qua executed in several countries in europe will be possible. distribution maps prepared to analyze ion-wide level phytogeograpic relations will be compared to climatic and edaphic factors and th getation - climatic and edaphic factors will be analysed statistically. it will be experienced tors will be analysed statistically. it will be experienced in what degree the climatic and eda gical and naturalness indicator values, will be analyzed how truthfully the naturalness of the composition. the results to be expected will help the professional botanic, landscape history, |
| 6752 | 1 | gate the fate of chromium polluted soil will be studied as well. the expected results of the pr
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| 11673 | 3 | nd what happens when they hybridise, we will collect mice from natural areas of hybridisation.
eas of hybridisation. much of our study will be an in depth analysis of particular regions of c ons for our two models. in this way, we will be able to decide what may be promoting species-fo |
| 15090 | 1 | city tests with spiked metals. the cbrs will be contrasted with the data obtained form the chro
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| 9843 | 2 | ific margin of gondwana. to this end we will use well-tried and accurate sensitive high-resolut
e high-resolution ion microprobe . they should also reveal the ages and source regions of prove |
| 13439 | 9 | nd how predictions for the 21st century will affect the spreading of toxic algae in arabian sea
ing of toxic algae in arabian sea. this will contribute to sustainable development in tropical ytoplankton monitoring of coastal water will ensure safe bivalves, which is an environmental fr vironmental friendly protein source. we will define the long-term effects of the environmental 50 years. community similarity indices will be used to group taxa on a temporal basis, and the axa on a temporal basis, and the groups will subsequently be analyzed as functions of selected of selected hydrographic parameters. we will construct coupled physical-biological model to inv e models emerging as the most promising will subsequently be tested and validated in manipulate manipulated mesocosm experiments. this will enable us to focus the efforts in harmful algal mo |
| 7036 | 2 | th america, and europe. specifically we will examine whether relationship patterns are congruen
its common substrate trees. the results will be an important contribution to understanding dive |
| 12658 | 2 | e european community , such information will be available to assist the making of non-detriment
guinean cites authorities. the project should also provide a contribution to the understanding |
| 230 | 1 | ew of moths' morphology on global scale will be optimal for comparison: another database, arran
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| 2079 | 2 | occurred in the mid-1960s. the project will analyse available long term time series of herring
on at lower trophic levels. the project will seek a process orientated oceanographic and ecolog |
| 14231 | 1 | f the vegetation cover, vegetation maps will be reconstructed. received cards veracity assessed
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| 2013 | 5 | n regime in deforestation regions. this could be a result of changing global climate and becaus
the first part of the proposed research will therefore address relations between precipitation hange in the future. the main objective will be to assess whether future climate enhances or di several future deforestation scenarios will be presented, and the amount of co2 released will esented, and the amount of co2 released will be quantified using a biogeochemical model. |
| 2030 | 4 | n order to test my general hypothesis i will relate plant traits of successful and non-successf
original and new habitats. the invaders will be compared with related plant species that are no furthermore, spatially explicit models will be developed to test spatio-temporal dynamics of p veness in the new habitats. the results will enable me to explain and predict plant invasions d |
| 13615 | 3 | change the ranges of many plant species will shift from presently warm to previously cold clima
nematodes. in greenhouse experiments, i will compare growth and plant defences between plants o onists to the nematodes. in addition, i will investigate if the plants exude or emit substances |
| 9835 | 2 | ith models of climate change impacts. i will use black-tailed godwits, for which is there is a
issues. the resulting population model will then be used within a fuzzy-logic based coastal si |
| 10007 | 5 | ans to investigate how the earth system will react to our projected greenhouse future. before 5
ents are that record climate change. we will do this by looking at the magnetic properties of t ine foodchain, we need to know how they will respond. the research will be based at the nationa now how they will respond. the research will be based at the national oceanography centre, sout ritical intervals of climate change. we will collaborate with scripps institution of oceanograp |
| 13785 | 3 | in the project proposed here, i will study host plant-pollinator-parasitoid interaction
climate and habitat change scenarios. i will focus on pollinating insects with well known ecolo different habitat and climate scenarios will provide valuable information about ecosystem funct |
| 1105 | 5 | mediterranean areas. the carbon balance will be studied following the dynamics of the processes
a simulation model of the carbon cycle will be set up simultaneously in order to evaluate the predicted by global circulation models, will be used both in the study of the effects on the di nt climate. moreover, g.i.s. technology will be used for the interpolation and the mapping of t ricultural technicians. project results will be widely disseminated to promote knowledge about |
| 10850 | 3 | pace. single- and multi- species models will be developed for barnacles in sw england to determ
predict responses to change. the models will include functions for space-limitation, environmen f sites collected over a 40-year period will be used to develop and test the models. |
| 13755 | 2 | uating air temperature. sub-surface ice will focus on the effects of sub-surface ice on fish. t
of sub-surface ice on fish. the project will also identify the channel topography that is optim |
| 2006 | 2 | hange. next to data base comparison, we will analyse caco3 secreting organisms, such as corals
ope and sr/ca analyses on these samples will provide time series on sea surface temperatures an |
| 7479 | 6 | nd uncertainties, in this specific area should be raised. during the last years, much new infor
e eu projects and research networks, we will produce a state-of-the-art overview of european re s and their socio-economic consequences will be produced by means of polls and questionnaires. f polls and questionnaires. the results will be used to identify the main issues to be addresse luding the socio-economic consequences, will be achieved by means of challenging and innovative ing platform. these outreach activities will build upon recent experience as has been gathered |
| 12660 | 2 | ted regional agreements. the contractor will need to take account of this in undertaking the wo
forward those two issues, which in turn will help cms, its subsidiary daughter agreements, thei |
| 2000 | 3 | spheric carbon dioxide. climatic change could bring about changes in the biodiversity and speci
and changes in atmospheric n deposition would affect bog ecosystems at longer time scales. on t rolled conditions. more specifically we will attempt:· to reconstruct the historic changes in s |
| 14737 | 2 | ies are not yet available, our approach will be based on the current patterns of species distri
esholds are achieved. these experiments will also allow the species characterisation according |
| 14823 | 1 | to environmental factors. obtained data will provide a response model of p. canariensis to the
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| 7673 | 1 | ehaviour impacts biodiversity. the abms will be used to prospect several scenarios of evolution
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| 10889 | 2 | cles are either boreal . in this way we will improve our understanding of how hydroclimatic fac
gh effects at the larval stage. results will be used to extend further a model developed with c |
| 10950 | 4 | chironomids will be used to estimate younger dryas summer temperatu
climatic gradients across scotland. we will estimate winter precipitation during the yd using ine altitude and summer temperature. we will investigate whether glacier retreat during the yd tion in snowfall or climate warming. we will compare midge-inferred july temperatures with the |
| 13587 | 4 | from two large north american lakes, i will test the hypothesis that climate during late winte
ivores from diapausing eggs. my studies will be a part of a larger three year project at the ho ons with effects at the ecosystem scale will benefit fundamental science. knowledge of the ecol d summer in lakes gained in the project will be of great importance for water quality managemen |
| 2056 | 2 | e scenarios predict that arctic regions will experience the most profound changes anywhere on t
hange in the arctic system. the project will explore the impact of climate variability on the m |
| 1997 | 8 | we will base our study on climate induced biodiversity shi
arge effect on aquatic biodiversity. we will review, test and apply each of these theories in t a mathematically inclined ph.d. student will perform time series analysis on existing long term an experimentally experienced post-doc will test the generated hypotheses in microcosm experim odels. these two alw-funded researchers will work in a broad consortium composed both of nation ter management. the anticipated results will provide the first essential tools to assess the po e integrative approach of the programme will contribute to a better understanding of the mechan f sustainable management strategies. it will also contribute to a better prediction of the effe |
| 1999 | 7 | ronic cosms'. the microcosm experiments will consist of a bitrophic system, phytoplankton and z
conditions. in different experiments we will manipulate the composition of the phytoplankton or climatic regimes during the experiments will be tuned to the results of the time series analysi es cannot be studied experimentally, we will make use of an existing general lake model. we wil e of an existing general lake model. we will use this full-scale ecosystem model as an electron nal analysis with the electronic cosms' will be compared with the results obtained by time seri ated results of this research programme will provide the first essential tools to assess the po |
| 1998 | 7 | address the question how global change will affect the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems usin
odel analysis. the time series analysis will focus on time series of lakes in northwestern euro ion, and changes in disturbance regimes will affect biodiversity in these three types of models sity in these three types of models. we will use abstract model formulations to obtain a better etter qualitative understanding, and we will use the climatic variability observed in the time model analysis and time series analysis will be compared with experimental results obtained in ated results of this research programme will provide the first essential tools to assess the po |
| 14665 | 2 | ility with a greater spatial resolution could be useful for all social and productive sectors.
tations. the main goal of this research would be focused in integrating the climatic informatio |
| 15005 | 2 | tude: sierra nevada and teide. the data will serve as a reference for future comparative survey
ibuted species, samples from a transect will be taken for a comparison of individuals and/or po |
| 2078 | 3 | predicted climate changes will affect nature as a whole. for a better understandi
space. it is known that climate changes will have a strong effect on species-distribution and s tone and inter-ecotone species-turnover will be quantified in both time and space. the combined |
| 2109 | 7 | and the efforts to quantify the changes will be large with existing survey methods. we therefor
d future determination of resources. we will also use past vegetation and soil registrations fo ges from 740 to 1160 m a.s.l. the plots will be reanalysed with respect to vegetation and soil, egetation and soil, and the information will be included in a digital terrain model along. the ng. the old and the new vegetation data will be analysed with respect to changes which can be r uations. changes in timberline position will be analysed. these results together with other rel ant species composition and competition will be used combined with regclim regional climate sce |
| 13612 | 6 | redictions on how future climate change will affect european biodiversity. current species dist
tion models suggest that climate change will cause habitats to shift or contract northwards, an ts to shift or contract northwards, and will result in high rates of extinction for the coming pothesis, which states that populations will respond to changes in habitat availability by alte abitat tracking in european mammals. we will combine recently developed ancient dna approaches ime through the last 40,000 years. this will allow us to establish the tempo and mode of popula |
| 15565 | 6 | redictions on how future climate change will affect european biodiversity. current species dist
tion models suggest that climate change will cause habitats to shift or contract northwards, an ts to shift or contract northwards, and will result in high rates of extinction for the coming pothesis, which states that populations will respond to changes in habitat availability by alte abitat tracking in european mammals. we will combine recently developed ancient dna approaches ime through the last 40,000 years. this will allow us to establish the tempo and mode of popula |
| 6736 | 2 | otype. to establish such an association would represent invaluable tool in risk stratification,
lete at the moment. any new information would be valuable for the scientific community in gener |
| 11106 | 2 | onal variability in community structure will be determined using terminal restriction fragment
triction fragment length polymorphism , will also be investigated in 3 ways - in vitro measurem |
| 14266 | 1 | ntal and asynchronical way. the cluster will try to structure the inter-linkages for the benefi
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| 12588 | 7 | es in relation to land management. this would enable a clear picture to be gained of the curren
hanges. furthermore, gaps in these data could then be identified and a programme of work develo oped to address such gaps. this project will collate these data through the use of an expert gr and multifaceted task. the expert group will be managed by a project manager in order to: 1. as iour. the main output from this project will be a brief review of uk soil carbon data sources a rces and shortfalls in these data. this will provide up to date evidence to policy makers in re ement. tasks for a second phase of work will include developing the system maps using the avail |
| 14958 | 4 | sufficient living biomass. this project will build on the previous experience of the principal
l. the systematic position of the fungi will be explored using molecular phylogenetic methods; ecognize different species. the project will therefore examine material of selected genera from ialization and cryptic speciation; this will involve comparing the phylograms of the fungi and |
| 10137 | 2 | to begin with. the outcome of our work will firstly be a better understanding of the modern oc
ht before worrying about the future. we will also make predictions about the range of changes i |
| 11019 | 2 | to begin with. the outcome of our work will firstly be a better understanding of the modern oc
ht before worrying about the future. we will also make predictions about the range of changes i |
| 11490 | 2 | mber 2010 submission. in particular, it will allow us to embed the research in the ganges-brahm
e-up of the policy recommendations that would emerge if the full proposal was funded. |
| 14317 | 2 | ueling the upper levels of the food web will be highlighted. such interdisciplinary and integra
ated effort involving multiple partners will greatly benefit from the unique experience of boye |
| 14318 | 1 | developing countries program. un-redd+ will create a financial value for sustainable forest ma
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| 13315 | 1 | oject we will , and national data bases will enable access to data, tools and information criti
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| 13823 | 3 | we will test developments within the geographic mosaic the
raits involved in the interaction. this will be done in a well-characterised host metapopulatio n parasite selected traits. the results will be used to support the argument that preserving/re |
| 14549 | 1 | made relevant contributions finally, we will try to detect and prove adaptations in fledgling c
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| 14127 | 1 | llel dna sequencing system roche gs flx will be developed too.
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| 11545 | 2 | s are mutually beneficial . the project will use the recently completed fruitfly genome to give
ression of every gene in the genome. we will test if parasites that struggle to survive in dros |
| 11678 | 2 | s are mutually beneficial . the project will use the recently completed fruitfly genome to give
ression of every gene in the genome. we will test if parasites that struggle to survive in dros |
| 14940 | 7 | d ecological versatility. the main goal will be to understand the ecological and evolutionary f
atterns within this family. firstly, we will carry out a historical reconstruction of host-para -switching through food webs. this task will require to build a phylogenetic tree of the polymo l as biogeographical data. secondly, we will address the coadaptation basis that allowed the di ved in the species of the polymorphidae will reflect a corresponding variability in the mode of iversity. for the coadaptation study we will describe, for the first time in paleoacanthocephal atory conditions. the evidence obtained will be put in an evolutionary context through two proc |
| 15583 | 2 | ral, and multidisciplinary approach, we will ensure that our results and scenarios are embedded
tention to the governance structure. we will enrol key stakeholders and leaders at every step o |
| 12715 | 2 | in the wider countryside. this project will provide an analysis of broad scale vegetation surv
te and lichen distribution datasets. it will correlate spatial and temporal changes to nitrogen |
| 13403 | 1 | n this study local dry bean populations will be collected and characterized.
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| 13406 | 1 | nd molecular characteristic of hawthorn will be determined.
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| 13386 | 3 | crop of the lotus species and ecotypes will be determined. characteristics to be determined in
eristics to be determined in this study will be used as selection criteria and genotypes suitab le for rangelands and/or hay production will be utilized in the continuing breeding program. |
| 13368 | 3 | he west mediterranean regions of turkey will be collected and sown with other seed samples cons
conserved in gene bank. salvia species will be characterized using morphological characters an able variations inter/intra populations will be assessed. |
| 13578 | 4 | e species themselves. in this project i will assess the colonization ability of forestry-sensit
estry-sensitive species in these groups will be inferred from their patterns of occupancy on yo ng on young, small and isolated islands will have better chances to survive in the long term de lations. departing from these results i will test a number of hypotheses about how characters o |
| 13462 | 2 | ng on young, small and isolated islands will have better chances to survive in the long term de
lonizing ability of fragmented habitats will be assessed. |
| 15321 | 6 | lleys of antarctica. this type of study will generate valid information on the limits of life o
ast stages of possible life on mars. we will also characterize the biodiversity, structure and nvironmental factors. from our data, we will infer the role played by water vapour on the colon s of endolithic organisms. this project will also enable us to determine possible biosignatures similarly, the investigations proposed will generate data on environmental factors that will p rate data on environmental factors that will provide new insight into climate change in regions |
| 12146 | 4 | om a great cormorant colony. the scheme will be elaborated by including additional elements of
ormorant colony. results of the project will show what and how rapid the changes of chemical an ng fungi in various parts of the colony will be examined. these data, added to the results of p the results of previous investigations will be employed for making a scheme of forest ecosyste |
| 15339 | 6 | s. this suggests that each insect group could see the world in different shapes and colours, a
esources. differences in visual systems could therefore trigger resource partitioning and allow rnal moth, macroglossum stellatarum. we will determine the ability of these species to detect o trast between background and object. we will also study how these species perceive colour diffe differences. based on these results, we will develop and test models exploring the extent to wh mine under which conditions pollinators will be able to detect flowers of different sizes, shap |
| 15327 | 3 | humans. we predict that climate warming will exacerbate the current effects of stressors such a
hment and exotic invaders . our results will determine whether climate-change-related increased the effects of such stressors, and thus will be an essential component of conservation and mana |
| 9857 | 8 | latitudes of the northeast atlantic. we will sample these with the help of our four project par
the seasons change. to address this, we will take samples from regions where seasonal studies a onditions change. central to this study will be an extensive morphological investigation of she . from our high resolution sampling, we will be able to produce a new bioprovince distribution esent day northeast atlantic/arctic. we will discover whether generalist species really occupy ogies. finding identifiable new species will improve our understanding of how bioprovinces have as the seasons change their recognition would allow the exploration of seasonality in the fossi in different environments confirmation will provide evidence of specific environmental conditi |
| 9892 | 8 | latitudes of the northeast atlantic. we will sample these with the help of our four project par
the seasons change. to address this, we will take samples from regions where seasonal studies a onditions change. central to this study will be an extensive morphological investigation of she . from our high resolution sampling, we will be able to produce a new bioprovince distribution esent day northeast atlantic/arctic. we will discover whether generalist species really occupy ogies. finding identifiable new species will improve our understanding of how bioprovinces have as the seasons change their recognition would allow the exploration of seasonality in the fossi in different environments confirmation will provide evidence of specific environmental conditi |
| 14149 | 5 | on the baltic sea basin, meta-analyses will be used to link our finding to more global context
. therefore the results of this project will be generic and can be applied at least at pan-euro onmental planning. indicators of change will be identified and guidelines provided how they sho tified and guidelines provided how they should be used effectively. findings will help to resto ey should be used effectively. findings will help to restore good environmental status of curre |
| 14898 | 9 | ese samples and results, a deeper study will be done on selected groups to solve four problemat
of iolana to i. iolas or i. debilitata will be studied. iolana is cataloged as under risk of e lveus/bellieri in the iberian peninsula will be tested and whether they are typical p. alveus a es or they represent an endemic species will be studied. each case, with its working program an fied in the following pages. this study will be innovative because it will integrate biological his study will be innovative because it will integrate biological, morphological, cytological a necessary outgrups. more precisely, we will study the external and internal morphology, the ka y of four specific taxonomical problems will result in a more funded and precise estimation of a species in the iberian peninsula, and will represent an important improvement of our knowledg |
| 13976 | 4 | te legal aspects of how policy measures should be constructed to efficiently preserve biodivers
benefit development of the society. we will use ecological biodiversity analysis to investigat reserves and boat traffic. the analysis will also consider the significance of different ecolog p human activities in the society. this will encompass a description of the function of present |
| 2150 | 5 | of the barents sea. in this project we will explore the implications of shifting effort from b
ed out/escape must survive. the project will mainly focus on these two first topics. in additio e passage of non-target pelagic species will be studied in order to evaluate if survival studie , the overall impact of bottom trawling will be reduced. in addition, data collected on the beh the capture phase of the midwater trawl will provide valuable information to assess the samplin |
| 11119 | 2 | e ant-plant cordia nodosa. the approach will be to collect plant volatiles to test the extracts
as chromatography and mass spectrometry will be used to match plant chemistry to ant behavioura |
| 11836 | 2 | wing detailed anatomical description we will detect any modifications at the cellular level whi
rous analyses, due to time constraints, will be applied to carboniferous, cretaceous and miocen |
| 10402 | 2 | sed as a means by which harmful insects could be controlled. however, to plan for use of such a
acteria involved can jump . the project will assess the extent to which these two groups have e |
| 10333 | 1 | y on ecosystem functioning. the results will have implications both for the emerging fields of
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| 10729 | 3 | deforestation. to address this goal, i will analyse an extensive existing dataset containing i
a functional ecosystem. these questions will be tested with the use of analytical frameworks de maintaining a functional ecosystem, and will generate solid predictions that can be used for bu |
| 9936 | 3 | ls of ch4 formation. this investigation will directly link methanogen and acetogen biodiversity
eshwater, marine and estuarine habitats will be investigated by incubation of intact sediment c ation of anaerobic slurries. these data will be used to rigorously test the validity of a stabl |
| 10701 | 3 | ls of ch4 formation. this investigation will directly link methanogen and acetogen biodiversity
eshwater, marine and estuarine habitats will be investigated by incubation of intact sediment c ation of anaerobic slurries. these data will be used to rigorously test the validity of a stabl |
| 15252 | 1 | under thermal stress. this information will allow to examine how close are environmental tempe
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| 6834 | 3 | heir absence, presence and distribution will be studied on species, genera level. living plant
erimental field and natural populations will serve for studying the variation of the main chemi vegetation period . the data, obtained could well be used in the future too, if the plants in |
| 15499 | 7 | theory and plant physiological ecology would predict the parallel evolution of another whole s
s multiple interacting traits. here, we will use comparative ecology to identify plant strategi tion rates than their wild ancestors we will run three sets of experiments to address each of t and litter decomposability assays, and will screen traits in a set of 30 pairs of sister speci nt of this proposal in a 3-years period will establish a research line that would benefit basic iod will establish a research line that would benefit basic ecological and evolutionary theory, ecological and evolutionary theory, but will also contribute technological information of high |
| 15403 | 3 | atory role. thus the current vegetation could absorb the impact of the introduction of domestic
s led to the feral domestic goat, which would be competing for the same trophic niche than the between them. the information obtained will also determine which plant species may be more bro |
| 10195 | 2 | ed to play a key role in speciation. we will use a uniquely appropriate technique to construct,
ances of chromosomal rearrangements. we will also survey the genomes for duplications, and corr |
| 13709 | 3 | ion in wolbachia. the four strains that will be used for genome sequencing all naturally infect
the wolbachia genes involved in ci and will give a better idea of evolutionary parameters. the ionary parameters. the proposed project will greatly influence the research field, as the mecha |
| 10525 | 9 | learnt at university was that bacteria could do amazing things. they could degrade crude oil.
bacteria could do amazing things. they could degrade crude oil. they could live in hot springs ngs. they could degrade crude oil. they could live in hot springs, or places with extreme salt with extreme salt concentrations. they could adapt to virtually everything, and make a living quenced previously. in this project, we will sequence arsenophonus triatominarum, a bacterium t it is a beneficial passenger. first, we will complete the genome sequence of a. triatominarum, aft genome in just one or two weeks. we will then compare its genome to a. nasoniae. this compa genome to a. nasoniae. this comparison will immediately highlight genes of importance. genes t the genome sequence of a. triatominarum will also be of direct interest, as its host-the bug tr |
| 15233 | 2 | f representative strains in the species will allow the understanding of the acquisition mechani
ady available in the genus pseudomonas, will greatly increase our knowledge on the evolution of |
| 14220 | 4 | to previous studies in the tropics, we will supplement our time series data with studies of sp
cal butterflies as the model system, we will test major hypotheses on what factors predominate rest in uganda. proposed practical work will include the monitoring of populations of sixty spe n properties of butterfly species. this would add significantly to our understanding of life hi |
| 14131 | 1 | c data from multiple codistributed taxa could help provide answers to fundamental questions con
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| 14813 | 4 | ead out over their area of distribution will be studied. the chosen markers are cpssr since the
amples of each different sized fragment will be sequenced. in order to know whether differences city of seeds and plant survival, tests will be conducted under homogeneous conditions with mat h species. with the results obtained we will try to know if the phylogeographic patterns of the |
| 6913 | 4 | and plant organ levels. the experiments will take the form of bi- and multifactorial small-plot
in agronomic responses. great emphasis will be placed in the present project on ecophysiologic ic cooperation with prof. roderick hunt will play an important part in the ecophysiological stu rowth analysis. three junior scientists will be working for their phds within the framework of |
| 10008 | 5 | ition of centipede venoms. this project will take a genetic approach, and will characterize the
oject will take a genetic approach, and will characterize the toxin profiles from the venoms of es, up to half a million mrna sequences will be characterized. these precursor molecules are th centipedes the answer to this question will be the basis for answering the other questions. do s not found in other groups. this study will allow us to see how many venom components in centi |
| 15137 | 3 | out over their whole distribution area, would be studied. the chosen markers are cpssr given th
amples of each different sized fragment will be sequenced. a second marker, such as intron or c loroplast intergenic spacers sequences, would be used for those species with complex results. t |
| 10792 | 1 | blocks during high sea-level stands. we will also compare the nature of the deep-sea sedimentar
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| 11569 | 1 | blocks during high sea-level stands. we will also compare the nature of the deep-sea sedimentar
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| 7662 | 1 | nts. the lesions of the most stable DNA will be determined in the laboratory and in situ. the d
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| 2478 | 5 | the us and the north sea off norway. we will apply four different modeling approaches and compa
model. for the two former models there will be very little developments needed, but the atlant g an atlantis model for the barents sea will be a major part of the project. ecosystem indicato rtant characteristics of the system. we will use indicators 1 for comparing models and ecosyste rmance against observations. indicators will therefore be the key metric for comparison between |
| 10091 | 3 | to assess their relative merits. these will be oligonucleotide probing of extracted dna, fluor
n and detection limits of these methods will be determined using an artificial mixture of targe sts, including lab-time and ease of use will be assessed in the final analysis and the best met |
| 12617 | 3 | e truer picture of events. this project will provide an independent evaluation of the findings
comprehensive in the world, the results will be of great interest nationally and internationall nternationally. in addition the results will inform the debate around soil protection for other |
| 10595 | 1 | has long been accepted that individuals should behave more altruistically, and less competitive
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| 14656 | 2 | all these factors interact, this study will be carried out in agricultural zones at low altitu
in specific and geographical gradients will allow the analysis of the parameters, such as the |
| 2004 | 2 | we will study diversity changes in terrestrial pollen asse
ulti-taxa systems. parallel to this, we will analyze the same diversity changes as function of |
| 12685 | 2 | this project will provide an assessment of the level of compliance w
ble methods. the results of the project would be used to inform defra ministers about whether t |
| 11302 | 5 | crowns are situated. theoretically they should access these slender branches either by suspendi
d elucidating its ecology and mechanics will aid interpretation of the miocene fossil record an ringy running tracks. to study these we will use a relatively new technique in gait analysis, u a on muscle activity and mechanics this will allow us to obtain a complete picture of internal transfer during arboreal bipedality. we will also complement these data with computer modeling |
| 11309 | 5 | crowns are situated. theoretically they should access these slender branches either by suspendi
d elucidating its ecology and mechanics will aid interpretation of the miocene fossil record an ringy running tracks. to study these we will use a relatively new technique in gait analysis, u a on muscle activity and mechanics this will allow us to obtain a complete picture of internal transfer during arboreal bipedality. we will also complement these data with computer modeling |
| 11831 | 5 | crowns are situated. theoretically they should access these slender branches either by suspendi
d elucidating its ecology and mechanics will aid interpretation of the miocene fossil record an ringy running tracks. to study these we will use a relatively new technique in gait analysis, u a on muscle activity and mechanics this will allow us to obtain a complete picture of internal transfer during arboreal bipedality. we will also complement these data with computer modeling |
| 10181 | 8 | this study will focus on a model species for behavioural and ecolo
here by using dna profiling, this study will accurately determine the genetic advantages, in te alternative behaviours. additionally we will find out whether these behaviours are totally flex st anglia, where the laboratory studies will be carried out and from where the project will be carried out and from where the project will be managed, with the universities of groningen in y. the uk-funded element of the project will cost £260k, with a comparable contribution to cove the netherlands government. the project will make a significant contribution to our understandi l to our understanding of how organisms will cope with our rapidly changing environment - eithe |
| 11764 | 5 | finally, the evolution of these systems will be investigated by combining this anatomical and f
rent ornithischian groups. this project will represent a benchmark for studies on dinosaur loco for studies on dinosaur locomotion and will showcase a set of biomechanical techniques pioneer axa, but which are not widely known. it will provide results of direct relevance to workers on aeobiology and evolutionary biology and will be of broad interest not only to life scientists, |
| 11653 | 4 | nstruction and visualisation techniques will be used to investigate the internal structure of t
gion and the structure of the inner ear will provide a wealth of new character information to t s for significant fossil bird specimens will be acquired to provide a comparative morphological the discrete nature of the project, it will make available new and important underpinning data |
| 517 | 2 | eforms of the cap explicitly identified will enable us to develop consistency between rationali
nd areas. the research question that we will deal with co |
| 10563 | 3 | e the degree of skew experimentally. we will carry out the first experiment of this kind large-
ess and the kin structure of the group, will enable us to measure the costs of co-breeding, det tive conflict. moreover, our experiment will test for the first time the direction of causality |
| 11690 | 3 | e the degree of skew experimentally. we will carry out the first experiment of this kind large-
ess and the kin structure of the group, will enable us to measure the costs of co-breeding, det tive conflict. moreover, our experiment will test for the first time the direction of causality |
| 11435 | 5 | tive workers, or workers as a whole. we will test hypothesis 2 by using the same techniques to
nance battles with resident workers. we will also measure the frequency of reproductive drifter answered research questions. its impact will be broad because of the fundamental nature of the n, and the possibility that the results will cause a reassessment of long-standing concepts. it ssessment of long-standing concepts. it should advance considerably our understanding of the ev |
| 10235 | 1 | ler partner , using a new approach that should help us to understand not only these, but perhap
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| 10834 | 1 | ler partner , using a new approach that should help us to understand not only these, but perhap
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| 11251 | 1 | ler partner , using a new approach that should help us to understand not only these, but perhap
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| 7490 | 4 | sulting ecosystem services. soilservice will value soil biodiversity through the impact on ecos
e granted through payments. soilservice will combine interdisciplinary empirical studies and so pests or invasive species. soilservice will link ecological and economic models to develop a s odiversity. field and modelling studies will determine to what spatial and temporal scales soil |
| 15240 | 2 | lection theory suggests that the larvae should prefer to develop into fertile queens while adul
research suggests the expected results will be published in first rank multidisciplinary journ |
| 13337 | 9 | rst component comprises wps 1 – 5 which will provide a one-stop, community-enabled web portal,
web portal design and construction. wp2 will provide databases on academics and professional en an species of conservation concern. wp3 will provide a simulation tool for biodiversity manager hich may result in genetic erosion. wp4 will provide a decision matrix module to allow end-user etic data which have been produced. wp5 will provide a knowledge pack and information leaflets, ion meeting in eastern europe. congress will integrate and enhance these work packages by using discuss the contents of the portal and will be guided by an end-user advisory group, who will ided by an end-user advisory group, who will oversee the development of these tools and ensure ure their utility for the community who will benefit from them. |
| 15241 | 2 | eir dynamics and/or health. such impact will depend on the residence time of herbivores on the
he results of this proposal, if funded, will contribute to a more holistic view of coastal wate |
| 10279 | 2 | ularis throughout the caribbean sea and will compare the observed patterns of gene flow to pred
connectivity. insight from this project will also support on-going activities to model the meta |
| 10267 | 11 | from each other. plants in a population will, for example, differ in size and start flowering a
f parasite infects a host population it will be those individuals with the genes and gene varia r reduce this particular infection that will be most likely to survive and reproduce. as many p on of different genes and gene variants will have the higher chance of withstanding a new infec function at high temperatures, then it will mean a functional decrease in genetic variation fo uch genome-environment interactions. it will do this by measuring genetic variation in parasite o understand how a temperature increase will change the ability of host populations to adapt to apt to new parasites - and whether this will vary with the type of infection. the results will with the type of infection. the results will be important for our ability to predict the spread environmental conditions. the research will therefore have immediate application in wildlife m ildlife management and conservation. it will also provide essential knowledge to crop managers |
| 10185 | 3 | gence between the sexes and populations should be promoted. recent studies have provided some s
ity. using these twelve populations, we will elucidate how sexual selection changes the genetic s of these changes. this powerful study will provide unprecedented data on how sexual selection |
| 13879 | 4 | pollination services to agriculture and should be a focus group for conservation. recent declin
ecies richness and population densities will be investigated. the focus will be on how spatial nsities will be investigated. the focus will be on how spatial and temporal availability of nec cess and population growth. the results will be used to propose measures to maintain viable pop |
| 14947 | 1 | onmental parameters. in this project we will deal with two types of consequences of the mating
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| 7213 | 2 | field approaches will produce a management plan for the areas studied. t
he status of the brown lemur of mayotte could then be cleared |
| 14752 | 3 | ish populations. the aims of this study will have, therefore, two aims. first, to make a comple
t of view. on the other hand, the study will be focused in analyzing, with molecular, morphomet pulations of each stream. therefore, we will try to evaluate, following a multidisciplinary way |
| 7220 | 2 | country and island or group of islands will include an analysis of environmental costs and ben
ns and transfer and training activities will lead to an integrated conservation and management |
| 13751 | 1 | ming decoupled from habitat suitability will be very valuable for proper management and conserv
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| 14897 | 1 | ionary potential, although each species should be studied differently. the project plans the mo
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| 2159 | 1 | onservation covenants. this nfr project will finance the research aspects, not the implementati
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| 7471 | 9 | first component comprises wps 1 5 which will provide a one-stop, community-enabled web portal,
web portal design and construction. wp2 will provide databases on academics and professional en an species of conservation concern. wp3 will provide a simulation tool for biodiversity manager hich may result in genetic erosion. wp4 will provide a decision matrix module to allow end-user etic data which have been produced. wp5 will provide a knowledge pack and information leaflets, ion meeting in eastern europe. congress will integrate and enhance these work packages by using discuss the contents of the portal and will be guided by an end-user advisory group, who will ided by an end-user advisory group, who will oversee the development of these tools and ensure ure their utility for the community who will benefit from them |
| 6942 | 1 | in europe, the outcomes of the project will be applicable in practical conservation biology as
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| 13529 | 3 | it is largely unclear how such programs should be designed. this research program aims at produ
enotypic data and a breeding experiment will be used for assessment of population structure, mo effective population size. the results will provide practical guidelines for conservation and |
| 225 | 1 | s consist of differentiated populations will be used. the results have direct conservation valu
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| 9916 | 2 | . in order to refine this analysis, we will use microsatellite markers to describe genetic str
ithin and among african populations. we will analyse eight microsatellite loci in 503 samples t |
| 14829 | 2 | during the last century of decline. we will evaluate different historical and management scena
that include genetic tags. finally, we will contrast the population dynamics inferred from the |
| 14945 | 2 | swiss populations of graellsia isabelae will allow us to identify which units should be focus o
e will allow us to identify which units should be focus of a higher degree of protection, as fr |
| 14515 | 2 | on diet composition in an annual basis, will permit the detection of environmental alterations
te program of cooperation, this project will allow the instruction of tunisian scientists in or |
| 6962 | 2 | applicant anticipates that this project will generate at least two peer-reviewed papers, togeth
group at university of reading, and he would like to participate in the intensive course in mo |
| 6959 | 3 | pannonian ecoregion. genetic diversity will be assessed by means of different molecular geneti
s. the expected results of this project will reveal the genetic diversity of selected endemic p e in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems will be possible. these results can provide support to |
| 7711 | 1 | , to highlight what type of agriculture would be promoted to maximize the production of public
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| 14654 | 2 | xperiments with the cuckoo and its host will take place in their natural habitat, and those wit
tailed whydah and the estrildid finches will be carried out in captivity. |
| 2526 | 3 | timization. the completion of all steps will realize a fully functioning ecosystem simulation a
uncertainty and variability. the system will be openly available for use by scientists and envi nstruction. to construct the system, we will establish an integrated modeling framework at the |
| 7103 | 2 | ion and analysis of a document base, we will offer a comprehensive presentation of the politica
lf populations in france. such analysis will also allow to inventory and highlight the"branches |
| 12294 | 1 | g extent of the voluntary measures that will be carried out in the autumn with respect to possi
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| 10436 | 9 | source-rich habitat. the proposed study will experimentally deplete and redistribute habitat fo
e in the management of pest species. we will explore consumer responses to depletion and redist d emigration from rock slabs. the study will simultaneously manipulate the amounts of available population densities. a portable drill will be used to create refuges on natural rock slabs, a n natural rock slabs, and cement filler will be used to fill in existing refuges. an electric t xisting refuges. an electric toothbrush will be used to clean algal films from foraging areas a fuge sites, and watering with nutrients will increase the available food in test areas. we will se the available food in test areas. we will monitor the responses of the snails to replicated ns and densities of refuge and food. we will record changes to snail densities at the populatio |
| 2014 | 1 | and seedling establishment. finally, i will model dispersal and predation to explore how conta
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| 12611 | 21 | not be suitable to their use. the study will include describing the advantages and disadvantage
the barriers to their use. the research will assess the use of less impactful, passive ways of not used for a sensitive activity. this will benefit defra which is looking to encourage smarte on solutions to be used in practice and will help industry to identify all the options rather t impacts. a number of different methods will be used to collect data on the current and histori s. it is expected that this information will enable the identification and evaluation of the dr future technology trends. the research will investigate remediation techniques that may still sts or wider environmental impacts they could bring. this will be useful for identifying areas onmental impacts they could bring. this will be useful for identifying areas for potential furt also attract investment, both of which will be of benefit to uk plc. an assessment of the envi benefits of each remediation technique will be carried out and presented in the form of a simp typical costs of remediation techniques will be conducted. this will include direct costs and w tion techniques will be conducted. this will include direct costs and wider economic impacts an d benefits. understanding these aspects will benefit defra, which is keen to promote the use of able remediation wherever possible, and will provide industry with important knowledge at a tim ery agenda. two industry questionnaires will be prepared, one for remediation technology provid ine web based surveying tool. questions will be included in the questionnaires in order to elic through the planned questionnaires, it will be possible to ascertain what currently drives tec likely future trends. this information will be of benefit to both defra and industry as a whol oth defra and industry as a whole as it will give an indication of the state of the industry as m the recent downturn. a summary report will be produced on the findings of the work and dissem |
| 10622 | 4 | fspring depends on its sex then parents should invest different amounts in the two sexes. there
f chicks they rear, at the same time we will alter the ratio of male:female chicks in the brood f male:female chicks in the brood. this will allow us to measure how much effort parents are wi offspring under different workloads. we will also be able to identify if male and female parent |
| 11027 | 1 | cene decline. this essential background will help guide further study of the local-scale detail
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| 12248 | 10 | s joint project by adas and hri-warwick will follow on from and compliment two previous project
n integrated farm management objectives will be presented in the form of a matrix, scoring each mpact on achieving ees objectives. this will highlight where there is a need for greater uptake ed techniques to be developed. the work will concentrate on identifying where ifm can lead to b the ees objectives are identified these will be supported by specific text. this will indicate ill be supported by specific text. this will indicate the nature of the conflict and examine th ve relationships are identified changes will be suggested that could be made to the ifm techniq entified changes will be suggested that could be made to the ifm technique to achieve a more po to achieve a more positive outcome. we will identify where we think there may be scope to deve ent might be measured. the final report will also contain, in part, an update of the report a r |
| 10404 | 8 | -rich limestone grassland. moreover, we will additionally determine whether this occurs via int
physical and chemical properties. this will be achieved by using a series of mesocosms in whic the variation that occurs in nature. we will measure the carbon content of soil in a number of from the soil surface. in addition, we will supply plants with a pulse of 13co2 - a natural an bon that plants allocate to soils. this will enable us to gain a more mechanistic understanding ity regulates carbon turnover. the data will be analysed alongside the comprehensive datasets o in regulating carbon turnover. the work will further our understanding of the components of bio soil factors that may regulate this. it will also provide a basis on which to develop conservat |
| 7534 | 2 | v musa collection of cirad - guadeloupe will face that obtained from neutral molecular markers
termine their congruence. this work and will develop a new approach to research existing affili |
| 7578 | 1 | for the species. schmitti these markers could also be used in aquaculture for selection process
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| 7381 | 3 | ic diversity of maize and its evolution will be evaluated through the ssap markers on a collect
tion to the creation of new variability will be studied in the offspring of a homozygous line. zygous line. discriminating the markers will be sequenced and used to search gene / regulatory |
| 12714 | 6 | c lead is helena pavese and the project will be managed for defra by the sustainable developmen
based in the embassy in brasilia. there will be a steering group which defra will sit on. the p re will be a steering group which defra will sit on. the project aims to assess the contributio inable development agenda. this project will enable the brazilian government to understand the ain activities involved in this project will be to review existing national and international a ted areas make to the brazilian economy will help to ensure that all benefits arisen from these |
| 12711 | 2 | ems and biodiversity. teeb runs to 2010 will estimate the value of ecosystem services and produ
mn 2009 and 2010. the proposed research will assess the implications of the report recommendati |
| 14639 | 1 | in the present project we will study, from a proteomic perspective, the host-para
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| 12720 | 1 | untries in the uk. condition assessment will be based on a stratified sample of woodlands taken
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| 15224 | 3 | infer the occurrence of scenarios that could involve the emergence or reemergence of cycles ac
in addition, molecular techniques that will be included, given the well known advantages provi of life cycles . in this connection, it will generate a bio-ecological and functional classific |
| 14888 | 3 | quent cause of rhinoconjuctvitis and we will try to establish the correlation degree between th
egree between them. at the same time we will study by scanning electronic microscope the pollen ctionated with the cyclone. finally, we will be able to establish comparisons with the results |
| 15483 | 8 | ing in non breeding subordinates, which would theoretically expected to leave and to breed inde
oup in the last few years. this project will combine data collected both in the field and in av aviary. with controlled experiments, we will investigate whether cooperation prevails over comp ial life in the crows. specifically, we will test whether factors like kinship, social affiliat about possible dangers. in addition, we will investigate whether social facilitation can help i e on helping behaviour in this species, will help to explain the stability of cooperatively bre y of cooperatively breeding groups, and will shed light on the function of each member in diffe contexts of group living. this project will be pivotal in building a bridge between research o |
| 11322 | 1 | ths of age. as the key aims of the work will use much of the same hormonal and behavioural data
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| 11144 | 11 | r selfish behaviour because individuals should seek to maximise their own reproductive success
inevitably conflict over how hard each should work: every individual would like others to work hard each should work: every individual would like others to work harder and to do less themsel in social groups, cooperative behaviour will be vulnerable to exploitation by selfish individua ups composed of cooperating individuals should out-compete groups of selfish individuals, but s and avoid a tragedy of the commons that would result in social collapse this study will first d ld result in social collapse this study will first determine the individual contributions made ostly. the function of the public goods will also be quantified by relating the thermoregulator nally, and most importantly, this study will use field observations and experiments to test whe ject s objectives achievable. the study will be conducted on an established study population of cal systems, the findings of this study will have broad relevance across a wide range of discip |
| 10315 | 10 | t includes vast reserves of krill which could potentially replace dwindling fish catches elsewh
ivities addressing the second objective will be based around two scientific workshops. the firs und two scientific workshops. the first will mainly be coordinated and funded through internati national partners on behalf of iced. it will assess the state of knowledge on environmental cha r which we are requesting part funding, will evaluate the results of ongoing efforts to predict might change in future. these workshops should lead to high impact academic outputs. together w associated activities within iced they will help to ensure that the southern ocean ecosystem s aintain momentum. the requested funding will allow nerc to take a lead role in implementing the ributions. the activities outlined here will strengthen and facilitate the international collab imate and biogeochemical research. this will ensure progress towards an integrated, understandi |
| 7453 | 2 | community. establishing this community will encourage greater inter-disciplinarity and increas
g knowledge of extreme environments. it will provide a target for young career scientists and a |
| 10978 | 3 | ton mortality to determining sex ratios will be developed. combined with global field sex ratio
mbined with global field sex ratios, we will make predictions of the relative control of food a redators. an optimal life-history model will be developed in order for us to examine difference |
| 11429 | 3 | ton mortality to determining sex ratios will be developed. combined with global field sex ratio
mbined with global field sex ratios, we will make predictions of the relative control of food a redators. an optimal life-history model will be developed in order for us to examine difference |
| 13821 | 2 | cting that the advantage of familiarity will increase with the complexity of the foraging task.
ict that fish reared in simple habitats will show reduced brain development, lower capacity to |
| 11587 | 4 | . in this interdisciplinary approach we will combine the continuous physical and biological oce
biological oceanographic features that will be studied in the oceans2025 program with the addi . with these combined data products, we will identify and define the characteristics of these s edator-prey interactions. this research will greatly enhance the type of mechanistic understand |
| 2483 | 5 | and reproductive isolation. our project will test these ideas, by integrating field studies, la
es and biodiversity. field and lab work will be conducted at lizard island research station, au is as a model species. comparative work will be based on data collected by team-members and on a, covering several reef fish taxa, and will have its base at imperial college, uk. the project se at imperial college, uk. the project will recruit a post-doc to norwegian evolutionary and b |
| 10653 | 2 | quantitative method for dna sequencing will be used to test for these differences in dna of di
in dna of different groups. the method will demonstrate a more widely applicable approach on h |
| 11274 | 2 | y structures . in addition, the project will provide a large amount of new anatomical informati
ars of living reptiles and birds, which will be of great value to auditory biologists, zoologis |
| 10073 | 3 | sic research and training. the research will be based in state-of -the-art facilities at univer
lities at university college london. it will involve large-scale tests of the effect on longevi al and international scale. the outputs will be high quality, basic research, dissemination of |
| 10635 | 1 | lth and fitness. if funded, the project would be conducted at the institute of biological and l
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| 10229 | 3 | andicaps imposed by hatching asynchrony should conditions improve environment through compensat
pensatory resource allocation this work will highlight key selection pressures and will assess l highlight key selection pressures and will assess plasticity of responses to changes in envir |
| 178 | 1 | the project aims could be divided into two major subareas: 1. questions
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| 11436 | 1 | ost nutrients, and hence that any costs will be revealed only under conditions of food-stress.
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| 12598 | 3 | ts. the data to address these questions will be obtained via a series of structured interviews
. three key sectors within the industry will be approached: growing media manufacturers, retail he information generated by the project will be used in the horticultural use of peat work stra |
| 12667 | 2 | methods of data collection and analysis will be developed and applied. the study will include a
ill be developed and applied. the study will include a scientific assessment of the changes occ |
| 10042 | 2 | t, then many components of biodiversity should be sustainable. to date, there have been few dem
process-based approach to conservation will only work if two conditions are met. firstly, that |
| 10726 | 7 | for evolution. the study proposed here will reveal new information about the ecology and evolu
relates to its function. deducing this would inform on its feeding behaviour, ecology and the ers matter the most. because of this, i will verify the accuracy of fea first. i will load a de ill verify the accuracy of fea first. i will load a dead, defleshed ostrich skull with carefull d experimentally measure bone strain. i will measure the elasticity of cranial bone, force exer uct the ostrich skull in fe-software. i will then apply the same loads to the fe-model and quan scle force in a sensitivity analysis, i will see which parameters influence model results the m |
| 7495 | 4 | nal and european levels. the collection will initially focus on all the strains already isolate
to more than 40 different serotypes. it will be enlarged by isolating other marine strains with iginal conservation methods. a database will be set up. marine strains will be characterized fu database will be set up. marine strains will be characterized functionally particular by studyi |
| 14427 | 3 | ies in bulgaria. initially, the network shall be comprised by a larger central facility with th
all partners and outside institutions, shall give bulgarian researchers from medical, veterina riments. further if funded this project shall bring the animal facilities at three major univer |
| 10508 | 1 | ens kew and imperial college london. we will transfer to the web the taxonomies of two medium-s
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| 10509 | 1 | ens kew and imperial college london. we will transfer to the web the taxonomies of two medium-s
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| 10706 | 1 | ens kew and imperial college london. we will transfer to the web the taxonomies of two medium-s
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| 11007 | 1 | ens kew and imperial college london. we will transfer to the web the taxonomies of two medium-s
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| 515 | 5 | and the analysis of public policies. we will broach the processes of policy, science and techni
the analysis of a documentary basis, we will offer an understandable presentation of the implem t in france. moreover, such an analysis will make it possible to do an inventory and bring out icy of wolf population management. this will be used as ethnographic analysis in order to produ valorisation ad hoc of knowledge. this will be done through work on the interaction between ou |
| 229 | 1 | maticians and postgraduate students. it will find use in the new target-financed project, in in
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| 13864 | 5 | the project will establish a scientific basis for choosing a replac
rface waters. three evaluation criteria will be employed: 1. suitability of the assessments too plying each method the proposed project would look at four alternative assessment methods. two nt systems based on all four approaches will be created and then evaluated in assessments of se kes and watercourses. the final product will be design criteria as well as expected performance |
| 11455 | 4 | zonations in these most ancient pebbles could reflect evidence for ancient, bacteria-like, meta
etting some 3500 ma years ago. our work will therefore help to test the approaches needed for l ferous silica at 3500 ma, if confirmed, would point to early life s involvement in rock weather es of bacterial metabolism, if present, will also have major implications for biosphere evoluti |
| 10787 | 3 | avium subspecies paratuberculosis . we will develop a quantitative pcr method specifically for
ifically for the detection of map which will be robust and applicable to all aspects of our env spects of our environmental model. this will be supported by culture and the comparative genomi |
| 11300 | 3 | avium subspecies paratuberculosis . we will develop a quantitative pcr method specifically for
ifically for the detection of map which will be robust and applicable to all aspects of our env spects of our environmental model. this will be supported by culture and the comparative genomi |
| 6895 | 1 | f eliciting a cross-protective immunity would be selected and further investigated as live vacc
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| 444 | 1 | hat more holistic conservation planning should be more effective in human-degraded landscapes t
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| 7160 | 4 | , urban densification ... this approach will be complemented by a collection of ornithological
ird populations and land use structures will make projections to assess the effects on biodiver of these diachronic and synchronic data will measure the impact of urbanization in both time an development. the same type of approach will be used for the agricultural community, foresters, |
| 11036 | 6 | which countries have the most oil, you would undoubtedly answer with the name of one of the la
n we have this information the benefits will be several fold. firstly we can begin to assess th oleum biodegradation may be avoided. it will also prove valuable for understanding what control not be recovered by conventional means, could be converted to more readily recoverable methane recoverable methane gas. this research will tell us what organisms are capable of methanogenic controls their activity. in addition we will learn how quickly they can convert oil to methane |
| 11337 | 3 | k on environmental and behavioural cues will be in association with parks australia. the projec
to field ecology. the molecular biology will be related through field work to the natural circu iaison with national parks this project will continue our input into this process. |
| 10138 | 1 | y wireless sensors . research conducted will provide a springboard for a subsequent nerc/epsrc
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| 7549 | 3 | n shown but cryopreservation techniques will be improved to allow their use in routine. . the e
. the effectiveness of these techniques will be compared with that of the apex vitroplants cryo microtubers which na yet been realized, will be tested |
| 14950 | 1 | us arctos in the world. germplasm banks could be a solution for species survival and, related t
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| 7539 | 1 | lth status of the material. finally, we will remain some of the variability of response paramet
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| 9867 | 5 | : it tricks other species of birds , we will compare defences at sites with and without cuckoos
s with and without cuckoos. experiments will also test whether naïve, young reed warblers can l f experienced neighbours. this research will improve our understanding of co-evolutionary proce ion influence those at other stages. it will also enhance our understanding of how individuals rapidly to environmental change. and it will add to our knowledge of the cuckoo, one of the ico |
| 10593 | 3 | through experience, how best to beg. we will study the begging calls from hatching to test whet
n, by trial and error, which to use. we will also do experiments in which we broadcast various s fine-tune their responses by learning will help us to understand how rapidly enemies can adap |
| 10059 | 5 | ject the cuckoo egg. in this project we will investigate the genetics underlying a key counter-
oci for the coloration difference which will be confirmed in future research. in addition to co o colour locus identification, the work will produce the first large scale genomic resources in nomic resources in a cuckoo species and will thus be of great use to the considerable community onary biologists working on cuckoos. we will also be able to identify potential candidate loci |
| 2473 | 2 | ltivation of those plants. the research will focus on the conditions necessary for cultivating
ructural studies coupled with bioassays will be performed in order to pinpoint the bioactive si |
| 11387 | 1 | t and design options. a risk assessment will be made relating to the spreading of non-native sp
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| 2116 | 4 | o support local resolutions, the models will be applicable for corresponding systems, hence giv
nd broad perspective. in the project we will compare the vulnerability of agriculture to goose and cultural landscapes. furthermore we will evaluate the attitudes to the problems of geese gr s in the cultural landscape. finally we will merge the findings in innovative solution models b |
| 2542 | 7 | anthropogenic or natural - the project will provide in-depth analysis that will contribute to
ect will provide in-depth analysis that will contribute to an enhanced appreciation of the comp t-observation, anthropological research will be undertaken in a range of settings from fishing change and its effects. such knowledge will contribute to more informed future policy decision decisions. the common analytic approach will address a number of central issues in recent debat he definition of community. the project will emphasise the linkage between local communities an arious actors. four analytical premises will be used in all cases: perception - how people perc |
| 12202 | 1 | rogramme the national fruit collections will continue to play an active role in national and in
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| 15056 | 1 | hree different ways of characterization could be very useful to clarify the taxonomy of certain
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| 9908 | 1 | of baltic sea water. in this project we will use a variety of molecular methodologies to assess
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| 12143 | 1 | ceptibility and palaeobotanical studies will be applied to establish the cyclicity and dynamics
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| 14961 | 2 | the previous experience of the team, we will also prepare a database on genome size in the aste
on genome size in the asteraceae, which will be a good complement to other databases, such as t |
| 14962 | 2 | the previous experience of the team, we will also prepare a database on genome size in the aste
on genome size in the asteraceae, which will be a good complement to other databases, such as t |
| 13792 | 2 | this project will investigate the interactions between the mitochond
clear genomic divergence. this research will provide a fundamental contribution to understandin |
| 13316 | 5 | initial introduction. such a programmes should provide: a warning system to alert regional mana
response to these requirements, daisie will deliver a european one-stop-shop for information o n on biological invasions in europe. it will bring together: the european alien species experti vironmental or economic impacts. daisie will be a pivotal instrument in developing a europe-wid er and terrestrial environments. daisie will address the need for a regional network of invasiv |
| 12452 | 2 | es ago indicated that fishing mortality should be reduced on nephrops and increased on cod to m
rops. using detailed data, this project will attempt to provide more accurate predictions with |
| 10304 | 3 | o wrap these tools into a pipeline that will allow us to analyse rapidly the large amounts of d
s is an efficient use of resources that will lead to additional peer-reviewed papers from these e projects. the methods that we develop will also help other researchers within the nerc commun |
| 11038 | 1 | the asteraceae research community. this will add around 11,000 sequences to the existing astera
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| 10947 | 5 | phenotypic plasticity of muscle growth will be investigated in relation to temperature in the
ing approach. bioinformatics techniques will be used to mine sequence information from the geno owth in mammals. computational analysis will be applied to interrogate gene promoter regions to red from embryo/larval and adult stages will be used to identify candidate genes involved in mu ssion patterns of novel and known genes will be investigated using competitive pcr and in situ |
| 12253 | 8 | tool. data that are currently private, will be included as they are made available. there will
luded as they are made available. there will be a simple process for uploading data operated by the researchers themselves. the website will be searchable so that selected data/documents can an be downloaded or viewed. the website will be designed to be large enough to accomodate large as new information is added. the system will be akin to an extranet that will be maintained by system will be akin to an extranet that will be maintained by adas but with appropriate links t sites. development of the data resource will meet the requirement for transparency of the resea ch information that underpins rb209 but will also make existing data more readily known and ava |
| 12237 | 4 | of robust data resources. this project will continue elements of the output from project ar050
ilseed rape. the monitoring initiatives will be continued within the current project in order t thought to be unconnected. this project will provide the only impartial and statistically robus research and policy needs this project will continue existing collaborations with a wide range |
| 12427 | 8 | ed ospar beach litter monitoring manual will ensure the collection and recording of high qualit
ar beaches 4 times a year. the training will provide a high standard of data collection, the de tion, the development of a new database will make uploading the data faster and easier, will en e uploading the data faster and easier, will ensure medin compliance and has a clear methodolog ospar and eu requirements. the results will feed into developing a baseline of marine litter r work outside of government and project will enable the mcs to carry out data collection indepe independently, to a higher quality and will make this data available for use by feeding into t pected that the results of this project will deliver for the reporting lifetime of the msfd to |
| 11150 | 2 | olithic sites in continental europe. we will date 300 well-contexted and carefully selected bon
of reliable archaeological chronologies will contribute to the resolution of many intractable p |
| 10083 | 1 | e check on reliability. once proven, we will apply it to dating bones from sites selected for t
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| 10302 | 6 | upper palaeolithic record. this project will redress this situation by producing one of the lar
ngs, the iberian peninsula. the results will considerably improve our understanding of the dist erent styles can be built up. this data will provide the basis by which we will understand how data will provide the basis by which we will understand how and when rock art first came about thern france and the rest of europe. we will investigate whether the appearance and subsequent ed by marine sediment and ice cores. we will compare the frequency and date of the rock art to |
| 9928 | 2 | p fossils to date this radiation, which will then allow us to explore the possible evolutionary
but sampling is incomplete. this grant will support sequencing of genes for key taxa. |
| 11681 | 1 | an evolution in africa, and the methods will be refined to maximize the scientific information
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| 10172 | 1 | c staining and solid-state spectroscopy will be used to determine the decay rates of pollen of
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| 11080 | 8 | their genome sequence. for example, it would be interesting to know whether our own ancestors
w limited by theory rather than data. i will develop new statistical methods that allow us to e xactly from genomic data. these methods will be applied to genomic data from three island speci ce has been. the new statistical method will allow me to compare the history of speciation in t systems in a number of ways. firstly, i will ask whether species on islands closer to the mainl es than those further away. secondly, i will test if divergence differs between different regio ecies-specific or universal. finally, i will investigate whether genes known to be responsible rent patterns of divergence alone. this would make it possible to identify such genes in other |
| 10646 | 3 | e event boundaries. an important result will be the timing of the holocene onset in lake suiget
by radiocarbon. lake suigetsu, however, will be dated by radiocarbon using a large number of te nual layers in the sediment.the results will be of significant interest and benefit to the scie |
| 13856 | 4 | in life and changes in predation rates should potentially exert a strong influence on bird num
man disturbance of natural environments could disrupt the fecundity-mortality balance of many s ain to be understood. in this project i will focus on the role of human-induced reductions in t al in parus species. in this context, i will explore the effect of life history traits on the a |
| 11823 | 6 | eria. our interpretation of the fossils will be aided by analysis using a high resolution versi
g the interpretation of the fossils. we will determine the basis of these chemical differences me geological layers. these experiments will be conducted to better understand known fossil emb tist in the field of fossil embryos. we will also undertake rotting experiments to understand t tructures in animal embryos. these data will be used to guide our interpretation of the biologi relatives. collectively, these answers will reveal the role of embryological evolution in one |
| 1993 | 6 | or successful reproduction and growth 2 could projected climate warming invalidate the use of t
nd small-scale flow through systems. we will complement these experiments with model analyses o odels on algae-zooplankton interactions will be extended to include planktivorous fish-zooplank us fish-zooplankton interactions. as we will be working with realistic climate scenarios of the of the knmi, the outcome of our studies will be useful for decision makers, as it contributes t . the anticipated results of this study will be well-founded predictions on the risk of cascadi |
| 7302 | 1 | ase across the entire french polynesia, will allow a more accurate assessment of the role of in
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| 12336 | 2 | ssification scheme. the current project will build on existing classification work and be align
on scheme due in spring 2009. this work will aid the regional marine conservation zone projects |
| 12464 | 1 | nd management. this part of the project will develop fisheries resource indicators that combine
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| 12465 | 4 | is biologically sustainable. the study will focus on aspects concerning the safeguarding of su
rocess on bycatch of non-target species will be assessed by identifying susceptible species and the population status of these species will be estimated along with the effect of discard of b tions for protecting non-target species will be evaluated using management strategy evaluation |
| 7677 | 4 | age large pelagic species. this project will be developed in two parts: 1 the development of se
ferent management options. this project will compare the responses of a novice panel applicatio responses of a novice panel application will be developed that simulates realistic population d oject. the comparison of the two panels will demonstrate whether a common and efficient managem |
| 1952 | 3 | ure on reproduction. in this project we will study the mechanism and the function of incubation
it populations. to achieve this goal we will use automatic registration of incubation rhythms, bility, male assistance and clutch size will quantify behavioral responses of the birds and ena |
| 11217 | 2 | ween bacteria than the basic genome. we will exploit the published complete genome sequence of
in this genus and related bacteria. we will monitor divergence of each of about 500 genes in a |
| 11192 | 3 | this project will address the horizontal transmission of baculovirus
nd exposing virus to simulated sunlight will investigate these questions. we will also determin ht will investigate these questions. we will also determine if there is heritable variation in |
| 11440 | 3 | have been collected from nw china. this will let us see how much sulphur was around, prior to a
nd during the mass extinction event. we will also measure its stable isotopic composition as th nt in these lake muds, this information should help us to decide exactly what impact the volcan |
| 7638 | 1 | groups. the objectives of this program will does it determine whether these criteria modeling
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| 11739 | 2 | les. the primary tool for this analysis will be electron backscatter diffraction, a scanning el
tures. the microstructural and cpo data will be compared with existing data from experimental c |
| 12264 | 1 | pulse crop genetic improvement network will be established, and genetic maps established for p
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| 12637 | 4 | gradation threats by 2030, this project will provide a synthesis of defra commissioned soils re
e this aim. the work of the last 20 yrs will be assessed within the soil natural capital stocks ucted on threats that may degrade soils will be evaluated within this context. the threats to u vices provided by soils. this synthesis will put the last 20 yrs of defra research in this cont |
| 12393 | 5 | customer purpose this programme of work will provide information without which it will be impos
ll provide information without which it will be impossible to assess the potential threat to uk nto the sea. all the methodologies used will be reported in detail and provide the basis for fu two year long programme of observations will be made in conjunction with existing marine fieldw es at key locations around the uk. this will enable the new information on ph to be set in the |
| 11113 | 3 | dissolved organic matter . this project will elucidate changes in carbohydrate fractions in bot
in this context the role of photolysis will be assessed with reference to biodegradation and b r. the results of this research project will benefit scientists investigating benthic-pelagic c |
| 164 | 2 | vironmental factors . all these systems will be analysed using the same statistical approach ba
he longitudinal factorial effects. this will generalize the approach successfully applied in th |
| 12222 | 6 | the project will focus on delivery of a range of computer-based dec
irst specific objective of this project will be to complete the introduction into practice of t across the department. the fas project will consist of a solution based on current/planned pro than building a new entity. the advice will offered through a choice of interfaces, including ch web portal. although the fas project will not consider advice further than that required by d consistent. the project proposed here will include consultation with the teams developing the |
| 11328 | 1 | oring in freshwater environments, which will be explored via collaboration with the environment
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| 11594 | 1 | oring in freshwater environments, which will be explored via collaboration with the environment
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| 7514 | 2 | linkage disequilibrium. . the approach will be developed from information genotyping of indivi
ing characters subject to the selection will be used in this approach |
| 15106 | 1 | an-type ecosystems. in this project, we will explore whether post-fire regeneration mode betwee
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| 15107 | 1 | an-type ecosystems. in this project, we will explore whether post-fire regeneration mode betwee
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| 15490 | 2 | onsequences of intraguild predation. it will provide a much needed quantitative review of studi
wn scientists for this kind of analyses will guarantee the necessary high standard of results d |
| 541 | 1 | ty and climate change have affected and will affect ecosystems and populations. long-term recor
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| 7126 | 2 | f species. to answer these questions we will transversely analyze all of our databases using th
tly available in several workshops that will bring together the entire air conditioning pop gro |
| 15160 | 1 | ly. likewise, we think that the project will contribute in the scientific synergies resulting f
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| 2118 | 3 | dynamics under natural conditions. this will help determine the impact of exploitation on the m
itation is sorely needed and this study will go a long way to provide the answers needed to dra t due to over-exploitation, our results will also highlight potential strategies for similar pr |
| 14578 | 4 | ions with more temporal persistence. we will compare the vital rates of different local populat
genetic differentiation of populations will be carried out. the genetic approach study will gi carried out. the genetic approach study will give interesting information on the patterns of co red in recent times along the shore and will complement the demographic study. |
| 15197 | 2 | he number of females nesting in florida could be due in part to the high rates of incidental by
ochronology. existing population models will be used to assess the demographic relevance of the |
| 1990 | 3 | pment of the fungus, and this in itself could steer clonal selection. a large viable population
of non-infected hosts from the sediment could obscure a clear selection pattern in the plankton n in the watercolumn. overall the study should result in a deeper understanding of the ways dis |
| 2094 | 3 | ally. two large-scale field experiments will be conducted that test whether energetic costs and
ependent survival. these and other data will be used to parameterize and existing spatially exp ross environmental gradients. the model will be evaluated against a third large-scale field stu |
| 7672 | 2 | uture most of the world wide population will live in urban areas. while public, urban plannings
oorganism diversity . these comparisons will root the urmidiv project at regional, national, an |
| 15511 | 3 | ractions and regulation. ultimately, we will provide information regarding the structure of thi
ll as their role during development. we will use three species of gastropod mollusks . with thi stropod mollusks . with this project we will make progress in understanding these pathways in o |
| 10764 | 1 | ngly degraded samples using desi-ms, we will finally test the analyser on archaeological potter
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| 7706 | 2 | pesticides. . finally, production costs will be analyzed in the same way that economic performa
gronomy and agriculture toulouse, which will enable students to participate in and benefit from |
| 14224 | 2 | ced cellular and mitochondrial delivery will be designed, synthesides and tested in vitro. vari
hemical and biological analysis methods will be applied to test the cellular delivery, toxicolo |
| 12626 | 6 | england and wales and a framework that will allow us to improve our understanding of erosion b
to monitor soil erosion. objective one will be to deliver an in-depth literature review, writt ovide a fundamental basis upon which we will build a consensus as to how we should monitor soil we will build a consensus as to how we should monitor soil erosion in the future. objective tw il erosion in the future. objective two will bring together a wide spectrum of erosion experts, ch and suggest a feasible approach that will allow us to conduct a cost-effective, national-sca |
| 12586 | 1 | t. additionally, monitoring information will also support the development and implementation of
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| 12401 | 1 | s, and identify how these relationships could change over time. objective 4 – present projecti
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| 12770 | 2 | imply a matter of enhanced policing but will require management strategies and techniques that
anticipated that these scoping studies will shape subsequently commissioned fieldwork evaluati |
| 11563 | 2 | e collagen nitrogen isotopic values. we will test our hypothesis on modern red deer, using a po
ues in archaeological human populations could relate to pregnancy/lactation rather than dietary |
| 10861 | 2 | hese decay columns are much longer than could be achieved by a fungus growing from a single poi
propriate germination conditions, so we will use modern molecular approaches to detect them. |
| 11190 | 1 | isation - mass spectrometry. the method will be applied to seawater collected from the plymouth
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| 14906 | 1 | potential zoonotic character. thus, it will contribute to the understanding of the epidemiolog
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| 12150 | 3 | as an outcome. modern research methods will be used for detection of invasive bee pathogens -
piaries, and the further investigations will allow evaluating invasivity of already detected an ervasions of bee parasites in lithuania will be proposed as well as the evaluation of pathogen |
| 15202 | 1 | canariensis natural populations , which will allow georeference each populations and single pal
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| 15460 | 1 | d general and specific information that could be useful for an evaluation of decission making o
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| 15128 | 3 | iological or structural characters that could be under directional selection and determine the
periments . the results of this project will allow the establishment of strategies for biodiver pecially sensitive to global change and will facilitate decision-making to mitigate the ecologi |
| 14162 | 7 | nger-lived, more mobile income breeders should have better developed defence traits. another ec
ay affect investment into immune system could be the cleanness of the food - e.g. species in wh ts feed on carrion - rich on microbes - should have stronger defences than the ones not feeding at all. the mechanisms mentioned above will be tested using two approaches which have rarely o this context. the trade-off hypothesis will be tested by a rearing experiment with a half-sib connections between the studied traits will be addressed using a comparative phylogenetic appr the hemolymph samples for immune assays will be collected from wild caught individuals from spe |
| 14538 | 1 | ortant for establishment and because it could extend the growth season, and influence the water
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| 13428 | 1 | his study commercial sea cucumber stock will be investigated between ayvalık and cesme location
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| 10968 | 2 | oduction, of ciliates. these parameters will be examined at inter and intra basin-scale levels
te production and its fate. the project will also provide a service to other components of the |
| 10390 | 1 | d at loughborough university. this data will be compared with the communities recorded in the c
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| 12265 | 2 | erests in ruminant livestock breeding - could be one way of promoting such a dialogue. this pro
promoting such a dialogue. this project will identify the scope of a potential ruminant gin, in |
| 2536 | 3 | vitation from the planetary motions, we will elucidate the individual rules used by the fish. u
. the methods developed in this project will help closing the gap between models and real swarm s and real swarms. a successful outcome will provide deep insights into the nature of swarms, h |
| 10952 | 1 | table enzyme and protein homologues. we will express, purify and screen a range of these enzyme
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| 10837 | 1 | g the level of sex peptide-like factors could provide improvements in pest suppression in insec
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| 11779 | 5 | of dominant soil bacteria, and then we will address how different nutrient inputs determined b
affect soil bacterial biodiversity. we will do this by assessing all soil samples taken as par tryside survey 2007. these soil samples will be thoroughly characterised with respect to soil c e countryside survey. using these soils will allow us to correlate several key soil variables w relationships have been established, we will select subsets of samples purely on the basis of s |
| 11813 | 3 | imilar price. such a cost-effective tag would enable researchers working on marine species to p
ing projects. in this project, the tags will be deployed on a marine group of particular topica lack of targeted research. data that we will collect thanks to our new gps technology are thus |
| 12338 | 1 | summary objective this project will review marine survey data and metadata held by cef
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| 12693 | 1 | the funding will support the organisation of a workshop and report
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| 10770 | 7 | lturing medium. by these experiments, i will seek the effect of the changes in the chemical com
the intensity of the vital effect. this will enable identifying what causes them and developing ry of the mineralisation is obtained, i will test this outcomes pertaining the biogeochemistry graphically and temporally. to do so, i will study core tops and core sediments from the last g m the last glacial maximum from which i will separate various coccolith species . taken togethe th species . taken together, these data will allow unlocking a part of the information containe water in the past. these new constrains will also be relevant for predicting the response of th |
| 10565 | 2 | irty other cats, some of these contacts will be connected to individuals outside the original g
ork data being unreliable. this project will take an interdisciplinary approach to solving the |
| 12375 | 4 | changes are occurring. this new project will provide a framework programme within which the uk
in uk shelf seas. summary objectives it will combine desk studies of existing and newly develop toring programme. a risk based approach will be adopted and the models developed under will be adopted and the models developed under will be populated with real measurements. |
| 12765 | 5 | ribution and abundance. several methods will be evaluated to determine local abundance, colonis
tion density, size and change.the study will also assess the relative cost-effectiveness of eac key outputs of this part of the project will be an assessment of this impact for the limited ra to mitigate their impact, this approach will offer stakeholders tools to monitor abundance and tractable. in particular, these results will provide defra with a science-based platform to ove |
| 12386 | 2 | opts the principles that the monitoring will be based on answering known questions , be conduct
marine monitoring activity. the manual will be suitable for both download and use by practitio |
| 12380 | 2 | g. quality status reports . the project will also contribute to a small education and knowledge
on and knowledge transfer programme and will annually update the gridded plankton database winc |
| 10173 | 2 | are based on the principal that females should choose males who carry good genes . however, dis
ness between individuals. these markers will then underpin and complement a primarily behaviour |
| 12755 | 1 | o provide advice to cop11. this project will review and assess expert knowledge and evidence ne
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| 11680 | 2 | s that diseases carried by each of them could possibly infect the other. we already know that b
of virus diseases between these insects could virtually wipe out both populations. the difficul |
| 12385 | 2 | ents. key customer purpose this project will provide management service and support for merman
s within the uk and europe. the project will include advising the final stages in the completio |
| 10420 | 1 | ntinued in others. this new methodology will sharpen the chronology, and the understanding of s
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| 11389 | 1 | ntinued in others. this new methodology will sharpen the chronology, and the understanding of s
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| 12292 | 4 | s and locations. in the future, the aim will be to use these resources to screen different plan
ect. the first objective of the project will be to collect and characterise s. sclerotiorum iso h wild and agricultural plant genotypes will be evaluated for sclerotinia resistance. hence it ed for sclerotinia resistance. hence it will be important to have representative wild and agric |
| 12334 | 1 | . key customer purpose: this data layer will aid the identification and selection of marine con
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| 12470 | 5 | al studies of cod movement, the project will undertake modelling to provide evidence to improve
sheries management measure. the project will provide evidence for the most effective way of ide cted that in the short term the results will improve the basis for the current real time closur sea, and in the medium and longer term will contribute to the scientific evidence base on usin a reformed common fisheries policy. it will have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the r |
| 12387 | 2 | for purpose and for policy. the project will also support the biological effects component of t
commission and in addition the project will help to influence and guide the uptake of biologic |
| 14955 | 2 | y used in our laboratory. these systems will enable us a more accurate estimate of divergence t
ellite linked to the snp and beside the will give us basic information about evolutive processe |
| 15494 | 4 | cts caused by concentrations of nitrate will be conducted, also examining its possible effects
ffects on the invertebrate species that will be used in laboratory experiments. subsequently, i ity bioassays with amphipods and snails will be carried out. finally, the last 8 months will be carried out. finally, the last 8 months will be devoted to the analysis and discussion of the o |
| 12570 | 3 | ent of salmonid populations. the models will also be used to inform decisions on the direction
ies in our current knowledge. the study will also advise on research and data collection needs rach and model developments. the models will be developed in an accessible format in order that |
| 7575 | 1 | software with a user friendly interface will be developed and made available to the internati
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| 10269 | 1 | nt in the early late cambrian . results will be published in the peer-reviewed scientific liter
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| 10827 | 1 | we will develop a spatially-explicit model of the dynamics
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| 12679 | 3 | the contractor will develop options for an indicator of invasive non-n
e species at gb and country level. they will then consult the scientific and policy making comm ment of change over time. the indicator will have two components: •a measure of the number and |
| 12528 | 5 | isions aimed at: the models and methods will then be used to study a series of trial scenarios
ation of the intervention. therefore we will integrate the epidemic models with modules describ ready-to-use theoretical framework. we will therefore integrate the models with modules descri ogens of statutory concern, the project will also provide a set of protocols describing how the of protocols describing how the models should be used in the case of an epidemic outbreak of a |
| 9960 | 3 | me instrument. the prototype instrument will be used to test two of these as a proof of concept
these as a proof of concept: firstly it will be used to measure low pressure mixtures of water re from a micro satellite. secondly, it will be used to measure the temperature at different he |
| 7570 | 1 | emory of these collections. our project will be to continue the already started developing the
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| 10485 | 6 | r plant populations. the tagged samples will be pooled together for high throughput sequencing
effectiveness. the resulting sequences will be sorted back to their original sample identities sample identities and analyzed. results will be validated by using the conventional methods wit samples. mass post-sequencing analyses will also be performed without sorting the samples to t the specific analyses and mass analyses will be compared. the mass analyses without the require ion of sampling regimes. the technology will offer a broad range of applications from large sca |
| 10144 | 2 | of trace gas measurements. this project will adapt this proven technique for use in the near in
region where key gases are active. this will involve optimising the existing design for use in |
| 9831 | 2 | roup-specific primers and probes. these will be tested on reference plasmids prior to their use
ronments, without the need for culture, will be evaluated. |
| 12551 | 2 | measures that are specific for the shb would be advantageous. at present there is no early det
all information gained from the project will be readily disseminated to all interested parties |
| 11118 | 5 | ope ratios obtained for these compounds will reflect the isotope profile of the original molecu
e of the original molecule. the project will firstly investigate potential compounds to use as pounds to use as isotopic markers. this will be carried out through analysis of individual amin mino acids and peptides. a crucial step will then be to verify that the isotope ratios of the p elop and rigorously test a method which would then have a wide range of specific applications w |
| 11282 | 5 | biomarkers of peat bog vegetation. this will be achieved by measuring the dd values of the n-c2
latitudinal transect. these dd records will then be correlated with other peat proxies, and te ollected over the past 200 years, which will allow us to calibrate the biomarker-specific dd re eotemperature proxy. this proposed work could provide us with an invaluable tool in which we co us with an invaluable tool in which we could study past regional temperature variations. |
| 11715 | 2 | nal and external forcing factors. these will have influenced atmospheric processes and led to m
intervals of earth history. the results will be underpinned by theoretical studies examining th |
| 10206 | 4 | lution the sediment transport component will be driven off time dependent hydraulics. piv will
iven off time dependent hydraulics. piv will be used to validate the cfd component. the propose the cfd component. the proposed scheme will allow a novel methodology for understanding the in ogical processes in the benthic system, will be explored. |
| 11226 | 4 | lution the sediment transport component will be driven off time dependent hydraulics. piv will
iven off time dependent hydraulics. piv will be used to validate the cfd component. the propose the cfd component. the proposed scheme will allow a novel methodology for understanding the in ogical processes in the benthic system, will be explored. |
| 14374 | 6 | : accompanied by a detailed user manual will allow a non-specialist to hierarchical cluster ima
ilar time series at numerous scales and will allow an accuracy assessment based on common accur ommon accuracy statistics. moreover, we will deliver proof of the importance of the integration hierarchical image segmentation and we will demonstrate the added-value of emthis where it con tensive study of the emthis methodology will deliver a detailed insight in the pros and cons fo ations. unique is also the fact that we will have brought together complementary experience to |
| 7499 | 4 | his, at first the genome of each strain will be amplified by long range pcr amplicons of one hu
ch other. amplicons showing differences will then be analyzed more precisely. . the selection o tion of these primers for amplification will be done through a computer program called genofrag veloped in the laboratory. both species will be studied staphylococcus aureus and mycoplasma pu |
| 12532 | 2 | hasing out of the use of methyl bromide will result in severe risks of the introduction of quar
ate, and opportunity arises, assistance will be offered to the phsi in the first use of schedul |
| 12700 | 1 | of remotely sensed, ground-truthed data will provide a new baseline that combines extent and qu
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| 7593 | 1 | ntary approach of comparative genomics, should allow the characterization of metabolic markers
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| 11134 | 2 | assessment outcomes. these shortcomings will be addressed in this project and include: on the r
on levels. the outcomes from this study will be published in journal and conference papers and |
| 12245 | 6 | n on integrated farm management systems will be incorporated, and conventional and organic farm
onventional and organic farming systems will be considered. this project will summarise the act ystems will be considered. this project will summarise the actions that farmers can/should carr summarise the actions that farmers can/should carry out as part of their farming system to ens the consequences of particular actions will be given, with anticipated outcomes, and various s cipated outcomes, and various scenarios will be tested using a range of modelling techniques. u |
| 14600 | 4 | sediments. the development of the tool will combine risk assessment . this project will help a
combine risk assessment . this project will help assess the relationship between sediment char oavailability / mobility, which in turn should improve our ability to predict the effects assoc ent of contaminated sediments. the tool will apply to the decision making process related to: n |
| 12233 | 7 | rmulate n recommendations. thus options will be developed for modification of existing variety
ent of n requirements and these options will be shared with stakeholders at a workshop. after a plans for a series of field experiments will be tailored to compare and validate the favoured o e the favoured options; the experiments will determine the minimum number and the levels of fer benefits to the public and the industry will be estimated, the most cost-effective methodologie ts in wheat and osr variety experiments will be deduced, and these will be recommended and prom experiments will be deduced, and these will be recommended and promoted to industry and other |
| 14330 | 2 | s projects.in indonesia, 2 redd studies will be investigated in collaboration with icraf, the w
e newly established klimos o * platform will play a crucial role in this. |
| 15182 | 2 | terns of variation allow . the analysis will be focus on finding the effect of selection in sub
selection in subdivided populations. it will be necessary the use of informatic equipment with |
| 9815 | 1 | derstanding of their network properties will help understanding of species extinctions and intr
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| 2176 | 6 | set of 50 microsatellites and 150 snps will be developed. initial analysis will be performed u
nps will be developed. initial analysis will be performed using the developed markers for the p g mackerel from the north sea component will be collected both in 2007 and also in the spring o 2008. in the planned main project , nvh will have the responsibility for development of genetic ers and most genetic analysis and nifes will have the main responsibility for parasite analysis or parasite analysis. the collaborators will benefit mutually from the broad competence in the |
| 6960 | 1 | s. future application of the indicators should result in the optimization of public money spent
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| 14615 | 3 | d to this animal group. such indicators will be based on the combination of morphometric variab
xpected that the results of the project would be instrumental to advance in the diagnosis of th phins. on the other hand, these results will provide an alternative and independent tool for as |
| 163 | 3 | nd use scenarios visual models and maps will be created, and on the basis of these maps and mod
s of land use changes to the bird fauna will be analysed. the scientific importance of the stud bird fauna, as an essential component, will be taken into account. |
| 7678 | 2 | n landscapes and land-use practices. we will couple a simulation model of land-use patterns in
organisms entering the atmosphere. this will allow us to 1 determine the impact of different sc |
| 14726 | 2 | ed as more valuable in this respect, we will develop landscape-level forest biodiversity indica
anish and european context. finally, we will provide specific recommendations for the estimatio |
| 12524 | 5 | y on n losses and usage the first point will be investigated by testing lettuce and broccoli cr
the results obtained. the second point will be addressed by including the majority of genotype future routine systems. the third point will focus on gathering additional information which wi gathering additional information which will be used to populate modules in the eu rotate n mod expressed interest in this project, and will be further consulted on material, measurements, an |
| 12522 | 1 | the countryside. meeting this objective will require multiple approaches, one of which is to en
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| 7498 | 1 | g dioxygenases highlights new genes. it would be important to characterize these genes operate
|
| 10167 | 3 | a pilot study will be undertaken combining both bulk and compound spe
fic diet-to-tissue fractionations. this will be the first attempt to sample a sufficiently comp tly comprehensive range of tissues that will allow mathematical modelling of the isotopic relat |
| 11266 | 6 | al cavity. this increase in laser power will make spontaneous raman signals much stronger compa
a special cavity with specific mirrors will be used which also amplifies the raman signals the it is expected that cavity enhancement will increase raman signals by orders of magnitude; spo cavity and stimulated raman excitation will result in a much greater sensitivity than conventi itivities of the proposed raman schemes will be required for the trace gas detection and monito tants in the environment. these schemes would allow new and improved analytical measurements wi |
| 9998 | 8 | s makes data processing non-trivial. we will build easy-to use pipelines for radseq data analys
n third party software. these pipelines will be used to verify the mapping of dauer entry and o ther genomes. these tools and protocols will subsequently be offered in-house to nerc science, ed through training and publication. we will also make available the validated radseq adapter s dapter sets at cost to nerc science. we will use three test systems. the major testbed will be e three test systems. the major testbed will be a set of recombinant inbred lines derived from, matode caenorhabditis elegans, where we will investigate the use of radseq markers in fine mapp traits in a fully-sequenced genome. we will also construct test libraries from two other organ |
| 12372 | 1 | the marine bill will introduce a marine planning system with regard to
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| 13731 | 3 | cohort at the end of the growing season will affect the survival through the winter season beca
designed to handle size-based dynamics will theoretically investigate the effects of the mecha ately and in combination. field studies will be carried out to yield data on individual growth |
| 7375 | 1 | botrytis cinerea fungus. these markers will be used to study the diversity of the fungus in th
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| 10006 | 20 | stakeholders involved with the project will be statutory agencies that provide advice and lice
phibian and reptile issues. the project will be divided into three phases which will be oversee will be divided into three phases which will be overseen by a steering group that includes prin ncludes principal stakeholders. phase i will comprise a series of regional workshops that will: s and analyses. from these workshops we will draft new standard protocols for survey design and e ii of the project the draft protocols will be road-tested on real survey projects being carri ects being carried out by end-users. we will provide a design and analysis service for a number h projects, and in return the end-users will provide feedback on the performance of the draft p draft protocols. in this way, end-users will gain hands-on experience of using statistical mode e project, feedback from the road-tests will lead to revised, final survey protocols that will to revised, final survey protocols that will then be disseminated via the project partner netwo roject partner network. in addition, we will run a training workshop that will ensure that more n, we will run a training workshop that will ensure that more tightly defined best practice gui fer. the economic impact of the project will be widespread. with several million pounds being s ess of such actions. the protocols that will emerge from this project will therefore allow ecol cols that will emerge from this project will therefore allow ecological consultants to produce on plans for their clients. equally, it will strengthen the decision-making processes involved atutory agencies, and local authorities will be better-informed when it comes to planning issue ing issues. managers of nature reserves will also be able to carry out more effective surveys o urveys of amphibians and reptiles which will enhance our knowledge of the regional and national |
| 11536 | 20 | stakeholders involved with the project will be statutory agencies that provide advice and lice
phibian and reptile issues. the project will be divided into three phases which will be oversee will be divided into three phases which will be overseen by a steering group that includes prin ncludes principal stakeholders. phase i will comprise a series of regional workshops that will: s and analyses. from these workshops we will draft new standard protocols for survey design and e ii of the project the draft protocols will be road-tested on real survey projects being carri ects being carried out by end-users. we will provide a design and analysis service for a number h projects, and in return the end-users will provide feedback on the performance of the draft p draft protocols. in this way, end-users will gain hands-on experience of using statistical mode e project, feedback from the road-tests will lead to revised, final survey protocols that will to revised, final survey protocols that will then be disseminated via the project partner netwo roject partner network. in addition, we will run a training workshop that will ensure that more n, we will run a training workshop that will ensure that more tightly defined best practice gui fer. the economic impact of the project will be widespread. with several million pounds being s ess of such actions. the protocols that will emerge from this project will therefore allow ecol cols that will emerge from this project will therefore allow ecological consultants to produce on plans for their clients. equally, it will strengthen the decision-making processes involved atutory agencies, and local authorities will be better-informed when it comes to planning issue ing issues. managers of nature reserves will also be able to carry out more effective surveys o urveys of amphibians and reptiles which will enhance our knowledge of the regional and national |
| 12392 | 3 | t a national and regional scale, the uk would demonstrate how to ensure the most efficient use
he extension to this, an existing tool, would enable the uk to hold information in one location . it is the objectives of this proposal will be to create a visual global |
| 2019 | 2 | key to understanding this relationship will be found in uncovering the contribution of gene fa
vertebrate model system. to this end we will investigate: 1. the biological roles of tbp, tbp-l |
| 10652 | 2 | the coforchange project will gather for 4 years a unique interdisciplinary team
ecies or groups of species. those tools will address decision-makers needs to reason, on a soun |
| 11832 | 2 | the coforchange project will gather for 4 years a unique interdisciplinary team
ecies or groups of species. those tools will address decision-makers needs to reason, on a soun |
| 14431 | 1 | nt ecological and palaeontological data would determine the diatom diversity pattern on the bal
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| 11459 | 1 | logies incorporating fossil constraints will then be used to estimate the divergence times of t
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| 11031 | 6 | tle. radioactive elements in the mantle should have recorded the time when the melts that forme
inents are also found in the mantle, it would confirm the idea of pulsed continental growth. fu pulsed continental growth. further, it would suggest that during these events, there was massi ing ages than other isotopes. the study will take advantage of recent advances in analytical te cal technology and most of the analyses will be done by ablating samples with a laser. this wil by ablating samples with a laser. this will allow a large amount of data to be acquired in a s |
| 11634 | 8 | rship between science and industry that will use industrially operated remotely operated vehicl
gic and fundamental scientific research will be in direct collaboration with the deep-water oil ntal management issues/questions and it will ensure that this knowledge is transferred, as dige to the collaborators. the proposed work will be carried out at primary science targets in impor mexico collaboration with the industry will allow the comparison of communities in different a in these seabed habitats. this project will form part of the serpent project, which has suppor of global facilities. the dieps project will provide uk science with a portal for knowledge tra ually incurred in deep-sea research. it will provide important support for the increased use of |
| 10331 | 3 | mputer model . the biomechanical models will first be created for extant species and will be ba
first be created for extant species and will be based on biomechanical principles, actualistic ecific predictions made by these models will be appraised against the results of our fe models |
| 9819 | 3 | mputer model . the biomechanical models will first be created for extant species and will be ba
first be created for extant species and will be based on biomechanical principles, actualistic ecific predictions made by these models will be appraised against the results of our fe models |
| 10184 | 3 | of experimental and theoretical work we will test the effect of diet quality on sexual attracti
ecies, the three-spined stickleback. we will then explore how the trade-offs between these fact an. it also explores why sexual signals should be based on limiting nutrients in the natural en |
| 11061 | 7 | to get the most out of reproduction. we will examine the compatibility between sperm and egg in
evolved local adaptations forever. one could imagine a similar situation if domestic dogs were d; eventually the pure, wild wolf genes would be lost if release occurred every year at high en risk of farmed fish to wild stocks. we will answer this question by measuring the fertility of of sperm and egg in a salmon river. we will also examine fertilisation success when wild and f s which occurs normally in the wild. we will also measure how fertile farmed salmon are with a ed hybrids to be produced. our research will allow us to measure the relative fertility of farm |
| 11177 | 3 | disrupting chemicals. these experiments would be used to examine comparisons in the genes being
ch experimental manipulation. key genes would be selected and utilised to develop assays to ass etic data acquired during these studies would be made publically available through a specially |
| 9863 | 3 | disrupting chemicals. these experiments would be used to examine comparisons in the genes being
ch experimental manipulation. key genes would be selected and utilised to develop assays to ass etic data acquired during these studies would be made publically available through a specially |
| 14545 | 2 | ation of those lineages . these studies will be complemented by a molecular phylogenetic study
olecular phylogenetic study in which we will focus in the evolution of asexuality in aphids. |
| 11124 | 1 | spring to the parents. as such, parents should invest differentially in different offspring dep
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| 14181 | 3 | of the herbaceous canopy by elongation should improve plants light capture. on the other hand,
to responses to herbaceous competitors should be favored. the possibility of differential resp hbours and overtopping woody plants. we shall perform extensive measurements of light quality i |
| 11219 | 5 | t of its big toe. we need methods which will tell us what are the common features of fossil tra
ikely that in the next three years they will find even more new footprint trails. human walking m with the new footprints of early homo should tell us a lot about how lucy s flexible foot cha e foot changed into a stiffer one which could push-off hard enough to let us walk or run long d l experiments in soft mud and ash which will tie these models into the real world. but we must |
| 11707 | 5 | t of its big toe. we need methods which will tell us what are the common features of fossil tra
ikely that in the next three years they will find even more new footprint trails. human walking m with the new footprints of early homo should tell us a lot about how lucy s flexible foot cha e foot changed into a stiffer one which could push-off hard enough to let us walk or run long d l experiments in soft mud and ash which will tie these models into the real world. but we must |
| 9818 | 3 | dinosaur and plant groups or body types would be consistent with co-evolution; conversely, the
nversely, the lack of such associations would falsify co-evolutionary hypotheses. negative resu d by the fossil evidence. this analysis will therefore provide the first empirical test of the |
| 1962 | 3 | l effects on natural enemies, and hence could lead to incompatibility between breeding for herb
plant fitness. five specific hypotheses will be tested, using a combination of laboratory, meso esocosm, and field studies. the project will contribute to our understanding of both the evolut |
| 10338 | 7 | or dating continental sedimentary rocks could be developed, robust chronologies could be constr
could be developed, robust chronologies could be constructed to study the p-t extinction and ot ed with the known age to within 1ma. we will extend this pilot study to determine the condition onologies for sedimentary sequences. we will assess the accuracy and resolution of our techniqu has been constrained independently. we will then apply our methods to determine ages for impor uccessful development of this technique would provide a method to establish absolute ages of bo bone-bearing sedimentary sequences, and will provide a chronological framework within which the |
| 10040 | 2 | ms as our test species. two experiments will involve growing these plants outdoors at the two s
. we also plan a field experiment which will include these species to see if the results from t |
| 10158 | 7 | rctic ice sheet. to meet these aims, we will undertake the direct measurement and sampling of w
n the floors of subglacial lakes, which would provide critical insights into the glacial histor ld reconnaissance studies. this project will build, test and deploy all the equipment necessary ronmentally responsible manner. samples will be analysed and split at laboratories in the field een in a planning stage for four years, will be a benchmark exercise in the exploration of anta rcise in the exploration of antarctica, will make profound scientific discoveries regarding lif d west antarctic ice sheet history, and will be of genuine interest to the public and media. |
| 10431 | 7 | rctic ice sheet. to meet these aims, we will undertake the direct measurement and sampling of w
n the floors of subglacial lakes, which would provide critical insights into the glacial histor ld reconnaissance studies. this project will build, test and deploy all the equipment necessary ronmentally responsible manner. samples will be analysed and split at laboratories in the field een in a planning stage for four years, will be a benchmark exercise in the exploration of anta rcise in the exploration of antarctica, will make profound scientific discoveries regarding lif d west antarctic ice sheet history, and will be of genuine interest to the public and media. |
| 10432 | 7 | rctic ice sheet. to meet these aims, we will undertake the direct measurement and sampling of w
n the floors of subglacial lakes, which would provide critical insights into the glacial histor ld reconnaissance studies. this project will build, test and deploy all the equipment necessary ronmentally responsible manner. samples will be analysed and split at laboratories in the field een in a planning stage for four years, will be a benchmark exercise in the exploration of anta rcise in the exploration of antarctica, will make profound scientific discoveries regarding lif d west antarctic ice sheet history, and will be of genuine interest to the public and media. |
| 10723 | 7 | rctic ice sheet. to meet these aims, we will undertake the direct measurement and sampling of w
n the floors of subglacial lakes, which would provide critical insights into the glacial histor ld reconnaissance studies. this project will build, test and deploy all the equipment necessary ronmentally responsible manner. samples will be analysed and split at laboratories in the field een in a planning stage for four years, will be a benchmark exercise in the exploration of anta rcise in the exploration of antarctica, will make profound scientific discoveries regarding lif d west antarctic ice sheet history, and will be of genuine interest to the public and media. |
| 11714 | 7 | rctic ice sheet. to meet these aims, we will undertake the direct measurement and sampling of w
n the floors of subglacial lakes, which would provide critical insights into the glacial histor ld reconnaissance studies. this project will build, test and deploy all the equipment necessary ronmentally responsible manner. samples will be analysed and split at laboratories in the field een in a planning stage for four years, will be a benchmark exercise in the exploration of anta rcise in the exploration of antarctica, will make profound scientific discoveries regarding lif d west antarctic ice sheet history, and will be of genuine interest to the public and media. |
| 9907 | 7 | rctic ice sheet. to meet these aims, we will undertake the direct measurement and sampling of w
n the floors of subglacial lakes, which would provide critical insights into the glacial histor ld reconnaissance studies. this project will build, test and deploy all the equipment necessary ronmentally responsible manner. samples will be analysed and split at laboratories in the field een in a planning stage for four years, will be a benchmark exercise in the exploration of anta rcise in the exploration of antarctica, will make profound scientific discoveries regarding lif d west antarctic ice sheet history, and will be of genuine interest to the public and media. |
| 11360 | 3 | ankton in natural waters. the technique will be developed using phytoplankton host:virus:grazer
us:grazer systems in the laboratory. it will then be tested in natural waters in a seasonal stu geochemical provinces. this information will be used to interpret phytoplankton:viral:grazer po |
| 13575 | 1 | ence of other scavengers . this project will give us a basic understanding of the consequences
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| 10142 | 3 | irect effect on competition. my project will involve a different model: rotifers. they are tiny
es living together. such high diversity will enhance the power of the tests, in comparison with species. the first part of the project will involve sampling different communities in differen |
| 10094 | 3 | rain pest food resources. aflp analysis will determine heterogeneity within and between populat
ts to maize stores. field study results will be calibrated by experimental work in the laborato er for dispersal. conventional taxonomy will verify the species attracted to pheromones of the |
| 1936 | 6 | of characteristic species of sand areas will be taken from literature or experimentally screene
perimentally screened. these parameters will be used to set up two wind dispersal models, a sta a on external seed transport by animals will be taken from literature while internal transport rom literature while internal transport will be measured experimentally. both will be related t t will be measured experimentally. both will be related to daily animal movement and used to se ls. once developed, the tools mentioned will give more insight in the potential dispersal of en |
| 12149 | 7 | species - round goby . genetic methods will allow to determine rg and as genetic diversity and
termine rg and as genetic diversity and will allow to assess phylogenetic relationships, origin er dispersion vectors. parasite studies will provide additional knowledge about rs and as speci ies. as abundance regulation experiment would be carried out during project. results of experim project. results of experiment in vivo will help to control further dispersion and abundance. persion and abundance. project findings would give us essential information about invasiveness and potential impact on eco-systems and would be background for mitigation measures to stop fur |
| 10474 | 2 | the idea that transcriptional profiling will let the organism inform us of the key environmenta
esponding to . taken together this work will make major inroads in our understanding of the rou |
| 9905 | 2 | the idea that transcriptional profiling will let the organism inform us of the key environmenta
esponding to . taken together this work will make major inroads in our understanding of the rou |
| 9807 | 5 | tal epidermal cells. in this project we will try to understand how and why the bees prefer the
ving conical cells affects a flower. we will test whether conical cells alter perceived petal c petals with conical and flat cells. we will test whether they react to visible differences bet ndle the different flowers. finally, we will use electron microscopy to survey the petal cell s ollinates the flower. these experiments will allow us to dissect the interaction between bee be |
| 15381 | 3 | rms are produced in the germ line, they will have the probability to be fixed in the population
ts through a multidisciplinary approach will provide new insights as to whether particular sequ ammalian genomes. moreover, the project will significantly enhance the research environment and |
| 13945 | 1 | hind the direct uptake. in addition, we will evaluate the competitive advantage that comes with
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| 11733 | 1 | , bas and nerc research programmes and will directly collaborate with research scientists from
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| 10160 | 5 | different times through the year. this will allow us to answer the fundamental question, can w
highly varied on completion, our study will provide an extensive and high-quality dataset that extensive and high-quality dataset that could be used as a baseline for future research. furthe uture research. further, the results we will obtain will be of considerable academic interest t ch. further, the results we will obtain will be of considerable academic interest to both physi |
| 15096 | 1 | ied point of view, the results obtained will be valuable in order to improve our integrative ma
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| 6871 | 1 | roups of higher organisms. such studies should provide the scientific background to the ecologi
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| 2479 | 2 | uate its potential ecosystem impact. we will accomplish this through a combination of monitorin
agic community. the resulting knowledge will improve our ability to understand and predict chan |
| 156 | 2 | will help to determine which of them should be included
will help to determine which of them should be included in the red data book of estonia and |
| 1984 | 1 | se aims a molecular biological approach will be combined with detailed measurements of n2 fixat
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| 7138 | 2 | separate the different response groups will be determined and a model based on the related pro
on the related processes these features will be built with that information to test the capabil |
| 12056 | 1 | lized species to stressful environments could be locally abundant, although particularly threat
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| 15524 | 1 | etic context, for some selected taxa we will generate ecological niche models to make predictio
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| 13838 | 2 | arsely studied by molecular methods. we will develop molecular-based multi-gene phylogenies and
l traits. the ectomycorrhizal condition will be ascertained through molecular identification of |
| 11275 | 3 | ses suggest that one such diverse group could be related to the fungi. the fungi include the we
a greater appreciation of their biology will provide important data for understanding the evolu of environmental samples. this approach will enable us to observe the nature of these microbial |
| 14660 | 2 | provide a broad-ranging data base that would allow the co-relation of cyanobacteria diversity
f growth in the presence of pollutants, could perhaps be used in the future as indicators of ec |
| 11731 | 2 | evels. to explore these issues, samples will be collected in the deep weddell and scotia seas d
search for naked foraminifera. results will be relevant to major international biodiversity in |
| 7533 | 1 | genetic diversity of wild yams dry zone will be studied on species currently used and most inte
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| 185 | 4 | d changes. in the proposed research, we will conduct a complex study to reveal the relative imp
ly to exist only as metapopulations. we will examine the response of species richness, composit with woody plants. a special attention will be paid to the relative importance of historical a toids. afterwards, the studied patterns will be compared to existing data from another trophic |
| 2480 | 6 | ribution of haptophyte specific viruses will be examined, and how they affect the haptophyte di
e diversity. in the proposed project we will apply the latest technologies in molecular biology c ecological problems. the biodiversity will be explored by a.o. environmental pyrosequencing, oscopy and culturing. seasonal dynamics will be examined by combining the use of microscopy, mo al waters through the year. the project will improve the understanding of the dynamics in the m ptophytes play a significant role. this will increase our understanding on fundamental processe |
| 14675 | 2 | othesis, the initial aim of the project will be to characterize the mycorrhizal condition and d
sphere processes of gypsophilous plants will be also ascertain by means of the determination of |
| 7382 | 2 | n of corn on the diversity of six genes will be characterized by allelic sequencing the coding
derstanding the evolution of the family will be complemented by the identification of unknown m |
| 7013 | 1 | ic pathways of speciation field studies will be made to gain data on host plants and on distrib
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| 10182 | 5 | field sampling will investigate the extent and nature of the predatory
sourhope. a molecular dietary analysis will determine the composition of beetle prey. controll rolled field and laboratory experiments will follow the passage of a 13c pulse through the syst ophic levels. a manipulative experiment will investigate whether top-down effects on slugs are n of the plant community. these studies will address the overall objective of understanding the |
| 13468 | 3 | scapes for which there are detailed and will also investigate the potential use of high resolut
cies in relatively young grasslands. we will explore the chronology of species-establishment an onal grasslands on a european scale, we will seek generalities by comparing results from öland |
| 14905 | 2 | squiterpenes, diterpenes and polyethers will be identified, and the pathway for syntheses of th
. finally, at the end of the project we will have obtained a germoplasm bank and other related |
| 14842 | 5 | geographic distribution of the species will be determined as well as its main morphological tr
y, a study of the genotypic variability will be carried out, in order to develop this purpose n ear and chloroplastic molecular markers will be used. the integration of both results will allo e used. the integration of both results will allow us to establish the origin of the group, the ation state of the different subspecies will be collected including the collection of seeds fro |
| 422 | 1 | ion mechanisms, unknown among copepods, could be involved in the maintenance of copepod in the
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| 431 | 1 | evation, whereas no genetical structure could be observed in extant arvicoline populations.
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| 421 | 1 | g the ability of soil fauna to disperse would be more prevalent in communities as land use gets
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| 14120 | 4 | like several orchids. to approach these will require an understanding of both the population ge
aphic analysis throughout several years would thus give a possibility to describe the mechanism t survival rates this fundamental study will remarkably enhance our understanding on population e of threatened orchids and the results will be applicable also in nature conservation. |
| 2061 | 5 | rs, forage fish species and zooplankton will be collected during regular cruises in the barents
egular cruises in the barents sea. data will be analyzed by using a recently developed multi-sc fferent hierarchical spatial scales. we will quantify the scales of the spatial pattern and the the different predator-prey groups. we will furthermore examine the spatial response of the ap nd spatial pattern of prey. finally, we will quantify the temporal stability and predictability |
| 7001 | 1 | es with distinctly different haplotypes will be examined.
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| 15065 | 2 | ubation times. new molecular techniques will allow rapid and accurate identifications, as well
uding phenotypic and genotypic data. it will be easily accessible through internet, to make it |
| 15520 | 1 | in this project a multidisciplinar team will pursue 5 main objectives: 1 analysis of the variab
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| 10378 | 4 | hin these communities. professor miller will investigate transposable elements in bacteria from
om antarctic water whilst at cardiff we will use these samples to provide a snap shot of the ph . plaque assays and electron microscopy will count numbers. further study will examine morpholo scopy will count numbers. further study will examine morphology, host range and transduction po |
| 15287 | 2 | sis and the activity of defence systems will be comparatively studied in the three photobionts
irradiances. the expected results also will afford us to predict the impact of anthropogenic e |
| 15288 | 2 | sis and the activity of defence systems will be comparatively studied in the three photobionts
irradiances. the expected results also will afford us to predict the impact of anthropogenic e |
| 14146 | 4 | n with existing morphological expertise will likely lead to the development of dna barcodes. th
ns. metadata on all collected specimens will be uploaded to the unite database via the intraweb abase via the intraweb plutof that both will be improved to enable submitting and retrieval of reference sequences to public databases will provide valuable means for future biodiversity ass |
| 11756 | 1 | and estuaries in the sw uk. the project will also deliver a novel and simple method for pigment
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| 13878 | 5 | b we propose the use of techniques that will add a high resolution of the structure of soil foo
f dna extracts of soil animals and soil will identify fungal dna sequences to species. the freq species encountered in amplified clones will determine the abundance of fungi and thus the feed soil microorganims and of soil animals will determine their trophic levels in the food web. pr experiments with plant derived material will determine the structure and diversity of soil food |
| 15068 | 4 | plex courtship behaviour. therefore, we will also use behavioural data to further diagnose evol
erent mediterranean loxosceles lineages will be investigated by means of standard protocols. in of standard protocols. in addition, we will use microbiology techniques to characterize the pr osceles lineages present in our country will greatly contribute to a better diagnosis and treat |
| 10427 | 4 | n a digital structure. these techniques will be used because they are non-invasive, thereby rem
in nature. the results of this project will lead to a greater understanding of the effect of f raints imposed by the jaw muscles. this will help explain the exceptional evolutionary success odents. we anticipate that the research will benefit environmental and evolutionary biologists |
| 11218 | 4 | n a digital structure. these techniques will be used because they are non-invasive, thereby rem
in nature. the results of this project will lead to a greater understanding of the effect of f raints imposed by the jaw muscles. this will help explain the exceptional evolutionary success odents. we anticipate that the research will benefit environmental and evolutionary biologists |
| 11427 | 4 | n a digital structure. these techniques will be used because they are non-invasive, thereby rem
in nature. the results of this project will lead to a greater understanding of the effect of f raints imposed by the jaw muscles. this will help explain the exceptional evolutionary success odents. we anticipate that the research will benefit environmental and evolutionary biologists |
| 12053 | 1 | and on the genetic stability of strains will be drawn. to propose methods based on molecular ma
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| 9919 | 2 | ical, agricultural and other databases, will provide a universal tool for taxonomy. it is not n
ntage. we expect that this kind of work will set standards for the practice of taxonomy in the |
| 12694 | 3 | project summary the project will develop the use of dna techniques for the identifi
dentification of gonystylus species. it will broaden the range of sample types that can be iden processed products such as plywood. it will make the findings and procedures available to uk c |
| 11874 | 2 | predict how envionmental perturbations will affect or threaten these unique terrestrial commun
nd inorganic nitrogen. ultimately, this will enhance mathematical models used for predicting ec |
| 10034 | 2 | l can be considered acid . the findings will benefit those in agriculture, forestry and industr
naged acidic soil systems. the findings will also be important to researchers trying to underst |
| 10255 | 5 | under future atmospheric co2 scenarios will have major influences on global biodiversity and w
anges, and other periodic perturbations will challenge the stability of current vegetation and tion by the moth epirrita autumnata. we will therefore investigate field responses to a simulat n a controlled environment facility, we will also investigate whether variations in soil temper n soil temperature and moisture content will interact with the future capacity of arctic soils |
| 12655 | 3 | the results from this project will be analysed and submitted for publication and if t
eventing bats approaching wind turbines will be available to the power generation industry and le to the power generation industry and will help meet our obligation under the eurobats agreem |
| 11464 | 1 | n in water quality due to pollution. we will use our model to test whether lake trophic status
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| 11799 | 1 | n in water quality due to pollution. we will use our model to test whether lake trophic status
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| 2022 | 2 | vides the strongest proof for this, and will therefore be studied using advanced techniques suc
gging. quantitative mathematical models will be made to calculate how reef fish population viab |
| 11284 | 1 | ling and c budget. the above hypotheses will be tested by employing and further developing meth
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| 10189 | 1 | are diverse and exhibit selectivity. we shall therefore measure the diversity of am fungi colon
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| 11335 | 3 | ensuring future food security in the uk will rely on increasing crop production by c. 70% by 20
by 2070. meeting these production goals will depend on reducing crop losses to insect pests at ions that enhance such crop resistance, could therefore be invaluable. the aim of this project |
| 11846 | 4 | . in this interdisciplinary approach we will combine the continuous physical and biological oce
biological oceanographic features that will be studied in the oceans2025 program with the addi . with these combined data products, we will identify and define the characteristics of these s edator-prey interactions. this research will greatly enhance the type of mechanistic understand |
| 10736 | 2 | ed in response to cadmium. this project will increase our basic scientific understanding of a f
and turn out to be metal-responsive, it will offer a potential new set of molecular biomarkers |
| 10817 | 10 | to respond to herbivory in a way which could lead to cycles, but we have discovered a novel wa
l way in which changes in plant quality could cause cycles in herbivore populations. this mecha m has not been considered before but it could apply to wide range of plant-herbivore systems. o ge-scale field experiments. firstly, we will determine the silica levels in grasses in areas wh if our ideas are correct, silica levels should be declining in areas where vole populations are tions are increasing and vice versa. we will then set up an experiment to measure the rate and a at different levels of grazing and we will also measure how quickly the levels of silica defe ls of silica defences decrease. then we will test our ideas by moving voles into areas where we wth and reproduction. these experiments will assess whether changes in plant defences can cause species and livestock, so this project will be useful to both conservation and sustainable agr |
| 11049 | 10 | to respond to herbivory in a way which could lead to cycles, but we have discovered a novel wa
l way in which changes in plant quality could cause cycles in herbivore populations. this mecha m has not been considered before but it could apply to wide range of plant-herbivore systems. o ge-scale field experiments. firstly, we will determine the silica levels in grasses in areas wh if our ideas are correct, silica levels should be declining in areas where vole populations are tions are increasing and vice versa. we will then set up an experiment to measure the rate and a at different levels of grazing and we will also measure how quickly the levels of silica defe ls of silica defences decrease. then we will test our ideas by moving voles into areas where we wth and reproduction. these experiments will assess whether changes in plant defences can cause species and livestock, so this project will be useful to both conservation and sustainable agr |
| 11562 | 10 | to respond to herbivory in a way which could lead to cycles, but we have discovered a novel wa
l way in which changes in plant quality could cause cycles in herbivore populations. this mecha m has not been considered before but it could apply to wide range of plant-herbivore systems. o ge-scale field experiments. firstly, we will determine the silica levels in grasses in areas wh if our ideas are correct, silica levels should be declining in areas where vole populations are tions are increasing and vice versa. we will then set up an experiment to measure the rate and a at different levels of grazing and we will also measure how quickly the levels of silica defe ls of silica defences decrease. then we will test our ideas by moving voles into areas where we wth and reproduction. these experiments will assess whether changes in plant defences can cause species and livestock, so this project will be useful to both conservation and sustainable agr |
| 11829 | 10 | to respond to herbivory in a way which could lead to cycles, but we have discovered a novel wa
l way in which changes in plant quality could cause cycles in herbivore populations. this mecha m has not been considered before but it could apply to wide range of plant-herbivore systems. o ge-scale field experiments. firstly, we will determine the silica levels in grasses in areas wh if our ideas are correct, silica levels should be declining in areas where vole populations are tions are increasing and vice versa. we will then set up an experiment to measure the rate and a at different levels of grazing and we will also measure how quickly the levels of silica defe ls of silica defences decrease. then we will test our ideas by moving voles into areas where we wth and reproduction. these experiments will assess whether changes in plant defences can cause species and livestock, so this project will be useful to both conservation and sustainable agr |
| 11441 | 2 | on analysis and phospholipid fatty acid will allow the degree of utilisation of new and old car
profiling and structural investigations will allow the classes of consumer micro-organisms to b |
| 13610 | 2 | f the information that is available now will be lost during autumn senescence of macrophytes an
ober. we assume that the collected data will be useful to the understanding of non-linear respo |
| 10564 | 4 | s curated at the university of bradford will be scanned to investigate progressive stages of mi
ware, 3d coloured images and animations will be produced to track the advancing front of minera potential time-lines are identified, we will test them in fully developed modern and ancient te he oxygen isotope ratios along the line should vary in a regular manner because they are sensit |
| 10211 | 2 | antities of c from their host plants. i will use advances in stable isotope and molecular metho
diversities. below ground c allocation will be investigated for scots pine and birch that repr |
| 13790 | 2 | k in benthic ecosystems. the first part will test two key hypotheses about growth rates and nut
s composition, growth and stoichiometry will help to predict effects of eutrophication and loss |
| 11604 | 2 | pted for life in the wild. this project will test whether the heritable responses of the endang
dna analyses of the source populations will be used to determine whether there are any genetic |
| 11264 | 5 | rent contexts. all of these experiments will take place with groups of just five fish, given th
ferent levels of expertise . however, i will then use a series of computer simulations based on dred individuals are concerned, which i will then test in the laboratory. overall, this project n the laboratory. overall, this project will be the first attempt to manipulate the distributio tion and personality within groups, and will provide a new insight into the function of diversi |
| 11546 | 5 | rent contexts. all of these experiments will take place with groups of just five fish, given th
ferent levels of expertise . however, i will then use a series of computer simulations based on dred individuals are concerned, which i will then test in the laboratory. overall, this project n the laboratory. overall, this project will be the first attempt to manipulate the distributio tion and personality within groups, and will provide a new insight into the function of diversi |
| 11551 | 4 | y play a role in adaptive evolution. we will use the hawaiian endemic plant genus schiedea test
selected allele across several species should distort the phylogeny of that gene, making it in cted by interspecific introgression. we will estimate the proportion of genes with distorted ph orted phylogenies in genus schiedea and will test whether the distortion could have been caused |
| 10439 | 2 | e in n preference of h. ericae isolates will infer variability in n assimilation by the associa
ion vaccinium myrtillus/h. ericae. this will be tested using a factorial experiment comparing n |
| 9927 | 8 | omond national park. half of each brood will be supplemented with taurine and the rest with a n
elopment and blood antioxidant activity will be compared between treatment groups and between n d artificially reduced broods. also, we will determine whether taurine aids the assimilation of upplemented chicks. all plasma analyses will be carried out by dr ramsay, the pdra, in the labo tioxidant levels in experimental chicks will be assessed by measuring cell-mediated immune func on and plumage reflectance. finally, we will test the idea that spiders are limiting in some wa are limiting in some way for parids. we will monitor provisioning, using infrared cameras in ne or whom we request salary. this project will improve our understanding of parental provisioning |
| 10136 | 7 | sources available to the mother, and so will vary with her nutritional state , linked to increa
fspring are unknown. in this project we will relate female condition to a diverse range of egg y, and in a unique and novel experiment will investigate the consequences of variation in mater n returning to the river conon to spawn will be classified according to their body condition, a from females in good and poor condition will then be planted out into natural streams that lack barriers. the survival rate of the fry will be related to the body condition of their mother, sh. in parallel with this field work we will measure various traits of the eggs and fry in the |
| 10678 | 3 | ion of excess light energy in leaves. i will examine the extent to which psbs content changes i
refore the capacity for photoprotection will be greater in a sun species as compared to a shade to a shade-tolerant species. this study will attempt to underpin the mechanistic basis for ligh |
| 10944 | 3 | that commonly occur in these soils. we will also test whether plants have to compete with othe
petition for this limiting resource. we will do this by using state of the art tracer technique ent nitrogen forms from the plants this will also allow us to test whether there is a relations |
| 10241 | 6 | cross-fertilize. the proposed research will use the colonial invertebrate celleporella hyalina
ogous to plants, hermaphroditic animals should produce less sperm when fertilizing themselves t breeding. harmful effects of inbreeding will be assessed in relation to the frequency of self f e atlantic to ensure genetic diversity, will be cloned by taking cuttings and used in experimen of hull, dna fingerprinting of progeny will be used to distinguish cases of self fertilization is investigation, budgeted at £187,977, will help understanding of genetic components of marine |
| 11100 | 6 | cross-fertilize. the proposed research will use the colonial invertebrate celleporella hyalina
ogous to plants, hermaphroditic animals should produce less sperm when fertilizing themselves t breeding. harmful effects of inbreeding will be assessed in relation to the frequency of self f e atlantic to ensure genetic diversity, will be cloned by taking cuttings and used in experimen of hull, dna fingerprinting of progeny will be used to distinguish cases of self fertilization is investigation, budgeted at £187,977, will help understanding of genetic components of marine |
| 9840 | 9 | ountain hare survival and fecundity. we will develop and test methods for remotely monitoring a
ual hares use of feeding stations. this will enable us to relate individual survival and fecund individuals use of teed stations. hares will be live trapped, implanted with pit tags and a sub mplanted with pit tags and a sub-sample will be fitted with radio-collars prior to winter. indi ter. individual use of feeding stations will be recorded by a remote pit tag reader and data lo logger. survival and feeding behaviour will be studied using radio-telemetry monthly live-trap trapping throughout the breeding season will enable us to assess body condition, time of breedi lect information at an individual level will be great use in future work as it will allow us to will be great use in future work as it will allow us to carry about experiments and make model |
| 7687 | 1 | partnership, our poulhaie crem project will evaluate the role of linear elements of mainly hed
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| 2169 | 1 | ects of these drivers on vegetation, we will also study how vegetational changes in turn have c
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| 15389 | 2 | most hard impacts on aquatic resources will be both the reduction in surface water discharges
equence, the increase of water salinity will affect probably to many arid streams. information |
| 11492 | 5 | physiology on plant drought tolerance, will be tested with phylogenetically controlled experim
to drought tolerance in the c4 grasses, will be tested within the paccad clade, which encompass ysiological and phylogenetic hypotheses will be quantified by extending the screening analysis sted within the same clade. experiments will target key plant traits determining water uptake, ommon garden experiment in south africa will examine the implications of these interactions for |
| 10693 | 12 | r deposition. a key part of the project will fly an aircraft through the layers of dust being t
re the size and number of particles. we will improve these instruments by making sure we can sa le more efficiently. samples of aerosol will be collected and taken back to laboratories for an r analysis for chemical composition. we will also measure the radiation scattering ability of t e an impact on climate. samples of dust will also be collected on the ground at the cape verde erde islands. individual dust particles will be examined in the laboratory to determine the mos of africa from which they have come. we will use these measurements to provide an improved desc as it leaves the coast of africa. this will serve as input to a model that simulates dust tran ties change moving away from the source will give us a clue as to the important processes which e removing dust from the atmosphere. we will end up with quantitative estimates of the flux of ifically, during our 4 case studies. we will then use this information, and the long term monit of iron to the ocean. this information will be very useful to those modelling the biology and |
| 10689 | 2 | tests several hypotheses at once. this will be done using dna sequences from the 270-species r
d arabian arid regions. the phylogenies will then be used to test hypotheses about community as |
| 7714 | 1 | sue of organic farming. this comparison should provide more generic knowledge produced. the exp
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| 9880 | 6 | rtnership and project development grant will build an african-european dynamic drivers of disea
f poverty and wellbeing. the consortium will develop and apply a holistic systems framework tha mapping and detailed field studies, we will build a multi-layered analysis of regions and peop d national patterns. in the process, we will develop and apply new methodologies for systems an can settings. through this approach, we will identify, promote and communicate intervention poi n settings. in this way, the consortium will provide a much-needed evidence base and set of pra |
| 7133 | 1 | rs - on the persistence of kelp forests will be studied by combining genetics and population dy
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| 14122 | 1 | vegetation dynamics is little known. we will develop and use modeling approaches to estimate th
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| 7463 | 1 | effects upon aquatic ecosystems. dynamo will place the site-specific results in an european
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| 14371 | 4 | iques combined to statistical modelling could offer an alternative. this research has four obje
method in an application context. this will include modelling vector occurrence using land cov e activities and results of the project will be compiled in reports. a particular attention wil iled in reports. a particular attention will be made to describe recommendations and basis for |
| 7408 | 1 | c resources in the long term in rabbits should provide concrete information to brg rabbit speci
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| 15319 | 3 | tion of the cantabrian capercaillie. we will combine non-invasive techniques to get information
bout the population. using neutral . we will explicitly consider intrapopulation partitioning a sound conservation strategies. results will be integrated in a population viability analysis s |
| 14602 | 4 | io-temporal heterogeneous systems. this will be achieved by using mediterranean landscapes and
nate land abandonment and fire dynamics will be essential to establish future conservation poli spatial analysis methods, this project will develop a multiscale modelling platform aimed to a on changes in different scenarios. this will lead to a useful evaluation tool of potential impa |
| 13880 | 3 | anctuaries. complementary field studies will be done to compare reproductive success and behavi
ed and unprotected islands. the project will produce the first stringent test of effects of pro ird populations at a regional level. it will contribute substantially to the understanding of p |
| 7147 | 1 | compositions in the teeth of phosphates will quantify climates tertiary atndis that the analyze
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| 7553 | 4 | ysis of genetic diversity and gene flow will occur primarily through molecular markers, but wil
rimarily through molecular markers, but will also include a study of the biology of pollination ir impact on the evolution of diversity will also be studied. this research will be in the form ity will also be studied. this research will be in the form of case studies in ecuador |
| 14199 | 6 | iont limitation on community change. we shall study plant community composition, seed bank and
aged species-rich calcareous grasslands will serve as references. we shall also address communi grasslands will serve as references. we shall also address community dynamics under restoration storation management. in particular, we shall focus on the role of the soil seed bank as a pote nd use we hypothesize that both changes will lead to a decrease in alpha diversity, but in the gal partners we expect that the results will shed light on processes behind vegetation changes, |
| 10125 | 7 | re climate change. the proposed project will combine data from a series of different academic f
sing anthropogenic threats. the student will compile data on past mammal distributions and asso nce across the holocene of europe. this will permit gis-based analysis of range declines across y, life history and trophic status, and will address whether common patterns exist for range co igation of the quality of holocene data will be provided by analysis of the zooarchaeological a extirpated or globally extinct species will also form the basis for investigating whether crit an be identified. these related studies will ultimately form the basis for intercomparisons bet |
| 12353 | 2 | ork carried out on round 1 developments will be drawn together and reviewed. the review will as
drawn together and reviewed. the review will assess the requirements, methods, data, results an |
| 434 | 2 | hat discriminate the two species, which could be applied by forest managers but are insufficien
e conditions in the loire region, which could be beneficial to f. angustifolia, in producing hy |
| 7261 | 2 | erranean in france and north africa. he will understand the dynamics and the colonization proce
s invasive species complex. for this we will develop a new method of diversity single cell stud |
| 14691 | 1 | the predicted global change. this study will have six objectives: 1 to study the ecophysiologic
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| 14690 | 5 | the predicted global change. this study will focus on the knowledge of ecophysiological mechani
oody species in growth and survival. we will investigate the spatial and temporal variation in n woody species in the forest. also, we will study the ontogenetic changes of the regeneration ctors responsible of them. moreover, we will make experiments to know the importance of the dyn ffecting plant regeneration. lastly, we will develop models to analyse the forest dynamics and |
| 14689 | 1 | the predicted global change. this study will have five objetives: 1 to study the ecophysiologic
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| 10686 | 1 | t herbivores and pathogens. finally, we will compare patterns of seedling mortality and growth
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| 15532 | 1 | s theory in drylands. finally, uncroach will provide relevant information to improve the effici
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| 2081 | 4 | climate change will be used as input data for the models. uncertainty
input data for the models. uncertainty will be addressed throughout such simulations. coupled ospheric chemistry and transport models will be used to simulate ozone damage on crops. the res ormance. alternative economic scenarios will be constructed, to explore the effects of expected |
| 14319 | 3 | in the mixolimnion. in this project, we will exploit the important database acquired in the per
d in the period 2002-2009 . finally, we will examine how the methodologies used and developed i d and developed in the research project could be applied to other large african lakes, particul |
| 11685 | 2 | llite mission. this new mission concept will be a spaceborne multi-spectral canopy lidar micro-
te, proved technologies. to this end we will consider the highly novel, high risk, but very low |
| 11700 | 2 | llite mission. this new mission concept will be a spaceborne multi-spectral canopy lidar micro-
te, proved technologies. to this end we will consider the highly novel, high risk, but very low |
| 9894 | 2 | llite mission. this new mission concept will be a spaceborne multispectral canopy lidar micro-s
te, proved technologies. to this end we will consider the highly novel, high risk, but very low |
| 11336 | 5 | edge of the technology available and we will try to date the volcanic sediments in which the fo
e climate and ecology of the lake basin will be worked out from a study of the animal bones, th he associated sediments. the footprints will be excavated further to obtain pristine prints. th ints. their distribution and morphology will be mapped using sophisticated laser scanning. this sing sophisticated laser scanning. this will produce very accurate digital images, maps and cas |
| 10660 | 4 | dition to the pi and co-i, the research will be supported by partners from leading institutions
n the african lakes region. the project will strongly benefit from the past and present partici earch in the region. project scientists will make new developments in monitoring will hold a sc ill make new developments in monitoring will hold a scientific workshop during the second year |
| 9886 | 4 | dition to the pi and co-i, the research will be supported by partners from leading institutions
n the african lakes region. the project will strongly benefit from the past and present partici earch in the region. project scientists will make new developments in monitoring will hold a sc ill make new developments in monitoring will hold a scientific workshop during the second year |
| 11723 | 3 | osited in otolith cores and peripheries will be used as natural tags of migration in possibly m
al reef biotopes. these three variables will influence oxygen isotope ratios in fish moving bet -migratory species resident in the site will be used to help control for confounding effects of |
| 12601 | 2 | s with water resource issues. the study will develop a `case study` of how this better understa
strategic importance of soil resources could help the regional assembly deliver its regional r |
| 13387 | 3 | tylis, medicago, onobrychis, trifolium, will be manually collected during the appropriate matur
ty stage of the plants. collected seeds will then be sown into the boxes in greenhouses. seedli nto the boxes in greenhouses. seedlings will be transplanted to the field for future observatio |
| 13339 | 7 | ic conceptual basis for the system that will provide a robust statistical structure for analyti
the eu project alternet. this framework will ensure continuity of recording and shows an existi s concerned to long term monitoring. it will also provide the necessary structure for integrati stical procedures. the key work package will involve inter-calibration between eo and in situ d ation between eo and in situ data,which will involve habitats that can be linked to specific bi specific biodiversity indicators. these will be identified using a conceptual framework develop lue of integration. other work packages will provide protocols to place data onto a common fram |
| 15584 | 2 | pecies-level responses to global change will underpin changes in the functionality of ecosystem
ng stakeholders and ecological modelers will be used to develop scenarios for conservation deci |
| 15351 | 2 | inter-species transmission. the results will allow increasing the knowledge about the impact of
l processes this effect takes place. it will also be helpful for public authorities to implemen |
| 2084 | 3 | biomass production. the first emphasis will be on analyses of a large variety of time series f
er mass properties. the second emphasis will be on development of a model system that integrate m sea bird predation. the model results will be evaluated against time series on abundance and |
| 13317 | 1 | ates in order to assess whether species will be able to keep pace with rapid global change 3. s
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| 2018 | 6 | ronmental changes, epigenetic processes should also be considered. recently, i showed for the f
t drivers of plant biodiversity loss. i will take these results forward by studying phenotypic d suffering from habitat fragmentation, will be used as model species. i will use state-of-the- ation, will be used as model species. i will use state-of-the-art microarray-based gene express ant responses to changes in nitrogen. i will further explore the potential mechanism at the gen ed and outbred individuals. the project will deliver necessary knowledge for evaluating the rel |
| 15530 | 4 | oration of these ecoystem. this project will use manipulative experiments and modelling work to
backs and coupled dynamics. the project will focus on key functions in semiarid ecosystems such tion pattern and diversity. the project will be carried out in the framework of a coordinated p versity and ecosystem functioning, that will also address fire resistance and resilience functi |
| 519 | 4 | parks . the identification of corridors will be done using new methods of remote sensing. the m
management of corridors in rural areas will be analyzed on different scales in relation to the he types of agriculture. the evaluation will be done using some biologic models from the respon e of partners associated to the project will bring forth means to identify assets and weaknesse |
| 10152 | 3 | as where conditions are suitable, which will require individuals to disperse to new sites. migr
e rare. the success of dispersal events will also depend on the quality of the habitat availabl sites breeding successfully. this study will greatly improve our understanding of the potential |
| 11496 | 3 | as where conditions are suitable, which will require individuals to disperse to new sites. migr
e rare. the success of dispersal events will also depend on the quality of the habitat availabl sites breeding successfully. this study will greatly improve our understanding of the potential |
| 13466 | 3 | according to many climate models there will be an increased risk of future forest fires in bor
ctors at different spatial scales. fire will be performed within burnt 100 ha sites each in bod nburnt forests as reference sites. fire will increase our understanding of the importance of la |
| 7635 | 1 | ded by rain and wind. . phytoextraction will be used primarily on flat areas, such as settling
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| 14963 | 1 | ictions derived from the current model, will be tested using the experimental design described
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| 10471 | 6 | n of rocks. to investigate this event i will collect detailed fossil records and compare with r
and environmental change. the research will be based at the southampton oceanographic centre a itical intervals of climate change, and will collaborate with the us funded biocomplexity proje ed plankton production and whether this could be important in the drawdown of co2. i will do th be important in the drawdown of co2. i will do this by looking at sediments from a global arra limate system, we need to know how they will respond. thirdly, i want to know whether rapid cli |
| 10049 | 5 | ply in realistic settings. this project will address the fundamental question of whether specie
study evolution in species mixtures. we will assemble random mixtures of up to 24 species and e e evolutionary response of each species will be quantified using phenotypic assays and compared es from the same and different cultures will test for the occurrence of coevolutionary interact air of interacting species. the results will generate new conceptual understanding of the inter |
| 2502 | 2 | asic responses of organisms: ecological will disentangle the effects of range shifting, phenoty
iated with global warming. the proposal will contribute toward a predictive model of climate in |
| 14904 | 7 | n is based on artificial crosses, which will be carrying on the carballedo hatchery, using trou
possible combinations. part of the egg will be planted into the river ahs the other part will anted into the river ahs the other part will be reared in the hatchery and release to the river lerez by october. sampling of juveniles will be done in a screw trap and also by electrofishing classification of the anadromous phase will be made attending to color characteristics. indivi tics. individual assignment to families will be done using a panel of at least 12 microsatellit 12 microsatellite loci. in addition we will measure a set o morphological and genetic characte |
| 10164 | 4 | erging are unclear. population genetics will be used to determine whether european chytridiomyc
d density of b. dendrobatidis infection will be developed. these techniques, coupled to environ s, coupled to environmental monitoring, will allow us to define population parameters for use i for use in epidemiological models that will be used to predict the impact and progression of t |
| 11247 | 4 | erging are unclear. population genetics will be used to determine whether european chytridiomyc
d density of b. dendrobatidis infection will be developed. these techniques, coupled to environ s, coupled to environmental monitoring, will allow us to define population parameters for use i for use in epidemiological models that will be used to predict the impact and progression of t |
| 9859 | 6 | ions of both factors to expansion rates will be assessed. results may have major management imp
nagement implications. methods. methods will include microsatellite analysis of dna samples fro ly limited by low genetic diversity, it will be important to prevent the three separate italian rsity and speeding expansion rate. this could be accomplished by eradicating the two population still small enough for eradication. it would also be essential to prevent all further introduc d by competition from red squirrels, it will be essential to prevent the introduction of poxvir |
| 11784 | 2 | ass as indicated by rdna. this approach will provide more informative about the ecological char
ries alone. the environmental sequences will be used to improve phylogenetic reconstructions of |
| 14546 | 2 | in the transport between the ecosystems could be expected. on the contrary, if these ecosystems
mosaics of uses it is made up of. this will open up new perspectives in the landscape planning |
| 13480 | 1 | bly algorithms. these model communities will then be subjected to small and large press perturb
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| 12346 | 3 | used to enhance another area then this should be encouraged. this project will assist defra in
this should be encouraged. this project will assist defra in assessing the potential benefits t protection and habitat conservation and will enable the uk to support international and regiona |
| 11410 | 5 | grassland community structure. the work will provide valuable information for conservation mana
in ecological communities. the research will begin in 2011 and continue for 3 years. it will be in in 2011 and continue for 3 years. it will be undertaken at the university of sussex, falmer, versity of sussex, falmer, brighton and will build on current work by researchers at the univer ttle. genetic analysis of yellow rattle will be undertaken at, and in collaboration with, resea |
| 9964 | 5 | grassland community structure. the work will provide valuable information for conservation mana
in ecological communities. the research will begin in 2011 and continue for 3 years. it will be in in 2011 and continue for 3 years. it will be undertaken at the university of sussex, falmer, versity of sussex, falmer, brighton and will build on current work by researchers at the univer ttle. genetic analysis of yellow rattle will be undertaken at, and in collaboration with, resea |
| 10638 | 8 | ition between members of the population will be strong, and it should pay to produce young that
f the population will be strong, and it should pay to produce young that are good competitors f hic events, such as droughts, selection will favour generalists that take opportunities as and lanation for why. the proposed research will explore if the types of selection imposed by contr tterns and rates of evolution. the work will study the only fish in the malawi cichlid radiatio bristol and the natural history museum will provide a positive learning environment for the st c training in scientific expertise that will be provided, specific training will be gained in n hat will be provided, specific training will be gained in numerous skills, including tropical f |
| 7688 | 10 | hat the establishment of green networks will be at finer local and landscape scales and it is a
inuities of semi natural elements. . we will test the effect of agricultural mosaic seminaturel tions favorable for biodiversity, which will be considered by agronomists to determine what is ndscapes simulations. these simulations will be compared with results of sociologists and the d terminants of organizational continuity will be used by lawyers to better define the contractua frames. this new diva research program will allow lawyers to deepen their research on the lega and identifiable ecological corridors, will be enriched here by a more functional dimension of and results obtained by the researchers will be mobilized within the framework of a ethnologica amework of a ethnological research that will accompany the actors and researchers in their coll understanding and sharing of views. it will involve a group of actors of the territory of pnr |
| 10722 | 1 | at greatest risk from n deposition. we will use a combination of laboratory and field experime
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| 2117 | 1 | evels of sheep density on alpine ranges will be the main interdisciplinary denominator of the p
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| 7632 | 3 | a rare and common species for which we will use statistical models that will calculate crop ar
ich we will use statistical models that will calculate crop areas with and without climate chan r be valid and the european legislation will be shaken. this thought is well within the framewo |
| 13721 | 4 | ive traits of ecological importance. we will relate molecular divergence to divergence in pheno
the molecular and phenotypic levels. we will also perform direct tests of local adaptation usin arying ecological and genetic distances will be quantified to evaluate the relative role of gen ence. strong preference for local mates will preserve adaptive genetic combinations and hence s |
| 9841 | 2 | re resistant to parasites. this project will examine temporal variation in the activity of po i
e challenges in the field. moreover, it will examine the nature of compartmentalisation of the |
| 15318 | 1 | tests of this general hypothesis, which will contribute to assess the ecological significance o
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| 9921 | 1 | ating to past lake ecosystem health. we will examine both modern and subfossil larval chironomi
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| 7700 | 3 | ocesses considered. the use of modeling will place the results acquired in a conceptual framewo
quired in a conceptual framework and it will enrich dialogue and between organizational levels n of situations in developing countries will increase the contrast, which may cover the same co |
| 11071 | 3 | dly with time - this inevitably has, or will reflect on entire ecosystems and man-based relianc
omically important living resources. we will present current knowledge on the following issues: and / or cultural practices finally, we will discuss emerging ideas aimed to tackle these probl |
| 7606 | 1 | ssue of biodiversity. this biodiversity will be assessed against the gardening practices and ar
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| 7695 | 3 | ution of elements of green networks. it will identify the most favorable to the functioning of
s to share with stakeholders. this task should allow the preparation of a collective scientific s in the territories and agriculture it will result in the drafting of a summary brochure. this |
| 2527 | 1 | of organisms: ecological . the proposal will contribute toward a predictive model of climate in
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| 7198 | 2 | eds in four fields of study the project will produce original knowledge in different discipline
/ technical sciences / social sciences, will strengthen the northern and southern community of |
| 13929 | 3 | the susceptible and resistant stands we will add low numbers of natural enemies, in the other h
numbers. equal numbers of leaf beetles will be added to all stands. beetle population growth r l stands. beetle population growth rate will be used as dependent variable. we also intend to c |
| 14481 | 1 | or ecological succession. our research will include experimental and phenomenological approach
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| 15294 | 1 | ganic matter content, clay, etc.. which will influence their speciation, partitioning, and the
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| 14204 | 1 | ing of marine ecosystems. such analyses will provide us upscaling and downscaling rules of envi
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| 11050 | 1 | n, but he also thought that populations could diverge into separate species in the absence of g
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| 11841 | 1 | n, but he also thought that populations could diverge into separate species in the absence of g
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| 15109 | 3 | in this project we shall study the changes on macroalgal communities to as
f benthic vegetation. methodology: data will be obtained from national and international oceaog rnational oceaographic databaases. they will be analyzed andtched with the biological data. del |
| 15108 | 2 | nd its effect on bio-optical conditions will be analyzed in hypersaline lakes and lagoons. the
logical and ecophysiological approaches will give the basis for the evaluation of ecological st |
| 14770 | 9 | reach such objectives three assesments will be carried out, in at least 30 sampling stations i
etween 2000-4000 m.a.s.l. such stations will represent a gradient of environmental conditions, gionalization of the studied watersheds will be carried out, in the process the sites will be c e carried out, in the process the sites will be classified using multivariante statistics in st ence sites, each type benthic community will be established. then, the three indices behaviour conditions of antropogenical alteration will be evaluated to calibrate the invertebrate scoring the quality levels. finally, a protocol will be edited and proposed to the corresponding enviro wants to be relatively simple to apply, will guarantee their utilization in zones where materia are scarce. in addition, these results will serve to validate the success of the protocol guad |
| 14807 | 1 | ll around the iberian semiarid region , will allow their adjusment to facilitate their use in e
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| 10062 | 15 | ndscape heterogeneity. such projections will inform the development of landscape management pla
y conservation strategies that together will maximise species opportunities to adapt to climati nities to adapt to climatic changes. we will collect data documenting the impacts of a past inv system patterns in three landscapes. we will apply the techniques of palaeoecology, principally ll as one larger basin in each case, we will obtain records of the changing composition of indi ation composition. together, these data will allow us to reconstruct ecosystem patterns on the erns on the landscapes through time. we will focus our attention on the invasion of scots pine t of the remaining forests. the data we will collect will allow us to determine which parts of ining forests. the data we will collect will allow us to determine which parts of the landscape and overall landscape heterogeneity. we will also use a state-of-the-art vegetation model to si period when the invasion took place. we will compare simulated changes in ecosystem character a ed from the palaeovegetation data. this will enable us to evaluate the model s ability reliably its potential for such applications, we will apply the model to simulate one such potential fut tree into these landscapes. our results will be of direct relevance to various stakeholders, in iodiversity conservation strategies. we will ensure that they are communicated to such stakehol |
| 15378 | 1 | nd mathematical modelling. this project will be a ground breaking advance in bridging the gap b
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| 7203 | 6 | pisodes of dispersal / colonization. we will try to answer the question of the influence of lan
ts. adapting to their host plant- plant will be the first part of the project. this issue will e first part of the project. this issue will be discussed from a theoretical perspective by stu ng graph theory and dynamic game theory will also be developed to study the impact of the struc l study of host specialization patterns will be performed on the psyllid vector cacopsylla prun d their natural enemies; this knowledge will help identify risk factors for the protection of p |
| 214 | 2 | olecular dna sequence data, the project will contribute to the understanding of coevolution of
e sequence and frequency/abundance data will be shortly publicly released to facilitate complem |
| 14163 | 2 | different ecosystem regimes. this goal will be achieved by investigating the abundance dynamic
ifferent ecosystem regimes. the project will provide more than half-century perspective of the |
| 15062 | 2 | ic or tactile ones. in this project, we will address interspecific vocal mimicry, i.e. the rese
and 3 evolution. in the first case, we will focus on the learning processes, represented by ei |
| 14633 | 1 | social system in the crow. the results will represent a great advance in the understanding of
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| 1950 | 1 | imentally and by modelling. the results should contribute to a better understanding of the evol
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| 14801 | 3 | cological and population processes that could make advantageous sexual reproduction in spite of
ion in spite of the twofold cost of sex will dramatically increase the cost of sex. differentia ls among phylogenetically close species will be investigated. |
| 15311 | 2 | in ecosystems, if apparently the latter could work as well with just one or a few species of ea
. by investigating the above issues, we will contribute to expand our knowledge on host-symbion |
| 6739 | 4 | e of quickly adapting to new conditions will be successful in colonizing a new area. the propos
izing a new area. the proposed research will utilize the previously collected informations, too mportant in decomposition processes. we will look at ecological tolerance and life history stra narrowly distributed species-pairs. we will conduct laboratory and field observations and expe |
| 14124 | 2 | r growth of selected endangered species will be studied in a series of field and common garden
ed species. the results of our research will be crucial for successful protection of estonian e |
| 14758 | 2 | on the biological fitness , the results will provide important advances in the scientific knowl
d, have not been studied yet. our study will show the levels of influence of every variable ana |
| 10214 | 2 | strategies. through this fellowship, i will use four complementary empirical studies in both f
ryos and larvae of coral reef fishes. i will use results from these studies to then develop and |
| 10949 | 3 | e. the strength and position of the nac will be monitored during the ecomar project to allow ac
d biological and physical measurements, will allow patterns of primary production over the mar dimenting aggregates the ecomar project will be able to identify the driving forces behind obse |
| 11056 | 3 | e. the strength and position of the nac will be monitored during the ecomar project to allow ac
d biological and physical measurements, will allow patterns of primary production over the mar dimenting aggregates the ecomar project will be able to identify the driving forces behind obse |
| 11425 | 3 | e. the strength and position of the nac will be monitored during the ecomar project to allow ac
d biological and physical measurements, will allow patterns of primary production over the mar dimenting aggregates the ecomar project will be able to identify the driving forces behind obse |
| 11432 | 3 | e. the strength and position of the nac will be monitored during the ecomar project to allow ac
d biological and physical measurements, will allow patterns of primary production over the mar dimenting aggregates the ecomar project will be able to identify the driving forces behind obse |
| 9893 | 3 | e. the strength and position of the nac will be monitored during the ecomar project to allow ac
d biological and physical measurements, will allow patterns of primary production over the mar dimenting aggregates the ecomar project will be able to identify the driving forces behind obse |
| 9900 | 3 | e. the strength and position of the nac will be monitored during the ecomar project to allow ac
d biological and physical measurements, will allow patterns of primary production over the mar dimenting aggregates the ecomar project will be able to identify the driving forces behind obse |
| 2037 | 6 | tunities for such research. the project will focus on functional biodiversity. attention will b
s on functional biodiversity. attention will be devoted to integrated modelling and interaction ed with marine systems and biodiversity will be studied. in particular, multiple effects of cha iple effects of changes in biodiversity will be considered. including use values, non-use value nd ecosystem impacts. some of the ideas will be applied in a case study of the north sea or the r the wadden sea. selection of the case will be part of the research and depend on conceptual/t |
| 1943 | 1 | implications of agro- biodiversity and will be implemented by a post doc. the post doc, with a
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| 2103 | 1 | combination of ecological criteria . we will focus on plankton-feeding fish and seabirds in the
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| 12513 | 8 | the project will support our understanding of the factors affecting
rms already in the farm business survey will be combined with data collected from a further 80 s. the university of wales, aberystwyth will continue to produce annual reports analysing the r ns to labour use on organic farms. this will be done by comparing sets of data from two recent d secure the employment is. comparisons will be made between different organic farm types, and , and with conventional farms. the work will benefit defra by providing good statistical data t upport payments. conventional producers will benefit through access to data on the financial pe conversion. existing organic producers will benefit through better understanding of factors in |
| 9923 | 1 | s isolates, and those of the predators, will be determined over a range of abiotic conditions t
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| 14970 | 1 | ith climate change. this main objective will be reached by carrying out ten specific tasks sche
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| 14433 | 5 | abitat. the effect of stress treatments will be evaluated by measuring the level of stress mark
ll as during recovery after rehydration will be assessed by measuring the activity of some anti e as well as on photosynthetic activity will be studied, too. the analysis of the dsps and hsps nditions of desiccation and rehydration will be specially addressed. the results will contribut ill be specially addressed. the results will contribute to better understanding of the molecula |
| 2208 | 3 | ational fisheries. the adaptive process will involve o an experimental whole lake management st
arvestings on ecosystem dynamics. focus will be on the analysis of resilience in relation to th in the systems. theses management tools will be developed together with the other sub-projects |
| 2514 | 5 | phy, as observed already. these changes will also affect the trophic flows in the ecosystems an
o the phyto and zooplankton. this model will integrate spatial dynamics of the fish stocks over lations in order to address uncertainty will be developed based on an existing operational imr s model for the barents sea. this model will be parameterised using the biophysical model both rvest control rules for the fish stocks will be developed and evaluated. |
| 6729 | 1 | osystems. the new methods to be applied will hopefully make it possible to reconstruct some lan
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| 14988 | 2 | agrass meadows. these three main points will be complemented by specific research aimed at eval
xpect that the outcomes of our research would help to a better and more integrative understandi |
| 14989 | 2 | agrass meadows. these three main points will be complemented by specific research aimed at eval
xpect that the outcomes of our research would help to a better and more integrative understandi |
| 2073 | 4 | andry and its consequences. the project will conduct studies that analyze spatial variability i
ity within reindeer herds. productivity will be studied with respect to the influence of reinde he decisions of management authorities, will be forceful social and political determinants of r as the general spatial research design will be the main interdisciplinary denominators of the |
| 2086 | 4 | andry and its consequences. the project will conduct studies that analyze spatial variability i
ity within reindeer herds. productivity will be studied with respect to the influence of reinde he decisions of management authorities, will be forceful social and political determinants of r as the general spatial research design will be the main interdisciplinary denominators of the |
| 10720 | 2 | associated loss of ecosystem services, will accelerate their poverty. the overall goal of the
and national governments. the ppd grant will allow us to review relevant policies and regulatio |
| 15482 | 1 | onservation programmes. particularly we will determine the relative importance of plant-plant i
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| 13754 | 2 | act in ecosystem restoration design. we will examine restoration measures in ecosystems and lin
pristine levels, or developing them. we will evaluate and develop restoration measures in lands |
| 11402 | 12 | these agroecosystems, is limited. vital will test the general hypothesis that the delivery of m
tiple ecosystem service delivery. vital will focus on mountain grasslands where traditional liv iodiversity and ecosystem services. wp1 will use stakeholder semi-directed interviews and meeti tors they use for these services. wp2-4 will analyse current trends and condition of biodiversi the individual plant to the field. wp2 will use advanced ecophysiological, biochemical and mol ffect carbon and nitrogen turnover. wp3 will then build multispecies assemblages by manipulatin rom differently managed grasslands. wp4 will test the robustness of this model across managemen gradients at the three field sites. wp5 will generate projections of future ecosystem service d es. their impacts on ecosystem services will be modelled using both a statistical approach base wp4, and dynamic ecosystem models. wp6 will use a series of three workshops per site to identi uture for sustainable rural development will be delivered to policy makers. outreach to manager rs. outreach to managers and the public will be strengthened through the development of a train |
| 481 | 11 | iodiversity and ecosystem services. wp1 will use stakeholder semi-directed interviews and meeti
tors they use for these services. wp2-4 will analyse current trends and condition of biodiversi s and their underlying mechanisms. this will be done through a step-wise approach from the indi the individual plant to the field. wp2 will use advanced ecophysiological, biochemical and mol ffect carbon and nitrogen turnover. wp3 will then build multispecies assemblages by manipulatin ity, and of c- and n-cycling processes, will provide a first model linking plant functional res cts on multiple ecosystem services. wp4 will test the robustness of this model across managemen gradients at the three field sites. wp5 will generate projections of future ecosystem service d es. their impacts on ecosystem services will be modelled using both a statistical approach base in association patterns among services will be identified, and their relationships to plant-mi robial diversity linkages analysed. wp6 will use a series of three workshops per site to identi |
| 10486 | 1 | key and ensures that the decision-tool will meet their needs, balancing the need to develop wi
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| 10141 | 5 | nder the impact of the three gorges dam will be analyzed. the biodiversity, ecosystem resilienc
s and accelerated environmental changes will be determined, with emphasis on natural reserves. asis on natural reserves. this research will deliver integrated strategies for sustainably mana out the consortium research.. a website will be established to publicise the aims of the projec s web-presence will not only inform but will also solicit for both academic and social input fo |
| 11169 | 5 | nder the impact of the three gorges dam will be analyzed. the biodiversity, ecosystem resilienc
s and accelerated environmental changes will be determined, with emphasis on natural reserves. asis on natural reserves. this research will deliver integrated strategies for sustainably mana out the consortium research.. a website will be established to publicise the aims of the projec s web-presence will not only inform but will also solicit for both academic and social input fo |
| 13987 | 2 | is smooth, or abrupt and non-linear. we will focus on two agricultural landscapes, one in swede
es from two widely different landscapes will help ensure a generality of the conceptual framewo |
| 7675 | 7 | ble urban region in the french alps. we will capitalize on existing statistical and mechanistic
ces and land-use change. our assessment will benefit from our detailed understanding of how bio nterconnected. trade-offs and synergies will be quantified by a specifically designed spatial m analysis. besides the urban region, we will focus on two case study sub-systems: the intensive rvices, local and regional stakeholders will be involved in formulating the project working hyp potheses and scenarios. these scenarios will build on current urban planning exercises by publi -use and climate change projections. we will engage stakeholders in the comparison of scenarios |
| 12594 | 15 | taking action in peatlands, management should strive to achieve multiple benefits and not impl
coping study to a bigger project, which will inform the defra ecosystem approach framework in l tlands. as a scoping study this project will assess the availability of data and scientific evi ership with stakeholder expertise. work will be done using staff from the moors for the future and collation of expertise, the project will hold a conference inviting key peat stakeholders a th complementary expertise. the project will choose upland and lowland peatlands demonstration s for each site. for each case study we will identify and map key ecosystem services provided b f direct importance to this project and will therefore guarantee a successful delivery. to eval lows of peatland ecosystem services, we will determine suitable valuation data required to unde ance and restoration. where possible we will provide assements of cost-benefiot flows for ecosy map opportunity and conflict zones. we will assess the capacity of each site to increase its e tem service provision between sites. we will assess the transferability of results from each ca to other areas. as a result the project will provide a list of the top 10 criteria for assessin ces are a matter of societal choice, we will use a transdisciplinary approach by involving soci the outset of the project. a conference will facilitate knowledge exchange, opportunities for e |
| 7629 | 1 | troduced flora and spontaneous in town, will propose measures to preserve the ecosystem service
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| 1092 | 7 | nization levels. detritus-based systems will be considered in terrestrial habitats and fresh an
waters the entire bentho-pelagic system will be studied. investigation will concern three hiera c system will be studied. investigation will concern three hierarchical levels of ecological or , community and landscape. biodiversity will be defined at population level . the stable isotop ion level . the stable isotope analysis will be used also to study the brackish bentho-pelagic terrestrial parts of the lake watershed will concentrate on classifying procedures for corine h apping and productivity estimates which will be validated by geo-referenced field data. |
| 15116 | 2 | methodology and sustainability indices will be very much applicable at eco-region scale. the p
l to identify the priority actions that would be able to avoid or minimize the human impacts on |
| 15117 | 2 | methodology and sustainability indices will be very much applicable at eco-region scale. the p
l to identify the priority actions that would be able to avoid or minimize the human impacts on |
| 7401 | 2 | entification of polymorphism, the study will be extended to 300 genotypes. polymorphisms explai
sms explaining the phenotypic variation will be sought by association genetics |
| 7565 | 1 | tements and mycorrhizal fruiting bodies will be performed at various spatial and temporal scale
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| 14946 | 3 | that a contrasting physical soil theory would emerge. the conflict between these two viewpoints
ls of dolomite and peridotites outcrops will be compared between them and with limestone soils the mining resources. these objectives will be met through the concrete goal detailed along th |
| 13741 | 2 | wing contrasting responses to edges. we will test the hypothesis that magnitude and distance of
in sample plots and transects. a model will be constructed for predicting edge effects on biod |
| 13318 | 5 | to build a world leading capacity. edit will create a european virtual centre of excellence, wh
ean virtual centre of excellence, which will increase both the scientific basis and capacity fo ch for taxonomy based information. edit will address significant information and management of one across european institutions. edit will bring together the leading taxonomic institutions ing north american and russian partners will make it a worldwide leading network: the consortiu |
| 15269 | 2 | sites the n content in leaves and soils will be measured, as well as the soil solution and stre
the calculation of critical loads for n will be applied, in order to determine the protection s |
| 199 | 4 | rs of trees in relation to air humidity will be studied. the aim of studies is to find out, how
birch, triploid aspen and hybrid aspen will be grown at different air humidities in growth-cha ameters after air humidity manipulation will be measured. mechanisms of interactions between ph s of air humidity on these interactions will be studied in leaf chamber experiments. interactio |
| 2055 | 1 | , and paleoclimatological expertise and will train one post-doc, one phd, and several mas.
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| 15302 | 2 | the project that we are presenting, we would like to go one step further to that derived from
t derived from population genetics that will help us understand the adaptive processes which ha |
| 198 | 7 | les . functioning of antennal receptors will be explained in some of these agriculturally impor
food choice and daily activity rhythms will be explained. to the chemical communication of the insects with their external environment will be given much attention. by gas chromatography-ele ion in click beetles and ground beetles will be studied. mechanisms of olfactory orientation of olfactory orientation of these insects will be explained also. some international cooperation eration with swedish pheromone chemists will be developed. research material for phd and msc di material for phd and msc dissertations will be collected. |
| 7123 | 1 | n and species composition of ecosystems should alter the composition and functioning of soil mi
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| 6910 | 5 | rchard with integrated plant projection will be divided in three plots. the alleys will be mech
l be divided in three plots. the alleys will be mechanically cultivated in the first plot, the e first plot, the grasses in the alleys will be regularly mowed in the second one and flowering d in the second one and flowering herbs will be sown in the alleys of the third plot. the effec main pests and predators in the canopy will be investigated. |
| 15518 | 1 | ding units . the results of the project will allow us to understand how different management st
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| 15289 | 1 | ment . the results from this subproject will hopefully contribute toward the definition of a ba
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| 7202 | 1 | of laboratories involved in the project will characterize microger key bacterial and fungal com
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| 12507 | 7 | channels. regular communication events will be arranged, mainly field based on the experimenta
sed on the experimental sites. articles will also be written for the farming press and presente ate conferences and on websites. papers will be written for peer reviewed journals and an advis viewed journals and an advisory booklet will be produced. this project will be led by hdra work booklet will be produced. this project will be led by hdra working in collaboration with warwi c services, oas efrc, iger. the project will be guided by a steering committee. benefits this p nderstanding and knowledge in this area will also be of benefit to other stakeholders eg policy |
| 11669 | 8 | a single mutation of recent origin, it will be associated with a unique extended haplotype for
at when the favoured allele spreads, it will do so in linkage with a large part of its parent h the diversity of carbonaria haplotypes should have changed relatively little. by contrast, dur study is that the evolutionary dynamics will be analysed with respect to both space and time, b ion centred around the carbonaria locus will be assayed in a sample of about 1000 moths represe back to 19th c. analysis of these data will reveal the age and identity of the original mutant origins. patterns in genetic diversity will be explained with respect to selection, immigratio e of a clinal selective sweep our study will make a substantial contribution to the understandi |
| 14434 | 6 | on the structure of studied communities will be analyzed. the study is based on contemporary me
position and abundances of model groups will be determined using different approaches based on ots. the expected results of this study will have scientific and applied value. they will provi have scientific and applied value. they will provide new data on the relationships between the genic effect of ski-runs. these results will serve as a baseline for future studies in this sci re studies in this scientific field and will contribute to make recommendations for sustainable |
| 10175 | 5 | quantitative measurements will be made of rates of gene transcription in single f
atory cultures. quantitative pcr assays will be developed for rbcs and rbcl, the genes for stru d genes coding for gas vesicle proteins will be determined in planktothrix spp. at different te re. the transcription rate of rbc genes will be related to the rate of photosynthesis at differ es. the transcription rate of gvp genes will also be measured at different daily photon insolat |
| 13806 | 7 | climate change will lead to shifts in species distributions. this call
beechs climate envelope . this project will provide predictions for the effect of different na ese established stands. the predictions will be based on population simulations in assumed land s of establishment rate and pattern. we will start up by simulating fictitious species’ coloniz tion models based on empirical data, we will simulate real species’ colonization of established ions in changing landscapes. the method will not require data from repeated surveys, which are ting metapopulation models. finally, we will identify extinction thresholds for a red-listed mo |
| 2068 | 1 | mine if a shift in the pollinator fauna will have impacts on the plant species composition and
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| 14814 | 3 | imate of mediterranean regions in spain will be characterized by higher temperatures and lower
res and lower rainfall, conditions that will increase the degree of abiotic stress experienced abiotic stress gradient. this proposal will provide relevant information for policy makers to |
| 14754 | 4 | s by transmission electronic microscopy will complete the study. the project will include the s
py will complete the study. the project will include the searching and study of natural populat racteristic of a singular habitat, that will allow elaborate suitable conservation plans. the p ity to use e. andevalensis in gardening will also be explored. |
| 15270 | 1 | utive body of clrtap. both institutions will be external observer entities of the subproject ed
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| 15216 | 2 | ited by this nutrient. these objectives will address both in the field by simulating fertilizat
variables of the response of the system should focus on those related to effects on the seed ba |
| 13818 | 2 | n-deposition. in addition, the studies will also investigate if n-deposition has caused eutrop
trient enrichment enclosure experiments will be conducted in large number of lakes in different |
| 13614 | 3 | inction/colonisation rates, the project will focus on vegetation type transitions rather than s
of a single species. thus, the project will gain important knowledge of vegetation responses t oth climate and reindeer grazing, which will be of great importance for sustainable use of graz |
| 2172 | 3 | e areas at reasonable cost. the methods will be demonstrated on a 1500 km n-s gradient. the lid
future monitoring programs. experiments will be set up to gain a basic understanding of climati g the alpine tree line. by doing so, we will be able to provide estimates with respect to the r |
| 416 | 1 | gmentation, no direct harvesting effect could be discerned. however, higher diversities tend to
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| 2002 | 7 | erature, precipitation and n deposition will have on the competition between sphagnum species a
te of carbon sequestration. the project will focus on four sites in a north-south transect thro dient. along this transect peat samples will be transplanted from northern to southern sites to n and the accumulated amounts of carbon will be measured. experiments will be performed under c of carbon will be measured. experiments will be performed under controlled conditions to analys num species. in separate experiments we will measure potential growth, dead moss decomposabilit it mass increment. these plant features will be related to morphological features as branching |
| 13533 | 3 | els that predict how a changing climate will affect the distribution of pike and its effects on
ecolonization after rotenone treatments will be used. b to build mechanistic models describing an intermediate consumer. these models will be parameterized using published data on the tempe |
| 14920 | 3 | developping a mathematical model which would allow to link biodiversity and carbon cycle. thes
sity and carbon cycle. these three aims will provide a better understanding of the functional r stems to global warming and, therefore, will reduce uncertainaties for future climate change pr |
| 15384 | 1 | pheric general circulation models , and will try to determine whether any changes in soil mycor
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| 2139 | 5 | isms to adapt to a changing environment will determine their response to climatic manipulations
ic manipulations. the proposed research will be complementary to the ongoing research, and the le of the microarthropods in the system will be elucidated. sampling will take place in existin the system will be elucidated. sampling will take place in existing field plots, in addition to igned for this project. the main effort will be on functional aspects on ecosystem level of pro |
| 2080 | 2 | sk of damages by the spruce bark beetle will be estimated under various scenarios of climate ch
cenarios of climate change. the results will be made available for economical modelling and for |
| 10526 | 1 | this project will test the hypothesis that sea water acidification,
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| 13855 | 2 | and ecosystem function. specifically, i will examine multi-trophic effects of community complex
mbined influence of light and nutrients should promote strong interactions on local diversity a |
| 10814 | 9 | the next fifty years will be a critical time for life on this planet. our ac
planet. our actions within this period will set the magnitude of the extinction wave that is p what we do now, or what we fail to do, will resonate through time, affecting every future inha other place, some of them endemics that could go extinct. we cannot survey all of the thousands nds of species found there. instead, we will focus on snails. the reasons for this are: on a se desirability for the shell trade. this will help us determine vulnerability to biodiversity lo roving our understanding of reef change will help us devise management strategies that can stem rts, this study, and future research we will develop from it, will help focus public attention uture research we will develop from it, will help focus public attention on the problem of cora |
| 10954 | 5 | samples of calanus finmarchicus will be collected during spring and summer from approxi
rosatellite primers for c. finmarchicus will be developed and used to analyse levels and patter and between samples. the data obtained will be used to establish the presence of sub-populatio together with associated gene flow and will be interpreted in relation to the current structur ity application 2.3. complementary data will be obtained from a limited number of winter sample |
| 13829 | 1 | e hollow oaks data atuppalndsstiftelsen will be the base for a similar mapping process. except
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| 13467 | 2 | ion dynamics and population genetics. i will use colour polymorphism in pygmy grasshoppers as a
pygmy grasshoppers as a model system. i will combine information on colour morph frequencies th |
| 11682 | 2 | the study will be based on community-wide quantitative inventorie
cupancy and abundance of single species will be carried out primarily using generalized linear |
| 2005 | 1 | is expected that global climate changes will affect plants most directly, and thes changes incl
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| 12193 | 2 | eases in bird numbers. this information will have direct application to the refinement of ae de
devon and other regions of the uk, and will therefore contribute to the delivery of the govern |
| 2095 | 1 | ing from a scientific point of view. it should also enable us to better understand variation in
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| 13441 | 2 | a´s principal conservation issues. this will be achieved by gathering detailed information on s
gime and herbivore pressure. these data should increase our understanding of the biophysical ch |
| 7140 | 6 | iption of the patterns of diversity and will interpret the dynamics and causes of observed chan
f primary productivity and flexibility, will be identified and interpreted according to the the dynamics of diversity. temporal trends will be analyzed and interpreted according to the effec sheries of the Gulf of Gascony. it also will integrate the fishing mortality generated by a fle ime of fishing fleets on this structure will be simulated by adding a specific dependency mecha the operation and impact of the warming will be analyzed. |
| 14966 | 3 | ivity in the river network. the effects will be analysed on the community structure of algae, m
eme events of low flow . these analyses will be developed in headwater reaches, which are sensi o the biological diversity. the results will contribute to the comprehension of the effects of |
| 13967 | 6 | this project will investigate effects of fragmentation and invasion
llinator abundance. pollination service will be estimated in large continuous semi-natural gras hyllus, which is common in road-verges, will be studied by comparing pollination success in exp ded sites. decay in pollination service will be indicated by increased pollen limitation and de ation on maternal and offspring success will be investigated, and the importance of pollen limi population and metapopulation dynamics will be indirectly studied by seed addition experiments |
| 13849 | 6 | derstanding of fragmentation effects we will quantify extinction and colonization rates. extinc
ion rates as a function of habitat size will be quantified from the incidence of species in iso tion isolated the lake from the sea, we will use remains of fish scales and zooplankton in lake ake sediments. effects of introductions will be quantified by comparing diversity patterns befo s of fragmentation and introductions we will use data on the outcome of introductions to formul size and presence of other species. we will use an existing data set that cover all lakes in a |
| 7125 | 1 | systems. This multidisciplinary project will combine multiple oceanographers.
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| 15184 | 1 | eater flamingo on bacterial assemblages will be assessed.
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| 15245 | 3 | of particular species in the landscape will depend on certain biological and ecological attrib
ts at the species and population levels will be recorded in relation to species persistence. pl sistence. plant-pollinator interactions will also be surveyed to characterize the effect of lan |
| 13953 | 2 | rsity and abundance. thus, this project will be able to predict how much mussel habitat should
able to predict how much mussel habitat should be conserved for persistence of populations and |
| 13830 | 3 | ulations is affected. in this project i will test hypothesis concerning the effect of algae on
n the survival during later life stages will also be evaluated and the recruitment potential of itment potential of the nursery grounds will be modelled based on the deliveries from this proj |
| 12177 | 1 | data analysis at the end of the project will inform any recommendations for a low-cost extensio
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| 11066 | 7 | from the system as a whole. ecologists would call such a system a metapopulation. knowing wher
tions are found for parasites in nature would be of great interest, because it could explain wh would be of great interest, because it could explain why the risk of becoming infected varies ted varies between different places and could give us clues about how to potentially eradicate pulations in wild species. this project will study two rodent species and their parasites on th ds for two years. based on these data i will determine whether this system could provide one of ta i will determine whether this system could provide one of the first examples for host popula |
| 14741 | 1 | lteration of the lower ebro river which will be sampled seasonally, with the purpose of charact
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| 11547 | 7 | ingneck parakeet and barred ground dove will provide out-bred control populations. each populat
programme. field aviaries on mauritius will enable replicate measurement of an individuals imm on as infection progresses. the project will use confirmed pedigrees to identify individual inb rakeet population, and pigeon pedigrees will be confirmed using archived samples. immunocompete sing archived samples. immunocompetence will be measured in ~180 birds from each of the four po s-haemagglutination assays. pha methods will be calibrated in captivity before use on free-livi ving populations. general linear models will identify effects of inbreeding on immunocompetence |
| 2136 | 4 | ackerel in the norwegian sea. this goal will be achieved through a combined effort involving hi
data analysis and modeling. the project will benefit strongly from extensive data sets on physi ovel individual based modeling approach will be used to generate data driven 3d distributions o ctions over the life cycle. the project will improve our understanding of the functioning of th |
| 13944 | 5 | processes at the local scale. the study will be performed in ponds along the river rhine, which
egional factors, and how they interact, will be evaluated by an observational survey of ponds w in a subsequent mesocosm experiment, i will test the interacting effects of regional diversity ty and biotic interactions. the project will provide an empirical testing of central theoretica bout processes regulating diversity and will provide new insights in the long-term consequences |
| 14718 | 1 | ge. in the particular case of spain, it could be also suggested a strong impact on land composi
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| 14833 | 2 | f heathlands to higher latitudes, which would mean their complete disappearance from the iberia
ease in precipitation during the summer could favour the development of dry heathlands more tha |
| 14832 | 2 | f heathlands to higher latitudes, which would mean their complete disappearance from the iberia
ease in precipitation during the summer could favour the development of dry heathlands more tha |
| 12172 | 1 | ject. as with the summer work, the data would compare between treatments, taking into account t
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| 15218 | 4 | der selection from a suite of predators would be readily activated by cues from a novel invasiv
r species, and if they do, whether they would be as effective as against native predators. the amphibian populations exposed to it. we will compare the density-dependent and trait-mediated e ure of trophic webs. to this purpose we will use a highly multidisciplinary approach combining |
| 13968 | 4 | ions. to cover the range of effects, we will perform studies on islands without colonies, on ac
owing the increased nutrient inflow, we will use recent advances in ecological stoichiometry, w ntal composition. to study dynamics, we will quantify density response across multiple years fo s associated with lythrum salicaria. we will also use experiments, both in the field and in the |
| 2515 | 3 | collaborative experimental project that will examine possible negative consequences of near fut
ally important species . work package 2 will involve a microarray approach in order to reveal m y be used as biomarkers. work package 3 will involve incorporation of the findings from wp1&2 i |
| 13843 | 4 | iversity at different spatial scales. i will here test the hypothesis that reindeer grazing inc
ss at large spatial scales. moreover, i will also study whether the effect of reindeer on speci ral experiments and descriptive studies will be used. these studies will increase our knowledge ive studies will be used. these studies will increase our knowledge on how reindeer affect spec |
| 13488 | 6 | have been extremely warm. how reindeer will interact with climate induced vegetation changes a
egetation changes are poorly studied. i will study these questions in 48 exclosures that were b of trees were sown in each exclosure. i will study how reindeer influence plant community compo ored by a warmer climate. field studies will be combined with mathematical modeling of carbon a these theoretical and empirical studies will be important for evaluating the sustainability of duced vegetation changes. these studies will reveal if reindeer can prevent the increase of shr |
| 14900 | 1 | loitation and nature conservation. this will improve the sustainability in the use of natural r
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| 13739 | 2 | butaries. changes in migration patterns should affect organisms at lower trophic levels, result
d ecosystem functioning. the hypotheses will be tested using a combination of surveys and large |
| 13844 | 1 | e aquatic studies. the proposed project will be performed by a combination of field observation
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| 11769 | 1 | e results of these experimental studies will be used to parameterise models that link sex alloc
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| 9906 | 1 | e results of these experimental studies will be used to parameterise models that link sex alloc
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| 13698 | 4 | and thinning program on timber quality will be quantified in such a way that it can be used in
opment of value in planning instruments will probably increase the long-term profitability of n ay spruce in a predictable way and this will also affect timber quality. growth and timber-qual mber quality. growth and timber-quality will be investigated in old experiments with different |
| 1088 | 6 | on and cover. objective of this project will be the experimental and modelling study of the pri
results by the different research units will be used to develop a new integrated model able to y distributed c and n fluxes. the model will be implemented on the basis of an existing model b earch programme. the simulation results will be statistically analysed by means of advanced met es and the use of neural networks. this will make possible a model evaluation and discussion on d temporal scales. simulation exercises will be run under different scenarios of climatic and e |
| 15446 | 1 | within the scope of climate change. we will be able to discern changes in ecosystem processes
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| 15517 | 4 | is likely that in the near future there will be marked changes in the distributions and phenolo
the impacts of climate change, since it could lead to considerable under- or over-estimations o the activities proposed by the project will complete the series to an 11 year dataset by 2014. se of abundance, a comparative analysis will also be carried out to determine if those species |
| 14790 | 1 | of the relationship cattle . the study will evaluated which is going to be the effect of cattl
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| 15099 | 4 | moted by the predicted temperature rise will reduce the competition for internal resources requ
er duration of the drought period which could counteract the first effect leading to a greater e to the forecasted climatic conditions will be greater in the deciduous than in the evergreen an in the evergreen quercus species. we will test these hypotheses in climatically contrasting |
| 15021 | 1 | etalayotic and talayotic culture, which could represent more than a simple adoption of new cust
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| 14645 | 1 | etalayotic and talayotic culture, which could represent more than a simple adoption of new cust
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| 14636 | 2 | invasion by s. muticum. in addition, we will determine and compare the effects of s. muticum an
d sampling and manipulative experiments will be used to test the general hypothesis that: the i |
| 14755 | 8 | d that the disappearance of one species could imply several changes in the food web to which it
ersity and food webs is obvious, and it should be deepened in those areas of knowledge which wo pened in those areas of knowledge which would allow the evaluation of the effect of these chang tical mathematical tools or graphs that would permit the study, amongst other things, of the co nd iii model equations or formulas that would allow the prediction of the dynamic not only betw and the achievement of its stability , will allow it to work with laboratory maintained popula ferential equations and graph analysis, will permit the adaptation of analytical models of netw thus, conclusions of great significance could be deduced, bringing answers that are, at the mom |
| 7590 | 1 | cal bacterial populations. consultation will be conducted on other imported plants can thus ben
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| 15385 | 4 | ge in the strength of winter conditions could lead to morphological and chemical acclimation in
mation in evergreen leaves that in turn would affect their photosynthetic capacity. on the cont avorable for photosynthesis, and, then, could respond to any climatic change with phenological vironments. the results of the research will help to predict the implications of future changes |
| 6955 | 12 | nce can be broken easily. therefore, it would be desirable to incorporate a horizontal' virus r
resistance trait into major crops that could provide durable protection against many different n which the readthrough is inefficient, could be resistant against all readthrough utilizing vi e gene expression strategy of the virus should be completely changed. in yeast, mutant terminat transient readthrough measuring system will be established. we would clone the termination fac easuring system will be established. we would clone the termination factors of tobacco, and the rs of tobacco, and then several mutants would be generated from these genes. the mutant termina e genes. the mutant termination factors would be transiently expressed and their effect on read pressed and their effect on readthrough would be studied in the readthrough measuring system. m eadthrough efficacy in transient assays will be stable expressed in transgenic tobacco lines, a en the virus resistance of these plants will be tested. finally, if any of these lines is virus ermination factors of other major crops will be created. |
| 11869 | 2 | of these lineages. the proposed project will thus seek to provide a more fundamental understand
ed in specific environments the project will potentially provide important new information on t |
| 11393 | 1 | esocosms. taken together these packages will provide a holistic patch- to basin-scale evaluatio
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| 7507 | 1 | n and domestic grandparents. genotyping will be performed with microsatellite markers located o
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| 15161 | 3 | isms in biotechnology. most of the work will focus on nitrogen metabolism. to obtain new bacter
e development of complex biofilms which will offer a higher degree of stability to the living b r with their metabolic characterization will enhance the comprehension of the role of bacteria |
| 10734 | 6 | in new environments and in the process will adapt their biology. as every different animal is
cies may exist. each of these parasites could potentially represent a future danger both to hum present in the original sample. here we will use this strategy to begin to enumerate the number onments. the group of parasites that we will survey are the microsporidia. these are highly unu of quantification of different species will enable us to tell how successfully microsporidia h versified in different environments. it will indicate whether there are particular environments |
| 10597 | 7 | hey do. to answer the first question we will look at the molecular composition of the microbial
acteristics. to assess soil function we will look at how these soils play a role in the cycling pect that the indigenous microorganisms will use this as a carbon substrate and break down this mature soil from neighbouring locations will also be sampled. these soils will also be examined tions will also be sampled. these soils will also be examined using the same methods as describ iculties in sampling. winter conditions will commence in september and it is essential that rob group of soil scientists in iceland who will assist in the fieldwork planning and execution and |
| 14693 | 1 | pe. the results generated by this study will be of main value in the future recovery of wild po
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| 14910 | 1 | ts region. -in the population level, we shall study the evolutive patterns and speciation model
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| 10134 | 4 | iable, signal production or maintenance should be costly. in many species, testosterone enhance
esis , this dual action of testosterone would prevent cheating. however, the exact mechanisms b ncing levels of sexual ornamentation. i will focus on the dual effects of two hormones genes, w adigm in studies of sexual selection. i will investigate how mhc genotype influences the trade- |
| 14843 | 1 | ised via secondary sexual ornaments. we will investigate whether mhc genotype explains variatio
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| 11083 | 2 | nt concentration and specific leaf area will be taken to scale branch-level measurements across
ross age classes. in the greenhouse, we will graft cuttings taken from trees of different ages |
| 10452 | 5 | two complementary studies will examine how energetic considerations shape the for
ack-browed albatrosses. the first study will test the hypothesis that the breeding success of a duals with known breeding histories, we will determine whether between-individual at-sea activi reproductive success. the second study will test the hypotheses that, during the non-breeding ing success feed in different areas. we will examine the economics of foraging on circumglobal |
| 11024 | 7 | he resulting electronic traces recorded will reveal the time spent on various activities such a
feeding, walking and running. the data will also be used to calculate a proxy of energy expend verall dynamic body acceleration . this will complement the energetics data and provide a fine- ities and their associated energy costs will be elucidated to paint a complete picture of the a f the animals energy budgets. the study will provide valuable information as to how carnivores general manage their energy budgets. it will also demonstrate how the measurement of physiologi of rare and threatened species. thus we shall be providing insights into how energetic constrai |
| 10816 | 2 | eral public, including school children, will learn about great ape ecology and our ancestral he
the parkour athletic discipline and we will produce a document for parkour generations that pr |
| 14655 | 2 | d degrees of environmental stress. this will lead to the design of a system for detecting and a
into their temporary oscillations, and would facilitate the design of practical tools for the |
| 10661 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 10912 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 11158 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 11170 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 11420 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 11421 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 11701 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 11702 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin me available. . similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation tem services. some systems interactions will tend to be antagonistic . by using appropriate vis roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 9896 | 12 | f land-based renewable energy resources will have both negative and positive impacts on these s
the energyscape and ecosystem services could help guide the deployment of land-based renewable d local stakeholder groups, the project will identify the key sources of renewable energy withi ystems and existing models, the project will then develop a spatial description of the energysc some models are weaker than others, we will use a plug and play framework, as used in computin come available. similarly, the approach will allow new data sources to be included as they beco ting from the base-line description, we will then investigate the benefits and losses associate e to the demand for energy, the outputs will not be simply additive. similarly, there will be c ot be simply additive. similarly, there will be complex interactions between energy generation e ecosystem services. some interactions will be antagonistic . by using appropriate visualisati roach developed in this research, which will be limited to the renewables and ecosystems of a s e academic efficacy of our approach, we will submit papers for peer review, seeking to get them |
| 12644 | 4 | enforcement of wider marine legislation could be used. the intended output was a report focussi
mprove enforcement. options of how this could be achieved and what changes to existing powers, tain some interesting ideas which defra will consider. they will need to analyse from a legal a g ideas which defra will consider. they will need to analyse from a legal and policy perspectiv |
| 12478 | 1 | on-makers like the planning authorities will ultimately protect and enhance the natural environ
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| 10168 | 1 | cantly enhanced mineralisation of 2,4-d will be made.
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| 14839 | 4 | ls by using bioactive compounds. assays will be carried out with two types of plants. firstly,
ontaneously on metal-contaminated sites will be treated with salicylic acid and nitric oxide in fore the beginning of mining activities will be produced using micropropagation techniques and ical, cellular and physiological levels will be carried out. the final goal of the proposal is |
| 7472 | 1 | novel approaches to knowledge brokering will explore novel modalities of knowledge brokerage th
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| 462 | 5 | or species and reservoirs. this project will be concentrated to the island of madagascar, an is
ase have affected human populations. we will analyze three arbovirus diseases: the chikungunya ics and endemic diseases in mankind. we will study the dispersal and the competences of differe d with the various examined viruses. we will evaluate the role of lemurs, the only non-human pr . programmed for three years, our study will be carried out in three regions that are character |
| 15359 | 4 | ponges can withstand. the proposed work will address causes of mortality and the recovery capac
sing an energetic approach, the project will contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms a better understanding of these topics will help us to elucidate the causes and mechanisms und ty events. obtaining such understanding should allow us to predict future impact on other speci |
| 13950 | 3 | n otoliths, with promising results. she will have a fundamental background in physics, but will
fundamental background in physics, but will intern with the co-investigators for training in f ng in fisheries science and ecology. we will apply the new methods to case studies of dire fish |
| 10995 | 3 | ession, is almost unknown. our research will use a combination of large-scale manipulative fiel
in an intraspecific phylogeny. the work will involve a collaboration between researchers at uni a 75% time technician. the study system will be british populations of sweat bees. |
| 11053 | 3 | ession, is almost unknown. our research will use a combination of large-scale manipulative fiel
in an intraspecific phylogeny. the work will involve a collaboration between researchers at uni a 75% time technician. the study system will be british populations of sweat bees. |
| 11787 | 3 | ession, is almost unknown. our research will use a combination of large-scale manipulative fiel
in an intraspecific phylogeny. the work will involve a collaboration between researchers at uni a 75% time technician. the study system will be british populations of sweat bees. |
| 11091 | 2 | maximum muscle mass between the morphs will be investigated. the interactions between environm
numbers and fibre recruitment patterns will be investigated in laboratory studies. we wish to |
| 7107 | 1 | of the cotentin marshes and bessin. we will share our experiences with these partners during t
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| 13599 | 3 | pulation viability. in this project, we will use the perennial herb primula farinosa as a model
s and stochastic demographic models, we will explore how adaptive genetic variation among and w and land use. based on the results, we will formulate and communicate recommendations on how t |
| 14664 | 6 | e centre-east of the iberian peninsula, will be compared. diverse techniques and methods will b
ompared. diverse techniques and methods will be applied to the sediment studies; mineralogical, biochemical, and palinological analyses will be performed, as well as the analyses of remains o cods, among others. the last 2000 years will be studied in more detail, because they offer an e cally documented. palaeoecological data shall be correlated with the historical and instrumenta ogical and paleoclimatic reconstruction will be incorporated into novel models to provide predi |
| 12286 | 2 | mixed-agriculture farm. data collection will continue at drayton during 2009-2012. the maintena
he collection and processing of samples will continue to follow the ecn protocols. |
| 11853 | 4 | others are much less discriminatory. i will look at how local habitat quality influences sexua
e rainforests of peninsular malaysia. i will ask whether environmental stress affects mating be female s clutch of eggs these questions will investigated further under more controlled and sim varying levels of stress. such findings will allow me to test how the strength of selection on |
| 14587 | 2 | in both species. then this information will be useful to evaluate in vitro effects of everyone
threatened species from the same place will be analyzed in order to assess if they are useful |
| 10999 | 2 | l remains. analysis of multi-proxy data will enable the first comprehensive reconstruction of e
region in ois3-2. comparative evidence will be examined from gibraltar caves and the pollen se |
| 11207 | 2 | l remains. analysis of multi-proxy data will enable the first comprehensive reconstruction of e
region in ois3-2. comparative evidence will be examined from gibraltar caves and the pollen se |
| 11789 | 2 | l remains. analysis of multi-proxy data will enable the first comprehensive reconstruction of e
region in ois3-2. comparative evidence will be examined from gibraltar caves and the pollen se |
| 10462 | 4 | ogy in the animal kingdom. this project will identify novel genes which are differentially expr
osmotic challenge in teleost fish. this will be achieved by the screening of micro arrays const flounder. in a second phase the project will examine in detail a selected number of novel diffe changes in the environment. the results will provide a more complete picture of the mechanisms |
| 11747 | 4 | e species to thrive on calcareous soils will contribute to the development of strategies to mai
sity of these vulnerable ecosystems. we will test the hypothesis that adaptation to a calcareou altered patterns of gene expression. we will identify genes that are differentially expressed b eir role in the calcicole phenotype. we will examine whether these calcicole adaptation genes s |
| 13970 | 3 | uption in biotic and abiotic factors. i will use previously collected and mainly unpublished ge
ructure with barriers to gene flow, and will cooperate with the swedish board of fisheries and holm university. the suggested proposal will increase our knowledge on the mechanisms behind th |
| 7037 | 6 | ishopry of salzburg in the 16th century will be analyzed, as well as the 18th century estate of
large and yet unedited body of sources will be prepared for edition in the project. the edited dition in the project. the edited texts will be supplied for further research on cd. comparativ f administrative action and its effects will be undertaken. a database on local village regulat environmental history database austria will be used for further comparative evaluation. the ma er comparative evaluation. the material will be published in a wide range of journals with emph |
| 10379 | 4 | skeletal robusticity and physique. this will be accomplished by comparing ontogenetic trajector
ions of hunter-gatherers. this research will differentiate morphological features that are envi are ontogenetically stable. the results will identify adaptive mechanisms that produce variabil that produce variability in humans, and will distinguish morphological characteristics that are |
| 14971 | 6 | ed jointly 8 tasks. otherwise, climhaya will share out methologies, and in some cases objetives
tions. task. 7. models based in process will be developed from the information gathered in the ed in the objetives 1 and 2. two models will be tested: lignum and y-plant to establish the rol of dendroecological analyses. the study will be carried out on mature trees. task 8. annual and sk 8. annual and daily secondary growth will be recorded in mature beech trees under two silvic he different objetives in this proposal will allow a better defining of the role by the differe |
| 7309 | 1 | s integrated modeling. this application will be closely integrated with the modeling studies pu
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| 10945 | 4 | as a model. two, sequential experiments will be performed: the first will gauge when predation
xperiments will be performed: the first will gauge when predation resistance in shells of lymna ced by calcium availability; the second will investigate the importance of calcium availability our and growth. together, these studies will provide essential data on the relative importance |
| 10592 | 3 | in the global methane cycle. this grant will investigate which type of methane monooxygenase en
for methanotrophs, rt-pcr and fish. we will test the hypothesis that soluble methane monooxyge are high concentrations of methane. we will investigate methanotroph activity, population dive |
| 15012 | 1 | dra and in the bay of cadiz. this study will make possible a better understanding of these poor
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| 14150 | 2 | known differences in selective pressure would greatly facilitate solving also the inverse probl
ry traits in field conditions. here, we will focus on the response of phenotypic variance to gr |
| 12184 | 7 | the changes recommended from this study could be implemented alongside changes identified under
es identified under the rop. this study will take into account as far as possible, changes that r of els, specifically for the uplands, will replace the hill farm allowance from 2010. like oe wance from 2010. like oels, uplands els will be an optional and supplementary strand to els. th ry strand to els. the approximate spend will be £24m/year. this study will consider whether som ate spend will be £24m/year. this study will consider whether some climate change mitigation me some climate change mitigation methods would be more suited to implementation through this tie |
| 11593 | 2 | cenario is realised in a. millepora, we will perform an in-depth analysis of the rfp-encoding g
tem of the coral laboratory at nocs. we will apply a suite of advanced molecular biological tec |
| 7221 | 3 | or species and reservoirs. this project will focus on the island of madagascar, characterized b
mic and sporadic -endemic in humans. we will study the distributions and skills of different sp d with different viruses considered. we will evaluate the role of potential reservoir lemurs, o |
| 11643 | 2 | known. the amount of temperature change will allow us to distinguish between the explanations o
the indonesian seaway. hence our record will help answer some of the major outstanding question |
| 7017 | 3 | ulation patches disturbance experiments will use as the disturbance the replacement of entire b
the scale and frequency of disturbance will be experimentally manipulated. the experiments out he experiments outlined in the proposal will increase understanding of how competition, predati |
| 6776 | 1 | his mutation in several patients groups will be determined for the first time. this mutation is
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| 15228 | 3 | ibodies against mycoplasma conjunctivae will be determined and strains of this infectious agent
ed and strains of this infectious agent will be identified in southern chamois and domestic liv cantabrian mountains. this information will be used to establish the epidemiological relations |
| 13319 | 4 | eprecot will organise a workshop on the effects of precipitatio
earch.the ultimate goal of the workshop will be to facilitate future international research col s and developing countries.the workshop will do this by evaluating our present knowledge on the ng our present knowledge on the results will be disseminated and distributed in a synthesis rep |
| 12536 | 2 | -native invasive weed control programme should be eradication. for this reason we have selected
ment of such species if successful, and will also reduce pesticide use in the environment by im |
| 12721 | 1 | the project will fill the gap in our knowledge of the condition of
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| 12229 | 2 | le in developing livestock systems that will be sustainable in the future, and produce food in
work for a ruminant gin. this objective will underpin the activity and knowledge exchange of th |
| 11399 | 2 | iotic community on the flows. this work will yield new scientific insights into volcanic rock c
g-term microbial observatories which we could apply elsewhere. |
| 7246 | 2 | nd storm water quality of natural areas will be shared. from sites in the paris region, lyon an
the paris region, lyon and nantes, they will be used to test and validate the hydrological and |
| 7157 | 2 | ted environmental changes. the database will be established both from the temporal monitoring o
x representative ecosystems in which we will identify the major species likely to be good indic |
| 12761 | 2 | potential badger culling. baseline data will also be collected on the numbers of fox, hare and
observations of deer on field transects will also be recorded. |
| 10403 | 2 | ty and adaptive potential. this project will use molecular markers . by quantifying outcrossing
crossing rates using microsatellites it will be possible to establish how variation in rates of |
| 15019 | 1 | in spain . the results of this project should be a tool directly used by management consulting
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| 12330 | 1 | t of agri-environment expenditure. this will help us understand the contribution of es to the e
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| 9875 | 1 | ducing chemical inputs, organic farming could deliver important ecosystem services, including h
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| 6769 | 4 | he spinal deformity. the vertebral bone will be described as follows: measurement of the bone d
ne histomorphometry. curve measurements will be performed, too. simultaneously, genetic surveys d, too. simultaneously, genetic surveys will be executed. those genetic variables will be put u ll be executed. those genetic variables will be put under the loop which act either through inf |
| 12331 | 3 | mes - but it is not envisaged that this will be part of the initial evaluation. in addition the
e initial evaluation. in addition there will be an evaluation of the content of the etip progra of the etip programme but, again, this will not be the focus for this evaluation. |
| 6894 | 1 | onment and biodiversity improves, there will be a significant increase in the quantity of safe,
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| 13320 | 7 | wards this objective. the eumon project will provide this framework by comparing existing metho
cost effectiveness, regional robustness will be selected and tested for their european wide app heir european wide applicability. eumon will pay special attention that existing monitoring pro grams can incorporate these methods and will give recommendation how new and successful monitor on for implementing monitoring programs will be paid by studying the social effects of monitori intain biodiversity. additionally eumon will develop methods to name the responsibility of eu m itoring schemes and recommended methods will be made accessible by an internet portal to the en |
| 13322 | 3 | grated catchment analysis and modelling will be developed to simulate hydrological, hydrochemic
e conditions and restoration strategies will be developed. these will take into account the pro ion strategies will be developed. these will take into account the probable impacts of future c |
| 2517 | 1 | in the set of habitats and disturbances will be implemented in a process model incorporating mi
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| 2516 | 6 | cus and methylobacterium extorquens, we will define - by means of in silico modelling - ideal c
s. it is anticipated that this approach will include generation of hybrid pathways involving th nd omics-approaches including fluxomics will be used to analyse and evaluate the genetically en . for further improvement this approach will be repeated iteratively to integrate and/or delete es and operons. the generated knowledge will contribute to an increased understanding of bacter standing of bacterial methylotrophy and will facilitate transfer of methylotrophy to biotechnol |
| 7011 | 3 | perimental observations. ultimately, we will link nitrifier biodiversity in streams to nitrogen
to larger downstream ecosystems. comix will significantly contribute to bridge the conceptual in microbial ecology across scales, and will be a unique opportunity to tailor and, most import |
| 9878 | 5 | ecosystems are assessed. field studies will be used to assess the impact of the different fore
elated data derived from the uk-led wp1 will be combined with data gathered under wp2 by other est conservation. all european partners will then work together under wp3 to develop recommenda beech forests. all in all, the project will drive scientific advances in the following researc beech forests can provide. the results will be used to create a new and comprehensive understa |
| 483 | 4 | ical and scientific stakeholders, which will produce, inter alia, a comprehensive policy paper
during the whole research process. this will be done, e.g., through annual conferences, stakeho s of two rounds of interrogation, which will be conducted with diverse stakeholders and experts of the project. all in all, the project will drive scientific advances in the following researc |
| 7454 | 3 | ic conceptual basis for the system that will provide a robust statistical structure for analyti
the eu project alternet. this framework will ensure continuity of recording and shows an existi s concerned to long term monitoring. it will also provide the necessary structure for integrati |
| 7452 | 1 | d communicate stored data via satellite will be used to determine migration routes, migration s
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| 12396 | 4 | ics through biogeochemistry to fish, it will develop tools that will generate new information b
try to fish, it will develop tools that will generate new information by drawing together the w earch, including models. this knowledge will be used to strengthen the evidence base for assess the infrastructure created by this work will also provide a platform to meet the requirements o |
| 7456 | 1 | ecosystem and from local to global. it will also assess pathways of co2 emissions required to
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| 13784 | 3 | quito bites. in the proposed project we will use molecular probes for f. tularensis to study it
tion experiments. microcosm experiments will be performed where the fate of f. tularensis is st predation-resistance and pathogenicity will be approached by comparing molecular mechanisms fo |
| 10354 | 11 | emote areas. moreover, the 21st century will see these global environmental changes reach unpre
unprecedented levels: air temperatures will continue to rise, and atmospheric carbon dioxide c mospheric carbon dioxide concentrations will reach levels unprecedented over the past 20 millio lion years. alone, these global changes will change tropical forests, while in concert with oth cross africa. a new investigators award will allow me to make repeat measurements of monitoring alongside novel analytical techniques, will answer the three major questions above, with the s funding. the results from this research will be of great societal importance for two reasons. f al importance for two reasons. firstly, will surviving tropical forests remain a carbon sink - ide emissions from fossil fuel use - or will rising temperatures and other changes cause them t lance of tropical forests are occurring will provide essential information that will assist pol will provide essential information that will assist policy makers and wider civil society to ma |
| 12220 | 13 | ling might be a potential approach that could be used to aid the development of policy by predi
oirites group recommended that research should be done to enable the prediction, at the ecosyst on biodiversity targets. the desk study will take changes in farmland bird populations as an ex land bird populations as an example and will determine typical policy questions that need to be uture and the scale at which the models will need to operate. an expert steering group will be ed to operate. an expert steering group will be consulted to provide guidance on these issues a he ecosystem scale modelling approaches will be judged. since changes in farming systems and la n within the landcape, the project team will need to identify features of the environment which rn and land-use affect biodiversity, it will be possible to assess and evaluate both ecosystem ar ecosystem scale modelling approaches will be determined. the potential methods for integrati em scale models are required to operate will also be evaluated. the priorities for future resea particularly farmland bird populations will be identified. recommendations will then be produc ons will be identified. recommendations will then be produced as to which approaches are approp |
| 10336 | 2 | igh tide. in thailand, where this study would be based, the reefs are important not only in coa
vey in november 2004 and early 2005. we would also work with thai scientists at pmbc who have m |
| 14822 | 1 | achieve these ends, data on vertebrates will be developed to manage data, analyze the performan
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| 12444 | 1 | on commercial fish stocks. the project will also maximise utilisation of the long time-series
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| 13768 | 5 | rs, and it is uncertain if this species will persist in the long term. during this postdoctoral
erm. during this postdoctoral project i will evaluate its response to different scenarios of cl scenarios of climate change. t. opacus will be surveyed on hollow oaks in landscapes in sweden population size and dispersal capacity will be estimated from field data. i will parameterise g density and quality of hollow oaks. i will also evaluate its response to varying scenarios of |
| 10358 | 3 | own resistance mechanisms. this project will explore the commercial potential of a novel method
ance using a natural plant product that would negate the need for use of pesticides or other bi d hence the commercial potential. pests will be chosen that have both similar and different fee |
| 12771 | 2 | nough to permit a bait formulation that would deliver an effective dose if half of a rats daily
intake from this source. therefore rats should be able to consume the analgesic at an effective |
| 12325 | 4 | lks and rides’ website. the survey work will generate, and recommend, the sort of site informat
end, the sort of site information which should be available on the website in future to enable suitable for their needs. all the sites will have to be assessed against the requirements of th ation act . in addition, the evaluation will include recommended criteria to be used in future |
| 13373 | 2 | has clearly showed that molecular data could better differentiate barley population in to 22 d
s or eco-geographically close countries could not be clustered into the same main cluster even |
| 14597 | 1 | tal indicators of restoration potential will be selected and the environmental ranges maximisin
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| 12326 | 2 | eview in 2002. this evaluation contract will examine, from a sample of around 100 agreements, h
e intention is also that the contractor will survey users of educational access to ensure that |
| 7513 | 3 | of structuring the species. collections will be genotyped with these markers. dl between pairs
se markers. dl between pairs of markers will be measured using different indices of association markers. the influence of the structure will be studied. |
| 7561 | 1 | ies. the genetic structure of consortia will be analyzed by arisa. freezing and freeze drying,
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| 14586 | 2 | as with high biodiversity. the research will be developed in two salt-marshes located in the co
rately using and conserving these areas will be proposed |
| 13807 | 10 | on only snapshot presence-absence data will be tested. such methods will make data collection
sence data will be tested. such methods will make data collection for population viability anal d as model species. snapshot field data will be used to parameterise a metapopulation model con m between colonisations and extinctions will be tested. moreover, a metapopulation model will b ested. moreover, a metapopulation model will be parameterised based on information about habita in 1749 and later. a bayesian approach will be used to fit the metapopulation models. a metapo pulation models. a metapopulation model will be combined with a habitat model at a landscape le model at a landscape level. the models will be used to predict the extinction risks of lichens al distribution of conservation efforts will be analysed. the project will contribute to a deep n efforts will be analysed. the project will contribute to a deeper general understanding of ho |
| 7415 | 1 | pplies during the winter when the birds should cover important energy needs. even though numero
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| 12627 | 1 | al sediment broad habitats where sodium will be abundant. several sample sites are located in t
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| 1961 | 1 | atures by two different selection lines will be analysed to develop a molecular explanation for
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| 15079 | 2 | al and temporal resolution . this model will be improved by introducing the advances obtained i
es obtained in the proposed project. it will further be upgraded to include functionalities for |
| 15140 | 5 | ecies boundaries a complicated task. we will study the phylogenetic position of all poorly know
etic position of all poorly known taxa, will try to interprete and characterize them and will e to interprete and characterize them and will explore character evolution in order to detect hom omic reinterpretation of the subsection will be done and we will try to adopt homogeneous speci n of the subsection will be done and we will try to adopt homogeneous species concepts in a pro |
| 14817 | 1 | e markers, trnl-f . with this method we would be able to extract phylogenetic patterns for each
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| 7048 | 2 | available for the australian diospyros will be used as a second calibration point to estimate
erification of the type of endemism. we will investigate the patterns and processes of speciati |
| 14918 | 6 | es across tropical africa, and asia. we will use different molecular markers to address the com
ry history. once the cyprinid phylogeny will be established, we will test main biogeographical rinid phylogeny will be established, we will test main biogeographical hypothesis focusing on t theory during the messinian period. we will enunciate biogeographical hypothesis useful in the iguration of cyprinids distribution. we will study some alternative speciation models as hybrid formation and cave species. finally, we will define the most important areas for conservation b |
| 15162 | 6 | ant transformations. the animal samples will be provided in the frame of already ongoing collab
g this information as starting point we will perform phylgenetic, biogeographical and evolution raphical and evolutionary analysis, and will generate global hypotheses on the distribution and ty of the pvs to be empirically studied will surely provide us not only with a broader knowledg knowledge of papillomaviridae, but also will strengthen our armoury against the diseases they c ey cause. the information thus acquired will have clinical, economic and ecological importance. |
| 11620 | 1 | ndividual variation in ageing rates and will use these relationships to investigate the affects
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| 15449 | 1 | multimodal signals. in this project, we will analyze how signals based on different sensory cha
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| 15158 | 2 | y an important role. in this project we shall deal with the identification of adaptive or non-a
t descriptive and in part experimental, should contribute new information to the debate about t |
| 13752 | 3 | h rate regulation in ivertebrates. this will be done by bridging the gap from key elements to e
grazers. more specifically this project will use laboratory experiments with n- and/or p-defici ial and aquatic herbivores. the project will extend the current knowledge and understanding of |
| 1965 | 1 | formation and sympatric speciation, and will thus fill an important gap in current evolutionary
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| 15352 | 2 | species, and all species in the genus, will be carried on. besides, to explore their reproduct
ir reproductive systems and success, we will analyse type of fecundation, flower visitors, ache |
| 7581 | 1 | arieties. erosion of diversity"adaptive"could be at work in the studied agro- systems. the effe
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| 15073 | 6 | its high species richness . firstly we shall analyze the differences on genome organization in
ly, a species level molecular phylogeny will be constructed for two genera representing two rad the south of africa and madagascar that will allow to address the taxonomic uncertainties and t xonomic uncertainties and this material will be fixed for chromosomes and analysed to map and i of a species of the tribe megacephalini will be constructed and comparatively analyzed with oth s of the tribe cicindelini. the results will allow discussing several questions of evolutionary |
| 9803 | 1 | te natural means of partner control. we will develop and test new, more realistic game theoreti
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| 10266 | 3 | r reproduction, the selfish individuals should have an advantage. how can we explain the existe
n which individuals are not related and will never meet again, and yet cooperation exists in th witnesses can actually help, these ones will be more willing to volunteer. in my work i analyse |
| 1103 | 5 | limatic change on agricultural activity will depend also on the continuum soil-plant-climate an
wp3, several researches at field scale will be carried out to investigate for the optimization ty. an other important issue of this wp will be to parameterize the simulation models about cro deriving from previous wp, simulations will be effectuated at field and regional scale by usin ects that the future climatic scenarios will have on crop yields and to individuate the best ag |
| 13978 | 6 | populations in fragmented landscapes. i will test this prediction on a butterfly species, the s
and fragmented agricultural landscapes will be reared in the lab and thier offspring will be r e reared in the lab and thier offspring will be released in the wild to studiy their dispersal to studiy their dispersal behaviour. i will track released butterflies when moving through the with respect to landscape of origin. i will also use artificial habitat silhouettes to test wh e habitat. the outcome of my experiment will be used to construct a predictive model of butterf |
| 14776 | 3 | ree complementary approaches. first, we will explore the adaptive function of flower shape by q
change in pollinator fauna. second, we will explore the effect of a change in pollinator fauna lly related erysimum species. third, we will track the phylogenetic pattern of flower shape alo |
| 11868 | 2 | associated with these traits. this work will provide decisive evidence for how sexual selection
h variation in mating systems. thus, we will improve our understanding of one of the major driv |
| 11872 | 2 | associated with these traits. this work will provide decisive evidence for how sexual selection
h variation in mating systems. thus, we will improve our understanding of one of the major driv |
| 11873 | 2 | associated with these traits. this work will provide decisive evidence for how sexual selection
h variation in mating systems. thus, we will improve our understanding of one of the major driv |
| 7491 | 1 | f several species of diptera. the study will then be extended to the human species on a represe
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| 14488 | 4 | olution of fecundity, and the main cost could be the impact of reproductive function on the def
reproduction and antiparasite defences would underlie the demographic patterns observed in pla ants and animals. on the other hand, we would like to study the effect of the synchronization w editerranean area. all these objectives will be tackled in the field with several easily handle |
| 1960 | 2 | from natural populations. this project will provide the requisite combination of the theoretic
onally suitable natural population, and will combine field experimentats, molecular genetic and |
| 10737 | 2 | stions remain unanswered. this proposal will discover how mating between malaria parasites is i
s or can home in on their location, and will investigate how co infecting species of malaria pa |
| 2122 | 1 | ior researchers and one private company will be involved.
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| 10178 | 1 | esis for the evolution of melanism, but will also allow us to examine the costs of melanism and
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| 11652 | 1 | esis for the evolution of melanism, but will also allow us to examine the costs of melanism and
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| 15170 | 1 | pensive and short time-consuming method could be very useful to broaden the capacity of scent a
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| 11072 | 2 | e to other changes in their ecology. we will use evolutionary theory to ask fundamental questio
s that parasite reproductive strategies will be shaped by the variation in their in-host enviro |
| 10801 | 5 | to parent-offspring conflict, offspring should demand more resources from their parents than pa
e. however, if offspring do so, parents should be selected to ignore offspring begging displays ich case parent-offspring communication would be evolutionarily unstable. thus, a key aim in be on and whether begging is costly or not will then be used to distinguish between existing model t-offspring communication. this project will contribute to our understanding of the evolution o |
| 10306 | 1 | s that the process of natural selection will not be sufficiently rapid to enable populations to
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| 10849 | 2 | growth and successful reproduction that will culminate in the release of fertile seeds. anythin
plant can be seen as a bad thing as it will ultimately limit the reproductive output of the pl |
| 10590 | 2 | are able to undermine female choice. we will therefore test the hypothesis that isolation is fi
on. post-mating, post-zygotic isolation will be examined by testing the viability and mating su |
| 10401 | 3 | c lineages and a range of sex ratios we will characterize the reproductive mode through populat
s using polymorphic genetic markers. we will integrate both approaches to describe the evolutio rch system. the results of this project will be crucial for the design of experiments to better |
| 10989 | 2 | acter in d. melanogaster. this approach will give insight in the rate and degree to which popul
in the genome . further, the experiment will reveal how the phenotypic divergence between the s |
| 11032 | 7 | ng its role in the antarctic glaciation would be more straightforward were it not for the prese
rust. to ground-truth the survey, rocks will be dredged from the sea floor, then irradiated in ated by the ar-ar method. julian pearce will be responsible for the magnetic survey and constru d that mantle flow, like seawater flow, would be funnelled through drake passage. in a 2001 nat uth atlantic and so pacific mantle flow could be traced through drake passage by isotopic finge d rocks from the central scotia sea, it will thus be possible to find out exactly how far the p n the two types of mantle. that in turn will inform us about the rates and causes of mantle cir |
| 15366 | 3 | ractions and regulation. ultimately, we will provide information regarding the structure of thi
ll as their role during development. we will use three species of gastropod mollusks . with thi stropod mollusks . with this project we will make progress in understanding these pathways in o |
| 14867 | 4 | ymorphisms in drosophila subobscura. we will focus on microsatellite loci in linkage disequilib
ependently of inversion patterns, which would suggest coadaptation since the genetic compositio l factor that changes with latitude, we will carry out an in depth study of coadaptation by usi nvasive colonising processes. third, we will study in depth the genetic architecture of hybrid |
| 15312 | 4 | populations. alternatively, differences could be local adaptations subsequent to a range expans
ent to a range expansion, or the change could had occurred previous or subsequent to the expans glaciations in its diversification. we will study five species groups of two different familie r which a similar approach was used, we will build a est library to precisely match target prot |
| 15476 | 7 | ssment of whether species distributions should be expected to contract or expand for any given
tic range. firstly the ecological niche will be measured for a subset of species belonging to t us. secondly, a phylogenetic hypothesis will be generated to which a molecular clock will be ap be generated to which a molecular clock will be applied. this phylogeny will be used to study t r clock will be applied. this phylogeny will be used to study the phylogenetic signal of the ch cal niche of a larger number of species could be estimated. the study of phylogenetic signal wi mated. the study of phylogenetic signal will also allow to estimate the evolutionary response o |
| 13323 | 11 | evoltree will associate four major disciplines - genomics, genet
s, dynamics and processes.this strategy will be applied to three major interacting elements of ole of trees as drivers of biodiversity will be deciphered by investigating their adaptive dive iotic environmental changes.the network will integrate multidisciplinary research to dissect th system genomics. the genomic activities will be conducted within a laboratory without walls whe walls where high throughput techniques will be integrated and then applied to a wide range of on use by the partners. large data sets will be compiled and made accessible by developing data ribution of genetic diversity. evoltree will spread its knowledge and expertise for the purpose nitoring, and conservation. the network will develop training capacities and facilitate mobilit urope. a dynamic communication strategy will disseminate its results to the scientific communit ommunity, end users and public.evoltree will greatly contribute to the national and internation |
| 7716 | 1 | maintenance of soil fertility, our work should lead to be taken into account in the legislation
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| 14999 | 1 | and buffer environmental . finally, we will investigate the ecological implications that surro
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| 14740 | 1 | eas. using these and other organisms we will derive phylogenetic- phylogeographic patterns and
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| 2064 | 4 | mportant freshwater fishes. the project will study the effect of introducing atlantic salmon in
t as the only fish species. the project will study effects of the introduction on the morpholog freshwater pearl mussel the field study will explore the presence of host specific populations parts of rivers. in the lab the project will experimentally study morphological selection gradi |
| 15146 | 1 | tudy of genomic resulting data. the gis will be used to study the large-scale ecological and ev
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| 2025 | 1 | igration of individuals. this framework will be shaped as a sampling theory, which is necessary
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| 10090 | 3 | idea has been that genetic relatedness will promote co-operation, but in structured population
but this theory is largely untested. i will provide direct experimental evidence for the relat ated and tested. evolutionary conflicts will be quantified by caste allocation ratios and by so |
| 11358 | 2 | necessary molecular tools. moreover, i will test the hypothesis that the application of anthel
istance in t. tenuis. thus, my research will provide the data necessary to test the links betwe |
| 10730 | 4 | ces on sperm performance. this proposal will address the question of variation in gamete perfor
gy, behaviour, physiology and evolution will put me in a unique position to test the novel idea male-produced seminal substances. this will enable me to quantify sperm age effects at the lev population and in males and females. i will quantify its evolutionarily relevant consequences |
| 7003 | 5 | me b locus. further genetic information will be obtained by sequencing mitochondrial 12s and 16
c barriers and dispersion centers. data will enter a correlational matrix and will be tested wi a will enter a correlational matrix and will be tested with mantel tests. results should elucid ll be tested with mantel tests. results should elucidate the significance of the tested factors species' geographic differentiation and should contribute to the controversy an the origin of h |
| 10470 | 3 | enomes completely sequenced, so that we could discover in detail the nature and occurrence of g
d in the formation of giant genomes. we will address what dna sequences are involved in genome on, or slowly over time. thus our study will provide the community with fundamental knowledge o |
| 11415 | 3 | enomes completely sequenced, so that we could discover in detail the nature and occurrence of g
d in the formation of giant genomes. we will address what dna sequences are involved in genome on, or slowly over time. thus our study will provide the community with fundamental knowledge o |
| 10472 | 4 | th exceptional experimental features. i will test the effects and interactions of interbreeding
es, and under several migration regimes will be subject to a number of population cycles. fitne f population cycles. fitness components will be followed and molecular markers used to assess p ssess population structure. the results will be relevant for the management of biodiversity in |
| 10204 | 4 | s i alleles are shared. to test this we will determine and compare the mh allelic content of th
g leads to highly divergent alleles. we will test for associations between the frequency of the e are favoured in small populations. we will repeat all our analyses in two years to check for tability of the patterns we observe and will use the temporal variation in microsatellite allel |
| 9884 | 4 | s i alleles are shared. to test this we will determine and compare the mh allelic content of th
g leads to highly divergent alleles. we will test for associations between the frequency of the e are favoured in small populations. we will repeat all our analyses in two years to check for tability of the patterns we observe and will use the temporal variation in microsatellite allel |
| 10038 | 4 | may be substantial. for this project we will use an already established, island population of h
cross-fostered breeding pedigree, which will allow us to estimate the relative roles of a wide nd non-genetic factors. in addition, we will also test for links between the amount of parental n the empirical data that we gather, we will build a theoretical model that seeks to explain wh |
| 14605 | 3 | ic estimations of androchrome frequency will be made in iberian populations of i. graellsii and
and the philogeography of both species will be analyzed in the peninsula, as well as an analys its hybridization. the different topics will be approached from an evolutionary and functional |
| 14868 | 3 | we will study the gametic associations between microsatell
enetic differentiation among haplotypes will be quantified and a comparison of the associations n palearctic and colonizing populations will be carried out. our aim is to evaluate the importa |
| 10119 | 2 | hropogenic co2 emissions. this proposal will determine the changes in foraminiferal carbonate p
ification. investigating extreme events will help to understand the relevance of foraminiferal |
| 9834 | 1 | ancient dna will be used to reconstruct the evolutionary and paleoe
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| 14651 | 3 | patterns. the phylogeographic analysis will be complemented by the assessment of genetic and p
onary change, and with that purpose, we will analyse population variation in sexual expression, hopefully, the results of this project will shed light on the current conception of the medite |
| 2495 | 7 | apt to future environmental changes. we will parameterize stochastic age-structured population
the molecular and phenotypic levels. we will then examine whether geographical differences in t s of genetic evolution that individuals should be weighted by their reproductive value to compe om the stable age distribution. here we will apply a new statistical method to study fluctuatin lf body mass, at the island of vega. we will also study the evolutionary dynamics of these two mics of the reproductive value. then we will implement varying patterns of age-specific harvest patterns in age-specific harvest rates will affect the rate of evolutionary change of these tw |
| 15201 | 3 | ferent extent and age of its biomes. we will use the five endemic frog radiations as model to u
s from a nearly-complete taxon sampling will be integrated with environmental, geological and s n diversity. these integrative analyses will allow testing several available hypotheses and ide |
| 14709 | 5 | ovincialis and the other two taxa. this could be a selective locus related to the amount of oxy
fferent molecular forms the odh protein will be: purified in 100/100 homocygotes individuals an e cloned and sequenced. a set of primer will be designed in order to sequence the 100, 115 and bility found another set of individuals will be sequenced. the analysis of the sequences will a equenced. the analysis of the sequences will allow the clarification of the possible positive s |
| 13502 | 6 | odiversity is then how well populations will adapt, or if they will dwindle down to extinction.
well populations will adapt, or if they will dwindle down to extinction. this is part of a more traits and basic genetic parameters. i will simulate a climatic trend and add different forms noise, with a control without noise. i will also study the importance of genotype-environment selection on a given trait. the results will form the base for extended theoretical studies, an e for extended theoretical studies, and will have great importance for the prediction of effect |
| 10388 | 3 | nally we hypothesise that rapid changes will have greater impact than slow changes, which may a
low strains to acclimate. therefore, we will compare the responses of treatments of up to 10 di ion periods. together these experiments will reveal not simply the immediate impact of ocean ac |
| 6817 | 1 | acteristics of mental state attribution will be examined. we make an attempt to study mindreadi
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| 15257 | 2 | to achieve this goal, three main tasks will be carried out: a sampling from the lineages of th
of insular lineages. in particular, we will focus on mechanisms and behaviours associated with |
| 15258 | 2 | rent insular populations. our objective will be to establish which strategies were adopted by d
ization process. to do it, our proposal will work in the following topics: a construction of a |
| 10273 | 3 | e with a changing climate. this project will overcome these shortfalls by combining experimenta
ming of breeding of individual birds we will estimate the rate at which the population will be timate the rate at which the population will be able to evolve in response to ongoing environme |
| 12069 | 1 | to global change. ideally such studies should help to identify target species or groups of spe
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| 13401 | 3 | ce. the plants exists in our collection will be reproduce and their flowering time, plant heigh
oil rate and component of essential oil will be determined. moreover, essential oil obtained fr essential oil obtained from some plants will be trialed against macrophomina phaseolina, phytop |
| 13424 | 1 | well adapted to the mountanious regions should be protected in its origin and needs to be rared
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| 6947 | 3 | he southern bitch mouse action plan. we would like to initiate the dna bar-coding system for th
strial small mammalian fauna of hungary would be accomplished by our consortium. one of the gre ellets. at the same time the assumption could be confirmed that sicista subtilis trizona taxon |
| 6966 | 2 | the functional role of genetic variants will be evaluted on gene transcription and protein leve
ransport chain and steroid biosynthesis will reveal new pathomechanisms involved in adrenal tum |
| 12767 | 7 | gement and enhancement and actions that will reduce the likelihood of animals being killed by t
isting data. the population assessments will also be compared to those obtained from a sample o tion prior to the 2001 guidelines: this will allow an assessment of the impact of the improved on a wider scale, modelling and mapping will be used to explore the likely affects of mitigatio . different types of mitigation actions will be evaluated in relation to current population and assessments. the results of the project will allow the relevant government agencies to perform and professional ecological consultants will benefit from improved guidance for dealing with si |
| 11258 | 4 | re the volcanism occurred. this project will address this problem by studying a unique example
ion. by studying these chinese rocks it will be possible, for the first time, to study directly ction story in the same place. the work will be supplemented with studies of carbon and sulphur phur isotopes from the limestones which will allow the scientists to determine changes in the s |
| 11391 | 4 | re the volcanism occurred. this project will address this problem by studying a unique example
ion. by studying these chinese rocks it will be possible, for the first time, to study directly ction story in the same place. the work will be supplemented with studies of carbon and sulphur phur isotopes from the limestones which will allow the scientists to determine changes in the s |
| 10528 | 7 | scale hairs in 3-dimensions before they could decay. so completely preserved are orsten fossils
these early animals occupy this project will investigate the oldest orsten animals preserved in he carbonate sequence of shropshire. we will conduct detailed scanning electron microscopy of n al from scandinavia and elsewhere. this will provide new information about the anatomical detai tomical detail of cambrian animals that will contribute greatly to the study of ecdysozoan and nd arthropod relationships. the fossils will also be used to test hypotheses about how the mine cular animal groups or soft tissues. we will evaluate the petrography of the host rocks, couple |
| 13859 | 3 | the increase of potato late blight. we will use data generated within a nordic project to see
late blight model, and the nordic data will be an extreme test of the robustness of the existi mponent affects the entire system. they will also be used to produce strategic and tactical dec |
| 12141 | 3 | corded on the regional and global scale will be assessed. investigations of the postglacial pal
ving environment and natural resources. should be pointed out that top level scientific investi and global palaeoenvironmental changes will be created. the main objective of the investigatio |
| 13766 | 2 | e source than in previous studies. this will be achieved by a time efficient innovative method
me efficient innovative method where we will establish artificially arranged suitable substrate |
| 9811 | 2 | nd laying male eggs in her presence. we will investigate the behavioural and chemical mechanism
eoretical and experimental research. we will also extend our previous theoretical models to inv |
| 11866 | 1 | re simple. by rotting velvet worms . it will also allow us to further test a hypothesis develop
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| 9868 | 1 | d forms of learning evolve.the findings will be of great interest to researchers studying evolu
|
| 11537 | 6 | bos habitat in the cape of south africa will be used in the experiment to determine the effect
timate species composition of monoliths should be influenced by their post-fire location on the the hydrological gradient. hypothesis b will be supported if competition treatments alter the e t of hydrology on distribution. results will be incorporated into a spatial model that will be incorporated into a spatial model that will be used to determine whether the effects measured seed dispersal and changes in hydrology will be tested. |
| 11363 | 1 | ntly fewer young than outbred males. we will experimentally investigate the effects of variatio
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| 10188 | 1 | onomically characterised streptomycetes will be: screened by hplc for novel chemical structures
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| 11103 | 2 | careous nannoplankton are minute and we will be able to test whether these small forms are pres
bonate through time, and how much. this will tell us about the way biogeochemical cycles have c |
| 11202 | 3 | tition. the first part of the programme will be a critical assessment of the utility of differe
hods in the absence of genome data, and will explore a novel strategy for cross-species matchin , derived from ongoing nerc programmes, will be analysed to assess the utility of the different |
| 10511 | 2 | mic technologies . this unique data set will identify key pollutant response pathways consisten
nse pathways consistent across taxa and will allow the genotypic, phenotypic and ecological con |
| 7383 | 2 | enome phylogenies of orthologs families will be constructed and compared. this approach will hi
constructed and compared. this approach will highlight discontinuities in the evolution of fung |
| 10203 | 4 | ng microbial communities are active. we will conduct similar experiments with microbial communi
ents and a range of marine sediments we will isolate a number of methanogens, many of which may portant potential source of methane. we will identify the physiology and metabolism of these me important group of microorganisms. this will include, for the first time, investigating their r |
| 2107 | 4 | forest on the norwegian west coast. it will look closer into different functional groups and c
at three different degrees of exposure. will there be a higher production of pom in exposed are al activity be higher in pom rich areas will there be more filter feeders in pom rich areas the r feeders in pom rich areas the project will also examine the role of phenols in laminaria hype |
| 10547 | 2 | difficult to test on land. our results will therefore be of great interest to all ecologists w
logy and a leading marine institute, we will be in an enviable position to communicate the resu |
| 12196 | 1 | ers. grazing grassland less intensively should confer a range of wider environmental benefits i
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| 12268 | 2 | mixed-agriculture farm. data collection will continue at drayton during the year 2008-2009 in o
he collection and processing of samples will continue to follow the ecn protocols. |
| 12198 | 2 | associated with entry level stewardship will enable a full, integrated assessment of the benefi
fe of an els agreement. importantly, it will enable greater certainty to be placed in the recom |
| 14228 | 4 | nt components of total biodiversity. we will use biodiversity partitioning based on historical
ng to habitat-specific species pool. we will explore the environmental and anthropogenic factor the extinction of original species. we will study the effects of derived diversity to communit d phylogenetical diversity. our results will allow to estimate the state of future biodiversity |
| 11384 | 1 | why poor performance might occur. this will inform us about the utility of existing risk class
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| 10958 | 2 | isotope analyses on individual species will provide the data to reconstruct their habitat. we
e data to reconstruct their habitat. we will count the faunas, to determine rates of evolution, |
| 14634 | 1 | ir implantation as invasive, so that we could eventually differentiate the specific traits perm
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| 7548 | 3 | c diversity. two contrasting situations will be studied: the archipelago of guadeloupe and mari
e changed little. the survey of farmers will identify evolutionary factors. analysis of diversi sis of diversity microsatellite markers will assess the evolution of diversity. we can evaluate |
| 13597 | 2 | ical cycling. in the proposed project i will implement a number of field surveys and experiment
and microbial metacommunity ecology. it will also help us to understand to which degree bacteri |
| 14624 | 4 | the river guadalquivir basin. the study will be carried out in two execution phases. in the fir
two execution phases. in the first one, will be studied the distribution, abundance and product ological years. during the second phase will be analyzed the factors related with the distribut d production of the fish. this analysis will allow to elaborate simple models of fish dynamics |
| 14746 | 2 | in the fish community of the amazon. we will approach the study by exploring the phylogenetic b
basis of community niche structure. it will use both genetic and proteomic analyses to infer t |
| 10294 | 2 | nother exciting breakthrough is that we will soon have the genome sequence of methylocella silv
iments with microcosm experiments which will address the role of these facultative methanotroph |
| 11660 | 4 | dress this particular site, the results will also have far reaching applications for the manage
esses behind the degradation. the study will provide a unique opportunity for the student to be tland sites, particularly acidic sites, will be fully assessed, in collaboration with english h on with english heritage. these results will finally enable the student and project team to mak |
| 12511 | 3 | th in farming and related systems. this will include assessing approaches to dealing with biodi
nt in organic farming systems. the work will address the specific biological, chemical and phys nts and changes in management practice, will also be included. the specific objectives are: 1.i |
| 12236 | 9 | on of habitat and associated management will be measured as a means of indicating the potential
iled summaries of each farmer interview will be produced. the interviewers and ecologists will oduced. the interviewers and ecologists will come together collectively to review each farm and ent behaviour and outcome. this process will also reveal the differences and similarities betwe nmental outcomes. the research findings will be presented at an expert workshop to obtain feedb ing and dissemination: the final report will include a section clearly highlighting the finding sual executive summary, the consultants will present key findings to a whitehall-based audience l-based audience. the research findings will also be disseminated through presentations and con ces and seminars. in addition, the ccri will produce a 2 page summary of the research to add to |
| 12519 | 2 | this joint european core project will develop and test innovative generic communication
od and farming are joined. this project will be caried in five european countries. this applica |
| 15577 | 3 | are there policies which, if followed, would improve biodiversity and ecosystem services in fa
velop new policies for agriculture that could restore biodiversity and associated ecosystem ser elp develop such policies. the research will be conducted in 3 work packages to collectively bu |
| 12600 | 1 | development sites. much of the research will be based on case studies at sites across england a
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| 14194 | 5 | ormal or reduced sensitivity to aba, as would be predicted based on their lower endogenous nae
nce to exogenous nae. in this study, we will focus on understanding the mechanism of atfaah-med o either n- or c-terminus of the atfaah will be examined for their responses to nae/aba in orde itin membrane yeast two-hybrid approach will be applied on identification of potential protein ith the atfaah overexpressor background will be conducted to assist on discovery of additional |
| 10848 | 3 | vestigate foraging. however, this study will be the first to apply these techniques to study th
dy the deep-sea ichthyofauna. the study will quantify the diet of several species of benthopela e various life history strategies. this will significantly advance our knowledge of deep-sea fo |
| 14991 | 2 | marda, 1861 and oenonidae kinberg, 1865 will be also studied to continue with the revision of t
der eunicida. this way, two new volumes will be accomplished in order to continue with the work |
| 14562 | 1 | eparing two additional manuscripts that will be submitted to the faib ed. b. before the end of
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| 14568 | 2 | the geographic ranges for each species will serve to achieve the critical review of the family
the critical review of the family which will result in the prduction of a fauna iberica monogra |
| 14565 | 1 | diidae in the ibero-balearic region. it will include the general aspects of the family, identif
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| 14566 | 2 | lies papilionoidea and hesperioidea. it will include identification keys and a detailed descrip
elated biological and life-history data will be provided as well. |
| 15413 | 3 | rth is in preparation process and which will hopefully be completed by the end of 2010. this pr
classification of the polychaetes. this will result in completing a new volume of the series, t volume of the series, the fifth, which will complete the revision and updating of knowledge of |
| 14559 | 1 | coordination mechanisms that faib viii will use to: 1 achieve its overall objectives, 2 assist
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| 10533 | 5 | between geology and archaeology. wessex will provide key training in procedures and techniques
information systems . cambridge zoology will provide training in analyses and identification of nges in their amino acid content, which will assist the project by providing a chronological un the studied sequences. durham geography will provide training in recording and analyses of sedi ogy and environmental evidence. the phd will result in full investigation of key palaeolithic s |
| 6882 | 4 | o . during our actual investigations we shall recollect the macrofauna of the existing sites, w
we intend to look for new sites, and we should like to investigate some boreholes, too. beside oreholes, too. beside the macrofauna we shall investigate also the microfauna from geological a m geological aspect. during our work we shall investigate the geological conditions and sedimen |
| 11193 | 1 | etic map. this proposal describes how i will initiate passerine genome mapping by utilising the
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| 10657 | 2 | this expedition will obtain sedimentary sequences to study the pliocene
arctic oceans. paleoclimatic indicators will be used to generate complete and detailed records |
| 2184 | 9 | natural processes. the proposed project will answer to these challenges by merging hypothesis t
on of main sources of uncertainties. we will build single-, two- and multi-species models forec ir salmonid fishes and zooplankton prey will be used as case studies. these systems are ideal d m groups. the first part of the project will fill gaps in empirical knowledge. in addition, sev tion, several large affiliated projects will generate sub-models. thereafter, derived and exist variation and ecological mechanisms and will be integrated with correlative models. the approac with correlative models. the approaches will be both within the bayesian framework, and with mo relative derived knowledge. finally, we will compare the different sources of uncertainty, rang nions on model performance. the project will promote recruitment to ecological climate change f |
| 13971 | 5 | dies of how mnemiopsis catches prey. we will use sophisticated video methods and mechanistic mo
ield abundances and stomach analyses we will estimate predation pressure on zooplankton and fis ae. reproductive potential and survival will be examined in experiments as a function of temper on of temperature and salinity. results will be combined with field data of temperature, salini in optical and temperature environment will be modeled in collaboration with norwegian scienti |
| 13769 | 3 | iversity and the ongoing climate change could alter species distributions. this project aims to
ffects food web structure. this project will assess how feeding niche width affects impact of i on the new food web. the new methods i will apply for analysing stable isotope data put the pr |
| 15042 | 1 | nts into the soil. the obtained results will increase our knowledge on the functional ecology o
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| 12281 | 7 | etable crops were revised. further work will be required to finalise these after comments by th
ss of development, a technical document will be released describing the basis for the revised n m. development of a web based front end will encourage its wider use and the development of fur ment of further international links. it will immediately impact on a related defra project inve nic systems. within this project, steps will be taken to assess its suitability to provide fert the new fertiliser manual. further work will be carried out to establish international links wi visions of the fertiliser manual . work would be carried out as part of the project to demonstr |
| 12235 | 5 | the project will design and code a software patch for incorporating
tch for incorporating into planet, that will allow industry standard nutrient and lime recommen tended management `. planet v3 however, will not provide recommendations for grassland since th enerate rb209 grassland recommendations will meet the following requirements: 1. to allow evalu grassland recommendations in planet v3 will significantly detract from its value to grassland |
| 12221 | 5 | sity, and that these management systems should be optimised to assure the highest biodiversity
biomass crops, management systems that will affect biodiversity include the scales of growing, g and management of the plantings. this will be done by sampling for the abundance and diversit illow and miscanthus crops for birdlife will also depend on the size of a continous planted are a and the structure of the crop, and we will investigate the use of both biomass crops by birds |
| 10071 | 8 | ion to future generations. in humans it could be thought of as, for example, the number of chil
area and cannot be so numerous that it would be impossible to undertake the necessary molecula defined places . in practical terms we will catch all of the individuals of our study species, d in each of two summers. on capture we will mark each individual with a number on its left hin b of paint on the top of its thorax. we will measure the left forewing with digital callipers, and remove the left hind leg. this leg will be used for dna extraction and genotyping of up to lite loci. the identity of mating pairs will be recorded as well as the plant species into whic procedure and the analysis of parentage should provide the best estimates of fitness and its co |
| 7053 | 15 | rrently lacking in species delimitation will be achieved using a cohesive protocol for integrat
nuclear and mitochondrial dna sequences will be first used separately and then integrated. if d econd, tools for routine identification will be tested, aimed at minimizing failure rates, and nimizing failure rates, and these tools will be made freely available in the internet. the tool ly available in the internet. the tools will be based on the same data sources as used in the s in the species-delimitation process and will assist in providing the basis for the third and ul ultimate goal of the project. third, we will address three questions about the evolution of the ecies integrity remain unknown. ecology could be involved and the species could, for example, d ology could be involved and the species could, for example, differ in their climatic niches. ch in relation to morphological similarity could facilitate the cautious inference of a role of ec in the species’ evolution. the project will be relevant beyond meeting the specific project ai vative 454-technology-based protocol we will use for developing nuclear sequence loci resolving nce loci resolving at the species level will be widely applicable. the experiences from develop to the evolutionary questions addressed will facilitate follow-up research into further aspects king, the evolutionary-profile analysis could help revealing previously underappreciated charac |
| 6876 | 6 | statistical analysis of vegetation. we will develop and test a new standard sampling protocol
st a new standard sampling protocol and will develop a methodology for surveying neighbourhood pecific trait-based structural analyses will produce new types of assembly and disassembly rule related new standard sampling protocol will also be applicable during restoration of damaged e in conservation management. the project will provide opportunities for msc and phd students. fu r msc and phd students. furthermore, we will organize theoretical and field courses in the rela |
| 215 | 2 | morphological parameters by morphotypes will create new links between two branches of science:
opean coniferous and deciduous forests, will increase our knowledge base and also be of practic |
| 9931 | 3 | ied around mapped hygrocybe fairy rings will permit tracking of isotope enrichment in subsequen
co-ordination with 13co2 pulses in 2002 will also allow isotope tracking over shorter periods. ural abundance of these isotopes in fbs will also be measured. |
| 10529 | 4 | ia root uptake. initially, uptake of du will be studied in solution systems, also allowing dete
ng ranges at kirkcudbright and eskmeals will be used to assess plant acquisition of du from rea ution and chemical forms in these soils will be determined. in addition, key processes affectin nd key constraints on plant acquisition will be determined. this approach is facilitated by the |
| 13757 | 5 | hree major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-society relationships i
t planning and policy. specifically, we will evaluate societal preferences towards fire and bio development. anticipated major outcomes will be characterised ‘base-line fire regimes, local an nd biodiversity management. these tools will be developed in close conjunction with local manag policy to favour biodiversity. fireman will help with the european target of halting biodivers |
| 9881 | 3 | hree major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-society relationships i
and policy. anticipated major outcomes will be characterised base-line fire regimes and local re and biodiversity management. fireman will help with the european target of halting biodivers |
| 473 | 5 | hree major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-society relationships i
t planning and policy. specifically, we will evaluate societal preferences towards fire and bio development. anticipated major outcomes will be characterised ‘base-line fire regimes, local an nd biodiversity management. these tools will be developed in close conjunction with local manag policy to favour biodiversity. fireman will help with the european target of halting biodivers |
| 15569 | 5 | hree major european ecosystems. fireman will focus on fire-biodiversity-society relationships i
t planning and policy. specifically, we will evaluate societal preferences towards fire and bio development. anticipated major outcomes will be characterised ‘base-line fire regimes, local an nd biodiversity management. these tools will be developed in close conjunction with local manag policy to favour biodiversity. fireman will help with the european target of halting biodivers |
| 7275 | 2 | e impact of v. velutina on biodiversity will be evaluated based on: 1 spectrum and relative abu
ty. a reference barcode collection prey will be done. . future risks across europe can be estim |
| 6819 | 11 | during the four-year research we will continue our monitoring-type fish parasitological
earlier. in the course of this work we will collect data on the fish species of lake balaton, and molecular biological techniques we will study the developmental cycle and relationships of an parasites of lake balaton fishes. we will collect data on the dynamics of infection by cocci pecies parasitising lake balaton fishes will be studied by molecular biological methods. we wil ied by molecular biological methods. we will also study the intrapiscine development and pathol ting as possible intermediate hosts. we will pay especial attention to studying the parasites o to studying the parasites of fish that will get into lake balaton with the planned water suppl a collected during the four-year period will be summarised. experiments will be conducted to st period will be summarised. experiments will be conducted to study how anguillicolosis affects ition of eels. a radiodiagnostic method will be used to determine the dynamics of swimbladder i |
| 11327 | 1 | l of carbonates derived from fish. this would help explain a mystery of ocean chemistry that ha
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| 2201 | 2 | tural and introduced fish species. this will be done through: i to compile the existing data re
as where alien species have established will be described and analysed mainly from existing dat |
| 6974 | 1 | l accredited resulting from the project would complete the description of 90 fish species, 21 f
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| 11677 | 4 | nce of predators . analysis of our data will seek to evaluate the effectiveness with which sedi
t kills with the expectation that there will be a detectable post-kill decline in numbers of fi numbers of fish scales. furthermore we will determine the consequences of effects in terms of d the longevity of effects. our project should much improve our understanding of how effectivel |
| 15585 | 4 | ies. in the proposed project fishcon we will investigate the dynamic link between management an
titudinal gradient from 48 to 71 °n. we will use a hierarchical approach, analysing data and pr t are relevant for local management. we will collaborate with local managers and stakeholders t nectivity within focal catchments. this will provide the basis for investigating how management |
| 15507 | 1 | ct that reliable signals at equilibrium should be costly. while empirical evidence in support o
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| 15043 | 3 | ng in doñana national park. the project will employ an innovative multidisciplinary approach mi
nces of individual and site quality. it will further provide a much needed quantitative review wn scientists for this kind of analyses will guarantee the necessary high standard of results d |
| 15044 | 1 | kin selection promotes altruism and we will address the genetic base and phenotypic plasticity
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| 2089 | 2 | h atlantic drift. to accomplish this we will combine light and electron microscopy with molecul
ethods. field measurements and sampling will be performed in different sandy beach localities a |
| 2500 | 3 | is put into a life-history context. we will utilize readily available long-term data from four
n data from numerous bird observatories will form a basis for studying large-scale environmenta ent and breeding of three gull species, will allow us to compare long-lived species' flexible m |
| 15072 | 3 | c groups in our taxonomic treatment, we will explore the monophyly of those infrageneric taxa w
m s.l. and schistidium. to this end, we will use both morphological and nuclear and chloroplast chloroplastic dna information. the data will be analyzed using parsimony, bayesian inference an |
| 14680 | 2 | ed, in this vii phase of the project we shall edit and publish volumenes xii, xiii, xv and xvii
ii, xiii, xv and xviii . aditionally we shall conclude the amarillydacea, iridaceae, agavaceae, |
| 14682 | 2 | adviser committee of the volumes which will be elaborated during the period on which flora ibe
be inuleae . the methodology and format will be similar to those used during the elaboration of |
| 15497 | 3 | of 2012. the main objective of phase ix will then be the publication of the xvith volume compri
all likelihood exceeding 800. the work will focus on the completion of the synthesis of genera study of the family gramineae; phase x will be finally requested to complete this family which |
| 15447 | 2 | glucose and fructose, an imbalance that could be due to the action of nectarivorous yeasts. one
genus's flowers. our working hypothesis would be that the nectars chemical composition is const |
| 222 | 8 | e-level change on floristic composition will be analysed. the comparison of past and present-da
ape structure and floristic composition will be based mainly on the estonian vegetation mapping om 1934-1955. the floristic composition will be described newly for species-rich grassland and he change in their area over the period will be revealed by gis analyse. the main aims of the p of land taken into agricultural use. we will compare the stability of floristic composition in eneralists. we assume that habitat loss will have more negative impact to habitat specialists. bitat specialists. for that purposes we will analyse the habitat spcifity of the plants in targ in target communities of our study. we will investigate the reasons of decrease in distributio |
| 7318 | 1 | re recently, demographic analysis. this will better identify and enhance the ecological service
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| 10295 | 1 | systems. this interdisciplinary project will use hydrodynamic theory as an explanatory tool to
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| 11223 | 1 | systems. this interdisciplinary project will use hydrodynamic theory as an explanatory tool to
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| 11762 | 1 | systems. this interdisciplinary project will use hydrodynamic theory as an explanatory tool to
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| 10705 | 3 | components of the soil structure. this will be achieved by the innovative combination of soil
on isotope ratio mass spectrometry. use will be made of two labelled sources of c . the outputs es of c . the outputs from this project will be quantification of the pathways from these two d |
| 15177 | 1 | nd phenotypic variation. this questions will help to address, within a broader ecological and e
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| 9990 | 1 | this project will investigate high performance sensors for making hi
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| 10612 | 2 | tra at different excitation wavelengths shall be obtained of fossil dinoflagellate cysts of sel
s of selected time slices. the analyses shall help to clarify the nutritional preferences in fo |
| 10839 | 5 | an to test the hypothesis that a mother should invest more into the offspring of attractive mal
spring of attractive males because they will be more successful than those of unattractive fath rnal care. for offspring, such a father will be highly beneficial. i will manipulate the fluore h a father will be highly beneficial. i will manipulate the fluorescent plumage used by parrots ce to alter male attractiveness. then i will measure maternal investment into eggs and chicks, |
| 14794 | 1 | fluorine in aquatic plants and animals will permit to indentify suitable biomarkers of fluorid
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| 14208 | 2 | e of carefully selected ‘focal’ species could provide cost-effective tools for addressing ecosy
been criticized for several reasons. we will systematically evaluate the potential of focal spe |
| 13604 | 1 | eractions. the accuracy of the approach will be evaluated in detail on pathogenic vibrio popula
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| 11269 | 1 | task. agriculture expansion and growth will be reliant on sustainable resource supply in terms
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| 11416 | 1 | task. agriculture expansion and growth will be reliant on sustainable resource supply in terms
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| 12467 | 3 | summary objectives: the aim will be to describe the links between the cfp and inter
es governance and identify aspects that could be included in the cfp reform to have a positive fp and fisheries development policy. it will also involve identification of aspects that can be |
| 11501 | 3 | however, it is clear that food security will continue to remain a critical issue in developing
. activities to achieving this research will primarily focus around three workshops, to be held uk, malawi and colombia. the workshops will bring together the partners, and other stakeholder |
| 9838 | 3 | lecular techniques, novel to food webs, will be used to detect and identify prey dna from preda
relevant prey genes, molecular markers will be identified that will enable us to compare the r lecular markers will be identified that will enable us to compare the role of native and alien |
| 15310 | 1 | m pathogens and others. furthermore, it will be investigated the role of red partridges alector
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| 7620 | 1 | ladina capable of rapid colonization we will develop lichen fragments scattering techniques to
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| 210 | 7 | y on community structure of bumble bees will be investigated. 2. to determine the nutritional v
amounts and combinations of fertilizers will be quantified and data will be analysed in relatio fertilizers will be quantified and data will be analysed in relation to the metabolic costs of purpose, bumble bee foraging behaviour will be quantified by measuring their foraging distance ollen loads while bumble bee physiology will be quantified by measuring the patterns of discont soned by pesticides. these new insights will aid the development of strategies to protect both vision of adequate pollination services will help achieve more reliable crop yields from insect |
| 2106 | 2 | during the next 3 years, we will perform a series of investigations to explore the
ductivity in the arctic. this programme will add significantly to our knowledge of bearded seal |
| 9970 | 2 | productive habitat. this novel project will combine fine-scale tracking of dogfish foraging tr
e prey abundance surveys, this approach will reconcile the foraging movements of wild dogfish w |
| 11359 | 2 | productive habitat. this novel project will combine fine-scale tracking of dogfish foraging tr
e prey abundance surveys, this approach will reconcile the foraging movements of wild dogfish w |
| 7016 | 5 | the abyssal zone will be carried out. for ecological interpretations a m
interpretations a morphogroup approach will be applied to foraminiferan tests and several sedi n tests and several sediment parameters will be compiled. all these data will be included in st meters will be compiled. all these data will be included in statistical analyses. additional da diva i from the southern angola basin, will be available to compare results with the ongoing d |
| 10659 | 4 | water column conditions they live in. i will combine genotyping at different depths with high r
investigation into genotype shell shape will be carried out to facilitate their identification l for past climate modelling. this work will be done in collaboration with a strong team of exp their location is being compiled which will be made available for use by the scientific commun |
| 14314 | 9 | this cluster project will bring together a large team of forest researchers
versity functionality. the network that will be further developed during this cluster project w r developed during this cluster project will be truly interdisciplinary: scientists from a rang scientists from a range of disciplines will be attracted to the network and be invited to part se scientists from multiple disciplines will allow building a complementary view on the functio cts of forest biodiversity. the network will furthermore build bridges between science and poli y. on the one hand, the cluster project will synthesize and disseminate the existing knowledge vices and on the other hand the project will allow establishing a unique and novel experimental and novel experimental approach, which will form the basis for long-term top quality research |
| 13464 | 1 | r applications. the resulting knowledge should enable a more sustainable management of swedish
|
| 404 | 3 | this project will explore the magnitude and duration of effects from
ent of tree growth. the planned project will quantify long-lasting fertilization effects on for ponsible mechanisms. knowledge provided will be critical for the swedish forestry sector in its |
| 14504 | 1 | e continuous data since 1994. this fact will allow us to establish the reference pre-fire condi
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| 14972 | 1 | change, the effects on the biodiversity will be increased. by this, the main objective of this
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| 13459 | 3 | inorganic nitrogen . long-term effects will be evaluated by studying lakes in catchments with
h harvested areas of different ages. it will be assessed how excess inorganic n from logging af ecosystems to retain excess inorganic n will also be evaluated. the results intend to be used f |
| 13873 | 6 | d is scarce and energy needs high. this will be tested by comparing bird-mediated giving up den
-poor forests. the magnitude of the gud will be used as an indirect measure of the territorys q since theory predicts that a food patch should be abandoned when its food density equals the av bundance in the habitat. the experiment will be complemented with focal sampling of the tits fo orestry, species composition of lichens will be related to species composition of invertebrates of invertebrates. the proposed research will be especially relevant for conservation of biodive |
| 11691 | 9 | f novel synchrotron based techniques we will be able for the first time to monitor these reacti
o monitor these reactions in situ. this will provide high quality novel data on the reactions a tefacts to occur. during the project we will answer the following questions: 1. how does green the environment the first 4 objectives will consist of extensive experimental studies examinin he data from the experimental programme will be incorporated into geochemical computer modellin mical computer modelling packages which will allow us to predict how green rust behaves in both minated land scenarios. for example, it will allow us to perform modelling under the conditions ng under the conditions that green rust will form within a simulated nuclear waste repository s o we can quantify the affect this phase will have on the mobility and bioavailability of uraniu |
| 9942 | 9 | f novel synchrotron based techniques we will be able for the first time to monitor these reacti
o monitor these reactions in situ. this will provide high quality novel data on the reactions a tefacts to occur. during the project we will answer the following questions: 1. how does green the environment the first 4 objectives will consist of extensive experimental studies examinin he data from the experimental programme will be incorporated into geochemical computer modellin mical computer modelling packages which will allow us to predict how green rust behaves in both minated land scenarios. for example, it will allow us to perform modelling under the conditions ng under the conditions that green rust will form within a simulated nuclear waste repository s o we can quantify the affect this phase will have on the mobility and bioavailability of uraniu |
| 7310 | 1 | iversity resources area. this objective will be pursued through: * the mobilization of an inter
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| 10399 | 10 | zing and mowing. the recent fossil data will be collected from sediment samples taken from the
ver insects are living in the woodlands will end up being deposited here. these recent fossils ng deposited here. these recent fossils will probably represent individuals living in the vicin ity over the last couple of decades. we will know from managment records that the areas sorroun eir canopy structure and management, we will be able to identify a fossil fingerprint of what e e looks like in the fossil record. this will allow us to determine the broad characteristics of nsect fauna. of course, our study sites will not provide us with a complete range of potential may have existed in the past, but they should allow us to separate open from closed canopy woo ces on their insect faunas. finally, we will then collate and re-analyse published european fos eristics from forest environments. this will allow us to produce a more robust environmental re |
| 11632 | 4 | and a half these experimental materials will be retrieved from the seafloor and analysed in the
ical and control material. the new data will allow us to make a model explaining how modern ven a better understanding of this process will allow proper interpretation of the vent fossil rec ry patterns in this extreme habitat. it will also enable us to find more ancient vent communiti |
| 6921 | 3 | ration with applied research institutes could join in the improvement of hungarian agriculture.
ian agriculture. results of the project could be utilized by saniplant ltd. to develop new, hig d a favorable scientific policy process would also be supported. |
| 7710 | 1 | lysis of volatile aromas ascocarps this will clarify the respective shares of genetics and the
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| 7006 | 1 | ght geographically separated streams we shall explore if scaling of population density to body
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| 10682 | 2 | their fish clients. using field data, i will test if the success of both cleanerfish and mimics
to clients of being cleaned. this study will provide the first attempt to provide a framework t |
| 10009 | 4 | ng moorland stream ecology. the student will be based at the 5 rae rated school of geography, u
rsity of leeds, and additional training will be provided through collaboration with natural eng e university of birmingham. the student will undertake a placement with ne in year 2, working f research. in particular, the placement will provide training in translating research into cons |
| 12038 | 3 | ongoing and future global changes. this will provide science-based answers to pressing conserva
cally distributed river drainage basins should suffer an increase in population extinction rate , habitat loss in these drainage basins will hasten natural extinction rates by only 1.47 times |
| 11502 | 2 | l and population-levels. to do this, we will bring together an existing long-term, individual d
. our proposed work is novel because it will allow us to understand how gross differences in an |
| 1972 | 5 | close relative arabidopsis thaliana, we will first analyse which gene/enzyme governs the differ
ession to chemical profiles. second, we will assess whether the two chemotypes differently affe oot-feeding nematodes. additionally, we will analyse how the natural enemies of the aphids are e in glucosinolate type. eventually, we will analyse whether there are other ecological costs i pects of this chemical polymorphism, we will obtain a comprehensive understanding of several in |
| 2539 | 5 | this research will study life history evolution of african butterflie
eding behavior throughout the genus. we will investigate the evolution of phyto-predation in a in the group. in making collections, we will also assess distribution patterns of different tax their population dynamics. our results will therefore be of great interest in a comparative fr nterest in a comparative framework, and will assist in establishing guidelines for conservation |
| 7385 | 1 | raditional populations. these questions will be addressed from an anthropological viewpoint, et
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| 10773 | 5 | reas to develop objective criteria that could ultimately be used to advise national and interna
ts: the primary outcome of this project will be the assessment of priorities and constraints fo ore mpa design for marine mammals. this will be of primary interest to policy-makers and the ma r project deliverable to this community will be software for use in dynamic ongoing assessment ns in anthropogenic risk. this software will also lend itself well to public exhibition, illust |
| 14745 | 3 | ated natural selection. in addition, we will test whether mbc in these species reliably reflect
ogical and phenotypic manipulations, we will make experimental tests. in addition, we will use ake experimental tests. in addition, we will use the marked difference in mbc between house spa |
| 9872 | 3 | ter-gatherer archaeology in europe, but will also contribute to key debates in later prehistory
optimal for aerobic decay and the wood will be rapidly digested by aerobic bacteria and fungi. he now precariously fragile worked wood will not be amenable to further analysis beyond this ye |
| 13389 | 1 | this project will focus on conservation and evaluation of various wi
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| 14661 | 1 | t studying the selective pressures that could be driving fruit size evolution in a fleshy-fruit
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| 2195 | 4 | ies in swedish waters. this information will be used to develop gis models of relationships bet
lation structure and how this structure will change with different disturbance scenarios. • to ic sea has reached such a level that it will be motivated to put it on the red list, according ated to fucoids in swedish waters. data will be used to develop gis models of relationships bet |
| 11592 | 5 | orithms to estimate lai from salca data will be developed and tested by comparison with lai est
available laser scanners. measurements will be repeated regularly through the spring and early nt laser wavelengths. the proposed work will allow the potential of salca for validating estima e and aerial sensors to be assessed and will determine the potential of the instrument for moni tation characteristics over time, which would aid better interpretation of data obtained from c |
| 14685 | 1 | ales and females. more specifically, we will study nest provisioning of green plants by males a
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| 13753 | 6 | nitial screen, conserved chemoreceptors will be screened as i expect that these reflect common
ng the three species. the second screen will include female specific chemoreceptors, as i expec ting mosquito vector olfactory function should yield results that will enhance our understandin tory function should yield results that will enhance our understanding of the mechanisms that c e-specific olfactory mediated behaviors will then be used in hek cell-based receptor expression ffectiveness of the putative disruptors will then be established by in vivo electrophysiologica |
| 10263 | 7 | is why the us department of energy . we will then sequence the transcriptome with high-throughp
experimental conditions. selected genes will be confirmed by quantitative qpcr. this study will firmed by quantitative qpcr. this study will help to identify the short term acclimation of f. rms every autumn. adaptation to sea ice will be studied by comparative genome analysis between in polar oceans because ice free waters will more and more dominate these habitats. high-throug se habitats. high-throughput sequencing will be used to sequence the genome of f. kerguelensis d large and small scale genome analysis will reveal the differences. |
| 7641 | 3 | n polluted environments by chloride. it will also be associated with the appropriate choice of
pose of pesticides and métaprotéomiques will better identify the potential for biodegradation a laboratory microcosms these approaches could be applied in situ |
| 14879 | 7 | bjective, the key conservation elements will be delimited, social perception on conservation ne
social perception on conservation needs will be assessed. moreover, a functional analysis of th analysis of the different natural areas will be performed and the proper scales to maintain the and the proper scales to maintain them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool to study the implementation of a n rnance processes. the proposed research will be carried out in a coastal area . this framework out in a coastal area . this framework could be exported to other areas in which similar proce |
| 14880 | 7 | is objective, key conservation elements will be delimited, social perception on conservation ne
social perception on conservation needs will be assessed. moreover, a functional analysis of th analysis of the different natural areas will be performed and the proper scales to maintain the and the proper scales to maintain them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool to study the implementation of a n vernance process. the proposed research will be carried out in a coastal area . this framework out in a coastal area . this framework could be exported to other areas in which similar proce |
| 14881 | 7 | is objective, key conservation elements will be delimited, social perception on conservation ne
social perception on conservation needs will be assessed. moreover, a functional analysis of th analysis of the different natural areas will be performed and the proper scales to maintain the and the proper scales to maintain them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool to study the implementation of a n vernance process. the proposed research will be carried out in a coastal area . this framework out in a coastal area . this framework could be exported to other areas in which similar proce |
| 14882 | 7 | is objective, key conservation elements will be delimited, social perception on conservation ne
social perception on conservation needs will be assessed. moreover, a functional analysis of th analysis of the different natural areas will be performed and the proper scales to maintain the and the proper scales to maintain them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool them will be investigated. this project will serve as a tool to study the implementation of a n vernance process. the proposed research will be carried out in a coastal area . this framework out in a coastal area . this framework could be exported to other areas in which similar proce |
| 13836 | 3 | lant populations. in one subproject, we will examine the genetic basis and adaptive significanc
herbivores. in a second subproject, we will analyze the genetic basis and adaptive significanc lowland and alpine populations, and we will examine to what extent this differentiation can be |
| 10557 | 2 | nalysis of the critical fungal partners will be undertaken to determine fungal fidelity between
sm through common mycelial networks. it will contribute fundamental knowledge and understanding |
| 11577 | 3 | of the land plants that exude dmsp. we will also look for the genes in some of the bacterial s
had identified in marinomonas. all this will let us amass a genetic inventory of the different nformation to make molecular tools that will allow us to investigate, even more thoroughly, the |
| 1945 | 1 | ss their socio-economic feasibility. we will integrate and synthesize results from three former
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| 14197 | 2 | he individual bridges on ribosome cycle will be analyzed in a series of biochemical experiments
e formation. answers to these questions will help us to create a model describing the roles of |
| 15474 | 2 | l ecology. the analysis of xylem traits will allow improving the functional classification of w
tional strategies. the second objective will try to verify experimentally the general predictio |
| 2009 | 3 | ecies from dry and wet tropical forests will be screened for a large number of functional plant
association of co-evolved plant traits will be shown using a trait-correlation network. trait hange. based on these networks, species will be classified into functional groups, that respond |
| 11329 | 2 | y history to influence plant growth. we will address these major issues by taking a comparative
tions. the use of large species samples will allow us, for the first time, to unravel the inter |
| 14136 | 2 | ling. the methodological implementation will be achieved by in-house, national and internationa
l collaboration. the acquired knowledge will advance the understanding of functioning of fungal |
| 13939 | 5 | the realised niche of different species will determine the correlative relation between availab
he potential niche of different species will determine the causal relation between fungal speci f enzymatic and biogeochemical activity will determine species-specific responses to relevant i soil with its potential niche in vitro will demonstrate to what degree species-specific resour s their distribution in the field. this will shed light upon the significance of fungal biodive |
| 7020 | 3 | d terrestrial and aquatic expertise. we will gradually move from simple mesocosms to more compl
mental systems, and in a last phase, we will transpose experimental knowledge to the field rese e to the field research initiatives and will therefore achieve the critical mass to further dev |
| 13738 | 2 | groups . in this experimental study we will use both natural and treated sediments from the sk
on. different functional biodiversities will be used and their ecological impacts on the biogeo |
| 418 | 1 | replicate plots of 100 m2 per treatment could lead to the maintenance of floristic diversity.
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| 7135 | 2 | plant diversity and microbial diversity will be in permanent grasslands undergoing four types o
r rate of carbon and nitrogen compounds will be related to those performed on the microbial com |
| 14943 | 1 | sity of grazing and abandonment, and it will be useful for the prediction of changes in grazing
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| 10077 | 1 | ime. in analysing the data, a key issue will be to evaluate the practical consequences of funct
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| 1953 | 1 | and physiological ecology. together we will unravel the selection dynamics that affect the pro
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| 11079 | 9 | ized wood falls to the forest floor. we will simulate naturally fallen wood by pre-colonising w
of attached beech branches. firstly, we will determine whether certain species effectively sele ional isolation onto agar. secondly, we will quantify wood decay rate, by measuring loss of den lices in the field experiment. thus, we will relate the species mix of primary and later coloni with decay rate. as decay in the field will also be affected by climatic variables etc., we wi affected by climatic variables etc., we will also perform lab experiments on the effect on deca evolution and weight loss. thirdly, we will study how antagonistic interactions between fungi eplacement of one fungus by another. we will investigate this in detail and also ask whether th under standard conditions. this project will reveal how fungal communities alter, how communiti |
| 10832 | 5 | s of endophytes that infect a plant. we will also examine the reverse interaction: if endophyte
rs that affect endophyte occurrence, we will grow plants that are endophyte-free or infected to cking, chewing and a galling insect. we will also use the most modern techniques of chemical an ink about plant-insect interactions and could lead to many novel forms of pest or weed control. as insect biological control agents. we could inoculate the fungi into crop plants and so prote |
| 10187 | 2 | etically fingerprinting the fungi. this will allow us to recognise different individuals, count
and other plants against parasites they could be used in biological control of plant disease. |
| 12466 | 1 | west. key customer purpose this project will inform policy making including on cfp reform and t
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| 12337 | 1 | . key customer purpose: pressure layers will be provided to the regional mcz projects for use i
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| 10253 | 1 | estimation and real-time model output, will be developed.
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| 10254 | 1 | estimation and real-time model output, will be developed.
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| 10754 | 1 | estimation and real-time model output, will be developed.
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| 11529 | 1 | estimation and real-time model output, will be developed.
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| 11533 | 1 | estimation and real-time model output, will be developed.
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| 9994 | 1 | estimation and real-time model output, will be developed.
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| 10089 | 1 | they expect in the future. the project will involve large-scale manipulative field experiments
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| 10651 | 1 | understanding of bet hedging in aphids will provide us with clearer information on optimal tac
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| 15248 | 1 | olecular and immuhistochemical approach will be also done, in order to identify likely decompre
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| 10101 | 1 | gastrointestinal . we will use this protocol, in conjunction with an mhc scre
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| 13558 | 2 | e new contract, it became clear that vr will not raise funds for this position, and there is a
, and there is a risk that the position will be retracted. because biodiversity databases have |
| 6785 | 2 | qtc interval and repolarization reserve will be studied under ecg in intact, castrated, and rev
involved in ventricular repolarization, will be studied in excised myocardiac tissues and isola |
| 14700 | 1 | les. the different cost of reproduction should impose different resource demands on the plants
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| 9809 | 4 | es from 28+ species. functional studies will determine the extent of operational homology and p
nal homology and patterns of expression will be investigated. hot-spots of mutation will be ide be investigated. hot-spots of mutation will be identified by reconciling gene trees to species rees and their environmental correlates will be investigated to elucidate generalised mechanism |
| 15185 | 6 | local adaptation. for this purpose, we will develop new statistical methods for quantifying lo
w in real time. using these methods, we will obtain gene flow rate estimates among several mode model tree populations. these estimates will be performed sequentially in time and using molecu elective effects on immigrant genes. we will also carry out controlled pollinations and quantit al selective differentials. finally, we will build stochastic simulation models in order to est esents an innovative research line that will contribute to overcome the experimental limitation |
| 15193 | 1 | on. the potential results of this study would be very useful for conservation and management of
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| 10506 | 5 | volution and biodiversity. the research will examine the influence of oceanographic processes,
circulation and climate advanced model will be used to analyse population structure at both ci r and regional geographic scales, which will be compared with predictions from the oceanographi hic model. additionally, mtdna analysis will be used to examine putative colonisation patterns around the southern ocean. information will be obtained concerning the impact of the topograph |
| 9922 | 5 | volution and biodiversity. the research will examine the influence of oceanographic processes,
circulation and climate advanced model will be used to analyse population structure at both ci r and regional geographic scales, which will be compared with predictions from the oceanographi hic model. additionally, mtdna analysis will be used to examine putative colonisation patterns around the southern ocean. information will be obtained concerning the impact of the topograph |
| 11240 | 4 | ill are controlled by clock genes. this will involve a series of behavioural observations, to d
tive cycle is essential. in our work we will use both standard and state of the art methodologi logies and create new resources that we will make available to the scientific community. it is arity with homologous krill genes. this will enable others to build on our work, both in the pu |
| 11497 | 4 | ill are controlled by clock genes. this will involve a series of behavioural observations, to d
tive cycle is essential. in our work we will use both standard and state of the art methodologi logies and create new resources that we will make available to the scientific community. it is arity with homologous krill genes. this will enable others to build on our work, both in the pu |
| 6803 | 5 | ng method. in our experiments, first we will carry out a large scale mutagenesis with the gene
genes being expressed in somatic cells will be excluded from the further studies by a novel au s by a novel automatic system. then, we will directly select for germline specific genes by fol ene of the mutator element. finally, we will determine the homozygous phenotype of homozygous v e. the selected germline specific genes will be molecularly described. |
| 15479 | 1 | ultraviolet . all this work would allow to contribute to the generalization of the
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| 2011 | 5 | ms, it is becoming clear that variation should be of interest across all disciplines in biology
ogically important traits. this project will integrate the study of the genetic basis of variat erization of phenotypic variation. this will involve manipulative experiments of the pre-adult ying pattern variation. such approaches will be applied to lab stocks and natural populations o pare different types of variation. this will address fundamental issues in evolution, as the or |
| 9830 | 2 | s and critically whose genomic sequence will shortly be available. this will allow genes in the
equence will shortly be available. this will allow genes in the region of the qtl loci to be ex |
| 15305 | 1 | ntial problem of how historical records should be better updated arises. this is because in spe
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| 14126 | 2 | ep and cattle and their utilization. we will compare the ancient breeds to extant finnish and e
etween the populations. the information will be useful for inferences about the historical spre |
| 14652 | 2 | ntifications of species. dna sequencing would be a solution, and searching for universal barcod
d evolution of andean amphibians, which will be instrumental for conservation policies. |
| 10591 | 3 | fspring for the first few days of life, will be used to collect data on genetic and environment
parents on their offspring. these data will be used to test two hypotheses. 1 the importance o ntal effect the trait experiences. data will be used to evaluate existing theoretical models to |
| 15238 | 4 | differences in migratory behaviour, we will specifically quantify the effects these genes have
t environmental conditions. thereby, we will assess the suitability of these markers for predic on of avian populations in the wild. we will use the results of these different approaches to m m of predicting whether migratory birds will be able to track the rapid environmental changes e |
| 11616 | 2 | rids such as s. x baxteri. secondly, we will use a variety of techniques to determine the mecha
the gene silencing process. finally, we will look at the site of expression of genes we have id |
| 15335 | 1 | e of streams in the high areas of andes will be explored.
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| 11015 | 7 | rstand this problem, we believe that it will first be important to identify the nature of the g
lk production. to achieve this goal, we will employ a novel combination of approaches in d. dis um strains, different social strategies could be detected. the work described in this proposal, d. the work described in this proposal, will allow us to define and classify the number of the ed social strategies to be modified. we will then ask whether these correspond to distinct mole h altered social behaviour. finally, we will use these data to generate models that will allow use these data to generate models that will allow us to develop a better theoretical understan |
| 9991 | 7 | rstand this problem, we believe that it will first be important to identify the nature of the g
lk production. to achieve this goal, we will employ a novel combination of approaches in d. dis um strains, different social strategies could be detected. the work described in this proposal, d. the work described in this proposal, will allow us to define and classify the number of the ed social strategies to be modified. we will then ask whether these correspond to distinct mole h altered social behaviour. finally, we will use these data to generate models that will allow use these data to generate models that will allow us to develop a better theoretical understan |
| 2549 | 1 | actors causing phenotypic variation. we will study the role of the y chromosome of drosophila m
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| 10704 | 13 | ion female preference cannot evolve. we will carry out the first qtl study of the genetics of p
udy of the genetics of preference. this will uncover the number of separable genetic factors un ct sizes of genes across the genome. it will also reveal the linkage pattern of preference gene redicts. another critical issue that we will investigate is the evidence that preferences are c e with but are also the most fecund. we will investigate the genetics of condition-dependent pr tic study. genetically related families will be raised in three environments which vary in food ssible that the environmental variation will overwhelm the genetic signal. but from our previou r we believe that the harsh environment will amplify genetic differences between females, bring in preference. so some female genotypes will consistently produce strong preference in all envi environments, whereas others genotypes will show declining preference as environmental conditi nvironmental conditions deteriorate. we will further probe this prediction in our qtl study. we and adult development respectively. we will test whether qtl for female preference are located qtl for female fecundity. this pattern could indicate that the same genes for condition underl |
| 11414 | 13 | ion female preference cannot evolve. we will carry out the first qtl study of the genetics of p
udy of the genetics of preference. this will uncover the number of separable genetic factors un ct sizes of genes across the genome. it will also reveal the linkage pattern of preference gene redicts. another critical issue that we will investigate is the evidence that preferences are c e with but are also the most fecund. we will investigate the genetics of condition-dependent pr tic study. genetically related families will be raised in three environments which vary in food ssible that the environmental variation will overwhelm the genetic signal. but from our previou r we believe that the harsh environment will amplify genetic differences between females, bring in preference. so some female genotypes will consistently produce strong preference in all envi environments, whereas others genotypes will show declining preference as environmental conditi nvironmental conditions deteriorate. we will further probe this prediction in our qtl study. we and adult development respectively. we will test whether qtl for female preference are located qtl for female fecundity. this pattern could indicate that the same genes for condition underl |
| 10923 | 1 | ant. if the latter is true our analysis will define this ancestral function.
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| 10131 | 9 | adaptation. in the present project, we will ask two questions of general importance in speciat
phd student associated with the project will measure selection on different shell characters an that we find to be under selection. we will address these questions by initially scanning the -throughput pyrosequencing approach. we will then test divergence in candidate and control gene d also in swedish and spanish sites. we will develop markers in these sequences and genotype la markers and phenotypic traits. our data will significantly advance understanding of the littori s a consequence of local adaptation. we will also develop methods that will be applicable to ot tion. we will also develop methods that will be applicable to other speciation model systems an e to other speciation model systems and will be valuable in identifying genes involved in adapt |
| 11417 | 9 | adaptation. in the present project, we will ask two questions of general importance in speciat
phd student associated with the project will measure selection on different shell characters an that we find to be under selection. we will address these questions by initially scanning the -throughput pyrosequencing approach. we will then test divergence in candidate and control gene d also in swedish and spanish sites. we will develop markers in these sequences and genotype la markers and phenotypic traits. our data will significantly advance understanding of the littori s a consequence of local adaptation. we will also develop methods that will be applicable to ot tion. we will also develop methods that will be applicable to other speciation model systems an e to other speciation model systems and will be valuable in identifying genes involved in adapt |
| 10892 | 3 | requent samples of the eggs laid. these will be taken to the lab for the marker to be scored. t
the model is plausible, the experiments will use sexual females that have been put through bott ugh bottlenecks of various sizes, which will lead to different degrees of inbreeding. |
| 14438 | 5 | ly and chronologically. gencast project will represent a first detailed and comprehensive analy
in bulgaria. the information collected, will contribute to better understanding the impact of g teraction on fruits characteristics and will help to be established a basis for future research -quality nuts. proposal final objective will deal with the elaboration of recommendations and g genetic resources. the recommendations will provide forest owners and state forest enterprises |
| 7523 | 1 | d by the stock plants production layout should allow: ➢proposer in plantations derived plants c
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| 14688 | 1 | sh genetic database and a dna bank that could serve as a reference to anybody interested in the
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| 10930 | 2 | different times in an animals life. we will carry out this work by utilising molecular biology
ring sex are. more generally, this work will also provide the fundamental first step in our lon |
| 1097 | 2 | ture of wild populations and of hybrids will be elucidated and for both genera, helianthus and
orphological and biochemical characters will be correlated with the level of genetic introgress |
| 10961 | 1 | this project will identify genes and pathways controlling feather pi
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| 9979 | 1 | this project will identify genes and pathways controlling feather pi
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| 10374 | 3 | the prime factor governing recruitment would avoid this problem. hybrid zones in which fertile
tat range satisfy this requirement, and would permit future breeding experiments leading to the r such analysis. alternative hypotheses will be evaluated to test whether s. sylvatica is a pop |
| 11209 | 2 | es in temperature and parasitoid attack will be studied using whole-genome and customised dna m
nd customised dna microarrays. the data will allow the genes and mechanisms controlling the res |
| 15297 | 2 | l of the alternation of generations. we will look for its mrna targets, specifically those expr
omputational prediction of srna targets will be validated by the experimental identification of |
| 10766 | 2 | populations. with the resultant data we will be able to assess if a behavioural traits diverge
h strange males. together these results will indicate whether sexual selection causes divergenc |
| 14219 | 1 | ogical approaches. the expected results will help to reveal the genetic basis of fitness differ
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| 14781 | 5 | pread via waterbirds or other means. we will compare levels of diversity with those observed in
species level . using these probes, we will initially quantify the proportion of each species pacity for dispersal via waterbirds. we will also identify cysts present in the sediments of lo ave been eliminated by this invader. we will also study the ability of a. franciscana to disper disperse via wind. all this information will be vital in the formation of a strategy to conserv |
| 2126 | 2 | timately results in new species answers will address a central question of population genetics:
ng and outbreeding species. our results will furthermore shed light on the general problem of i |
| 14914 | 5 | quences, and y-chromosome snps and strs will be analysed in 1,350 individuals from bantu-speaki
, the extant bantu-speaking populations would be the descendants of this expansion whereas the expansion whereas the pygmy populations would be the remnants of hunter-gatherer populations. t ion groups and their internal diversity will allow us to test if there was a population replace m this region relatively unknown region will be described as well as the possible sexual migrat |
| 7589 | 1 | on the diversity of genes pathogenicity will trace the evolution of different functional aspect
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| 7546 | 1 | t and animal populations. this approach will be developed from microsatellite data on populatio
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| 14775 | 7 | the variation of y-chromosome and mtdna will be analyzed. population samples will be collected
na will be analyzed. population samples will be collected in situ by this research group and ta riteria. paternal and maternal lineages will be studied separately and the whole data will be c e studied separately and the whole data will be combined to infer underlying aspects to genetic ations settled over mediterranean space will be analyzed. restrictions to gene flow include lin in particular with berber populations, will be analyzed in this research. the allelic structur ture of genetic diversity of andalusias will be related to the population health. |
| 7585 | 1 | , breeders and breed clubs, the results will be made available for better management of farmi
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| 11606 | 4 | ds. informative chloroplast dna regions will be identified and sequenced automatically for 1000
ally for 1000 trees. this large dataset will be analysed by modern computer-based methods that he sequence information. these analyses will allow us to test hypotheses concerning the structu s and then across europe. these results will be of general relevance to understanding refugia w |
| 13765 | 2 | this project will examine the spatial and temporal genetic dynamics
nomically important mammal. the project will provide results of importance for the development |
| 2111 | 2 | ts gained from the experimental studies would be of importance also for regulatory risk assessm
lly the market. the biological analysis will be accompanied with examination of the role of sci |
| 14653 | 2 | ly linked with different mutation rates will allow to date polymorphic variants and, so, there
l regions of our genome. their analysis will provide new evidences about the population relatio |
| 15183 | 1 | ation of dna in a sample. such a system would reduce time to diagnosis as well as increase its
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| 206 | 2 | the project will focus on actual problems related to conservation a
f endangered salmonids environments and will be of great interest to international scientific c |
| 7402 | 3 | ptation of low effective population. we will check at the molecular level the hypothesis that p
the associative overdominance. then we will evaluate a model where people passing cyclically b tter response to selection. the results should be integrated into population management protoco |
| 14870 | 2 | ir natural habitat. the present project will deal with different aspects related with the manag
lations. in particular, the issues that will be addressed are the following: 1. design of an au |
| 14869 | 2 | ir natural habitat. the present project will deal with different aspects related with the manag
lations. in particular, the issues that will be addressed are the following: 1. design of an au |
| 10948 | 1 | lation histories. the statistical model should have wide application for reconstructing populat
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| 11539 | 5 | re clones, their reproductive interests will differ and individuals may benefit by exploiting t
brood by social insects. adult workers would benefit by preferentially rearing brood to which cal tags and the other not. the project will test the prediction in a leaf-cutting ant system t vae of different genotypes, the project will test the evolutionary theory that there is not the polymorphism for nepotism to occur. it will also compare the tags of royal and normal genotype |
| 13484 | 6 | fishery management of exploited species should include preservation of biological diversity. th
arious approaches. population structure will be studied using genetic markers. comparisons of c ns of contemporary and historic samples will provide information on effective population sizes f stocking activities. local adaptation will be studied by rearing different populations under traits. evolutionary effects of fishing will be evaluated statistically by comparisons of conte -history data. ultimately, this project will deliver information necessary for development of b |
| 14532 | 1 | icant evolutionary units in brown trout will allow making inferences on the role of natural sel
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| 1098 | 3 | ts in the samples of european germplasm will provide indications of the potential of ld mapping
already available in the consensus map will also allow an indirect validation of the results. he results. the results of this project will be relevant both to set up more efficient ld analy |
| 12433 | 2 | t mixing. key customer purpose the data will be integrated with information on stock movements
er ongoing fish tagging programmes, and will provide a valuable line of evidence for the justif |
| 15418 | 1 | between oceanic and continental islands should be reflected on various levels of the molecular
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| 15419 | 1 | between oceanic and continental islands should be reflected on various levels of the molecular
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| 6806 | 1 | nal electronic c1 inh mutation database will allow comparative studies on a larger scale that m
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| 13525 | 1 | ypic patterns and computer modelling we will assess the amount of temporal genetic change in th
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| 10838 | 3 | t the northern range edge. this project will test for adaptation at four pairs of established a
ield experiments and morphometrics, and will use aflps to detect selective sweeps associated wi nder selection at expanding ranges, and will examine changes in population structure during rap |
| 6743 | 8 | the rurales sectio of the tortula genus will be investigated in several spatial scales. genetic
. genetic composition of tortula clumps will be analysed in order to reveal the relationship be otypic variation. scaling of characters will be achieved using sem-analyses. the research inclu of formerly hypothesized spore dormancy will be tested. on the basis of this species, the possi phyte diaspore bank as a genetic memory will be determined. the last analysis investigates the tions occurring on different substrates will also be analysed. all parts of the project cover p oorly understood parts of bryology, and will provide many new results which will possibly contr and will provide many new results which will possibly contribute to effective protection of end |
| 14553 | 2 | . genetic identification of the markers will be developed by pcr using specific primers. geneti
cific primers. genetic analysis of data will allow us the genetic characterization of pyrenean |
| 13847 | 1 | ic variation, inbreeding, and dispersal will be studied in relation to the biotic environment a
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| 13520 | 2 | olecular systematics. special attention will be paid to some species complexes with suspected s
these forms using dna data. the project will be of great significance for the knowledge, monito |
| 13871 | 1 | less able to adapt. in this project we will focus on the detrimental effects of habitat fragme
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| 6779 | 2 | ean data the incidence/allele frequency will be analysed in romean population in hungary for sp
arent lines. the first official testing will be 2003. |
| 13580 | 4 | in short and long term field trials we will be able to determine if gm trees with modification
an un-modified poplars. furthermore, we will determine if the genetic modification will affect l determine if the genetic modification will affect decomposition processes, macro-invertebrate n herbivores and pathogens. the project will provide vital data that can be used in current dev |
| 11137 | 7 | causing a population to diverge, or it could operate in a more episodic manner, with burst of
portance of these kinds of processes, i will examine the genetic, physical and ecological trait s in new caledonia, vanuatu and fiji. i will use information from the genetic code length to ex in terms of their physical traits. this will also allow me to quantify the divergence of the sa d populations. the ecology of each form will likewise be quantified in terms of the types of ha ecological difference. additionally, i will examine how the behavioural attribute of bird song the behavioural attribute of bird song could influence patterns of diversification. in birds, |
| 1995 | 2 | to a changing environment. this project will investigate the genetic basis of adaptation in nas
nd gene expression profiling techniques will be used. this information increases our understand |
| 10380 | 2 | re to variation in offspring begging. i will conduct experiments on inbred lines of the burying
cus on the following five objectives: i will test for effects of conflicts between caring paren |
| 7292 | 2 | trophic adaptation of the pea aphid, we will look for the locus involved in the adaptive diverg
. loci influenced by adaptive selection will be identified using statistical approaches in coll |
| 2552 | 8 | te m. pusilla. whole-genome microarrays will be designed for each species. microarray experimen
or each species. microarray experiments will be performed based on unique properties for each s ocessing and sensing. these experiments will be combined with chromatographic measurements of d siological data. the resulting datasets will be mined for candidate genes. selected genes will ned for candidate genes. selected genes will be subjected to functional analyses using molecula r methods. purified recombinant protein will be used for biochemical analyses. results from thi cal analyses. results from this project will provide novel knowledge on key processes in the cy of this knowledge into suitable models will improve prediction of dms production and its effec |
| 10800 | 8 | that they exchange genes. this project will specifically focus on the maintenance of species b
between s. latifolia and s. dioica. we will use a high-throughput genomic sequencer to determi led from wild populations. this dataset will include a significant proportion of genes in the g roportion of genes in the genome, which will allow us to analyse what proportion of genes is un ys separate between the two species. we will also identify genes under positive selection in ei selection in either or both species and will test whether these genes are more or less prone to ession between the species. the dataset will also be used to study genome-wide expression diffe ivergence in the protein-coding regions will allow us to test modern theories of adaptation and |
| 15441 | 4 | ucing unisexually. phylogenetic methods will offer the comparative framework to study the evolu
structure and evolutionary rates. this will be done by comparing sister pairs of sexual versus re interspecific hybrids of the former, will also represent a vertical, ancestor-descendant com such species pairs within calligrapha, will allow comparisons between unisexual genomes to fin |
| 10880 | 5 | f the fruit fly drosophila melanogaster will have their courtship song recorded and analysed. t
song recorded and analysed. the design will allow us to measure a range of song parameters, pl enced to a high level of coverage. this will allow genome-wide association analyses to be compl notypes, including mating success. this will provide an unparalleled data set for the analysis pes within a single population. results will be relevant to behaviour genetics, sexual selectio |
| 15299 | 2 | ue to our african origin between groups will be detected, quantified and dated. finally, the re
with the analysis of whole genome data will be used to detect possible sexual migration asymme |
| 10097 | 1 | ise manner over hundreds . these plants will enable us to determine the long and short term gen
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| 10844 | 1 | the results obtained during the project will further our understanding of the role of chromosom
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| 13730 | 4 | mains static as fixed heterozygosity or would be released and expressed in a way such that furt
enome restructuring in these polyploids will be described and quantified by means of variation e loci. the diversity patterns obtained will be compared with a relative timescale for the age oci. the applicant and two phd students will be involved in the project. the application covers |
| 10761 | 2 | ch as river blindness and elephantiasis could be treated with antibiotics. in other cases, they
ch they interface are the elements that will be driven along by natural selection, and revealin |
| 10532 | 4 | the genomes of these three phages. this will inform us of particular features of these phage an
particular features of these phage and will give us clues about their life strategy and evolut s not clear what these genome sequences will tell us, but given the exciting insights from cyan ir hosts, the outcomes of this research will be very informative in the context of the evolutio |
| 2501 | 4 | htly coupled, both cell and genome size should also show a strong negative correlation with dev
opmental time. we hypothesize that this could be related to a phosphorus allocation from dna to actually is solved by the organisms. we will study both the role of polyploidy and genome downs s allocated to dna vs. rna. the project will be based both on meta-analysis of existing data an |
| 11396 | 10 | ver the past 20 years. the new research will build on novel and exciting data that emerged from
rphism over a large number of aflp loci will be undertaken to isolate parts of the genome subje nking adaptive genes fixed by selection will exhibit reduced levels of variation and a skewed d allele frequencies, while the opposite will be the case for loci subject to balancing selectio f the genome subjected to selection, we shall investigate the function and role of such segment of such segments in two ways. first we shall determine if qtls controlling traits that disting the signature of selection. second, we shall determine if candidate genes of known function an tion. when such signatures are found we shall conclude that the qtls and candidate genes concer group of diploid senecio. the research will involve considerable molecular work and computer s rk and computer simulation. the results will provide significant advances to our current unders |
| 11200 | 6 | we will make metagenomic libraries, using fragments, ca 30
st-range cosmid vector, plafr1. the dna will be obtained directly from bacteria in soils at the imes over the past 170 years. libraries will be screened for functional genes for several steps esultant genes and flanking sub-genomes will be analysed. thus, we will identify novel, process sub-genomes will be analysed. thus, we will identify novel, processes, genes and genomes invol in bacteria that cannot be cultured. we will also determine the effects of long-term environmen |
| 10692 | 1 | ents to phenotype variation. this study will provide new insight into the role of non-coding dn
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| 10702 | 1 | logies and their innovative application will generate a comprehensive account of a single momen
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| 10739 | 1 | logies and their innovative application will generate a comprehensive account of a single momen
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| 2027 | 4 | asitoid resistance. in this research, i will investigate what genomic features are associated w
arasitism in drosophila melanogaster. i will establish the existence of variation for various g y selected populations. subsequently, i will determine what part of the genomic variation enabl during artificial selection. finally, i will use comparative genomics to identify the conserved |
| 11046 | 1 | ones than expected under neutrality. we will also use our molecular genetic dataset to conduct
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| 11287 | 1 | ones than expected under neutrality. we will also use our molecular genetic dataset to conduct
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| 11243 | 7 | t yet fully understand the effects this will have on the living world. there is good evidence t
so much, bits of the dwarf birch genome will be found inside the downy birch genome wherever th o the genes they contain. some sections will be so integral to a species identity that they can that they cannot part with them. others will be selected by the environment and move to whereve regardless of the species. still others will be neutral, and drift around at random; these are ted in it for a long time. so this work will make an important contribution to our knowledge of ing us to understand how global warming will affect rare species. |
| 9820 | 9 | a relatively simple genetic background will accurately predict the evolutionary outcome of sel
iversity of 19 accessions. this project will allow for the integration of our current knowledge enetic factors identified in this study will represent factors that are important in the evolut volutionary process, and their identity will be compared with known candidate genes for floweri uture evolutionary change, this project will also provide a valuable means for the discovery of g flowering time. selection experiments will be performed under two environmental conditions, s r these two environmental conditions we will be able to investigate the influence of gene-by-en addition, phenotypic selection analysis will be performed for a large number of life-history tr ponses to selection and trade-offs that could affect the outcome of the experiment. |
| 10690 | 1 | genomic sequence of bacteriophage s-pm2 will be determined to facilitate the development of an
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| 11060 | 2 | these functional sites under selection will affect larger portions of the genome, leaving a un
sical genetics. in addition, the method will demonstrate a more widely applicable approach on h |
| 15478 | 2 | is the central aim of the project, and will make heavy use of massive genome sequencing techno
phi root-nodule, diazotrophic symbiosis will become the model system for the study of the mecha |
| 9869 | 10 | then spatial environmental variability should produce differently adapted populations, with ph
to local conditions is crucial, as they will be in one place for life and that lifetime may be on in natural populations. this project will integrate data from the gene to phenotype to popul have played a strong role. the project will take advantage of a large new genomic resource to and ecology. fundamentally, the project will integrate genomic and phenotypic data and statisti tion is in its infancy and this project will make two major new contributions to the science: t rated by the project, on adaptive loci, will be of direct application in gene conservation and onservation and breeding programs. this will enhance management of forest genetic resources and st forest tree species. project outputs will also be of direct application in science-based con icating scientific outputs to end users will facilitate effective delivery of results. in summa |
| 11507 | 1 | by wild populations vary in time . this will provide us with new insights into the way in which
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| 7298 | 1 | tory aspect, this characterization work will help better understand the impact of agriculture o
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| 10890 | 7 | shed data for other galápagos volcanoes will be used to constrain the composition, temperature
g of the underlying mantle. the results will be combined with temperatures calculated from seis e upwelling towards the spreading ridge would place important constraints on the nature of mass s are juxtaposed. the proposed research will build on the pi s previous research on mantle melt mantle melting. it is novel because it will produce the first integrated geochemical and geoph nism in the galápagos archipelago. this will aid our understanding of the causes of volcanic ac the geological past. this will in turn will increase our knowledge of global-scale deep-mantle |
| 10286 | 8 | ibly drier, climate, this stored carbon could be respired back to the atmosphere or leached int
the atmosphere or leached into rivers. will increased temperatures and decreased rainfall lead he extra carbon released from peatlands could enhance greenhouse warming further, leading to a . using the full range of variation, we will analyse in detail the chemistry of a wide variety nts and their recently dead remains. we will also examine changes in chemistry and rates of pea e past 300 years or so. in addition, we will track how the chemistry of new and old peat change onditions. the results of these studies will help us to predict how the peatland carbon store w o predict how the peatland carbon store will fare in the face of future climate change. |
| 10539 | 8 | ibly drier, climate, this stored carbon could be respired back to the atmosphere or leached int
the atmosphere or leached into rivers. will increased temperatures and decreased rainfall lead he extra carbon released from peatlands could enhance greenhouse warming further, leading to a . using the full range of variation, we will analyse in detail the chemistry of a wide variety nts and their recently dead remains. we will also examine changes in chemistry and rates of pea e past 300 years or so. in addition, we will track how the chemistry of new and old peat change onditions. the results of these studies will help us to predict how the peatland carbon store w o predict how the peatland carbon store will fare in the face of future climate change. |
| 11043 | 8 | ibly drier, climate, this stored carbon could be respired back to the atmosphere or leached int
the atmosphere or leached into rivers. will increased temperatures and decreased rainfall lead he extra carbon released from peatlands could enhance greenhouse warming further, leading to a . using the full range of variation, we will analyse in detail the chemistry of a wide variety nts and their recently dead remains. we will also examine changes in chemistry and rates of pea e past 300 years or so. in addition, we will track how the chemistry of new and old peat change onditions. the results of these studies will help us to predict how the peatland carbon store w o predict how the peatland carbon store will fare in the face of future climate change. |
| 10199 | 4 | mpregnated in gels. new combined probes will be developed to measure metals, oxygen and microbi
bilities of in situ voltammetry and dgt will be exploited by performing measurements of trace m ions of micro-organisms. the objectives will be to investigate the role played by micro-organis ctivity of particular microbial species will provide a major step in understanding both microbi |
| 10510 | 4 | mpregnated in gels. new combined probes will be developed to measure metals, oxygen and microbi
bilities of in situ voltammetry and dgt will be exploited by performing measurements of trace m ions of micro-organisms. the objectives will be to investigate the role played by micro-organis ctivity of particular microbial species will provide a major step in understanding both microbi |
| 14524 | 5 | this study will analyse the main features affecting abundance dist
ding tree plantations and mountains. we will study farmland bird communities along the 600-km l o explore the effects of landscape , we will approach the response of individual species to env tal and geographical features. thus, we will explore the effect of geographical origin, migrato he region. the results of these studies will be used for evaluating the carrying capacity of th |
| 15498 | 3 | tion of the endemic flora . finally, it will contribute to ascertain the role of fire as an int
e mediterranean heathland. this project will unveil an intrinsic higher vulnerability of the me an side of the strait of gibraltar, and will certainly provide a sound scientific basis to help |
| 14969 | 3 | ent climatic trends. in this project we will use a fully integrated approach to evaluate plant
trongly sensitive, marginal populations will be used as indicators of response to climate chang n irradiance, temperature and moisture, will be analyzed for both physiological and reproductiv |
| 14168 | 2 | at least 2 master theses, one phd study will be covered in part. the main results will be publi
ll be covered in part. the main results will be published in international peer-reviewed journa |
| 14774 | 4 | lithologies. the habitats to be sampled will span from hypogeous zones, such as the gypsum kars
the gypsum karst caves of sorbas . this will provide insight into their biodiversity and the ec e could have on microbial colonization, will provides relevant information for paleoecomicrobio ructural and geomicrobiological studies will contribute to characterizing the microbial diversi |
| 11378 | 2 | and plasticity of segment number. this will involve field collections, pair-matings under vari
ons of hatchlings with parents. embryos will also be fixed, stained and photographed to allow a |
| 10154 | 1 | antarctica . the result of the project will be the first fully characterised subglacial lake e
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| 10423 | 1 | e, the geophysical work we propose here will be thought of, in years to come, as a hugely impor
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| 11773 | 1 | e, the geophysical work we propose here will be thought of, in years to come, as a hugely impor
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| 10666 | 6 | ment in ways we have only dreamt of. we will use a fleet of three robots roaming the ocean near
of unprecedented change. the robots we will use are called ocean gliders. much like the famili ure ocean and climate observing systems will save tax-payers money since some ocean observation se of the larsen ice shelf. our gliders will measure the amount of dense water spilling off the e krill are surviving under the ice and could travel to south georgia, it may be that marine ma mammals and the krill fishing industry will be less vulnerable to climate change than we have |
| 10668 | 6 | ment in ways we have only dreamt of. we will use a fleet of three robots roaming the ocean near
of unprecedented change. the robots we will use are called ocean gliders. much like the famili ure ocean and climate observing systems will save tax-payers money since some ocean observation se of the larsen ice shelf. our gliders will measure the amount of dense water spilling off the e krill are surviving under the ice and could travel to south georgia, it may be that marine ma mammals and the krill fishing industry will be less vulnerable to climate change than we have |
| 10983 | 6 | ment in ways we have only dreamt of. we will use a fleet of three robots roaming the ocean near
of unprecedented change. the robots we will use are called ocean gliders. much like the famili ure ocean and climate observing systems will save tax-payers money since some ocean observation se of the larsen ice shelf. our gliders will measure the amount of dense water spilling off the e krill are surviving under the ice and could travel to south georgia, it may be that marine ma mammals and the krill fishing industry will be less vulnerable to climate change than we have |
| 11016 | 6 | ment in ways we have only dreamt of. we will use a fleet of three robots roaming the ocean near
of unprecedented change. the robots we will use are called ocean gliders. much like the famili ure ocean and climate observing systems will save tax-payers money since some ocean observation se of the larsen ice shelf. our gliders will measure the amount of dense water spilling off the e krill are surviving under the ice and could travel to south georgia, it may be that marine ma mammals and the krill fishing industry will be less vulnerable to climate change than we have |
| 14369 | 8 | tional system requirement. the research will develop an integrated approach providing area and
e performances of the proposed approach will be assessed for various agro-ecological environmen ems. the robustness of the performances will be specifically investigated as it becomes more an reason why a conceptual research effort will then attempt to develop more robust indicators of derived information. these developments will be completed on 3 large sites of 300 x 300 km dist mpared with currently existing methods, should be more efficient, more general and, last but no growing conditions. new crop indicators should also be proved to be more robust than classical lgian scientific expertise in the field will be enhanced and its networking reinforced. ------- |
| 10644 | 5 | bal scales. moreover, a global analysis will enable us to test a hypothesis concerning the proc
out some specific analyses. our results will have widespread impact because they assess the sco geographic variation in thermal stress will not lend themselves to a stratification of managem management for coral bleaching, so this will be one less tool in the management arsenal for suc ion does exist, outputs from this grant will enable managers to begin stratifying their activit |
| 10428 | 6 | b-resource for monocot plants. the site would grow to contain a taxonomic treatment of all mono
associated biodiversity information; it would also be a platform on which new taxonomy can be p onomy is already available. finally, we shall work with the encyclopedia of life project to ens users. if our project is successful we shall have revolutionised the way the core of biodivers y science is organised and accessed. we will have radically changed the type of fundamental and y science that is possible and we argue will have made a major contribution to one of nerc s se |
| 10759 | 6 | b-resource for monocot plants. the site would grow to contain a taxonomic treatment of all mono
associated biodiversity information; it would also be a platform on which new taxonomy can be p onomy is already available. finally, we shall work with the encyclopedia of life project to ens users. if our project is successful we shall have revolutionised the way the core of biodivers y science is organised and accessed. we will have radically changed the type of fundamental and y science that is possible and we argue will have made a major contribution to one of nerc s se |
| 11014 | 6 | b-resource for monocot plants. the site would grow to contain a taxonomic treatment of all mono
associated biodiversity information; it would also be a platform on which new taxonomy can be p onomy is already available. finally, we shall work with the encyclopedia of life project to ens users. if our project is successful we shall have revolutionised the way the core of biodivers y science is organised and accessed. we will have radically changed the type of fundamental and y science that is possible and we argue will have made a major contribution to one of nerc s se |
| 428 | 1 | values in domestic bovines’ signatures could indicate access to environments opened by neolith
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| 7144 | 1 | es of domestic cattle signatures that could indicate access an open environment by neolithic
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| 7212 | 2 | nctions of wildlife in madagascar soils will also be conducted. this knowledge is a prerequisit
ecosystems. the results of this project could help policy in terms of biodiversity conservation |
| 452 | 2 | th diversity and functions of the fauna will also be carried out. this knowledge is a necessary
ecosystems. the results of this project could be of help for policy makers in terms of biodiver |
| 2008 | 1 | the response of cryptogams . these data will be brought into the dutch component of the gbif da
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| 15171 | 1 | on birds and butterflies. this project will firstly address the factors that determine the spa
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| 15408 | 2 | local persistence of plant populations should be interactive rather than additive. in particul
earch. results in the iberian peninsula will be explored together with those in balearic island |
| 14534 | 4 | enninsula and tierra del fuegothe study will be focused on those records reflecting the climati
stations. the data of present climate, will help to start the study of the climatic changes in sotopic tracers to identify the sources will contribute a precise knowledge of the natural back go. the confirmation of that hypothesis will help to integrate the obtained data on global mode |
| 9950 | 4 | nswer. it is this question that my work will consider. one of the mechanisms that ecologists ha
w in more shaded parts of the forest. i will be studying this process at a range of different s fferent patterns in different places. i will work with scientists and institutions in different l species found on the planet. the work will build on research that i have been doing over the |
| 2459 | 4 | of populus tremula upon pathogen attack will now be used, and homologues of norway spruce genes
o defence genes up-regulated in populus will be identified. based on the identified homologues, he identified homologues, real-time pcr will be employed to screen the defence responses of nor tial resistance toward h. annosum. this will enable identification of the components and marker |
| 10824 | 1 | ctive bromine production. data coverage will span coastal and open ocean regions from the canad
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| 11069 | 3 | climate policy should be informed by robust and credible information o
, at the coast, and at sea. the project will synthesise and aggregrate across sectors and regio indices of climate forcing. the project will be undertaken by a consortium of twelve lead partn |
| 9930 | 3 | we will use a simple model ecosystem to build a global vie
n in stressed and unstressed ecosystems will be examined by whole-genome microarray analysis, a t-rhizosphere interactions. the project will also produce valuable new tools for the statistica |
| 13802 | 1 | at birds breeding at northern latitudes will breed at less and less optimal conditions the furt
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| 15367 | 7 | , some researchers have implied that we could be going towards a sixth mass extinction. among a
vulnerable. the project we propose here will focus on monitoring mammalian biodiversity evoluti ration scales. the obtained information will furnish a useful point of reference to recognize a limatic and faunal change. moreover, we will ascertain if current faunal changes reflect a uniq or if these changes fall inside what we could call a background noise in the context of the las years. as a result of this project, we will compiled a database on the mammalian evolutionary the mammalian evolutionary dynamic that will be used to answer our research specific questions |
| 13324 | 6 | ountain regions in the 21st century, we will develop an integrative research strategy for detec
g, the details of the research strategy will be formulated through a series of product-oriented s developed in these thematic workshops will be revisited, refined and synthesised during a fin ountain biosphere reserves, the project will take advantage of the existing unesco infrastructu ation, capacity building and leadership will be promoted by adapting the research strategy for eveloped and developing countries. this will be achieved through the active participation of bi |
| 13750 | 1 | this proposal is that the swedish site will catch up with the others and join a synthesis anal
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| 2075 | 3 | the project will perform ecological and food web experiments with g
d organisms in freshwater . foreign dna will be introduced by: 1. dna transformation of bacteri ified maize. post experiment monitoring will include uptake, expression and establishment of dn |
| 10064 | 5 | lobal perspective can be achieved. gacs will be more than the sum of the individual parts since
he sum of the individual parts since we will move from a series of disconnected surveys towards eys to work together. a global database will be set up as will a website and newsletter. traini rogarmmes involving secondment of staff will be set up. it is anticipated that gacs will be sel be set up. it is anticipated that gacs will be self sustaining once it is set and the way of w |
| 11405 | 3 | e a person s level of vulnerability how should planning and health protection measures be const
l / public health policy. this proposal will convene 5 themed meetings over a 15 month period i itional invited expertise. the outcomes will be: a comprehensive critical review of the current |
| 11584 | 3 | e a person s level of vulnerability how should planning and health protection measures be const
l / public health policy. this proposal will convene 5 themed meetings over a 15 month period i itional invited expertise. the outcomes will be: a comprehensive critical review of the current |
| 14492 | 3 | in different developmental stages. this will permit to detect the posible existence of dose eff
nstruct two subtrantive libraries which will contain genes expressing differentialy between gon s in different developmental stages. we would obtain this way a valuable scientific resource wi |
| 12367 | 2 | good environmental status this project will provide a high-level, non-exhaustive list of eleme
of the initial assessment member states will be required to undertake. key customer purpose the |
| 13889 | 3 | cientific society on harmful algae, and will be held september 4-8, 2006, in copenhagen. the to
lied and basic research. the conference will cover all aspects of harmful algal ecology, distri from all over the world. the conference will serve as a forum for exchange of new research resu |
| 13410 | 1 | of grape local population and varieties will be carried out.
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| 13408 | 3 | all grapevine areas of these provinces will be visited in all vegetation periods of grapevine
ng the study, local varieties and types will be determineted and then transfere to the collecti terias of the collected varieties types will be checked and recorded. |
| 12157 | 4 | . however, it is unclear how seed yield will vary between grass varieties in relation to field
hybrid ryegrass varieties. the project will also assess the attractiveness to foraging birds o n the winter diets of granivorous birds will be assessed through the microscopic examination of of leaving ryegrass in situ overwinter will be assessed, along with three sward restoration te |
| 2059 | 4 | spring ranges. to accomplish this, one will study reindeers year round use and feeding prefere
mmer. with a controlled experiment, one will also study how agricultural land in northern norwa ow agricultural land in northern norway could be used in a dual-species grazing system for semi eer and sheep. establishing this system could ultimately improve reindeer production and the so |
| 10475 | 12 | xing in highly-tidal environments which will feed directly into an improved ability to simulate
environments numerically. this project will use an array of cutting-edge technologies and inst ge technologies and instrumentation. we will release clusters of flow-tracking surface drifters twork. an autonomous underwater vehicle will propel itself beneath the great race, measuring it allest scales, while ship-based surveys will paint out the wider picture from above. each of th re from above. each of these techniques will contribute to our building understanding. once the race have been determined the key task will be to understand how energy is distributed among e tures that a successful numerical model will represent accurately. model development is an inte knowledge gained from the field program will feed directly into evaluating and improving models directly represented. the initial focus will be on a local-scale model of the great race and it ace and its surroundings. a studentship will look at incorporating knowledge gained at this sca their interconnection at larger scales will allow better-informed management of fisheries, ren |
| 7250 | 9 | of 'natural' spaces and determine what could be the consequences of territorial changes underw
demand from people for everything that could promote increased quality of life. in this regard areas in relation to the proposed issue would first be performed. it would be peri-urban areas, osed issue would first be performed. it would be peri-urban areas, located in the green belt. * work of a series of in-depth interviews could be considered, to better understand the relations political and territorial arrangements would examine the way is taken into account biodiversit y a working territorial prospective, it would better identify expected impacts on biodiversity. sity. cartographic representation tools could well be used for this purpose. by confrontation b biodiversity across each territory. it would certainly be a good way to contribute to local ow |
| 7476 | 2 | eea, 16 to 44 million additional people will suffer water scarcity in southern europe by 2070.
aquifers. for these communities refresh will represent the most effective solution for fresh-wa |
| 12623 | 7 | carbon from one secure store to another will not affect the climate. if, on the other hand, it
e powerful greenhouse gas methane, this will contribute to global warming. by establishing how greenhouse gas balance of peatlands. we will then be better able to manage the uk`s peatlands s rine carbon released from peatlands, we will study how the different forms of river carbon are rent chemistry, down to the estuary. we will also consider the role of drinking water treatment variety of methods. the approaches used will combine a programme of laboratory experiments desi he land, or water supply systems, which could help to reduce these emissions. |
| 11230 | 7 | s or supporting policies. such analysis would facilitate the development of an efficient budget
meeting these policy information needs would require an inter-disciplinary research programme es. this consortium development project will target the five broad project objectives listed in tion potential in china. this expertise will be brought together in this project with the aim o ed and policy research. these qualities will be used to bring together the most appropriate ins of interdisciplinary collaboration that will deliver tangible value added in the chinese contex th other developing country initiatives will be explored in readiness for sharing lessons from |
| 9984 | 1 | te and deploy a grid-based system which will allow us: , and also new scientific understanding
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| 14154 | 2 | zed that increased atmospheric humidity will result in slower rate of several physiological pro
tions for sustainable forest management will be acquired as the outcomes of the study. |
| 7311 | 6 | h regard to calibration on the past. it will exceed the current limits of equilibrium models ca
. . . it is a project that the success should allow a real breakthrough in the community calle addition to these results, the project will develop in the following areas: * 1 / theoretical ect results, including the model itself will be discussed in the context of energy modeling for ext of energy modeling forum. the model will be used among others to test future scenarios as p n with the battelle institute and iiasa shall furthermore be bound |
| 2504 | 2 | ured for human consumption. the project will study how mussel feeding and growth performance re
lementing and applying the deb model we will study how food quantity vs active detoxification p |
| 12706 | 4 | open green spaces in urban settings. it will be managed by ciria, with a contribution from defr
with a contribution from defra, and it will coincide with a defra commissioned project to defi open habitat mosaics. the two projects will involve close collaboration to avoid contradictory ppropriate guidance for developers that will coincide with the definition and mapping of the pr |
| 11644 | 1 | diversity on which conservation efforts should be focussed. however, phylogeographic studies of
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| 12677 | 1 | n of trends since a base line and which will enable updates to the england biodiversity indicat
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| 12669 | 2 | this project will produce an indicator of functional habitat connect
ectivity for the uk and for england. it will have four phases: 1. investigation of potential da |
| 1932 | 5 | a whole. therefore, in this project we will concentrate on the sensitivity of the hervbivore t
to fragmentation. as a model system we will use senecio jacobaea, its specialized herbivore ty isolation on the dynamics of the system will be studied both on a local and regional scale. in inventory for a large number of species will be made. for the selected species the , should lea be made. for the selected species the , should lead to an operational system to derive threshol |
| 11365 | 3 | ats on the gower peninsula, south wales will be carried out. quantitative food webs will be con
be carried out. quantitative food webs will be constructed for bracken herbivores and their pa nd the process of community disassembly will be tested. |
| 9955 | 4 | s to settle than others, and that there should be competition to settle in these places. if the
for resources, meaning that these sites should be less attractive than when a population is at -sites are in short supply. finally, we will carry out manipulations of the characteristics of eared in reduced broods grow better and should therefore be more competitive, and able to dispe |
| 15262 | 3 | mic groups. although niche conservatism could be investigated from different approaches, there
f intraspecific physiological diversity should be viewed as a vital element of research on nich species . the results of this research will be the first step to build a new generation of pre |
| 2186 | 5 | bitat qualities in the forest landscape will be investigated in several projects. together with
ects. together with these, this project will contribute to understand critical quality aspects. ritical quality aspects. this knowledge will be important in the forestry and will develop the e will be important in the forestry and will develop the forestry extension service. it will al elop the forestry extension service. it will also contribute to the development of the environm |
| 13602 | 5 | not been developed and implemented. we will investigate how species community reassembly and r
em function provided by the insects. we will compare the community reassembly patterns to our c t predict extinction risk. this project will contribute to our general understanding of coloniz collaboration with key stakeholders we will provide a knowledge base for designing restoration ies at the landscape scale, an approach will become increasingly important for managing ecosyst |
| 2175 | 5 | k to the kelp forest state. the project will investigate if small or meso scale artificial reef
ed as tools to restore kelp forests. we will also study the importance of habitat complexity on anipulations and laboratory experiments will be performed, and regional differences between the n the norwegian sea and the barents sea will be analyzed. the project will contribute to explai rents sea will be analyzed. the project will contribute to explain why large barren ground area |
| 15139 | 4 | mpirical data and analytical techniques will allow us to take into consideration that most inva
r total capacity for invasion, and thus will help us to assess what their full invasive potenti sess what their full invasive potential could be. at a management level, for first time in spai ment level, for first time in spain, we will be able to develop risk maps of habitat invasion. |
| 15084 | 8 | . a study of habitat selection patterns will be carried out in order to develop habitat prefere
ference curves for iberian rivers which will allow achieving very accurate simulations of physi n the other hand, an experimental study will be performed to build a territory size model which d to build a territory size model which would permit to determine the effects of body size, foo and habitat characteristics. the model will be then applied to wild populations under contrast d to be lost at each generation. the ne will be calculated using temporal and disequilibrium ap ensities and effective population sizes will allow detecting the possible effects of disturbanc lations. a complete analysis of impacts will permit rehabilitation, restoration and mitigation |
| 10483 | 14 | rom the university of aberdeen oceanlab will join forces with the university of tokyo, japan an
two unmanned autonomous lander vehicles will be built in aberdeen; one equipped with a video ca resolution digital stills camera. they will be launched to depths of 5km to over 10km around t res below are entirely dependent. baits will be deployed on the sea floor in view of the lander rriving from the surface and recordings will be made of fish, deep-sea shrimps and any other an he landers, equipped with depth sensors will provide accurate information on the depth of occur ns are no longer possible. this project will not answer these questions directly but will make not answer these questions directly but will make comparisons with information from shallower d f at the start of the hadal region this would suggest a physiological pressure limit. however i numbers and rate of consumption of bait will be measured. comparisons will be made between spec n of bait will be measured. comparisons will be made between species living at different depths he deepest parts of the trench systems, will be compared with amphipod shrimps that occur down ccur down to full ocean depth. analysis will allow derivation of the first estimates of abundan mobile life at these depths. this study will extend the depth range over which proposed fundame |
| 12379 | 1 | cohydrodynamics and nutrient enrichment will be examined in detail using selected phytoplankton
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| 13598 | 8 | . in the second phase of this project i will investigate the gene flow among populations along
s along the swedish west coast. samples will be collected together with regional monitoring pro ograms. from each location single cells will be isolated and monoclonal cultures established. d nd monoclonal cultures established. dna will be extracted from exponentially growing cultures a ons. subsequently each individual clone will be genotyped and population diversity and differen opulation diversity and differentiation will be estimated. temporal and spatial data generated patial data generated from this project will be incorporated into dispersal models and geograph and seasonal hot spots for algal blooms will be identified. |
| 12388 | 2 | ic’ website . it is envisaged that this will significantly assist maritime contingency planning
eabirds. summary objectives the project will harmonize the provision of breeding seabird data a |
| 10162 | 6 | evolutionary . this experimental design will allow us to describe the rate of evolution and how
trategy and the type of environment. it will also allow us to test a range of theoretical predi ng the selection experiment, harvesting will cease and populations will be monitored in both th , harvesting will cease and populations will be monitored in both their existing environments a nts and a range of different ones. this will allow us to see whether the population size, its s y be changing due to global warming. it will also give us some indication about whether, when h |
| 2152 | 6 | mesopelagic fish. a fishery on plankton should not be developed without quantitative knowledge
del driven stock assessment of plankton will form the basis of our approach. with quantitative at hand, effects of harvesting plankton will be explored with the use of ecosystem models. effe ecosystem models. effects of harvesting will be quantified with respect to plankton populations planktivorous fish stocks. the results will be disseminated as advice to managers. the contrib ecological role of plankton populations will also form an important knowledge base to the devel |
| 2528 | 4 | mesopelagic fish. a fishery on plankton should not be developed without quantitative knowledge
del driven stock assessment of plankton will form the basis of our approach. with knowledge of planktivorous fish stocks. the results will be disseminated as advice to managers. the contrib ecological role of plankton populations will also form an important knowledge base to the devel |
| 2115 | 6 | rable cost. thus, the central challenge will be to derive management strategies that give fluct
nced by density-dependent processes but will also be strongly affected by structural changes in x-groups. another aim with this project will therefore be to derive robust harvest strategies t s even within the same region. thus, we will study the decision processes involved when the goa populations are chosen. this knowledge will be useful for obtaining more unified management pr delay, a central focus for this project will be by advanced statistical methods to obtain index |
| 9813 | 3 | time. using our new test apparatus, we will compare the abrasion characteristics of grass spec
o differ in their palatabilities and we will also test which other chemical and mechanical fact eptability to generalist herbivores. we will then use grasses we have manipulated to contain di |
| 13378 | 1 | hazelnut local population and varieties will be carried out.
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| 10027 | 7 | n of hemes within marine microbes. this would impair photosynthetic and respiratory efficiency
duce productivity. in this fellowship i will undertake the first investigations into the levels he levels of heme in marine microbes. i will conduct laboratory investigations into the effect specific species of marine plankton. i will use these investigations to help interpret data ob h atlantic ocean. heme b concentrations will be tested as a novel method to assess the health o microbial populations in this region. i will also investigate the relative importance of hemes al amount of iron in marine biota and i will investigate the fate of hemes on cell death and de |
| 9808 | 1 | aits is maintained despite selection. i will test two hypotheses. that sperm size traits: covar
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| 13325 | 6 | ctioning can be understood. study sites will extend from the arctic to the black sea and includ
changes, including catastrophic events, will be assessed using sediment archives. we will make be assessed using sediment archives. we will make estimates of the flow rates of methane from t atmosphere as a greenhouse gas. hermes will enable forecasting of biodiversity change in relat gin geographic information system. this will provide a framework for integrating science, envir rs in ecosystem management. the results will underpin the development of a comprehensive europe |
| 13340 | 6 | production of goods and services. this will be achieved through a highly interdisciplinary app
highly interdisciplinary approach that will integrate biodiversity, specific adaptions and bio pen slopes and deep-basins. the project will make strong connections between deep-sea science a ep-sea science and user needs. hermione will enhance the education and public perception of the ons, together with geoss databases that will be made available, will create a platform for disc databases that will be made available, will create a platform for discussion between a range o |
| 14730 | 1 | a competitive environment. moreover, it will be established the following mechanism for generat
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| 2125 | 4 | utrients. the proposed research project will be the first to assess the extent of the entire bi
re and the geosphere. molecular markers will be used to study these endolithic communities, pet trographical and geochemical techniques will be used to characterise the related geosphere, whi ed geosphere, while statistical methods will be used to analyse the interaction between the bio |
| 11168 | 2 | exist for north west europe. this study will investigate fossil assemblages preserved in chrono
those associated assemblages with time, will be related to historical changes in marine climate |
| 13798 | 2 | els for plant species diversity studies will be performed in a local landscape and compared wit
eracting with stakeholders, the project will provide cost-effective methods for use in basic ec |
| 10270 | 1 | moors for the future partnership . s/he will take part in the school s well-established researc
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| 10898 | 1 | an sea level over the next century . we will then determine the relationship between inundation
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| 13341 | 9 | project partner will complete a detailed multidisciplinary situation an
t five sites in asia . factors assessed will include biodiversity and ecosystem services, inclu r, food-insecure and vulnerable people, will be assessed within a sustainable livelihoods frame aquatic resources and areas of conflict will be assessed. stakeholder participation will be cri be assessed. stakeholder participation will be critical to ensure new knowledge is accessible of ecosystem services and biodiversity will be developed. action plans will then be formulated versity will be developed. action plans will then be formulated with stakeholders to: monitor t ies throughout the region. action plans will be implemented by stakeholders at four sites displ rsity and sustaining ecosystem services will be communicated to potential users to promote upta |
| 7481 | 9 | project partner will complete a detailed multidisciplinary situation an
t five sites in asia . factors assessed will include biodiversity and ecosystem services, inclu r, food-insecure and vulnerable people, will be assessed within a sustainable livelihoods frame aquatic resources and areas of conflict will be assessed. stakeholder participation will be cri be assessed. stakeholder participation will be critical to ensure new knowledge is accessible of ecosystem services and biodiversity will be developed. action plans will then be formulated versity will be developed. action plans will then be formulated with stakeholders to: monitor t ies throughout the region. action plans will be implemented by stakeholders at four sites displ rsity and sustaining ecosystem services will be communicated to potential users to promote upta |
| 15195 | 5 | foundation of this project, in which we will use the radiometric data of landsat images to reco
tm and etm+ images. in this project we will validate the models and generate a historical cart storical cartography of the marshes. we will also develop new techniques to map aquatic vegetat riminate aquatic vegetation species. we will fly an hyperspectral sensor at different altitudes ctral sensor at different altitudes and will generate annual maps of aquatic vegetation communi |
| 15004 | 4 | ersity is known, some unresolved issues will be tackled. for all this, this project tries to: -
ated, the main objective of the project will have been reached: the charipinae, a subfamily tha geographical or phylogenetic knowledge, will be solved at a taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeog of parasitism of the hyperparasitoids, will have got the necessary and indispensable basis to |
| 11640 | 5 | with massive over-hunting. this project will therefore sample microsatellite dna diversity in t
two centuries. historical genetic data will be compared with those for modern, living populati y and extinction. the projects findings will be interpreted alongside demographic and distribut he potential findings from this project will inform conservation practitioners of the role of g that are most endangered. this project will also serve to emphasise the important contribution |
| 14747 | 1 | doñana biological station detail. this will be studied flying a hyperspectral sensor at differ
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| 2135 | 2 | , and increases in winter precipitation will come in the form of more snow at very high latitud
break-up dates, all of which profoundly would affect the ecology of fish. the objective of this |
| 10778 | 2 | these samples. between-site comparisons will be made against data collected from the same speci
stored at the nhm and ct methodologies will allow us to examine the skeletal structures of the |
| 15215 | 5 | in tenerife, so that the whole holocene could be covered and probably reaching the last glacial
nalysis and a present pollen rain study will be carried aout. changes found in the vegetation c d aout. changes found in the vegetation could be related to past changes in climate and these r changes in climate and these relations would be used in the prediction of the answer of vegeta specially the evergreen laurel forest, would be established as well as the effect that first i |
| 10130 | 2 | changes in key aspects of climate that will be affected by future global warming, such as ice
puter models. plan of work this project will investigate four sites located on a transect along |
| 10416 | 2 | changes in key aspects of climate that will be affected by future global warming, such as ice
puter models. plan of work this project will investigate four sites located on a transect along |
| 11698 | 2 | changes in key aspects of climate that will be affected by future global warming, such as ice
puter models. plan of work this project will investigate four sites located on a transect along |
| 9889 | 2 | changes in key aspects of climate that will be affected by future global warming, such as ice
puter models. plan of work this project will investigate four sites located on a transect along |
| 11333 | 6 | regime. new palaeoecological data sets will be generated from a region that is understudied fr
rk. sites elsewhere in northern england will also be chosen in order to take advantage of concu ies on modern peatland ecology and fire will provide generic skills training attuned to rcuk re equirements and the project supervisors will provide scientific and technical training in the p e research support group system. the hi will provide the student with an excellent range of fac ed pc and access to vehicles; the ydnpa will also offer access to its facilities including fiel |
| 14531 | 3 | ls about the environmental changes that could influence the eagle occupation territories and th
ng. to analize this factors researchers will use the demographic data base of bonellis eagle of ersity.finally the obtained information will be included in the territorial information system |
| 10231 | 1 | es of fossil animals. for validation we will use the full range of modern biomechanical analysi
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| 9802 | 1 | es of fossil animals. for validation we will use the full range of modern biomechanical analysi
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| 14763 | 4 | ng of pcr products. with these data, we could unravel significant genetic differences between n
lso to explore evolutionary models that could explain these differences. second, we are willing impanze and modern human sequences that could be statistically more robust than those generated retrieve single copy nuclear genes that could provide information on key adaptive traits of the |
| 10924 | 2 | onmental markers. the proposed research will critically examine the preservation of such inform
rly diagenesis. the resulting knowledge will provide a scientific basis upon which to explore t |
| 11781 | 4 | early and adult life. in particular, i will test the long-term effect of early exposure to two
nd heat stress. in a first experiment i will test whether individuals subjected to a mild physi no training. in a second experiment, i will test whether a mild heat stress experienced during tress. the results of these experiments will provide an understanding of the causes and consequ |
| 10234 | 1 | eb for several oak gall communities. we will use dna-based population genetic approaches to rev
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| 10433 | 1 | eb for several oak gall communities. we will use dna-based population genetic approaches to rev
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| 10703 | 5 | isms to survive where otherwise neither would and parasitism can limit the growth of host popul
se toxic mercury contaminated soils. we will exploit the short generation times, and large popu eria to observe evolution in action. we will discover and contrast the genetic changes that occ ils. - our study is powerful because we will use an experimental approach to study evolution in ction. - our study is timely because we will exploit the latest technologies in dna sequencing |
| 11428 | 5 | isms to survive where otherwise neither would and parasitism can limit the growth of host popul
se toxic mercury contaminated soils. we will exploit the short generation times, and large popu eria to observe evolution in action. we will discover and contrast the genetic changes that occ ils. - our study is powerful because we will use an experimental approach to study evolution in ction. - our study is timely because we will exploit the latest technologies in dna sequencing |
| 10018 | 6 | s have moved there the proposed project will study a long term population of great tits and blu
nal status, age or inherited factors we will use a combination of existing long-term data on av cesses, particularly host dispersal. we will examine the spatial characteristics of avian malar birds between woodlands. 3. finally, we will employ a mathematical modelling approach to examin e in our study population. these models will concentrate on the important effects identified by nd well studied population of tits, and will address the fundamental ecology of avian malaria i |
| 10290 | 6 | s have moved there the proposed project will study a long term population of great tits and blu
nal status, age or inherited factors we will use a combination of existing long-term data on av cesses, particularly host dispersal. we will examine the spatial characteristics of avian malar birds between woodlands. 3. finally, we will employ a mathematical modelling approach to examin e in our study population. these models will concentrate on the important effects identified by nd well studied population of tits, and will address the fundamental ecology of avian malaria i |
| 15178 | 3 | us and plasmodium as a model system. we will quantify host personality behavior and relate that
uals are more likely to be infected. we will medicate infected individuals to test if loss of i on, results in a change in behavior. we will then relate host personality behavior to risk of e |
| 9874 | 3 | he transcript level. the proposed study will focus on temperature stress as an eminent threat f
in short term experiments. our results will greatly facilitate future experiments that will te atly facilitate future experiments that will test the reponse of corals to combinations of diff |
| 11588 | 5 | ion of the other parasite. this project will investigate the interactions between hosts and par
/or an avirulent bacterial parasite. it will examine if host genotypes and phenotypes differ in resistant to the virulent pathogen. it will also establish if infection by the apparently avir asite reduces host immunity. finally it will determine the infection success of the virulent pa rulent parasite. together these results will shed important light on the role of more cryptic p |
| 13760 | 3 | le and surface chemistry of spruce bark will be assessed to determine which substances promote
nces promote or deter attack. compounds will be studied for electrophysiological responses in a defenses to protect standing trees, we will artificially induced defenses using treatment with |
| 196 | 6 | the proposed project will focus on phylogeny and evolutionary ecology of the
rst step in initiating such studies, we will examine, in an evolutionary context, the host rang owing on fruitbodies of russula species will be subjected to detailed study as a model system t s of contemporary molecular systematics will be used to reconstruct the relevant phylogenetic t evolutionary ecology context, the work will also result in solving several taxonomic problems genus russula. in addition, the project will provide information to elucidate the species compo |
| 13490 | 5 | broad host range viruses. this project will investigate the occurence of broad host range cyan
is raciborskii. the labeled cyanophages will be used as probes to identify the infection suscep ustralian subtropical lakes. the probes will allow for simple quanitfication of viral host spec situ conditions as labeled cyanophages could be added directly to lake water samples. besides looms in freshwaters, my proposed study will serve the restoration of lakes and water reservoir |
| 14704 | 1 | s to species distributions, the project will make an important contribution to ecological theor
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| 13845 | 3 | netic drift. in the present project, we will investigate the threatened uppland pool frog popul
stocompatibility complex. this research will add significantly to our understanding of evolutio a new set of adaptive molecular markers will be developed for amphibians. |
| 11381 | 2 | same pairs often disagree. this project will calculate divergence based on each of three dna se
itution rates. the most reliable method will be chosen and used to determine, from clusters of |
| 13922 | 2 | ave large impacts on ant assemblages. i will use large-scale manipulative experiments to examin
e availability. this improved knowledge will enhance our ability to manage forests so that we a |
| 9876 | 3 | structures in the fluvial system. this will be achieved by a series of state of the art labora
both the kinematic of river flow. this will provide a first order estimation of the increased g from the presence of vegetation which will enable an improved parameterisation of the roughne |
| 12255 | 8 | y are relatively well established. data will be used to establish the timescales over which imp
, following reversion to cropping. this will help determine whether management practices can be m following reversion to set-aside, and will allow predictions of losses of co2 to the atmosphe e following loss of set-aside. the data could also allow the effect of loss of set-aside other s between set-aside and arable cropping will be elucidated. using the experimental data, projec sing the experimental data, projections will be made for likely losses to som and changes to th crobes show biogeograpical distribution will determined, allowing judgements to be made on the lity, and the extent to which geography should be taken into account when interpreting data on |
| 10820 | 3 | itative fit between data and theory. we will carry out experiments on sex allocation in parasit
information about their environment. we will test how females adjust their behaviour in respons ehavioural decisions. these experiments will be complemented with observational field data, the |
| 10965 | 1 | system function and microbial diversity will determine whether rhizosphere carbon flow drives d
|
| 13797 | 4 | present project laboratory experiments will be conducted with four of the most abundant and ec
h sea corridor. the following questions will be addressed: 1 how does salinity affect the survi havioural responses to salinity methods will include traditional bottle incubation experiments l filming of live copepods. the results will increase our knowledge on the dynamics of copepod |
| 10911 | 2 | se experiments the following objectives will be addressed: to compare photoheterotrophic rates
n order to meet the above objectives we will focus on experimental work in the open atlantic oc |
| 10980 | 2 | se experiments the following objectives will be addressed: to compare photoheterotrophic rates
n order to meet the above objectives we will focus on experimental work in the open atlantic oc |
| 11401 | 4 | ologically . for each species of ant we will search for termite dna in the guts of up to 30 ind
h species of termite it has eaten. this will allow us to divide up the species of ant into thre p of termite species the resulting data will allow us to construct a partial food web for the d erent species of ants and termites, and will allow us to make predictions about the impacts of |
| 10970 | 3 | s and wasps before the spread of varroa will allow us for the first time to compare viral patte
a at both local and global scales. this will provide insights into the population dynamics and bee-varroa mite and viral pathogens, it will also shed light onto the wider issue of how such i |
| 15450 | 3 | ted by thermal conditions. for this, we will undertake a study, using the kentish plover charad
alexandrinus as model species. also, we will study whether such a trade-off may be affected by with heat stress, as for females there would be a trade-off in the allocation of protoporphyri |
| 2102 | 2 | fish which can be managed. the project will describe the knowledge, the actions, the instrumen
ies management. furthermore the project will answer why fisheries management have had success i |
| 10488 | 6 | ans spread around the globe my research will attempt to answer this key question by focusing on
imals alive in other parts of the world will indicate the likely former abundances of the west bly still await discovery. these biases will also be studied by researching habitat preferences rstanding of west indian mammal ecology will then show whether it is also possible to identify finally, the west indian fossil record will be compared with what is known about recently exti ary in different regions. these studies will together allow us to determine the full extent of |
| 10520 | 2 | lds across the developing world. people will be forced to respond to it in ways that either mit
man population growth, novel ecosystems will become even more prevalent. in the un internationa |
| 11528 | 2 | lds across the developing world. people will be forced to respond to it in ways that either mit
man population growth, novel ecosystems will become even more prevalent. in the un internationa |
| 9951 | 2 | lds across the developing world. people will be forced to respond to it in ways that either mit
man population growth, novel ecosystems will become even more prevalent. in the un interna-tion |
| 11477 | 1 | e pleistocene and early holocene. there will be an integration of environmental and archaeologi
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| 13796 | 3 | ced by local, site-specific features. i will test a set of hypotheses based on ecological theor
via, experience intense human impact. i will analyze moose gps location data from different reg ral risk for wildlife road-crossings, i will develop a general model concerning risk assessment |
| 11081 | 9 | diversity of fish communities. quadrats will be used to survey megafaunal invertebrates. dead c
afaunal invertebrates. dead coral heads will be collected, as well as collections of rubble and ns of rubble and sediment made. animals will be extracted from coral and rubble in the field. s d rubble in the field. sediment samples will be preserved and transported to oxford. molecular to oxford. molecular barcoding methods will be used to assess the diversity of select groups o tracted from coral and rubble. sediment will be subject to extraction of environmental dna and, persequencing. outcomes the studentship should provide valuable data on the magnitude of divers size classes / guilds of reef organisms will be novel and of immediate importance in monitoring management of coral reefs. the project will contribute new information on taxonomy and to sequ |
| 15060 | 1 | development with species survival. this will be achieved through integration of our large data
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| 10464 | 5 | y admixed, indigenous human populations will be used to study the evolution and migration of hu
the indian ocean rim. mitochondrial dna will be used to construct phylogenetic and phylogeograp colonisations to be inferred. this data will be compared to detailed craniofacial and dental mo ity of such data. palaeogeographic maps will be compiled using sea-level and tectonic reconstru led palaeoenvironmental framework. this will be compared and contrasted to the genetic and morp |
| 15301 | 6 | the observed y-chromosomal haplogroups will be compared with the surnames of the donors. the s
hose african lineages. this information will lead to us to a better knowledge on the role playe ted mutations. all the obtained results will be compared, by means of advanced statistical meth t its stamp in the andalusia gene pool, will show the relative importance and origin of the lon e study of the distribution of surnames will provide clues on the nature of internal migrations he human genetic diversity in andalusia will be valuable for the improvement of the health of i |
| 13342 | 4 | resource management. in this project we will use hunting as a lens through which to examine the
d the world. our multidisciplinary team will assess the social, cultural, economic and ecologic fluences biodiversity. consequently, we will integrate social, economic and ecological scientif involving hunting. finally, our results will be interpreted in respect to current and future eu |
| 2130 | 1 | ion. results from the molecular studies will be used to model population viability in the absen
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| 15463 | 3 | mois between the two species of chamois will be analyzed. comparison of the spatial distributio
polymorphisms at mhc and neutral makers will provide the clues to decide between the two curren affects hair and skin pigmentation and could be involved in color pattern variation in chamois |
| 14939 | 2 | the non native quail. with this data we could do a more precise diagnose of the real dimension
on of the problem, and this information will facilitate a better species management to improve |
| 2092 | 3 | d mate choice caused by competition. we will test the hypothesis by analysing the settlement pa
riment al removal of dominant birds. we will also analyse the fitness consequences for birds en in heterospecific pairings. the results will provide new insights important to sexual selection |
| 170 | 1 | ying hybridising protected animals, one should concentrate also to the aspects of conservation.
|
| 10441 | 3 | a series of novel flume experiments we will use facsimiles of natural patches to examine near-
and depth are increased step-wise. flow will be determined using acoustic doppler velocimetry a ic velocity profilers. animal behaviour will be monitored by digital videography. |
| 7658 | 2 | ly used to define the ecological status will meet very little chemical contamination by organic
ntaminated environments. selected micro will trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, |
| 10100 | 2 | hy of vent-specific fauna. the analyses will be integrated into an soc co-ordinated study which
ed into an soc co-ordinated study which will include complementary investigations of other clas |
| 10217 | 6 | es. characterising its vent communities should therefore reveal the roles of ocean currents, ge
comes from studying these systems, this will advance understanding of patterns of deep-sea biod al vents along its ~110 km length. this will include using nerc s new autosub 6000 autonomous u e to pinpoint vents on the seafloor. we will then visit those vents with the uk s deep-diving r ry and biology. analysing these samples will confirm the geochemical processes driving the vent heir inhabitants to vents elsewhere. we will also collect samples for international programmes |
| 10907 | 6 | es. characterising its vent communities should therefore reveal the roles of ocean currents, ge
comes from studying these systems, this will advance understanding of patterns of deep-sea biod al vents along its ~110 km length. this will include using nerc s new autosub 6000 autonomous u e to pinpoint vents on the seafloor. we will then visit those vents with the uk s deep-diving r ry and biology. analysing these samples will confirm the geochemical processes driving the vent heir inhabitants to vents elsewhere. we will also collect samples for international programmes |
| 11875 | 1 | ealistic. at the end of this project we will have a better understanding of one of the most imp
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| 14563 | 1 | pplicant investigators are elaborating, will be finished. at this moment, it contains 216 speci
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| 7047 | 1 | es known to form a teleomorph in europe will be described in a monograph. despite previous effo
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| 15134 | 1 | ollowing are our objectives: finally we shall continue the research policy concerning the train
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| 15188 | 4 | , for both nuclear and chloroplast dna, will be used. data will be analyzed based on parsimony,
and chloroplast dna, will be used. data will be analyzed based on parsimony, bayesian inference s. as with previous phases, the project will continue its collecting effort, focused on areas o islands less known bryologically. this will result in updating floristic knowledge for the reg |
| 15412 | 8 | dated inventory of the studied families will be elaborate; material previously cited at the ibe
coasts, held in different collections, will be revised to confirm some doubtful entries and to ing surveys, at present yet identified, will be studied; finally, we will collect samples from dentified, will be studied; finally, we will collect samples from the portuguese coast. the dat ortuguese coast. the data thus obtained will be published and communicated in congresses at bot national and international level. they will be also the basis of a monograph for the fauna ibe monograph for the fauna iberica, and we will upgrade the database of the ibero-balear bryozoans auna iberica: briozoos i ; this project will result in two monographs of the fauna iberica seri |
| 14993 | 2 | and a new european citation. this work will consist in a taxonomical and ecological study of i
species. the data banc and inventories will be exposed at the internet page of fauna iberica |
| 14766 | 5 | es.in order to accomplish this study we will elaborate an actualized inventory of the iberian b
nd revise the types of some species, we will study the material collected in several campaigns uese coast.with the obtained data which will be published and communicated in congresses at bot oth national and international level we will elaborate a monograph for its possible inclusion i sion in the fauna iberica series and we will prepare a database of the iberiobalear bryozoaires |
| 15415 | 2 | this subproject. the proposed reasearch will be synthesized in the manuscript to be published i
series of monographs. the informastion will be included in the iberfauna data base. |
| 14994 | 8 | 182 species prensent in this territory will be studied in depth. a whole bibliographic revisio
n depth. a whole bibliographic revision will be made and new data from field samples will be re be made and new data from field samples will be recordered from those areas less kwon and the s ra from public and private institutions will revised. all these work will provide the informati stitutions will revised. all these work will provide the information to make a illustrated key nsifera in the iberian peninsula, so it will be the scientific reference work of the group fro hey produce to them. so, the monography will be the instrument that will give the possibility t monography will be the instrument that will give the possibility to the environmental and agri |
| 14992 | 1 | ormation obtained through this research will allow us preparing two monographs for the fauna ib
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| 14990 | 1 | coordination mechanisms that faib viii will use to: 1 achieve its overall objectives, 2 assist
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| 14995 | 1 | imoidea , whose corresponding monograph will be published at the end 2006.
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| 14570 | 1 | thele of fresh water. redaction of taxa will be in agreement with the first volume of flora liq
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| 14986 | 4 | mens from iberian and european herbaria will be studied + collections from different areas of t
which had not been previously explored, will be carried out. + the specimens will be identified d, will be carried out. + the specimens will be identified in basis their morphological, anatom maps in the studied area. + the results will be published together with a general key of each |
| 14855 | 3 | a, or their corrections, for all groups will be edited. studies to monograph the genus lactariu
s lactarius and the class trichomycetes will continue. the third and last volume of the monogra of the monograph of the laboulbeniales will be finished. besides this, cataloguing, distributi |
| 14486 | 4 | lly use fixed samples.marine nemerteans will be collected from the atlantic removed from sponge
species.without any doubt, new species will be described. a monograph on nemerteans species of rteans species of the iberian peninsula will be done. the ultrastructural morphology of the epi representatives of a particular taxon - will be studied to reconstruct the phylogeny based on t |
| 14567 | 1 | rming the usual editorial requirements, will be prepared to its publication as a volumen of the
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| 10885 | 1 | known as the oligocene . these records will provide the data to test and refine climate models
|
| 1985 | 3 | f. japonica growth and winter survival will benefit from climate change related increases in m
in the dutch wadden sea. these factors will increase the future chance for f. japonica related a. the outcomes of the proposed project will give new insight in the factors that control ichth |
| 15402 | 2 | efficiency of the proposed technologies will be assessed by monitoring concentrations of pahs a
products by an analytical protocol that will be developed and validated in the project. the ult |
| 15480 | 2 | unknown at this field. in addition, we will pay especial attention to get cultures with the ai
e our biological heritage, all isolates will be deposited in different culture collections and |
| 7218 | 1 | t scales where significant interactions will operate between the components of biodiversity, so
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| 458 | 1 | thods of follow-up / evaluation that it would be relevant to establish in order to succeed in t
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| 14439 | 3 | osa in response to viroid infection; it will elucidate the possibility for cross-species traffi
s from the host to the parasite; and it will search for some of the protein factors, which carr lant infection. in this way the project could fulfill promises of agriculture for better contro |
| 15433 | 2 | nation. accordingly, in this project we will investigate several functional aspects of mmu-mir-
ver-expression in vitro and in vivo. we will also study the degree of evolutionary conservation |
| 10616 | 3 | we will use recently developed behavioural and physiologic
for bioassays and pheromone collection will enable a realistic opportunity to identify for the ding the chemical basis of reproduction will lead to important insights into the forces driving |
| 12279 | 5 | ivity with lower inputs. such varieties will allow more sustainable agriculture. in this projec
ainable agriculture. in this project we will use a new technique known as genome wide associati as genome wide association mapping , it will be possible to identify loci that control the trai efficiency. in this 6 month project we will collect together and organise existing data sets, o identify candiate genes. the approach will be useful to others as a general approach to ident |
| 10102 | 4 | dimethyl sulfide or will provide amino acid sequence information that can b
s if the genome sequence is unknown. we will clone and sequence these genes from a number of ma from a number of marine bacteria. this will provide a database of sequences which can be used g molecular biological techniques. this will allow to progress in understanding dms degradation |
| 15103 | 4 | le with a palaeoecological approach. we will analyse the carbon and nitrogen isotope compositio
tent. moreover, two proxies of salinity will be studied from calcite geochemistry in ostracod v element geochemistry. alternatively, we will generate another time series of salinity from the matic data. another output of the model will be a time series of the torrential water inputs to |
| 12613 | 3 | and so, in the coming years, the sector will need to rebuild both capacity and capability. the
h capacity and capability. the research will identify the different roles and areas of expertis action which may be warrented. evidence will be gathered via review of literature and online ma |
| 11364 | 1 | ejudicial model selection. this project will use recursive estimation of available eddy flux ti
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| 13886 | 8 | refore failures are common. the project will foster knowledge on ecosystem response to various
time-demanding manipulative experiments will be used. these will be located to riparian ecosyst ulative experiments will be used. these will be located to riparian ecosystems. such systems ha ecause of their complexity. the project will evaluate riparian restoration regionally and local n in hydrologic conditions. the project will evaluate restoration efficiency by using plant ger made by using phytometers. the project will be designed as a comparison between restored and i ms restored by dam removal. the project will foster a phd student and will run for 3 years. e project will foster a phd student and will run for 3 years. |
| 12406 | 2 | imate the extent to which these options could minimise bird collisions, 4 contribute to develop
al viability of wind farm proposals and could halt the future expansion of offshore wind farms. |
| 10502 | 2 | enge. this interdisciplinary consortium will utilise functional toxicogenomics and metabolomics
ges by the regulatory authorities. this will provide a more informed knowledge of the health of |
| 10244 | 2 | enge. this interdisciplinary consortium will utilise functional toxicogenomics and metabolomics
ges by the regulatory authorities. this will provide a more informed knowledge of the health of |
| 10246 | 2 | enge. this interdisciplinary consortium will utilise functional toxicogenomics and metabolomics
ges by the regulatory authorities. this will provide a more informed knowledge of the health of |
| 10742 | 2 | enge. this interdisciplinary consortium will utilise functional toxicogenomics and metabolomics
ges by the regulatory authorities. this will provide a more informed knowledge of the health of |
| 11220 | 2 | enge. this interdisciplinary consortium will utilise functional toxicogenomics and metabolomics
ges by the regulatory authorities. this will provide a more informed knowledge of the health of |
| 12227 | 3 | de evolved in their production and use, will also increase the need to manage p fertiliser inpu
rements to ensure its efficient use. we will conduct an in depth review of literature on the p e p response of field vegetables, which will support proposals to hdc and defra on both practic |
| 9844 | 7 | tremes, it is expected that piezophiles will produce novel cellular components and that these c
ar components and that these components could potentially be important for industrial processes ffects life at the extremes. this study could potentially identify novel surface components, wh dentify novel surface components, which could be important for biotechnology. additionally, thi biotechnology. additionally, this study could also provide important insights into the basis of sidered to be a moderate piezophile, it will also provide a useful starting point for investiga ped by the food industry, these studies could also lead to a better understanding of factors in |
| 10581 | 2 | g geographic variation using gis. these will be tested using partial mantel tests on morphologi
spatial clustering in dna markers. this will provide a model methodology for such studies in a |
| 11840 | 11 | nt topic, because global climate change will expose animals to changing temperature and we need
ture and we need to understand how they will respond. food animals such as fish are cold-bloode h as fish are cold-blooded and our work will be directly relevant to understanding how their gr altered by temperature. to do this, we shall focus on a small animal, the fruit fly drosophila ental effect of temperature on size. we shall discover the reasons for larger size in the cold. for larger size in the cold. first, we shall identify the genes that produce larger body size size at higher latitudes in nature. we shall do this by mapping their location in the genetic erns of gene expression. critically, we shall then confirm our identification by experimentally checking their effects on body size. we shall test the importance of temperature in the evoluti variants at different temperatures. we shall also find out which genes show altered expression ody size in response to temperature, we shall start to understand the reasons why cold-blooded |
| 11153 | 1 | ing microscopy. the derived methodology could be used to study in detail and at the microscale
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| 10514 | 5 | with this event. working as a team, we will measure the different facets of this drought in mu
rehensive assessment of its impacts. we will initially quantify the spatial extent of the droug imate and remote sensing data. the team will then implement an extensive field survey to quanti the fire-affected forests. finally, we will generate the first basin-wide map of the 2010 drou gnose the impacts of future events, but will also provide support for the development of public |
| 10490 | 5 | undant. disease is a common threat that could change the amount of care that parents deliver. t
that control the choices parents make.i will test these ideas using burying beetles because the ffspring are less likely to survive and will grow less quickly than offspring that receive care hat receive care. using this species, i will demonstrate how caring choices change in diseased choices are mediated by hormones. this will provide important insights into how trade-offs are |
| 11543 | 5 | undant. disease is a common threat that could change the amount of care that parents deliver. t
that control the choices parents make.i will test these ideas using burying beetles because the ffspring are less likely to survive and will grow less quickly than offspring that receive care hat receive care. using this species, i will demonstrate how caring choices change in diseased choices are mediated by hormones. this will provide important insights into how trade-offs are |
| 15343 | 5 | known to cause oxidative stress, which will be used as the meeting point among all the analyse
d alteration of the ornamental features will be correlated with the responses of showed by immu ers as a consequence of pb exposure. we will address this interconnected response hypothesis by g different non-destructive assays that will relate the responses in wild birds animals, and th sponses in wild birds animals, and that will deal with the following specific objectives: 1. to |
| 13733 | 4 | . mn effect on maturation of haemocytes will be judged using c-dna probes and in situ hybridisa
eptides and the prophenoloxidase system will be investigated at m-rna level. in addition the co ion the consequences for immune defence will be performed by studying the bactericidal capacity levels and infections of n. norvegicus will be investigated in a field study. |
| 10776 | 5 | . this is a very specialist process and will require further funding via parallel and future gr
ons. the programme of research outlined will be facilitated by input by staff on related projec ort from ocms. the information obtained will fill knowledge gaps in the evidence base for risk site for the eni programme. the project will significantly contribute to our understanding of h ial communities, and how mnm themselves will alter by their interaction with the environment an |
| 14779 | 1 | scales explaining biodiversity. results will allow us to propose agri-environmental measures to
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| 10567 | 7 | any apparent differences between sites will give useful insights into how ice loss may affect
e ecology of this sensitive region, and will help to predict future changes in presently ice-co tive 13 arctic shelf time series . data will be explored in a model framework that will tell us l be explored in a model framework that will tell us how much fecal pellet production by zoopla behaviour is absent most fecal pellets will remain in the surface layers and be recycled. wher ely to affect satiation sinking, and we will gauge what effect these factors have on carbon seq es of change in the arctic. the project will strengthen collaborations between uk institutions |
| 13890 | 1 | processes and microclimate. the results will also be used to develop ecological models on how c
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| 12225 | 1 | ng availability of pesticides in europe will have impacts on all areas of uk agriculture and ho
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| 161 | 1 | ter decomposition. results of the study should show trends in site conditions and in growth of
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| 147 | 2 | response of phyto- and bacterioplankton will be considered. the role of the dynamics of dissolv
matter on the underwater light climate will be investigated as well. work hypotheses: in posit |
| 6961 | 5 | of time were found. the warmer winters could promote the northward expansion of insects. main
ruit trees and ornamentals. the project should include important new pests spreading in europe mensional insect thermometer method. it would be possible to establish the direction, speed, an e as a monitoring network. the highways could serve as standard, permanent capillar of the inse he developed methods and infrastructura could be useful for other projects on different insect |
| 7129 | 2 | ent and transfer to users, this project will assess the change in the impact of biological inva
ion of the plant material. this project will also complement the european system of observatori |
| 13725 | 1 | medium-sized in sweden. specifically, i will test if known species interactions are a sufficien
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| 11147 | 2 | eric methane . specifically, each group will contribute their skills and resources to a larger
work next summer, much larger proposals will be prepared, both domestically and internationally |
| 7536 | 2 | ty. trace the history of the oak stands will be evaluated by characterizing a sample of trees u
genetic structure of these populations will be measured using nuclear dna markers |
| 544 | 1 | ction in larch for 30 consecutive years could be slowed down by the parasitism of strobilomyia.
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| 7131 | 3 | d to identify key regulatory mechanisms will be tested in the laboratory. finally, a spatial ge
ry. finally, a spatial genetic analysis will determine the importance of pest flows between lar ter understanding of how this ecosystem will predict the effect of global warming on the regene |
| 2149 | 8 | pre-smolts will be exposed to environmentally relevant levels of c
s of wild atlantic salmon. the proposal will focus primarily on agricultural contaminants . fol -smolt transformation, smolt physiology will be evaluated from well established parameters incl n addition, hypo-osmoregulatory ability will be evaluated using seawater challenge tests. in or oups of tagged, previously exposed fish will be released into a river system after the completi of smoltification. downstream migration will be evaluated from capture rates in fish traps down al and ecological studies, the proposal will determine whether there is a causal link between e and downstream migration. these results will be of value to existing salmon life-history models |
| 427 | 2 | tribution of the european species. what will be the impact of these changes on the species gene
of past climate changes on biodiversity would greatly help to answer these questions. in this c |
| 10005 | 1 | the late cretaceous to mid-paleogene we will reconstruct the greenhouse world of the past and a
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| 10523 | 1 | the late cretaceous to mid-paleogene we will reconstruct the greenhouse world of the past and a
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| 11535 | 1 | the late cretaceous to mid-paleogene we will reconstruct the greenhouse world of the past and a
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| 1933 | 5 | e system as a whole. specific attention will be paid tot he sensitivity of the pathogen to frag
pathogen to fragmentation. the results will be used to test the general hypothesis that as a r n the stability of multitrophic systems will decrease because i within multitrophic systems the tion and isolation. specific hypotheses will be derived from project 1. in collaboration with p collaboration with projects 3 and 4, we will survey the presence of component species in other |
| 13592 | 2 | of water quality in nursery grounds. we will use a combination of laboratory, mesocosm-based an
h exposed to cyanobacteria. the results will contribute to predict the impact of cyanobacterial |
| 14183 | 1 | ble and environmentally-sustainable. it will explore, using small plot, larger-scale field and
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| 14983 | 2 | mportant degradative impacts. the study will be mainly focused in pedologic, hydrologic and mor
mpacts. reults and conclusions obtained would constitute a useful base to establish particular |
| 14141 | 6 | trient supply of plants . every species will be subjected to different levels of air humidity c
ementioned fahm one and this experiment will be conducted in a growth chamber, where light, air e light, air humidity and soil moisture will be controlled. the monitored variables in every sp riables in every species in both phases will be sap flow, transpiration rate, stomatal conducta the water and the nitrogen in the soil will be also monitored. pressure-volume and leaf drying pressure-volume and leaf drying curves will be performed in order to assess the water behaviou |
| 10305 | 1 | well established techniques. these data will enable us to put the impact of nanoparticles in th
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| 11140 | 5 | de continues to rise the ph of seawater will get progressively less alkaline. the effect of thi
ict. in this ph.d. proposal the student will study the effect of decreasing ph on the productio roves significant then the implications would be far wider than just for the gases proposed for te relevant gases. finally, the student will use a one-dimensional model to assess the importan and air quality. what is proposed here would add an additional dimension to the nerc/defra oce |
| 10940 | 2 | corrhiza in which plant nutrient demand will be controlled by manipulating p supply. the rate o
dynamics and micropore re-colonisation will be monitored. |
| 165 | 3 | characteristics of soil-root contiinuum will be estimated in natural conditions incl new experi
ntations to be created. pot experiments will be used to prove the hypotheses on the tree specie ed stands total above-ground production will be estimated and decomposition dynamics of leaf an |
| 10004 | 5 | n of granules from these experiments we will investigate how long they last in soils. we will c
stigate how long they last in soils. we will carry out flow through reactor experiments, dissol etermine dissolution rates. these rates will be compared to data in the scientific literature f literature for calcite dissolution. we will also put granules in soil columns and monitor diss er time. results from these experiments will allow us to predict dissolution rates and longevit |
| 10222 | 1 | ales. this localised climatic variation will lead to significant differences in response of the
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| 10662 | 1 | ales. this localised climatic variation will lead to significant differences in response of the
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| 10910 | 1 | ales. this localised climatic variation will lead to significant differences in response of the
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| 10913 | 1 | ales. this localised climatic variation will lead to significant differences in response of the
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| 11171 | 1 | ales. this localised climatic variation will lead to significant differences in response of the
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| 9898 | 1 | ales. this localised climatic variation will lead to significant differences in response of the
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| 15448 | 4 | ars of information. for this purpose it will be implemented both a temporal and spatial analysi
d results, a regional modeling analysis will be performed to determine the climatic requirement requirements in each area. the results will make possible to obtain a deeper knowledge of the he knowledge of the current impact also will help to predict the effects of the global warming |
| 14440 | 3 | and fishes. the results of the project will contribute to more effective preliminary planning
road network. the results of the study could be used for the preparation of environmental impa ction of new road sections. the project will contribute for enhancing qualification of young sp |
| 14223 | 5 | ated with socioeconomic indicators that would be essential in the light of increasing pressure
ounding environment. the proposed study will find the relationships between landscape metrics, atterns related to the urbanization. we will determine the changes in settlement structure cons ng also infrastructure development, and will develop methods for spatial and lanscape planning ng based on landscape metrics. also, we will develop scientific knowledge on measuring heteroge |
| 13526 | 2 | nd long-term data analyses. our results will shed new light on the relationship between zooplan
nd toxic phytoplankton blooms, and they will broaden our understanding of toxic cyanobacteria b |
| 11675 | 3 | hus one strand of our proposed research will analyse the changes in habitat and channels that w
nce the early 20th century. our project will collect field data from sites in and downstream of ecent flooding in cumbria. the research will impact directly on assessing appropriate post-floo |
| 11433 | 1 | es where they are abundant our findings will also be of interest to nature conservation bodies
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| 10909 | 3 | r catchment and coastal research, which will provide a logistical infrastructure in support of
in support of this project. the project will be carried out with the participation of the envir f the environment agency and cefas, who will be important end users of the outputs. |
| 10155 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 10414 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 10422 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 10758 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 10915 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 11423 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 11693 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 11706 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 9879 | 8 | can be seen. it is predicted that this could affect the basic biological functions of many mar
which are vulnerable; whether organisms will have time to adapt or acclimatise to this rapid en uals that determine ecosystem structure will be affected. this current lack of understanding is m functioning in coastal habitats. they will use laboratory experiments to determine the ways i e the ways in which ocean acidification will change key physiological processes, organism behav m functioning. the understanding gained will be used to build and run conceptual, statistical a statistical and numerical models which will predict the impact of future ocean ph scenarios on n of coastal ecosystems. the consortium will also act as a focal point for uk ocean acidificati |
| 11270 | 5 | ther any changes in rate of development will influence the likelihood of larvae reaching approp
ctions of dispersal for the present-day will be validated by comparison with inferred dispersal o interannual oceanographic variability will allow the effects of increased temperature to be p temperature to be placed in context. it will then be possible to make predictions about the lik enetically validated biophysical models will enable a more realistic projection of the impact o |
| 12571 | 6 | ance salmonid populations. the research will also investigate whether experimental techniques r
e information derived from this project will be used to ensure the provison of sound advice to id fish stocks in england and wales. it will also used to advise on factors affecting stocks an al implications of climate change which will contribute to the development and delivery of mana s in england and wales. the information will also be used to advise policy customers on the con d to support management decisions which will be required to conserve stocks in a changing aquat |
| 7429 | 1 | al ecosystems different working methods will be applied in french cereal farms kinds: - extent
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| 12368 | 1 | roposal. summary objectives the project will result in the preparation of a partial ria that ca
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| 15271 | 2 | . the results derived from this project will allow us to determine empirical critical loads for
ogen in this type of ecosystem. it also will provide enough data to adapt the biogeochemical mo |
| 12364 | 1 | se the oslo and paris and all workshops will be common to the two projects.
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| 2054 | 5 | t, forest management in northern norway will be compared with case studies from scandinavia, sc
ting are investigated. these indicators will be used to develop alternative scenarios and asses or ecosystem change on different scales will be evaluated by using rlq analyses. alternative sc ing rlq analyses. alternative scenarios will be developed based on these indicators, and thresh ors, and thresholds of ecosystem change will be identified. |
| 10310 | 1 | practice. the collaboration of ukpopnet will then assess the information produced and feedback
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| 11026 | 1 | practice. the collaboration of ukpopnet will then assess the information produced and feedback
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| 11261 | 1 | practice. the collaboration of ukpopnet will then assess the information produced and feedback
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| 11521 | 1 | practice. the collaboration of ukpopnet will then assess the information produced and feedback
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| 10032 | 7 | nto the sediments of the riverbed there will also be upward flows from groundwater through the
it moves through the hyporheic zone. we will look in detail at the relationship between differe vement of groundwater through this zone will reduce the concentration of nitrogen reaching the ng the river water. in this project, we will investigate further the claim that the hyporheic z oundwater towards the river is high, we will find different patterns of biogeochemical activity activity within the hyporheic zone that could be important controls on the ecology of groundwat in rivers that are groundwater-fed, we will be able to provide evidence that can be used to pr |
| 11842 | 7 | nto the sediments of the riverbed there will also be upward flows from groundwater through the
it moves through the hyporheic zone. we will look in detail at the relationship between differe vement of groundwater through this zone will reduce the concentration of nitrogen reaching the ng the river water. in this project, we will investigate further the claim that the hyporheic z oundwater towards the river is high, we will find different patterns of biogeochemical activity activity within the hyporheic zone that could be important controls on the ecology of groundwat in rivers that are groundwater-fed, we will be able to provide evidence that can be used to pr |
| 15135 | 3 | rachionus plicatilis and b. manjavacas, will be experimentally studied in several constant and
nal specialization. the two last issues will be investigated theoretically. experimental and th y. experimental and theoretical results will be combined with already available data on species |
| 15521 | 6 | in this project we will focus on the objectives 1, 3 and 5. the objective
functional traits. the third objective will study the functional response to drought in differ drought in different woody species. we will try to know which functional traits are more relat n of woody species. the fifth objective will evaluate the success of the different restoration ues and to know which functional traits could explain the different establishment success. more ent establishment success. moreover, we will try to predict the effect of the climate change on |
| 14023 | 2 | urrent bloom events. for this reason, i will characterize molecularly the sexual stages to impl
late pheromone-like substances, which i will use to develop a mitigation method based on the co |
| 13885 | 3 | for invasive plant species. the project will combine an experimental and modelling approach foc
control actions. the proposed research will produce significant novel information on density d use of different population models, and will increase the knowledge of the demography of invasi |
| 12274 | 1 | wing season is predicted to decline, it will be important to have crop varieties that can use t
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| 12370 | 3 | . the metadatabase would be searchable in a gis format and available to do
gement initiatives in the uk and europe will be made. this will include a review of european an in the uk and europe will be made. this will include a review of european and uk data initiativ |
| 12768 | 4 | rage bats to use new roosting areas. we will determine patterns of habitat selection by nattere
lection alter when bats move roosts. we will quantify habitat quality around churches used as r ing geographic information systems, and will determine whether churches used by roosts contain ence of our evidence-based research, we will develop an advisory leaflet with english nature an |
| 11597 | 10 | uccess is urgently needed. this project will train a student in the specific and transferable s
two issues. to achieve this the student will work at the interface of applied research and cons of zsl to host the asa from 2011: this will provide the student with an unprecedented interfac l at the university of kent the student will receive a skills audit, personal development plan raining within dice. at zsl the student will receive complementary skills training, and will ha eive complementary skills training, and will have day-to-day exposure to a thriving conservatio omic and societal impact of the project will be achieved through a much more targeted and cost- ources to conservation programmes. this will directly benefit the commercial and enterprise act zsl as an end-user of the research, and will indirectly benefit other conservation organisation s for assigning priorities. the project will therefore achieve rcuk impacts through enhancing e |
| 10084 | 1 | o mimosa spp. and their novel symbionts will contribute towards current programmes aimed at con
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| 11249 | 1 | o mimosa spp. and their novel symbionts will contribute towards current programmes aimed at con
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| 1090 | 10 | species thriving in grassland habitats will be studied. understanding of their different adapt
f their different adaptation strategies will be crucial to outline conservation programs for th fungi in the adult stage. special focus will be on: a the development of propagation protocols ic variability and degree of gene flows will be carried out on the epigeous portion of the harv ous portion of the harvested plants and will consider nuclear and plastid molecular markers. th pogeous portion of the harvested plants will be used for the identification of the mycorrhizal its fungal sequences. the same analyses will be performed for seed endophytes. the potential in other components of the plant community will be assessed through sampling and molecular analysi vation, seeds from the species analysed will be tested for germination in the absence and/or th iously isolated. germination efficiency will be correlated with genetic features of seeds obtai |
| 15049 | 3 | get insects. to prove our hypothesis we will use three insect models: ceratitis capitata, an im
own. positive results from this project will have an important impact on biological control of logical control of insects because they will represent a powerful tool to select active toxins |
| 10615 | 3 | gosity through inbreeding. this project will examine whether inbreeding generates increased abn
ropean rabbit oryctolagus cuniculus. we will recover and analyse sperm from natural and domesti blished polymorphic microsatellite loci will enable a direct test of the effects of natural and |
| 13825 | 5 | ulate inbreeding coefficients, which we will use for analysis of inbreeding depression. we have
ssion in one important vital rate. . we will now extend these analyses and include more fitness load in form of lethal equivalents. we will also examine inheritance of malformations occurrin d their association with inbreeding. we will use mhc analysis to examine effect of inbreeding o revalanet disease in the population. we will also evaluate the usefulness of multilocucus indiv |
| 12050 | 5 | r, frequency, and area. the inc project will analyse the interactions between nc ecosystems, cu
ocial practices, climate, and fire, and will develop a geographic information system for the in and space. forests, maquis and savannas will be analysed in terms of fuels, vegetation and inve ersity. human practices related to fire will be studied through interviews in representative re tative regions. meteorology ans climate will be analysed and modelled over nc to improve the fi |
| 2468 | 1 | ariable entities in the landscape. data will be retrieved from a large cluster of subarctic whi
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| 6937 | 6 | ation-oriented innovation network which would incorporate areas of applied molecular genetics,
s achieved in the frame of this network could contribute to developing of the sustainable agric resistant materials without known gene will be subject of developing dh populations to map the rella graminicola and blumeria graminis could be identified. the market position and competitiv veness of resistant cultivars developed will be superior to those which are susceptible, theref ation is less economic, more fungicides will be used and also the environment can be polluted. |
| 10789 | 4 | anthophyte hypotheses of relationships will be tested by carefully targeted analysis of the fo
led the cordaitean coniferophytes. this will be the first detailed study designed to determine gnetales. any fundamental similarities will support the gnepine and especially the gnetifer hy e therefore confident that this project will help to elucidate the controversial history of see |
| 10407 | 9 | , plain and coastal situations. the rcg will examine a range of services including carbon seque
december 2010. the work programme that will achieve these objectives within 6 months is shown approaches. the indes ppdg application will build a platform on which this can be done. the pp orm on which this can be done. the ppdg will scope a full rcg proposal that will examine, test pdg will scope a full rcg proposal that will examine, test and apply novel methodologies for ne r, trans-disciplinary in character, and will involve local stakeholders in framing questions an different combinations, the indes ppdg will bring them together in a formal way, to develop an been a fragmented field. the indes team will therefore bring new thinking to the espa programme lly important problem. the ppdg and rcg will be lead by cem, who have been committed to taking |
| 13745 | 2 | ystem diversity within landscapes. this will alter the properties of the alpine tundra, with co
and biodiversity conservation. results will be incorporated in ipcc´s next assessment report. |
| 7484 | 3 | an level is lacking. the biobio project will therefore pursue the following objectives: - conce
presentative case studies across europe will be integrated at critical stages of the indicator ion process. a handbook with factsheets will be produced for validated indicators and a samplin |
| 14596 | 1 | uation, simple environmental indicators will be selected, which may be used for predicting the
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| 1095 | 2 | they are related to pastoral management will supply information about the participation of loca
bility of proposed management solutions will be examined also with regard to socio-econom |
| 10982 | 2 | of the infected plants for insects. we will investigate which of these effects is the most imp
these effects is the most important. we will also test the ability of individual insect species |
| 2134 | 7 | hat a database of baseline genetic data will provide the means to assign individual fish to cou
has been established. all laboratories will use a common set of microsatellite markers that wi mmon set of microsatellite markers that will be intercalibrated, in their mapping work. this pr re than 2000 samples from ocean cruises will be analyzed and compared against the baseline prof the database. the resulting assignment will provide new information on migration paths and fee adult salmon in the atlantic ocean that will help to explain the different sea mortality rates t regions of europe. these new insights will enable managers make informed decisions in questio |
| 14499 | 4 | methods to study microbial systems. we shall be specifically concerned in modeling bacterial g
ve microbiology. our simulation studies will help to interpret the different microscopic mechan our is yeast flocculation. this project will relate our simulation results in a liquid medium w d composting processes. our simulations will act as a bridge between existing experimental data |
| 11037 | 9 | ges in population size. this is what we will do in this grant. what will the work we do deliver
ing large individuals from a population will affect more than just the numbers of adults: it wi ore than just the numbers of adults: it will alter the way the animals compete for resources, a to higher quality offspring. harvesting will also alter the selection pressure on individuals, hers unchanged. we expect that our work will allow us to understand how how different types env ribution of traits like body size. this will provide some information on how we might expect ch ons in population size. the approach we will take has never been applied to animals. we will us e has never been applied to animals. we will use data from four contrasting animal species / a g a range of species simultaneously, we will also be able to get a feeling for the generality o |
| 11566 | 9 | ges in population size. this is what we will do in this grant. what will the work we do deliver
ing large individuals from a population will affect more than just the numbers of adults: it wi ore than just the numbers of adults: it will alter the way the animals compete for resources, a to higher quality offspring. harvesting will also alter the selection pressure on individuals, hers unchanged. we expect that our work will allow us to understand how how different types env ribution of traits like body size. this will provide some information on how we might expect ch ons in population size. the approach we will take has never been applied to animals. we will us e has never been applied to animals. we will use data from four contrasting animal species / a g a range of species simultaneously, we will also be able to get a feeling for the generality o |
| 10521 | 6 | y have rarely been explored. this study will investigate the ecological processes limiting grou
g wild kalahari meerkats as a model. it will test the prediction that positive correlations bet f group members to detect predators and will determine whether group size is limited by increas nant females living in large groups. it will explore the effects of regulatory processes at the hy at the population level. finally, it will investigate how group size and population dynamics ation dynamics in meerkats, the project will provide an informed basis for the management and c |
| 11010 | 6 | y have rarely been explored. this study will investigate the ecological processes limiting grou
g wild kalahari meerkats as a model. it will test the prediction that positive correlations bet f group members to detect predators and will determine whether group size is limited by increas nant females living in large groups. it will explore the effects of regulatory processes at the hy at the population level. finally, it will investigate how group size and population dynamics ation dynamics in meerkats, the project will provide an informed basis for the management and c |
| 11806 | 3 | butions to cooperation. our experiments will focus on parental investment, a commonly overlooke
only overlooked form of cooperation. we will focus specifically on a novel aspect of burying be t in a way that few other study systems would allow. we propose to identify intrinsic sources o |
| 10360 | 4 | als within populations of salmonid fish will all differ, albeit slightly, in the way that they
etitive ability. as a result, some fish will be better at acquiring food resources than others. food resources than others. these fish will consequentially grow faster and this will go on to ll consequentially grow faster and this will go on to magnify the differences among individuals |
| 13532 | 2 | red alga gracilaria vermiculophylla. it will focus on a possible inducible chemical defence in
and fouling organisms. specifically, i will study changes in metabolic profiles and biosynthes |
| 1967 | 3 | food web persistence. these predictions will be tested using experimentally assembled communiti
ns for the freshwater system. he or she will study the dynamics of simple food webs where prey trophic levels on food web persistence will be explored under different scenarios. |
| 6740 | 3 | origin of the alien chromosome segments will be identified by pcr based molecular markers. the
gronomically useful translocation lines will be selected which could be valuable genetic materi nslocation lines will be selected which could be valuable genetic materials for the wheat breed |
| 7489 | 4 | the oil qualities found in wild species would be very attractive for the chemical industry if t
ctive for the chemical industry if they could be obtained at moderate costs in bulk quantities n oil crops. since gm technologies that will be used in the project are met with great sceptici eywords of our communication strategies will be openness and an understanding of public concern |
| 7258 | 1 | ed by a behavioral study, this analysis will provide original data on the evolution of sexual i
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| 15338 | 3 | s maintained in these landscapes, so it will become urgent to evaluate the effects that the hab
es and wasps as suppliers of resources, will be done, through a gradient of landscape heterogen stration agencies with information that could contribute to establish policies related with lan |
| 154 | 3 | nce population dynamics. such knowledge could help to explain the evolution of life histories a
en natural populations. these processes could lead to the changes in spatial distribution and p ation dynamics 3. what type of land-use could maintain vitality of plant populations under stud |
| 13577 | 7 | how primary and bacterial productivity will change due to predicted climate related changes in
c and inorganic nutrient concentrations will be studied in mesocosm experiments. the experiment n mesocosm experiments. the experiments will comprise organisms from phytoplankton-bacteria to esults of field studies and experiments will be used for development and parameterization of a rameterization of a food web model that will be used to estimate productivity changes in the ba ganic nutrients by oceanographic models will be used to estimate productivity in the baltic sea ea in the next hundred years. the model will be adapted to hydrographical conditions in the bal |
| 10132 | 1 | urasia, alaska and the north pacific we will be able to establish the extent of global climate
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| 10664 | 1 | urasia, alaska and the north pacific we will be able to establish the extent of global climate
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| 7705 | 1 | uppressive nature. finally, the project will take advantage of privileged positions offered by
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| 15437 | 1 | s. the study of the ecological networks will provide a simplification of the saproxylic assembl
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| 14171 | 5 | tor of primary interest in this project will be light availability. other environmental factors
temperature and nutrients. the emphasis will be given to include the wide range of plant traits ole plant architecture. studied species will be limited to broad-leaved angiosperms. different tal conditions at different time-scales will receive special attention. as global climate chang al factors, the results of this project will improve the understanding of how plants can cope w |
| 14713 | 3 | global biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen will be used to quantify the rates of nitrification, as
ent concentrations of n. this technique will also allow examining the influence of ambient n co rocesses. results from this sub-project will provide information on stream ecosystem function a |
| 14714 | 3 | xperimental approach followed in nicon2 will be used to develop a functional index of stream se
e structural parameters, and this index will be validated in the field. finally, we will evalua be validated in the field. finally, we will evaluate the relevance of n nutrient retention cap |
| 224 | 5 | del based on collected measurement data will be developed. external factors including currents
sess the effect that external processes will exert on nutrient dynamics of the coastal zone, 3d coastal zone, 3d-ecohydrodynamic model will be constructed, which will include sediment transp ynamic model will be constructed, which will include sediment transport module. this integrated transport module. this integrated model will allow for an integrated analysis of physical and b |
| 11631 | 5 | and stable isotopes of c, this project will determine the rates and quantities of c allocated
celium. a key component of this project will be the application and development of recent metho systems for the first time. the project will combine these with recently developed mesh core sy cently developed mesh core systems that will enable the biological pathways of c flux from plan s to soils to be determined in situ. it will also address how enchytraeid worms, collembola and |
| 10962 | 2 | taxa involved in this uptake. the link will be established by the use of 13c-co2 stable isotop
lysis of 13c labelled community 15srrna will identify functional keystone bacteria and aid mode |
| 14493 | 1 | generation. the selection of a partner will depend on socio-cultural factors as well as geogra
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| 14982 | 10 | wide applicability of the results that will be obtained. the oliva-pego marsh and lalbufera la
as wetlands of international importance will be compiled in order to design and carry out a pre chromatography-mass spectrometry, which will be applied to water, soil, natural vegetation and er, soil, natural vegetation and crops, will be one of the crucial steps to go ahead with the p project. when optimized, these methods will be validated to guarantee reliability, quality and ality and robutness. preliminar samples will be analyzed within the validation process. data wi zed within the validation process. data will allow to establish a sampling programme statistica and the other in the most humid periods will be carried out to verify the presence and fate of techniques as well as different models will be applied to the results obtained in the differen global and integrate treatment of data will be applied to propose possible action patterns for |
| 15085 | 1 | calamita and hyla arborea. the results will provide relevant information about the biology and
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| 2177 | 5 | t heterogeneity and sampling effort. we will use the sar to explore diversity patterns in speci
nducive for dispersal, species richness will be higher than in regions where the matrix is not tructurally-diverse agroforestry matrix will be more conducive for dispersal than the structura ture or water, and that this difference will be detectable in the species richness of different ts, then conservation management policy will need to consider both the protection of forests, a |
| 15470 | 3 | also regulate the answer to stress. we will use epifluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, pr
ols to characterize the vbnc phenotype, will give us interesting data that will help us to unde ype, will give us interesting data that will help us to understand the resuscitation process. o |
| 13500 | 7 | ularly those that feed on other birdswe will investigate pgrine falcon and white-tailed eagle f
r present and past infections of aiv we will compare the gene pool in those with the aiv found found in ducks and other prey birds. we will screen and identify the virus-host cell receptor-b ry and the gastrointestinal tract. this will give insights which species that may developing ac g acute systematic illness. finally, we will study the fitness effects of low pathogenic influe llards infected with different subtypes will be evaluated in different stages of infection. the ent stages of infection. these projects will give knowledge that can be used for risk assessmen |
| 12219 | 3 | iodiversity outcomes sought. this study will summarise ongoing and recently completed research.
direction of future research, the study will briefly evaluate the relevance and effectiveness o fra on if and how biodiversity outcomes should be supported by this type of production research |
| 6854 | 3 | iseases is represented as crohn disease will be responsible for patient recruitment. a group of
. a group of 700-1000 patients with ibd will be enrolled following detailed examination and fol ation and follow-up. snp-determinations will be carried out with real time pcr-appliance. the g |
| 7483 | 5 | nsequences in terms of n losses on farm will be developed. at the centre of the project is a de
model of n utilization by the cow which will act to integrate results from previous work and fr om blood to the gastro-intestinal tract will further underpin model development and indicate st ofitability, a harmonised applied model will be derived from the mechanistic model and will be derived from the mechanistic model and will be supported by tools to better describe feeds and |
| 13475 | 1 | us. in a multi-disciplinary approach we will study chemical, molecular, neurobiological and beh
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| 12554 | 3 | researchers funded under the initiative will engage early with farmers, growers, agri-food indu
, others only one or two species and it will be important to see this group of species as a who sciplinary and systems-based approaches will play a key role. the diverse nature of the funding |
| 13728 | 6 | ict to what extent acquiring a gm-trait will increase plant fitness in the wild, in terms of pl
ce and altered species distributions. i will quantify how insect herbivory affects plant fitnes tion experiments using sinapis arvensis will be used to study effects of adaptation to local he o local herbivore pressure. the results will be used to predict to what extent insect herbivory cts fitness and species distribution. i will also investigate if s. arvensis, b. rapa ssp. sylv lations to wild b. rapa ssp. sylvestris will be quantified using microsatellite markers. my pro |
| 2530 | 2 | iomass hot spots in the deep ocean, and should also be regarded as a natural heritage of the pa
tion of these communities. this project will provide new insights and provide guidelines that c |
| 7557 | 1 | descendants of founder 15 pairs / clone will be compared contemporaneously on zootechnical, phy
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| 1087 | 4 | studies, in which the different factors shall be used; computerised analysis of electrophoretic
ed analysis of electrophoretic patterns shall be performed. sequencing of its, of intergenic sp nf, and of several organellar sequences shall be made. phylogenetic analysis both of molecular of molecular and of morphological data shall be done on separate and on combined data sets, us |
| 454 | 3 | s research for targeted control methods will involve exploring different parts of the island in
rmation and education oriented policies should be implemented in order to create awareness abou ecific to the madagascan problem, which could be used directly by the country. |
| 7214 | 2 | this research targeted control methods will be based on surveys in different parts of the isla
f. a policy of information and training should be conducted to familiarize the actors of malaga |
| 6943 | 5 | ating on multiple scales. this research will provide solid, tested results on ways to conserve
ientific standards, thus, this research will further advance conservation biology and ecology i tdoc, two phd-students and two students will be employed, who will acquire internationally comp and two students will be employed, who will acquire internationally competitive skills in usin re, research design and modern methods, will produce competitive publications, and can join int |
| 2099 | 1 | occur and what the consequences are. we will study spatial and temporal variation in the genoty
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| 7600 | 1 | cesses and different management methods will be studied on okoumé, endemic species of gabon, wi
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| 7196 | 2 | ement and mapping standard. the results will be made at the end of the program will have an imp
will be made at the end of the program will have an impact on the functioning of public policy |
| 403 | 5 | hat extent integrated rice-fish farming could provide a sustainable alternative to rice monocro
pest control operations, many chemicals will continue to be used. this project therefore also a on pesticides used in rice-fish farming will be made. through interviews and field surveys data rough interviews and field surveys data will be collected on farmer household composition, inco bodia. negative effects from pesticides will be measured as decreased biodiversity and fish yie |
| 11776 | 6 | redictions on how future climate change will affect european biodiversity. current species dist
tion models suggest that climate change will cause habitats to shift or contract northwards, an ts to shift or contract northwards, and will result in high rates of extinction for the coming pothesis, which states that populations will respond to changes in habitat availability by alte abitat tracking in european mammals. we will combine recently developed ancient dna approaches ime through the last 40,000 years. this will allow us to establish the tempo and mode of popula |
| 472 | 6 | redictions on how future climate change will affect european biodiversity. current species dist
tion models suggest that climate change will cause habitats to shift or contract northwards, an ts to shift or contract northwards, and will result in high rates of extinction for the coming pothesis, which states that populations will respond to changes in habitat availability by alte abitat tracking in european mammals. we will combine recently developed ancient dna approaches ime through the last 40,000 years. this will allow us to establish the tempo and mode of popula |
| 1946 | 2 | costs of developing nature. an attempt will be made to relate the economic value to the total
tion of ecosystems in a region. we then will develop a simple tool for decision-making, in whic |
| 12542 | 12 | n modern fusarium taxonomy. the project will utilise the fusarium species populations associate
e methodologies. the generic approaches will be tested with a range of other key sub-species an r fungal genus. the proposed activities will involve establishing a collection of fusarium spec rom onion in other geographic locations will also be obtained from other researchers. isolates rium pathogens available at warwick hri will be also be included in the study. in addition, iso alth problems and mycotoxigenic species will be obtained from other uk, european and internatio f these diverse collections of isolates will enhance the robustness of the approaches. potentia ecies level differentiation in fusarium will be identified and the data will be generated from usarium will be identified and the data will be generated from the various sets of isolates ref to above. a range of biotyping methods will be tested and used for characterising the fusarium nting other species. these two datasets will then be utilised to test the integrated use of the as the international fusarium community will be ensured through various dissemination activitie |
| 10536 | 11 | predicting how species will respond to climate change is one of the greatest c
to be able to predict whether a species will be able to adapt within its current range to chang ging climatic conditions, or whether it will be able to move to new regions as they become clim cies today and predict that the species will occur wherever that climate is found in the future portant, and it is these that this work will investigate. an existing ecological model will be vestigate. an existing ecological model will be extended so that incorporates genetic and evolu nd evolutionary processes. initially we will introduce neutral genetic diversity - that is alte that do not modify an organisms fitness will be present within different individuals. we will l resent within different individuals. we will look to see how the degree of neutral genetic dive pecies changing their distributions. we will also introduce adaptation to local environmental c hey move northwards through britain. we will use our model framework to investigate how other c |
| 9825 | 11 | predicting how species will respond to climate change is one of the greatest c
to be able to predict whether a species will be able to adapt within its current range to chang ging climatic conditions, or whether it will be able to move to new regions as they become clim cies today and predict that the species will occur wherever that climate is found in the future portant, and it is these that this work will investigate. an existing ecological model will be vestigate. an existing ecological model will be extended so that incorporates genetic and evolu nd evolutionary processes. initially we will introduce neutral genetic diversity - that is alte that do not modify an organisms fitness will be present within different individuals. we will l resent within different individuals. we will look to see how the degree of neutral genetic dive pecies changing their distributions. we will also introduce adaptation to local environmental c hey move northwards through britain. we will use our model framework to investigate how other c |
| 15304 | 1 | a single conceptual framework. here we will integrate physiological, ecological and molecular
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| 10252 | 7 | management sites within each region. we will attempt to consider the full range of ecosystem se
rbon sequestration and biodiversity. we will seek to disaggregate the fes value chains and the increase benefits to the poor. findings will be highly policy relevant and will feed into polic ings will be highly policy relevant and will feed into policy debates over forest governance an dological innovations they are based on will also be of relevance to forest policy globally ... der engagement is seen as essential and will be achieved through 3 cycles of workshops in which oups comprised of multiple stakeholders will contribute into and develop a sense of understandi |
| 10425 | 10 | nservation, because without it, species will be prone to extinction under environmental changes
life conservationists. in doing this we will facilitate improved strategies to conserve species in conservation programmes. firstly we will develop a working group consisting of geneticists on is likely to be useful. secondly, we will evaluate previously published genetic information ic problems are most likely. thirdly we will develop a mechanism to assess the risk of genetic course to alleviate these problems. we will then test and refine this approach using species o ortance in the uk. our fourth objective will provide standard protocols for choosing the source r animals from one place to another. we will develop a system for recording the success and fai all of this information accessible. we will produce user-friendly handbooks aimed at explainin ing genetic issues in conservation, and will produce web-pages to assist conservation managers |
| 10990 | 10 | nservation, because without it, species will be prone to extinction under environmental changes
life conservationists. in doing this we will facilitate improved strategies to conserve species in conservation programmes. firstly we will develop a working group consisting of geneticists on is likely to be useful. secondly, we will evaluate previously published genetic information ic problems are most likely. thirdly we will develop a mechanism to assess the risk of genetic course to alleviate these problems. we will then test and refine this approach using species o ortance in the uk. our fourth objective will provide standard protocols for choosing the source r animals from one place to another. we will develop a system for recording the success and fai all of this information accessible. we will produce user-friendly handbooks aimed at explainin ing genetic issues in conservation, and will produce web-pages to assist conservation managers |
| 11173 | 10 | nservation, because without it, species will be prone to extinction under environmental changes
life conservationists. in doing this we will facilitate improved strategies to conserve species in conservation programmes. firstly we will develop a working group consisting of geneticists on is likely to be useful. secondly, we will evaluate previously published genetic information ic problems are most likely. thirdly we will develop a mechanism to assess the risk of genetic course to alleviate these problems. we will then test and refine this approach using species o ortance in the uk. our fourth objective will provide standard protocols for choosing the source r animals from one place to another. we will develop a system for recording the success and fai all of this information accessible. we will produce user-friendly handbooks aimed at explainin ing genetic issues in conservation, and will produce web-pages to assist conservation managers |
| 11167 | 5 | he world-wide-web . this novel approach will allow a chemical mechanism to be uploaded to the d
he database, analyzed and updated. this will remove the possibility of manual typing errors and odel s chemical mechanism. this project will begin development of software to show this concept h more analysis of a chemical mechanism could be done e.g. new components of the reaction schem . new components of the reaction scheme could be suggested based on new laboratory measurements |
| 14830 | 5 | arcis pityusensis, our research project will include the study of genetic variability, populati
one of the main targets of the project will be the study of patterns of molecular and morpholo tionary process at this archipelago. we will enlarge the available genetic information for the nd their phylogeographical patterns. we will compare these traits using phylogenetic contrasts ures of each population. to do that, we will employ general linear models to integrate in commo |
| 14831 | 5 | arcis pityusensis, our research project will include the study of genetic variability, populati
one of the main targets of the project will be to the study of patterns of molecular and morph tionary process at this archipelago. we will enlarge the available genetic information for the nd their phylogeographical patterns. we will compare these traits using phylogenetic contrasts ures of each population. to do that, we will employ general linear models to integrate in commo |
| 10649 | 9 | nalyses and a mechanistic understanding will remain lacking as long as techniques do not advanc
icroscopic scales. in this proposal, we will make use of state of the art x-ray ct facilities t tu at a resolution of 8 micrometres. we will then prepare soil sections to obtain 2-d spatial m me soil samples using sem-edx. first we will make horizontal slices through soil to obtain sequ at are quantified with sem-edx. then we will locate this surface within the 3-d physical struct integrate in between the 2-d planes. we will apply the techniques to soils amended with black c the combination of these two techniques will add significantly to our understanding of the proc soil and the stability of biochar. this will be important for studies of c storage in soils and dies of c storage in soils and how this will be affected by climate change and soil management. |
| 7461 | 2 | rming a coherent european network. this will then provide a clear and relevant description of t
and explicitly the vision of geoss. we will address this in the context of the time changing p |
| 1942 | 1 | diversity , against which the scenarios will be measured; and 3. guide integration of the econo
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| 192 | 2 | the proposed project will focus on investigation of functionally important g
ecologically relevant phenotypic traits would be of great significance for genetic diversity pr |
| 14513 | 6 | poral, spatial and spectral resolutions will make possible to detect and quantify changes in ar
fy changes in arid areas. these changes will cover not only those due to human disturbances der mics.the accomplishment of this project will contribute to improve the conservation of the ecos turbances. to achieve this objective we will develop methodological tools based on the exploita change. the development of this project will contribute to improve the park management tasks an o improve the park management tasks and will establish the base line for a future monitoring pr |
| 15115 | 3 | ions. in particular, in this project we will develop sound biodiversity modelling systems that
mic landscapes. these modelling systems should allow assessing quantitatively the effects of ch distribution patterns. our study model will be mediterranean landscapes heavily affected by fo |
| 15200 | 1 | this study will analyze diversity patterns of mediterranean insect
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| 15082 | 1 | f andean amphibians and reptiles, which will be instrumental for conservation policies; and the
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| 9882 | 2 | sly in much of europe in the 1990s , we will systematically explore the conservation corollarie
with policy makers and stakeholders, we will explore the ecosystem-level consequences of our fi |
| 2494 | 6 | iability and human interference. acacia will focus on these factors' effect upon the dynamics a
ronmental changes in arid lands, acacia will focus on the arid core, i.e. the desert environmen iability of contracted tree populations will be raised. this is seen in relation to the long-te was established in the area, and acacia will document and study the scientific content of tradi ation in a more extreme climate. acacia will therefore study the genetic diversity of these pop y of these populations. further, acacia will apply stable carbon and oxygen isotopic analysis c |
| 15051 | 1 | ng into account . we propose that there should be a direct and discernible effect of the therma
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| 13774 | 4 | the project will investigate higher processing of colour and odour
at close range to locate the flower. i will look at multimodal interaction using a number of d ls use sensory information. the project will also make it possible to tear apart the different during foraging. moreover, the results will show whether the properties of classical and instr |
| 13865 | 5 | ected environmental goals. this project will answer the questions: how can ecosystem functionin
nt species composition and biodiversity will also be followed in 18 experimental wetlands. ecos and underlying biogeochemical processes will be studied in some of the constructed wetlands as xperimental wetlands. the obtained data will be analysed for interactions between biodiversity, for wetland construction and management will be developed based on the obtained results. |
| 2141 | 1 | lar host species. more specifically, we will focus on: 1 level of differentiation of local cuck
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| 14153 | 7 | rises mainly during winter, but summers will be more cloudy, rainy and air humidity will probab
be more cloudy, rainy and air humidity will probably increase. summers may be even cooler in a s affects directly cell division, there will be probably less leaf area and stem volume formed nd some mechanisms of growth regulation will be also investigated in this project. studies will o investigated in this project. studies will be provided at our free air humidity manipulation humidity, leaf wetness and temperature will be manipulated and changes in xylem flux, photosyn ation and other physiological processes will be recorded. analysis of experimental data allows |
| 13826 | 1 | ong-term dynamics of aspen. the project will provide new and fundamental understanding of how u
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| 9849 | 5 | al pollutants is not known. the student will work with microbiologists, civil engineers and env
adation rates. the following hypotheses will be tested: 1. chemical pollutant distribution patt erimental phase of the work the student will spend six months at unilever to develop approaches s and modelling. the industrial partner will provide funding to enable establishment of micro-f microbial diversity. furthermore funds will be made available for the student to attend regula |
| 7696 | 1 | and analysis of data 5. . this project will interact with ongoing projects are involved and in
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| 13800 | 2 | resistance to herbivory. the hypotheses will be tested by means of one field study and two labo
. the major research within the project will be performed by a phd student in collaboration wit |
| 14852 | 5 | tal conditions. the halophage community will also be characterized with a metagenomic approach.
terized with a metagenomic approach. we will avoid the use of culturable halophages and focus o ns between salinibacter and haloarchaea will be studied by characterizing putative inhibitory a m, we aim at obtaining information that could be of general application to the understanding of a extension of our previous project, we will complete our study on salinibacter intraspecific d |
| 7204 | 3 | n program. . - on the scale of the plot will be related special constructions of resistance in
the pathogen populations. my knowledge will be invaluable to build and deploy sustainable resi vated poplar. - at the landscape scale, will be specified the role of different evolutionary fo |
| 15194 | 2 | sessment including hexavalent actinides will be used. fundamental understanding of the microbia
nuclides under environmental conditions will be useful in predicting the microbial impacts on t |
| 13940 | 4 | tional biodiversity of wood decay fungi will be studied. the relationship between the number of
decomposition and metabolic efficiency will be tested as well as competition under stable and d variable abiotic regimes. the results will extend the results from previous studies on produc decomposition. functional biodiversity will be studied by differentiation according to brown-r |
| 7492 | 2 | th of potatoes, whose clonal population will be propagated by cuttings of the host plant. the e
ant. the evolution of these populations will be monitored by the analysis of changes in their t |
| 15500 | 1 | volutionary history of this group. this will help to solve pending taxonomic questions , and br
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| 1949 | 3 | aim to maximise their food intake rate, will distribute themselves over food patches of differe
free predictions on patch choice, which will be based on the most reliable generalised function generalised functional response model, will be experimentally tested. |
| 11211 | 1 | anding of the terrestrial c cycle. this will involve bringing together the best people in a ran
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| 10707 | 5 | tionally, the global research community will require components that allow interactions between
entist network for earth system science will be established. this network will serve as a mecha ience will be established. this network will serve as a mechanism for promoting the development sts to be increasingly cross-cutting as will be required by the future of earth system modeling h system modeling. an important element will be including participants from developing countrie |
| 7378 | 1 | g systems, and whether local governance will help to conserve biodiversity of cultivated specie
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| 12614 | 8 | funding sources. the specific countries will include the uk; usa; canada; republic of ireland;
ntry under specific legal regimes. this will include resolving the role of number-based thresho eciding what land is contaminated. this will involve assessing how proportionate, targeted, con f the scale of the task facing it. this will include estimates of the amount of potentially con taken within each country. the project will largely be literature based with targeted structur the main deliverable from this project will be a report detailing the research findings which t detailing the research findings which will be of interest to the uk and international contami ntaminated land communities. the report will be widely disseminated in agreement with defra. |
| 11468 | 2 | this workshop would bring together researchers from the fields of inf
little attention. the proposed workshop would foster the multidisciplinary interactions necessa |
| 6956 | 2 | the examination of the natural hybrids will possibly show the terminal types of the stabilisat
c segregation of the laboratory hybrids will identify the major routes of genome reduction lead |
| 15089 | 3 | ctions in the saproxylic community that will allow us to apply the results for conservation pur
eraction between both groups of species will be analysed as a surrogate for the strength of thi the microhabitat in which they develop, will be analysed as well as their effect on the accompa |
| 10938 | 3 | we will use the recent invasion of american lobsters into
species-specific differences. bioassays will assess the response to heterospecific and conspeci ur of a mixed-species group of lobsters will be analysed in a large tank simulating the natural |
| 10777 | 1 | and transmission maintains cooperation could therefore be vital to understanding how to improv
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| 11165 | 1 | and transmission maintains cooperation could therefore be vital to understanding how to improv
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| 14502 | 3 | in the present project we will study the main interpopulation variations in life
peratures and successional dynamics. we will develop a population model for the species where w pulation model for the species where we will explore the effects of such interpopulation variat |
| 10623 | 2 | its dynamic implications. this project will establish and verify the use of amino acid specifi
cyclic fluctuations of field voles. we will characterise the trophic relationships between mos |
| 15067 | 2 | ntioned genes together with others that will facilitate this study in a representative collecti
obtained and the phylogenetic analysis will provide evidence for intraspecific groups of speci |
| 6874 | 1 | ed in other freeliving species. thus, i would like to involve testate amoebae for the first tim
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| 10993 | 2 | t the proportion of workers reproducing will lower in the high workload nests relative to the l
he low workload nests. both experiments will further our understanding of the regulation of con |
| 2512 | 5 | a model species. in two experiments we will manipulate brood size and the energetic costs to r
ength. survival and reproductive output will be recorded during subsequent breeding seasons. by t breeding seasons. by this approach we will be able to determine the relationship of metabolic known age and known nutritional history will allow us to separate age and stress related effect relevant infrastructure and methods. it will contribute significantly to our understanding of t |
| 15322 | 1 | their respective european congeners and will measure the response of native and invasive specie
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| 2040 | 5 | del predicts that the introduction rate will be high shortly after the connection between the t
ions has been established and that this will decrease gradually. this prediction, which seems t ich seems to contradict available data, will be tested by means of three data sets derived main f japanese oysters. the second data set will be enlarged to estimate numbers of species still t e introduction rate of japanese species will be estimated by monthly field samples of japanese |
| 7564 | 2 | in intra- population demes. this point will be developed in connection with the introduction b
parasitoids for biological control, and will aim to understand the genetic phenomena resulting |
| 7602 | 2 | lience and viability calculation models will be applied to decisions taken in connection with t
with the use of simparc. this approach will also be compared to the traditional approach indiv |
| 15578 | 2 | market-based instruments will be applied to explore scenarios of impacts on the
ng mbis and economic valuation. studies will eventually take place in europe and the us to inve |
| 12151 | 4 | inhabit those areas are not stable, and could be very susceptible to invasions. the distributio
of alien mammal species and habitat use will be investigated using field, automatic registratio ogy of raccoon in neighboring countries will be analysed and the possible invasion of this spec this species in ecosystems of lithuania will be evaluated. |
| 14279 | 1 | o the way changes in the global climate will affect invasions is not well understood. the aim o
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| 10497 | 4 | we will combine theoretical and experimental approaches to
ity and dynamics. the experimental core will monitor long-term populations of competing moth sp and statistical time-series models, we will investigate the underlying mechanisms that generat ose that do not increase dimensionality will fail to do so. |
| 10580 | 4 | we will combine theoretical and experimental approaches to
ity and dynamics. the experimental core will monitor long-term populations of competing moth sp and statistical time-series models, we will investigate the underlying mechanisms that generat ose that do not increase dimensionality will fail to do so. |
| 10996 | 4 | we will combine theoretical and experimental approaches to
ity and dynamics. the experimental core will monitor long-term populations of competing moth sp and statistical time-series models, we will investigate the underlying mechanisms that generat ose that do not increase dimensionality will fail to do so. |
| 7165 | 1 | ons between invasive and native species will be published by the end of 2004. this program is a
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| 15331 | 1 | erging the results of the three aims we will be able to assess the risk of exotic trees natural
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| 10011 | 2 | idis . spatial epidemiological training will take place in collaboration with imperial college.
personal development plan, the student will also be required to take relevant modules from the |
| 14841 | 3 | challenge that conservation biologists will face in the next years. the population genetics of
.hoolbroki populations these objectives will be met over the course of three years through the nsiderations arising from this research will be useful for developing strategies that ensure co |
| 12477 | 6 | ata, analyses and stakeholder views and will complement and build upon the natural environment
ources of social and economic ‘evidence would be most useful for compiling an inventory of data detailing their characteristics, which could be used in the ecosystem services approach - obje he progress of the project this project will provide defra with: 1 a review of the social and e ources of social and economic ‘evidence would be most useful for compiling an inventory of data tem approach the outputs of the project will provide defra with recommendations on how an integ |
| 6764 | 3 | nnect parallel these investigations, we will convert the quantitative data into mass and energy
atic birds’ daily and seasonal activity will be registrated. the whole data, the direct and ind t and indirect effects of aquatic birds will be discussed together the zooplankton and entomolo |
| 2199 | 4 | this wp will be open for other applicants to study organisms of
specify their objectives. however, they should be prepared to provide the type of data required data required by wp 7. furthermore, it should be understood that no field experiments with int n which type of organisms the applicant will study. thus it may either include comparisons betw |
| 10024 | 2 | less well worked out. in this study, we will examine an ongoing selective response to a natural
toxin produced by this bacterium, which will represent a novel insecticidal agent of potential |
| 11314 | 2 | less well worked out. in this study, we will examine an ongoing selective response to a natural
toxin produced by this bacterium, which will represent a novel insecticidal agent of potential |
| 2481 | 1 | ing ecosystem models . the model output will be compared to fishermens knowledge with regard to
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| 11624 | 2 | is new genetic record. at each site, we will focus on whether the dna relates to the layers of
e carried it up or down the profile. we will amplify plant dna from a variety of trees, shrubs |
| 10491 | 3 | r global seabed c turnover. my research will also provide information on the relative roles tha
te of c and n in marine sediments. this will be used to produce a mathematical model that is ca known quantity and quality of pom. this will represent a significant step towards being able to |
| 12552 | 12 | this project will consist of four main modules with different themes
se resistance. initially, genetic stock will be sourced to represent the different races of hon ifferent races of honey bees. each race will be characterised using microsatellite markers whic ture. honey bees from england and wales will be then be catergorised using the same markers to estigate resistance, candidate apiaries will be identified by having never shown efb symptoms d k area. these apparently resistant bees will be characterised to determine the relatedness of t ssful, it is anticipated that this work would result in a novel lure and kill system for shb co he impact of nosema ceranae experiments will be conducted to quantify the impact of nosema cera tes shown to contain n. ceranae in 2007 will be identified and resampled. colony loss data will ntified and resampled. colony loss data will be collected and the level of the pathogen quantif iaries testing positive for nosema apis will also be sampled for a comparison of pathogenicity. athogenicity. also, treatment of nosema will be investigated. |
| 10605 | 4 | ces which increase habitat availability would also increase species ability to track climate ch
ve rarely been considered. this project will examine butterfly oviposition preferences and larv terial from range margin and core sites will be reared in the lab under different temperatures ts on butterfly life history traits. it will determine whether such effects may contribute to r |
| 11542 | 6 | hinoderms in echinoderms. this research will involve a synthesis of palaeontological, developme
evolution. selected fossil echinoderms will be studied using high-resolution micro-ct scanning ning electron microscopy, this approach will allow previously hidden details of fossils to be s living echinoderms from embryo to adult will be studied using high-powered microscopes and a mo on patterns of genes. in this manner it will be established if the model for determining fundam curate. this project is important as it will help us uncover the morphology and relationships o |
| 10124 | 1 | sistent pollutants , and so the student will develop the research at uoe that has begun to eluc
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| 13876 | 4 | l gradients are few. the proposed study will investigate plant litter breakdown along natural s
decomposers. in the study, soil samples will be taken from each island to estimate decomposer d rates, can be investigated. the project will give important insights into how changed diversity ng in natural systems. such information will be important in its own right, and for enabling te |
| 10860 | 3 | ther. the relationships between species will then be determined using differences in these dna
equences from both the parental species should be present at nuclear genes, and this may allow o be determined. microsatellite markers will also be used to investigate the minimum ploidy lev |
| 11189 | 3 | ther. the relationships between species will then be determined using differences in these dna
equences from both the parental species should be present at nuclear genes, and this may allow o be determined. microsatellite markers will also be used to investigate the minimum ploidy lev |
| 12344 | 2 | the rissos dolphin population . results will be provided to nature conservation agencies to inf
ents for the survival of marine mammals will inform marine planning decisions. |
| 14445 | 13 | and turkey to gather the necessary data will be used classical methods for collection of zoolog
ed species of the studied animal groups will be expanded and will be proposed methods for monit died animal groups will be expanded and will be proposed methods for monitoring of the complexe epigeobiont and geobiont invertebrates will be made more precise and will be estimated. for th rtebrates will be made more precise and will be estimated. for the first time new methods for m ing of the certain small mammal species will be proposed. the students participating in this pr students participating in this project will form their selves as specialists zoologists, skilf ques of field and laboratory work. they will be trained on work in a team in real working envir team in real working environment. they will acquire basic skills in analysis of the scientific biological diversity – annexes 2 and 3 will be expanded. the knowledge of the students from th onment and the need of its conservation will be increased too. potential volunteers to work in he system of bio-monitoring of bulgaria will be recruited. employees of the directorate of stra ure park, students, officials and other will be skilled in application of the nmbs. |
| 12622 | 9 | ing ghg emissions. the laboratory study will feed into a field trial of the most promising rest
sing restoration measures. field trials will be carried out at the same location from which lab eatland in north wales. the experiments will build on a major peat monitoring and experimental e rigorously designed field experiments will exploit ongoing peat restoration work by the natio planned for late 2010 / early 2011. we will measure how much co2, ch4 and n2o is emitted from which ch4 is produced and consumed. we will reference the emissions of co2, ch4, and n2o from earby area of near-natural peatland and will also compare them with fluxes from an area that is of the laboratory and field experiments will allow us to identify those restoration options whi store and minimising ghg emissions. we will also evaluate the potential of mitigation options, |
| 14111 | 4 | thodologies. biochemical investigations will be directed at characterization of the ppgpp-media
tly. phylogenetic and sequence analysis will map the sequence conservation patterns of rsh prot se networks. single molecule microscopy will allow observation of the individual rela rsh prote and resulting models of rela mechanism will be biochemically validated in vitro. |
| 11197 | 3 | queensland australia the proposed study will investigate the hormonal control of the functional
r to seawater. specifically the project will investigate the control of independent salt and ur alpha-oh-b. a series of molecular tools will be used to investigate the expression and tissue d |
| 13379 | 1 | y laurel local population and varieties will be carried out.
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| 6864 | 3 | c and molecular background of asthma we would like to use two systems. in our first system we w
use two systems. in our first system we would like to utilize the high throughput genomelab snp n the lungs of mice, then their effects will be tested in our in vivo animal model of asthma. |
| 2505 | 3 | in the north atlantic. the former part will focus on demographic and genetic differentiation w
fshore populations. microsatellite data will be linked with oceanographic patterns to investiga he industry and fishery management, and will be received with great interest by the internation |
| 13385 | 1 | make their characterization. the study will be conducted as coordinator in some fruit species.
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| 168 | 2 | es for a comparative study, the project will test an original hypothesis about a source of chao
that occurs particularly in rare plants would be of importance also in nature concervation, and |
| 10126 | 2 | time molecular approaches. this project will provide the student with training in a wide range
ical and chemical analyses. the student will obtain training in molecular techniques, sample pr |
| 217 | 3 | deficiency in the breeding environment will result in thinner, but more densely pigmented eggs
um availability and eggshell patterning could potentially allow to use this trait in judging ab e breeding environment of birds, and so would contribute to the improvement of applied methods |
| 10715 | 6 | se microbes are so abundant, no barrier will prevent their dispersal and therefore all species
eir dispersal and therefore all species will be found everywhere and their ability to interbree barcoding system is a practical idea. i will also relate different aspects of diatoms biology t live as plankton in the water column. i will relate the genetic information collected in the te been conducted. the research described will be carried out in collaboration with experts in th erts in microbial and plant research, i will help to lessen this imbalance. |
| 10396 | 5 | gh concentrations salts solutions which would otherwise damage cells. in this proposal, we will
wise damage cells. in this proposal, we will analyse the chemical composition of eps taken from arctic ocean. it is expected that algal will make more complex eps as the salt concentrations i ns in the brine increase. these samples will allow us to determine whether the chemical composi environmental protection. these results will also be interesting to scientists working in other |
| 10798 | 4 | ored in predictive models. this project will determine the extent to which plant-derived c flow
contents, and management histories. we will use state-of-the-art stable isotope techniques to ion and reduction. information obtained will be essential for the development of strategies to o emissions through som management, and will feed into predictive models which currently ignore |
| 11499 | 4 | tural selection predicts that organisms should act selfishly in order to pass on as many of the
he offspring of relatives. this project will examine a recently discovered strategy for helping ning them up from scratch. this project will ascertain whether drifting is a mechanism for assu ined during this project, the final aim will be to determine how drifting behaviour changes our |
| 11127 | 5 | f nitrogen , this programme of research will be the first study to determine and compare the im
sition within the major plant types. it will determine the impacts of n deposition on plant p s se impacts can drive species change. it will also determine whether vegetation can recover from ms and preservation of biodiversity. it will inform policy makers of the impacts of pollutant n l loads . the mechanistic understanding will also provide important insight into how other rela |
| 11341 | 3 | this project will address the evolution of virulence and host range
m a baculovirus with a broad host range will be introduced into a baculovirus with a narrow hos ss of the resulting recombinant viruses will be tested to answer the question posed in the titl |
| 15080 | 1 | nature of positive selection. if so, we will be providing evidence for the evolutionary importa
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| 13522 | 3 | species are scarce. in this project we will study two temperate deciduous forest hotspots in s
rounding ‘normal production forest . we will combine fossil beetle analysis with pollen analysi an 16 are now extinct from the area. we will test the following hypotheses: 1. the forest and b |
| 10679 | 1 | ry year thousands of green turtles . we will test the idea that turtles use wind-borne cues to
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| 10170 | 1 | on. this population biological approach will provide a wholly new angle to the question of why
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| 10955 | 1 | ted under the support of this programme will make it possible for subsequent research projects
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| 10805 | 13 | . the costs of this simple relationship could be enormous. there is enough ice frozen in antarc
it were to rapidly melt, a change that would flood 13 of the worlds 20 largest cities includin obal sea levels by over 50 mm. that ice would be seriously at risk if the larsen-c section were n ice shelf collapses. our measurements will identify whether changes in the ocean or the atmos ean or the atmosphere were to blame. we will use a sensitive radar system / similar to road spe thickness of about 0.1 mm per hour. we will also drill through the top layers of the ice shelf ow and thinning, our field measurements will allow us to detect whether the ocean beneath the f f the collapses has been identified, we will build a computer model of the ice shelf to investi fracture in the future. our experiments will identify the cause of the catastrophic larsen ice shelf collapses in 1995 and 2002. they will also determine whether the remaining larsen-c sect whether the remaining larsen-c section will become vulnerable in the coming years. and, most i g years. and, most important of all, we will predict how fast global sea levels will rise if th will predict how fast global sea levels will rise if the larsen-c collapses at some time in the |
| 15495 | 3 | of 2012. the main objective of phase ix will then be the publication of the xvith volume compri
all likelihood exceeding 800. the work will focus on the completion of the synthesis of genera study of the family gramineae; phase x will be finally requested to complete this family which |
| 15496 | 3 | nd in the framework of this project, we will start the editing stage of the volume which includ
n key for the whole family. moreover we will work on the taxonomic revision of the genus festuc most problematic and complex genus, we will continue working on other gramineae genera as well |
| 10879 | 3 | nd a golf cause. consequently, the site will largely be destroyed and certainly will not be ava
will largely be destroyed and certainly will not be avaible for scientific investigation after or to man s arrival on the island. this will be achieved by undertaken a scientific archaeologi |
| 10568 | 2 | this project will unify a number of individual projects within the c
r defined experimental conditions. this will allow us to define the importance of microbes in t |
| 11325 | 2 | this project will unify a number of individual projects within the c
r defined experimental conditions. this will allow us to define the importance of microbes in t |
| 11856 | 2 | this project will unify a number of individual projects within the c
r defined experimental conditions. this will allow us to define the importance of microbes in t |
| 11695 | 11 | new and innovative concept. the project will contribute to the overarching goal by developing a
man wellbeing. the conceptual framework will show researchers how to approach long-established n other fields. conservation biologists will recognise new ways to integrate social tradeoffs i s over ecosystems. political economists will benefit from the system-based understanding of nat ogical tradeoffs. ecological economists will gain important insights for the development of new al tradeoffs. in this way, the research will make a critical contribution to the development of offs equally. just ecosystem management will directly benefit poor and socially excluded people oping countries. equitable distribution will strengthen the contributions of ecosystem services decision making in ecosystem management will allow participation by stakeholders typically excl gender, etc. just ecosystem management will facilitate stakeholders to recognise, deliberate a logical tradeoffs together. the project will promote just ecosystem management by engaging uk a |
| 2173 | 5 | species along exposure gradients. data will be sampled and models developed for the west coast
re and epiphytic and faunal communities will be integrated in arcgis and analysed in relations . a set of candidate statistical models will be developed using generalised additive models, an generalised additive models, and these will be compared using akaike information criterion. pr nformation criterion. predictive models will be developed and validated using data collected in |
| 14907 | 1 | ce of previous results of the group, we will emphasize on some processes found relevant in the
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| 11009 | 7 | required by an offspring to breed . we will test the two central predictions of the hypothesis
it matricide when they assess that they will gain greater fitness from offspring production tha ol of the nest to workers, queen ageing should be accelerated. to test the first prediction, we rated. to test the first prediction, we will carry out experiments such as comparing the lifesp ductive workers. to test the second, we will confirm that genes known to be indicators of agein sects act likewise in b. terrestris. we will then test whether, in queens being harassed by wor how sociality affects ageing. the work should therefore yield results of value and relevance t |
| 11232 | 7 | required by an offspring to breed . we will test the two central predictions of the hypothesis
it matricide when they assess that they will gain greater fitness from offspring production tha ol of the nest to workers, queen ageing should be accelerated. to test the first prediction, we rated. to test the first prediction, we will carry out experiments such as comparing the lifesp ductive workers. to test the second, we will confirm that genes known to be indicators of agein sects act likewise in b. terrestris. we will then test whether, in queens being harassed by wor how sociality affects ageing. the work should therefore yield results of value and relevance t |
| 14666 | 4 | waters. after the cantabric platform we will study the northwest coast, roughly corresponding t
ific research techniques and procedures will be applied to the description of species, such as ecies and other taxa present. all these will improve the knowledge of the meiofauna in spain, a ddition, the development of the project will allow the stablishment of an international network |
| 15175 | 4 | platform and the northwestern coast we will study the south coast, from huelva to almeria. our
ific research techniques and procedures will be applied to the description of species, such as c and the mediterranean seas. all these will improve the knowledge of the meiofauna in spain, a c communities. in addition, the project will allow the stablishment of an international network |
| 13343 | 1 | 6 takes care of project management, and will ensure international cooperation and the proper co
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| 7219 | 2 | oups, and part of the samples collected shall be deposited in local institutions. sig developed
ions. sig developed during this project will be delivered to a comorian agency |
| 12423 | 2 | pose: the work funded by defra-knowseas will complement the knowledge and expertise provided by
a mult-sector project advisory board - will be used to model the economic and social impacts o |
| 7468 | 3 | time industries - in eez case studies - will provide a basis for assessing changes to natural s
ms and their human causes. new research will examine and model economic and social impacts of c ents. institutional and social analysis will determine conflicts of interest and examine govern |
| 459 | 2 | roups , and a part of the assessed data will be sent to local institutions. the gis set up duri
ons. the gis set up during this project will be handed over to a comorian organization. |
| 10544 | 1 | ls into the pharmaceutical industry. it will further facilitate an enhanced understanding in ac
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| 7015 | 8 | ve systems, moderate predation pressure will have less of a positive impact on prey biodiversit
roductivity is declining. the applicant will take part in the polarstern ant xxiii/4 cruise to to 11 april 2006. surface water samples will be amended with a range of abundances of either kr e, calanoid, or cyclopid copepods. this will allow the grazing rates of the added predators on ommunity to be measured. moreover, this will allow predator effects on prey diversity to be mea ge of predation pressures. biodiversity will be measured with both morphological and molecular r methods. the same experimental design will be repeated over the period mid-february to early n be examined. the proposed experiments will give insight on how the microbial and classic food |
| 14599 | 2 | re the trophic control of the mar menor should start from a deep knowledge of the environmental
layed by the trophic net. likewise they will be developed simulating models which allow to desc |
| 10033 | 4 | ts of lake suigetsu, japan. the project will also produce quantitatively reconstructed climate
resolution pollen records. the profile will be established using tie-points such as geomagneti cursions and tephra layers. the project will therefore contribute to international scientific e in the global carbon cycle. the project will also contribute to hypothesis testing about the ca |
| 10783 | 4 | ts of lake suigetsu, japan. the project will also produce quantitatively reconstructed climate
resolution pollen records. the profile will be established using tie-points such as geomagneti cursions and tephra layers. the project will therefore contribute to international scientific e in the global carbon cycle. the project will also contribute to hypothesis testing about the ca |
| 11559 | 4 | ts of lake suigetsu, japan. the project will also produce quantitatively reconstructed climate
resolution pollen records. the profile will be established using tie-points such as geomagneti cursions and tephra layers. the project will therefore contribute to international scientific e in the global carbon cycle. the project will also contribute to hypothesis testing about the ca |
| 10751 | 3 | aptation of bacterial populations: this will be the focus of the project. dna integrases are pr
volution of mobile genetic elements. we will ask the following questions: can int genes be used s and other genetic elements priest pot will be used as the experimental site, since it is a re |
| 11475 | 3 | aptation of bacterial populations: this will be the focus of the project. dna integrases are pr
volution of mobile genetic elements. we will ask the following questions: can int genes be used s and other genetic elements priest pot will be used as the experimental site, since it is a re |
| 2171 | 2 | we will use the framework of current food web theory for e
s need to be studied simultaneously. we will adopt a comprehensive empirical project design con |
| 7259 | 1 | of a watershed heavily modified by man will be
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| 13984 | 3 | al foodwebs. in this project blackflies will be used as model organisms. they develop in runnin
blackflies in the terrestrial foodwebs will be quantified including direct effects as food for er blackflies contribute to pollination will also be investigated. bilberries are important nec |
| 2471 | 2 | es and managerial restriction of access will threaten local participation and control over natu
d the upholding of common access rights will also be of central importance. methodologically th |
| 2525 | 6 | parison with other european populations will provide us vital information to evaluate conservat
reserves present in norway, the survey will yield valuable data for evaluation of migration an f relatives in many ash populations, we will also test if spatial variation in susceptibility t ugh which the infection takes place. we will also develop a high-throughput diagnostic assay fo egian genetic resource centre, the data will be passed down to the management authorities to be s in norway. in conclusion, the project will contribute to maintenance of ash-associated biodiv |
| 2543 | 4 | mental design and data collection which will benefit the current project. twelve sites were est
st layers, as well as key plant species will have time series of 10 years in 2011. the combinat nal and international scientists, which will broaden the generated knowledge to indirect effect indirect effects of deer grazing. this will include analysis of population dynamics of a domin |
| 2519 | 3 | siplinary. in the empirical research we will compare different management models such as local
n mountain regions in norway. the cases will be compared with co-management models as in alaksa ination. the dissemation of the researh will cover scientific articles, popular articles, train |
| 2544 | 9 | the project shall identify how international issues have been addre
management regimes, and how such issues will be handled when current reforms of the management n finalized. on this basis, the project will analyze whether there are gaps between the managem tional regimes. one part of the project will thus address the current status and future develop cted areas. another part of the project will address internationalization of protected areas, r d areas. while this part of the project will analyze management of protected areas from the per institutions and international law, it will focus on issues of particular interest to norway. project, the third part of the project will analyze how the different elements of internationa ssons learned from the national studies will be used as a basis for identifying lessons to be l |
| 2520 | 1 | avior and performance of red deer. this will give important insight into distribution of ticks
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| 2521 | 1 | t for the new wild reindeer regions. it will examine whether regional planning is a sufficient
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| 2545 | 4 | st monitoring projects are in orbit. we will evaluate these and future sensors by their operati
rformance for rainforest monitoring. we will collect historical optical and sar satellite data, relationships and look-up tables. these will then serve to develop new detection methods using tion and classification techniques that will be included in noruts sar monitoring system. the i |
| 2540 | 2 | ing up an adaptive management framework will be evaluated based on an analysis of the conflict
se in norway, trøndelag and vesterålen, will be the study sites. |
| 2524 | 5 | ed as threatened or near-threatened. we will study the variables that affect the occurrence of
bility to the effects of forestry. this will enable the assessment of conservation needs and th ost-effective conservation measures. we will study the occurrence of dead-wood dependent fungi isolated and well-connected forests. we will also examine the variation in intraspecific geneti f the mycelial and dispersal stages. we will produce systematic and unbiased information on the |
| 13571 | 3 | ions among species. in this project, we will use the perennial herb primula farinosa to examine
predation and pollination intensity. we will conduct field experiments and demographic studies ic interactions on population viability will be examined with stochastic demographic models. th |
| 2074 | 4 | , biodiversity, and ecosystem processes will provide information on present-day ecosystem and l
tion history and archaeological methods will provide information on long-term natural changes, mics, and human well-being. the project will thereby be able to analyze patterns in biodiversit -use and landscape history. the project will study forest landscapes along east-western gradien |
| 2087 | 4 | , biodiversity, and ecosystem processes will provide information on present-day ecosystem and l
tion history and archaeological methods will provide information on long-term natural changes, mics, and human well-being. the project will thereby be able to analyze patterns in biodiversit -use and landscape history. the project will study forest landscapes along east-western gradien |
| 13986 | 2 | ly any historical records. this project will use an internationally unique material with histor
ial connectivity at local . the results will provide a deeper understanding on how people and l |
| 12610 | 21 | not be suitable to their use. the study will include describing the advantages and disadvantage
the barriers to their use. the research will assess the use of less impactful, passive ways of not used for a sensitive activity. this will benefit defra which is looking to encourage smarte on solutions to be used in practice and will help industry to identify all the options rather t impacts. a number of different methods will be used to collect data on the current and histori s. it is expected that this information will enable the identification and evaluation of the dr future technology trends. the research will investigate remediation techniques that may still sts or wider environmental impacts they could bring. this will be useful for identifying areas onmental impacts they could bring. this will be useful for identifying areas for potential furt also attract investment, both of which will be of benefit to uk plc. an assessment of the envi benefits of each remediation technique will be carried out and presented in the form of a simp typical costs of remediation techniques will be conducted. this will include direct costs and w tion techniques will be conducted. this will include direct costs and wider economic impacts an d benefits. understanding these aspects will benefit defra, which is keen to promote the use of able remediation wherever possible, and will provide industry with important knowledge at a tim ery agenda. two industry questionnaires will be prepared, one for remediation technology provid ine web based surveying tool. questions will be included in the questionnaires in order to elic through the planned questionnaires, it will be possible to ascertain what currently drives tec likely future trends. this information will be of benefit to both defra and industry as a whol oth defra and industry as a whole as it will give an indication of the state of the industry as m the recent downturn. a summary report will be produced on the findings of the work and dissem |
| 12638 | 1 | ference site is for the public good. it will assist government in meeting its responsibilities
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| 13723 | 1 | ory predicts that habitat fragmentation will be followed by loss of species and gene diversity.
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| 15032 | 2 | t-animal interactions. our study system will involve plants of the fragmented montane forests o
on isolation and stronger edge effects, would affect negatively the functioning of plant-animal |
| 10411 | 2 | n and income, agricultural productivity will have to continue growing. but continued growth bas
on and unsustainable land use practices would be difficult. tremendous research effort is neede |
| 10123 | 3 | ch climate warming and landscape change could influence saiga movement patterns - to develop sp
overnmental and industry sectors, which will be mediated by the project partner ffi, as the lea capes in the region. hence this project will have the potential directly to influence both gove |
| 11390 | 9 | this studentship will focus on genetic analysis of the rare and enigmati
atic republic of congo. the studentship will be carried out in collaboration with the zoologica rly known flagship species. the project will focus on using non-invasive genetic sampling to an the species is known to be present, and will combine dna profiling and sequencing of mitochondr for a species in this region. the study will comprise three components: 1 the student will quan omprise three components: 1 the student will quantify dispersal and gene-flow within virunga na ithin virunga national park the student will attempt to reconstruct the evolutionary history of tructure and past demographic processes will be investigated, to infer the biogeographic and de present day genetic diversity estimates will also be carried out for the first time throughout |
| 10314 | 13 | vironment, but of particular importance will be evolutionary solutions, such as adaptation. ada
d. thus, to understand how biodiversity will be impacted by changing environments, we criticall he fruit fly, drosophila subobscura. we will establish outdoor enclosures of flies along a temp tressful temperatures, hot and cold, we will sample males from these captive populations and me e predict that populations in the north will be more cold adapted than those in the south and t nged in response to hot and cold stress will be different. because we will measure these genes ld stress will be different. because we will measure these genes using technology that identifi to result in such coding changes so we will test that prediction here. finally, we will look f test that prediction here. finally, we will look for the locations on the genome where these g ptation to environmental conditions. we will also test that prediction. this triad of genetic r or in wild populations. thus, this work will give us unprecedented information on the genetic c hanges across a landscape, the research will provide valuable background to a large number of c nagement strategies. moreover, our work will provide a link between two divisive public issues |
| 7530 | 4 | t for the selection. this pilot project will focus on the supposed genes involved in the adapta
opean conditions. the discovery of snps will be performed by sequencing of a representative sam ty. novel methods for high speed typing will then be developed to estimate the frequency of the cturing the diversity observed for snps will be faced with that observed for neutral markers. . |
| 10468 | 2 | ctors that control repeat evolution. we will also collect population-level data on repeats in h
ractions with the environment. our work should provide new perspectives on comparative genomic |
| 14621 | 2 | vertebrate classes. in this project, we will study all sequences from mammals and birds the rel
several individuals have been sequenced will be collected, with the purpose of analyzing the ag |
| 2036 | 6 | ting birds and their shellfish prey one would expect that the long-term exploitation of the she
sh stocks by the shellfish eating birds will be adjusted to the years with the poor shellfish s the eider. the first model, to which we will refer as deplete, describes for a given initial pr ion and eider population how these prey will be exploited by the birds in the course of the win course of the winter and how many ducks will survive. this survival rate of the birds is input input to the second model, to which we will refer as largepop, which yields the long-term chan |
| 2114 | 2 | the form of human-wildlife conflict. we will also examine to what extent management practices i
in the other. throughout the project we will interact with managers at all levels from both sid |
| 10725 | 4 | ical interface. in particular the focus will be on understanding the interaction between mixed
t these interactions at the thermocline will exceed a critical shear threshold leading to catas xing. parameterisations for this mixing will be developed. the potential impact on the shelf se ntial impact on the shelf sea ecosystem will then be investigated by looking at the nutrient fl |
| 12743 | 2 | the project will improve the awareness of clients, developers, desi
astructure in the built environment. it will also provide practical guidance for architects, de |
| 13935 | 1 | estuarine circulation. these hypotheses will be assessed with a multidisciplinary approach in c
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| 10326 | 1 | scale variations in hydrodynamic regime will be undertaken in a tidal rapid with intensified cu
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| 11084 | 1 | based on inadequate data. this project will provide a geomorphological and ecological baseline
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| 6865 | 2 | ment of pft categories. in addition, we would like to give a glance of areas beyond the borders
ng to be published in a monograph which would comprise the taxonomical data and the complex eva |
| 11489 | 8 | pth, and about 2km from shore. the core will be scanned at high resolution using x-ray fluoresc
tary components. the resulting datasets will identify past desiccation events, which will be in identify past desiccation events, which will be investigated in detail and interpreted by compa ephrochronology, and argon-argon dating will allow precise estimates of the timing and duration res , and in other continental records, will allow inferences about the global- scale mechanism n mediterranean, and global climate. it will contribute to understanding how future changes in es in ocean temperature and circulation will affect global climate, especially in the heavily p monsoon regions of africa and asia. it will also have significance for understanding the later |
| 11518 | 8 | pth, and about 2km from shore. the core will be scanned at high resolution using x-ray fluoresc
tary components. the resulting datasets will identify past desiccation events, which will be in identify past desiccation events, which will be investigated in detail and interpreted by compa ephrochronology, and argon-argon dating will allow precise estimates of the timing and duration res , and in other continental records, will allow inferences about the global- scale mechanism n mediterranean, and global climate. it will contribute to understanding how future changes in es in ocean temperature and circulation will affect global climate, especially in the heavily p monsoon regions of africa and asia. it will also have significance for understanding the later |
| 15481 | 2 | nd social objectives for management. it should be noted that the advances that have been accomp
e work that is covered in this proposal could also represent a significant contribution to the |
| 12530 | 3 | a ramorum . it is anticipated that this will be considerably cheaper than using direct pcr on l
species specific, easy to use test kits will significantly enhance the ability to identify tree id and cost effective manner. the tools will also be available and suitable for use by industry |
| 7225 | 1 | ds, along altitudinal gradients of four will identify the ecological factors underlying diversi
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| 466 | 3 | ds alongside four altitudinal gradients will make it possible to identify the ecological factor
ascar, comoro and the african continent will enable the identification of regional evolutional sal facilities among different partners will make these relationships perpetual. |
| 10447 | 1 | species belonging to the genus gammarus will be sampled at 3 different latitudes to quantify in
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| 15092 | 1 | this subproject will be mainly focused on objective 2 synthesis and dev
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| 12270 | 4 | we will establish a vegetable genetic improvement network
ment network . additional presentations will be made to grower and breeder organisations and re r and breeder organisations and results will also be disseminated through grower articles and s rticles and scientific publications. we will continue to build upon our successful record of jo |
| 2474 | 2 | onomic and cultural settings. himalines will test is that legal frameworks and property structu
nd that differences in legal frameworks will affect services and benefits. protection different |
| 14809 | 2 | ch events. the results of this research will have important implications for the understanding
and for its conservation. moreover, we will provide the scientific community with information |
| 7040 | 1 | higher than the presently known number would suggest. we plan to explore diversity of lichens
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| 14857 | 8 | he isolated and symbiotic photobiont we will perform a comparative study in both organisms. in
photosynthetic apparatus; therefore, we will study on the main components of the antioxidant sy pect of lichen biology. in addition, we will study the effects of stress conditions on the phot 3 chloroplasts. the present sub-project will contribute to elucidate whether or not anatomical amount of stress-related proteins , we will compare the isolated algal and lichen proteomes su and other abiotic stress. these results will allow us to infer possibly new aspects within the otic state. additionally, these results will permit to obtain the sequence of codifying genes, ce of codifying genes, which expression will be further studied. |
| 14856 | 5 | nce against constraining conditions. we will perform a sampling design which must include a bro
systems of es trenc . expected results will determine: 1. changes in the amount, nature or dis tive of our project. these results also will afford us to make a predictive evaluation on the i d and cultured ramalina farinacea algae could confirm the hypothesis that these chloroplasts sh the hypothesis that these chloroplasts should be similar to those of bundle sheet cells from c |
| 15040 | 5 | ass. to tackle this problem the project will embrace two lines of work: -first, the project wil
two lines of work: -first, the project will build on the previous experience of the principal . -second, and in parallel, the project will focus on the development and adaptation of molecul fungi evolved from lichenicolous fungi will also be tested by including newly generated sequen ain, ireland, and the iberian peninsula will be prepared, building on the key in english publis |
| 14155 | 6 | nditions and are affected by management would enable to predict which species will persist in a
t would enable to predict which species will persist in abandoned meadows, which is crucial in ental conditions in both space and time should be favoured in heterogeneous conditions, however itions, however, the cost of plasticity could even out the advantage of plasticity. the effects between sexual and clonal reproduction will be the main focus of the study and we approach the ations and manipulative experiments. we will also address the effect of this trade-off and of p |
| 14159 | 6 | e latter has not been explored yet. one could expect that larger nutrient limitation inhibits g
ffspring as well as sexual reproduction would be favored; that in competition larger offspring d; that in competition larger offspring would be favored; and that in heterogeneous conditions ions species with plastic clonal growth would be favored. however, all these relationships coul vored. however, all these relationships could be modified by clonal growth form of species and fe-history of alien plants. the results will provide new insights into regulation of population |
| 10442 | 2 | this study will investigate how demographic and life history trait
ucture in avian populations. these aims will be met using population models, comparative analys |
| 11722 | 3 | ted with subsequent accelerated growth, could potentially be responsible. these have not been s
th rate and life history strategies. we will study the long-term consequences of variation in e the zebra finch as a study species. we will examine effects at the levels of dna, cells, overa |
| 150 | 4 | insect growth curves. these principles should then be incorporated in the more realistic optim
ic mortality rates. birds and pathogens will be evaluated as selective agents in this connectio edules, an analogous invariant approach will be applied to explain various parameters of ovipos ers of oviposition behaviour. the study will be based on laboratory experiments with larvae and |
| 2010 | 3 | xtending it to account for evolution. i will develop models of a tri-trophic food chain, using
. these ecologically mechanistic models will be studied within the framework of adaptive dynami der influence of population feedback. i will study the implications of harvesting-induced life |
| 11095 | 1 | t different stages in their lives. this will attempt to distinguish between two ideas about the
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| 2457 | 5 | aracteristics of successful individuals would give insight into evolutionary selective pressure
ary selective pressures. this knowledge will enable managers to better focus management actions between large carnivores and ungulates will improve our evolutionary and biological knowledge ove the management of those species. it will become more important to understand how management opulations. understanding these aspects will improve the management of large populations and ai |
| 231 | 1 | logenetic tree of the studied species – will be achieved by gene sequencing.
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| 13926 | 2 | den and western europe. in particular i will focus on the relationships between female size and
for body size evolution in insects that would improve the predictive power of life history theo |
| 10866 | 1 | ade-offs due to resource limitations. i will investigate whether a key trade-off occurs between
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| 15396 | 6 | availability of essential resources. we would like to explore the potential synergetic effects
w the lower limit, and the biodiversity will disappear at that location unless it is able to ad ions. under this scenario, many species will have great difficulty achieving the speed range sh habitat fragmentation, extinction rates will increase. do species respond to climate change by on. species responses to climate change will be influenced by the spatial configuration of habi these are the type of questions that we would like to study under this proposal. the specific o |
| 12228 | 1 | rbicide-limited future, weed management will need to integrate judicious use of remaining herbi
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| 14500 | 1 | r significantly between populations, we should be able to hypothesize what selective pressures
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| 10676 | 3 | in 17 species of diatoms. this project will lead to the isolation and identification of the po
which the related alkenes are abundant, will be made. the success of this program will make an ll be made. the success of this program will make an important contribution to the debate on th |
| 11724 | 2 | and biparentally inherited genomes that will then be used on chronosequences of the tree abies
elatedness based on the paternal genome should increase with cohort age as the progeny of non-l |
| 13344 | 3 | for biodiversity data and observatories will be a large-scale european research infrastructure
he biodiversity research infrastructure will open up new and exciting research opportunities, a nd exciting research opportunities, and will help to enhance the understanding and sustainable |
| 14687 | 7 | vus cotyledons. phytochrom a expression will be analysed in relation to leaf development and le
robinia pseudoacacia and a further goal will be the identification and characterization of some he effect of different light treatments will be evaluated. the production of nitric oxide via n rate reductase and nitric oxide syntase will be studied. moreover experimental work on the effe ivus cotyledons and nyctinastic closure will done. characterization of calcium independent prot previously obtained in this cotyledons, will be completed and search on their possible implicat eaf rhythmic movement of r.pseudoacacia will be done |
| 14720 | 1 | uation, simple environmental indicators will be selected -which may be used for predicting the
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| 15586 | 1 | m, and provide european added value, we will launch a post-doc training program.
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| 2485 | 2 | household water containers. the project will identify water management practices and key vector
effect on mosquito production. results will assist in development of integrated disease contro |
| 7194 | 1 | ycle c in agro-ecosystems. this project should also enable the development of decision support
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| 10118 | 1 | earch. achieving these three objectives will close a significant gap in our knowledge of the im
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| 10469 | 3 | h polymorphism. sequences of both genes will be obtained from a sample of plants collected from
nts incompatibility groups. the results will test co-segregation of srk sequences and incompati uences and incompatibility alleles, and will provide samples of alleles large enough for testin |
| 14692 | 1 | as islands of productivity. finally, we will analyse the role of spatial and temporal variabili
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| 2026 | 9 | hic community. in natural grasslands, i will study aboveground and belowground communities asso
e surrounding multitrophic community. i will use genotypes of ragwort that differ in plant qual ragwort that differ in plant quality. i will use an on-going biodiversity experiment to study t tes, and in a separate field experiment will manipulate the diversity of the surrounding plant y on these interactions. aboveground, i will focus on flower-feeding and leaf-mining insect com ve interaction foodwebs. soil organisms will be identified using novel molecular techniques and ing novel molecular techniques and this will provide reliable information on abundance of soil cteria and fungi. plant quality aspects will be determined using targeted and non-targeted appr and ecological approaches this project will provide a comprehensive understanding of multitrop |
| 13868 | 2 | w shallow north temperate coastal lakes will respond to global warming has been debated in rece
ing has been debated in recent years. i will concentrate on the key role of grazing zooplankton |
| 15127 | 1 | temperature are increasing and more co2 will dissolve in the ocean increasing the level of acid
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| 478 | 6 | daptation. the efficiency of mitigation will depend on the amounts of adaptive variability avai
elective pressures. in this project, we will use a combination of high-throughput sequencing/ge n natural forests. at the same time, we will characterise the environmental conditions to which different environmental conditions. we will also analyse the spatial distribution of phenotype pool origin or micro-local differences, should be minimized. finally, the knowledge raised in t y, the knowledge raised in this project will be used to evaluate the impact of future environme |
| 10684 | 1 | are small shrimp-like crustaceans , we will be able to investigate how daphnia, and many other
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| 10085 | 8 | of them, and vice versa. this trade-off could equalize the average number of offspring produced
likelihood that small and large flowers will develop into fruits and established seedlings. we to fruits and established seedlings. we will investigate how flower size compensates for flower lize fruit production among species. we will focus on two potential costs for small flowers: , ew tens of km in search of food, and we will find out whether these differences in mobility tra ed by small relatively immobile insects will be more closely related to each other than neighbo pollinated by large, mobile insects. we will check for evidence of inbreeding depression by han and seedling performance. this project will establish whether flower size and flower number ar |
| 2023 | 5 | mediated by microbes. hence, our focus will be on bacteria involved in the degradation of diff
their natural environment. our methods will be predominantly based on the use of stable isotop opulations. in the present proposal, we will further explore the possibilities of a lipid bioma biomarker technique developed by me and will extend it by using ribosomal rna as a biomarker wi ly developed probe-capture method. this will enable us to define the active microbial populatio |
| 11763 | 4 | ate mitigation strategies. this project will determine the contributions of different processes
ies associated with n2o production, and will link this n2o production to functional diversity a active soil microbial populations. this will be achieved using a cross disciplinary approach in oach in which stable isotope techniques will be used to quantify n2o emissions from soils, coup |
| 13714 | 2 | d by nils . scientifically, the project will fill gaps in our knowledge about boreal and alpine
oreal and alpine peatlands. the results will be used to modify protocols for more efficient mon |
| 10001 | 5 | species of different sizes, because we would like to know if the observed differences in, say
logy are important. in this research we will use experiments to explore how growth and survival not. using the experimental results we will then be able to determine whether at a common size tical models make assumptions and so we will produce more general models incorporating realisti of biology, for example larger seedling will be better than small ones when competing for resou |
| 2132 | 5 | ng juveniles. in the present project we will quantify how spatial decisions taken by atlantic s
its productivity. more specifically, we will use studies of natural populations to test how pro dispersion of spawners. furthermore, we will test how the distribution of spawners relates to a ggregation during breeding. finally, we will examine how the total amount and the spatial distr t has focused on causal mechanisms, and will give broader insights into how important these iss |
| 15105 | 2 | e subproject carried out at the cps-uza will be divided in two main categories: research and de
mputational and experimental activities will be complementary. |
| 15104 | 1 | selected wetland habitats. the results will be validated at habitat and floodplain scales usin
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| 15457 | 2 | between producer and detrital food webs would allow to the scientific community to understand t
ons between the organisms discerned, it would be possible to determine the relative importance |
| 14721 | 5 | semble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate the overall biodiversity and
s for the evaluation of natural systems will be identified. in practical terms, our aim is to d ature. in this way, the protected areas will contribute to the conservation of the whole area a the conservation of the whole area and will maintain the benefits that come from natural resou ty indices proposed for the study sites will be very useful for application at the eco-regional |
| 14581 | 9 | ity of ecosystems through plant species will be studied. an understanding of functional and str
tructural biodiversity in the ecosystem will make it possible to establish relationships betwee ips between processes and structure and will help to define new ecological indicators of the st stem. moreover, indices of biodiversity will be calculated at landscape level are distributed i semble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate the overall biodiversity and s for the evaluation of natural systems will be identified. in practical terms, the aim is to d ature. in this way, the protected areas will contribute to the conservation of the whole area a the conservation of the whole area and will maintain the benefits that come from natural resou ity indices proposed for the study site will be very useful for application at the eco-regional |
| 14582 | 9 | ity of ecosystems through plant species will be studied. an understanding of functional and str
tructural biodiversity in the ecosystem will make it possible to establish relationships betwee ips between processes and structure and will help to define new ecological indicators of the st stem. moreover, indices of biodiversity will be calculated at landscape level are distributed i semble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate the overall biodiversity and s for the evaluation of natural systems will be identified. in practical terms, the aim is to d ature. in this way, the protected areas will contribute to the conservation of the whole area a the conservation of the whole area and will maintain the benefits that come from natural resou ity indices proposed for the study site will be very useful for application at the eco-regional |
| 14722 | 4 | semble of ecosystem and landscape level will allow us to evaluate the overall biodiversity and
s for the evaluation of natural systems will be identified. in practical terms, our aim is to d ature. in this way, the protected areas will contribute to the conservation of the whole area a the conservation of the whole area and will maintain the benefits that come from natural resou |
| 15570 | 6 | daptation. the efficiency of mitigation will depend on the amounts of adaptive variability avai
elective pressures. in this project, we will use a combination of high-throughput sequencing/ge n natural forests. at the same time, we will characterise the environmental conditions to which different environmental conditions. we will also analyse the spatial distribution of phenotype pool origin or micro-local differences, should be minimized. finally, the knowledge raised in t y, the knowledge raised in this project will be used to evaluate the impact of future environme |
| 7294 | 2 | ca have yielded encouraging results. we will apply this new method on a large temporal and spat
communities in forest and agroforestry should allow an estimate of the dynamics and the potent |
| 13345 | 3 | , biodiversity and livelihood scenarios will be developed. these scenarios will take into accou
rios will be developed. these scenarios will take into account the main perspectives; biologica in a 15-year perspective, the scenarios will examine future possible trends, threats and develo |
| 9957 | 12 | researchers and others. the consortium will have the skills mix and connections to assess prog
cive for scaling up good practice. this will be particularly valuable for assessing how emergin how emerging international green funds could be an opportunity for poor people. we are also in itutes and individuals in the south who would participate. activities: the principal activity w ate. activities: the principal activity will be a week-long workshop of the research partners a omplementary southern associates. these will include representatives from the local communities al communities and study sites where we will be working, plus local, national and regional ngo d eac. at the workshop, particular days will be dedicated to peer review among those working on akers and business people. the workshop will be professionally facilitated, and will be precede will be professionally facilitated, and will be preceded by a summary of both scientific and gr e aim to scope a research strategy that will fulfil all four espa objectives. we will work acro ill fulfil all four espa objectives. we will work across a range of dryland southern and easter |
| 15229 | 3 | y of the groups concerned. this project will provide an essential framework for the numerous sc
us scientists working on this fauna and will provide a firm basis for improvements in reptile t n reptile taxonomy and conservation. it will also make an excellent historical, systematic, and |
| 15268 | 6 | an increase in reproductive investment should be matched with a decrease in the investment of
propounded: h1: reproductive investment should increase with altitude. h2: mating investment sh se with altitude. h2: mating investment should increase with altitude. h3: the investment in th h3: the investment in the immnue system should decrease with altitude. the present project seek aneae. knowledge gathered by this study would be useful in order to examine the capacity of rep cts, on the measured traits. this issue would be analysed by experiments of common garden and t |
| 7038 | 4 | alized countries. this research project should improve the understanding of the local systems o
y in the selected regions, the research should be able to answer the following questions: - whi fic knowledge. finally, local knowledge will be assessed regarding its potential for the sustai tion into regional concepts of land-use will be identified. |
| 11215 | 4 | ier attempts were unable to do. this we will do by subjecting the specimens to recently develop
to do this for the first time. next, we will examine the range of movements of the skeletons to nternal bone architecture. for this, we will compare particular parts of the skeleton - centra, ife styles they were best adapted. this will help to illuminate the earliest conditions of the |
| 11713 | 4 | ier attempts were unable to do. this we will do by subjecting the specimens to recently develop
to do this for the first time. next, we will examine the range of movements of the skeletons to nternal bone architecture. for this, we will compare particular parts of the skeleton - centra, ife styles they were best adapted. this will help to illuminate the earliest conditions of the |
| 10148 | 4 | however, many changes seen in the lakes could also be explained by increases in fertility cause
n exist in the arctic. our measurements will contribute to an international focus on long-range ransport. finally, these modern studies will be coupled with analyses of lake sediments to esta erm trends in sw greenland. the project will help us understand the causes of ecological change |
| 10418 | 1 | nced in this region. in this project we will test the hypothesis that long-range atmospheric de
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| 10908 | 4 | however, many changes seen in the lakes could also be explained by increases in fertility cause
n exist in the arctic. our measurements will contribute to an international focus on long-range ransport. finally, these modern studies will be coupled with analyses of lake sediments to esta erm trends in sw greenland. the project will help us understand the causes of ecological change |
| 11751 | 4 | however, many changes seen in the lakes could also be explained by increases in fertility cause
n exist in the arctic. our measurements will contribute to an international focus on long-range ransport. finally, these modern studies will be coupled with analyses of lake sediments to esta erm trends in sw greenland. the project will help us understand the causes of ecological change |
| 12165 | 3 | in the environmental stewardship trial will be made to assess the effectiveness of a range of
lant populations. three potential sites will be identified on different soil types, containing plants and pernicious weeds. proposals will be made for weed control treatments, such as cultu |
| 12629 | 2 | and 1997 . additionally, planning work will be undertaken ahead of the next full sampling phas
of the next full sampling phase, which will take place in spring 2010. |
| 2120 | 3 | ces of interspecific cross-fostering. i will look at the potential long term fitness costs of b
n. consequences for parental investment will also be considered. further, i will investigate th ent will also be considered. further, i will investigate the species recognition and dominance |
| 2101 | 6 | o be expanded. since regular discharges will practically be prohibited, the possible environmen
lts of experiments. from the results it will be attempted to express their influence on expecte on time. the data on uptake and effects will be relevant for validation of hazard and risk esti l operations in arctic waters. the work will be divided into three work packages, high-lighting released oil. the presence of uv-light will be included as an experimental factor due to the c and its influence on oil . the project will be carried out in close co-operation with a doctor |
| 12288 | 5 | rived from two successive regenerations will be monitored using molecular markers, and this wil
tored using molecular markers, and this will provide a valuable insight into the genetic divers mathematical models based on this data will clarify the sampling strategies necessary to recov accessions. the results of this project could be transferred to other crops where f1 hybrids ar bbage, broccoli and radish. the project will enable the conservation of alleles in highly deriv |
| 12580 | 1 | long term soil fertility. this project will give an independent evaluation of the findings fro
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| 12510 | 3 | through the single farm payment scheme, will affect the financial performance and longer-term s
as redesdale and pwllpeiran.the project will consolidate and interpret the data collected at re at redesdale up to march 2006. results will be presented in a final report to defra, and the t |
| 11849 | 4 | changes predicted for the next century could make the amazon both dryer and hotter, increasing
ke to recover in each of these areas, i will be able to test predictions about tree mortality a ore amazonian forests. this information will improve our understanding of the response of tropi over long time periods. furthermore, it will provide information essential for assessing the re |
| 14670 | 3 | d when acquiring public information. we will perform manipulations of the local reproductive su
he competition by exclusion. further we will do behavioural observations of prospecting in nest n each type of treatment patches and we will measure individual quality in order to separate be |
| 226 | 4 | ing the debt and to study which species will persist in fragmented landscape. well also find ou
extinction debt in different studies we will give a general value for the length of the time be ore the species diversity decreases. we will go to fieldworks to acquire species lists and envi raits, genetic and phylogenetic data we will use several databases and the works at the laborat |
| 13804 | 6 | t-pollinator interactions. this project will investigate the effect of loss of functional polli
ology. extinctions of large pollinators will be simulated in a field experiment on two plant sp rms of seed set and germination ability will be compared between caged individuals and individu , and differences in degree of response will be compared between species with specialized vs. g ith specialized and generalized flowers will be explored, and the classical theory that special wers receive less heterospecific pollen will be tested by monitoring amounts of heterospecific |
| 12468 | 5 | the defra funded project . this project will review and analyse the data collected by the 30 ve
vessel monitoring system. the analyses will focus on 5 key areas. 1. data quality and robustne ystem. it is anticipated that this work will benefit and influence the potential future impleme n with the existing over 15m vms system will also provide previously lacking insights into the effort. it is anticipated that results will be disseminated through the existing mf1214 steeri |
| 12282 | 21 | systems and to identify techniques that could contribute to low carbon farming. this should ide
contribute to low carbon farming. this should identify where reductions in carbon inputs could ntify where reductions in carbon inputs could be achieved without compromising yield and qualit ient and adaptable to change. water use will be examined principally from the perspective of it rmation on current production practices will be assimilated to provide a baseline for the asses sessments of carbon and water use. this will be obtained from standard sources and by consultat n with farmers and growers. model crops will be chosen – preferred options are potatoes, calabr and oil seed rape. an initial framework will be developed to summarise the steps from sowing to the steps from sowing to harvest. this will provide a structure for quantifying the carbon inp in areas where reductions/substitutions could be made. it will also be used to identify the mai uctions/substitutions could be made. it will also be used to identify the main areas of water u ain areas of water use. techniques that could contribute to low carbon farming will be identifi could contribute to low carbon farming will be identified and key positive and negative intera egative interactions between techniques will be explored. this will be achieved through a liter tween techniques will be explored. this will be achieved through a literature review and use of upport tools, particularly crop models, will be evaluated to identify where current models can rrent and future role of plant genetics will be considered and the extent to which resource use extended by manipulating the gene pool will be discussed. the impact of climate change and the hanges in temperature, rainfall and co2 will also be considered. comment will be made on the bi nd co2 will also be considered. comment will be made on the biological, environmental and econo ons for future research and development will be made. |
| 7046 | 5 | t decades than the dissolved oxygen who will help work up and interpret the samples and images/
samples and images/films. this project will be a significant contribution to understanding ano hreat to shallow coastal ecosystems. it will put an ecological framework on past hypoxia-tolera ds and indicator organisms. the project will also add concrete input into the discussion - both ity loss. our multidisciplinary results will be of interest to marine researchers, environmenta |
| 11654 | 2 | a century of debate. in this project we will obtain mitochondrial dna d-loop sequences of the n
opulation samples in western europe. we will then analyse these data to test hypotheses concern |
| 12332 | 2 | ions. key customer purpose: the project will be used to assess the effectiveness of marine prot
management and conservation objectives could be integrated. |
| 7181 | 1 | ke illusory any attempt eradication, it should continue to monitor some protected areas but the
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| 7522 | 3 | ty of the population of s. thermophilus will be depleted during sharp and successive selections
genetic diversity of strains of s. . we will evaluate different complementary techniques and of diversity in this species. this method should be adaptable to all bacteria for which there is |
| 13327 | 3 | macis will review and meta-analyse the existing projections o
mate change impacts on biodiversity. it will assess the available options to prevent and minimi e scenarios provided by the ipcc. macis will identify policy options at eu, ms, regional and lo |
| 2197 | 5 | the project will concentrate on: 1 patterns based on species charac
tem impact impact on ecosystem function will be documented for some areas where species have es tance for the function of the ecosystem will be analyzed by modelling of resource utilization a ce with most likely native plants. this will also include ranking the species preference for gr biodiversity of the marine communities will be assessed in co-opperation with marbipp, where t |
| 183 | 2 | egional and global scales. this project will study macroecological processes . finally, we conn
as at the global and regional scale. we shall use the meta-study approach; ecoinformatics using |
| 10159 | 2 | cular groups at equal rates. finally we will test the prediction that generalists are more easi
to locate a suitable host there, and we will relate this to global continental movements during |
| 15407 | 4 | evolutionary effects on plants. studies will be conducted on a relict laurelcherry . a high-res
otypes based on plastid microsatellites will be used to define the relative age and genealogy o ry, herbivore load and herbivore damage will then be compared among population clusters to test ulation performance of the laurelcherry will be addressed by integrating improved climatic enve |
| 11059 | 2 | natural environments. such an overview would be valuable to all researchers looking at macroev
a detailed picture of one model system will help researchers working on other groups too. |
| 11304 | 2 | natural environments. such an overview would be valuable to all researchers looking at macroev
a detailed picture of one model system will help researchers working on other groups too. |
| 2194 | 1 | s, and the way of doing this. emphasize should be put on management related to main threats of
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| 11611 | 6 | rb some of these elements. this project will combine laboratory experiments with field sampling
f individual metals as a function of ph will be used to calculate metal-site stability constant stability constants with atomic number will provide some insight into biosorption and fraction ed with, or in the presence of bacteria will be combined with field sampling and analysis of kn ia in cell pellets from the experiments will be used to identify biosorptive sites for each ree acroscopic and molecular level analysis will provide a mechanistic basis for ree fractionation |
| 12205 | 1 | teaching and training activities. this will be achieved by: •use of the national fruit collect
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| 12204 | 2 | and agriculture web portal. the project will support the continued development of the collectio
ctions. the promotion of the collection will be through articles, publications, talks, visits a |
| 10716 | 4 | literally, heavier. so, in our case, we will use forms of dms and dmsp in which the carbon atom
by which they do so can be inferred. we will do these experiments on mud from the salt marshes and fungi that consume or make dms. we will therefore conduct a census of these microbes, some ich may be new to science. our findings should relate to other hotspots for dms and dmsp, such |
| 11704 | 4 | literally, heavier. so, in our case, we will use forms of dms and dmsp in which the carbon atom
by which they do so can be inferred. we will do these experiments on mud from the salt marshes and fungi that consume or make dms. we will therefore conduct a census of these microbes, some ich may be new to science. our findings should relate to other hotspots for dms and dmsp, such |
| 10854 | 6 | mportant in driving host evolution, and could be used in the control of insect vectored disease
e butterflies. the focus of our studies will be populations of two species where over 95% of fe nfected with male-killing wolbachia. we will address three questions: 1. why do the bacteria re ch high prevalences two hypotheses that could account for the extreme prevalences will be teste uld account for the extreme prevalences will be tested. 2. does the shortage of males reduce fe emale fecundity. cage and field studies will test whether female reproduction is limited by sho |
| 10586 | 5 | we will test a currently fashionable hypothesis that femal
activeness of their mate. to do this we will experiment upon captive female canaries using male nto experimental songs. female canaries will be kept under controlled conditions in sound-proof d songs of varying attractiveness. they will then be allowed to copulate with a stud male and b stud male and breed. these experiments will enable us to test the predictions that, females ex |
| 14561 | 6 | ocera obtained of former investigations will be collected. the validity of such data will be re
be collected. the validity of such data will be reviewed and the taxonomic doubtfull appointmen and the taxonomic doubtfull appointment will be experimentaly comprobated. data on distribution ribution and relationship with the host will also be compiled and comprobated. at the same time of national museum of natural sciences will be properly reviewed and organized. a data-base of the ibero-balearic fauna of mallophaga will be created. |
| 11686 | 1 | lian tetraploidy is a dead-end. outputs will include insight into the links between genomes and
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| 15275 | 6 | sis and management of genetic diversity should consider this aspect. this project will address
ould consider this aspect. this project will address several topics related with the analysis a ns. in particular, the following points will be addressed: 1. extension of the procedures for t lt with theoretically: 1. an experiment will be carried out to contrast the use of different cr synthetic populations. 2. an experiment will be carried out to test the value of comparing qst with selection for quantitative traits will be investigated. |
| 15276 | 6 | sis and management of genetic diversity should consider this aspect. this project will address
ould consider this aspect. this project will address several topics related with the analysis a ns. in particular, the following points will be addressed: 1. extension of the procedures for t lt with theoretically: 1. an experiment will be carried out to contrast the use of different cr synthetic populations. 2. an experiment will be carried out to test the value of comparing qst with selection for quantitative traits will be investigated. |
| 14632 | 5 | eniclus witherbyi in spain. the project will focus on factors affecting present distribution us
t distribution using predictive models, will analyse demographic parameters to study population eters to study population viability and will explore possible consequences of habitat fragmenta of land or environmental perturbations, will be conducted to evaluate its effect on bird distri to the genetic structure at present. we will also use the information e.g. to trace changes in |
| 14577 | 1 | the other males of the mating site. we will also study the genetic structure of the male group
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| 7487 | 12 | neral is poorly quantified. deepfishman will develop a range of strategy options for the manage
water fisheries in the ne atlantic that will take account of these factors. firstly, the aim wi ount of these factors. firstly, the aim will be to identify new and more effective assessment m econdly, a reliable long-term framework will be developed for which additional data needs will veloped for which additional data needs will be specified in order to fill current information term management requirements. this work will be developed by examining a range of case studies problems with assessment or management will be identified and new methods will be developed an ment will be identified and new methods will be developed and tested. recommendations for futur tions for future methods and approaches will be made. the socio-economic profile and projected hrough a short- and long-term framework will be examined for selected fisheries. in this way th heries. in this way the project outputs will aim to provide robust guidelines for deepwater fis hin the common fishery policy. the work will involve an icpc country. |
| 2049 | 5 | by increased globalisation. the project will identify constraints and opportunities of differen
systems of the communities in question will constitute the basis for analysis of the changes. rvation aiming at improved livelihoods, will be focused. fieldwork will be carried out in two c livelihoods, will be focused. fieldwork will be carried out in two communities: one where the g thin this field. the knowledge obtained will also contribute to cover the need for experience a |
| 12526 | 3 | from the implementation of the landfill will enable determination of their suitability in valid
als and other non-biological indicators will also be investigated for suitability for monitorin key pathogens of quarantine importance will be developed to facilitate post-processing quality |
| 13808 | 1 | he management. in this new approach, we will integrate scientific results and values perceived
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| 12156 | 7 | great importance. the proposed project will make use of lapwing nesting habitat preferences in
bitat preferences in an experiment that will attempt to manipulate nest distribution and thereb and close to areas of surface water. we will exploit these preferences to encourage birds to ne lt in higher rates of nest survival. we will also examine the effect of this manipulation on th f redshank. three habitat manipulations will be examined, comparing nest distribution and survi s: 1. unsuitable field margins. margins will be made less attractive for nesting lapwing by inc ed ground in field centres. the project will provide defra with management recommendations for |
| 2210 | 3 | grated part of the program, the project will produce a scientific base for a development of ada
ider spatial and temporal variation. we will also consider the possibility to identify areas wi e manegemnet system. costs and benefits will be considered. |
| 13715 | 3 | baltic fish yield. to eliminate blooms would be costly, and could greatly change the baltic ec
o eliminate blooms would be costly, and could greatly change the baltic ecosystem and reduce fi cosystem and reduce fish yield. studies will be made both in the open sea and the coastal area |
| 10902 | 3 | nomic benefit to farmers. as the region will be influenced by future climate and land use chang
, and developing new research tools, we will design a programme of activities which will bring design a programme of activities which will bring together diverse skills from biological, eco |
| 10986 | 3 | nomic benefit to farmers. as the region will be influenced by future climate and land use chang
, and developing new research tools, we will design a programme of activities which will bring design a programme of activities which will bring together diverse skills from biological, eco |
| 12187 | 1 | utrient retention and pollination. this will be mainly tested using selected treatments of an e
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| 11231 | 7 | to support food production, nor how it could affect the livelihoods of the poor. this lack of
hop in namibia in september 2010, which will refine and develop research ideas on the topic of topic of managing land for carbon . we will focus on study areas in namibia, botswana, zambia udy areas and the groups of people that could benefit from payments associated with managing th essing how managing the land for carbon could alter these wider services; and d evaluate existi options. activities during the workshop will include a stakeholder analysis to identify which g e involved in the larger proposal. this will ensure it has a significant lasting impact in impr |
| 13718 | 3 | the impact of these multiple stressors will not be achieved unless we engage in a multi-discip
chment, eutrophication, and climate. we will contribute to development of the baltic sea action orities. working from this platform, we will generate knowledge that is critical to the sustain |
| 13764 | 1 | t of coastal areas, resource management will increasingly have to deal with the quantity, quali
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| 10300 | 3 | new top predator. the proposed research will stimulate algal production in the steam by amelior
tocthonous pathways in the food web. we will explore a range of responses across multiple level and whole stream metabolism. further we will use these empirical data to inform and develop new |
| 11684 | 3 | new top predator. the proposed research will stimulate algal production in the steam by amelior
tocthonous pathways in the food web. we will explore a range of responses across multiple level and whole stream metabolism. further we will use these empirical data to inform and develop new |
| 9997 | 1 | he life in these rivers. in summary, we will combine the traditional river ecology expertise of
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| 1923 | 6 | e for restoring ecosystem processes. we will carry out field and garden experiments in which we
ield and garden experiments in which we will introduce vascular plant species, small and large mposers to low diversity ecosystems. we will test the hypotheses that the introduction of these of these different groups of organisms will facilitate the increase in plant species diversity nd that the increase in plant diversity will positively affect the diversity of the various gro ups of soil organisms. subsequently, we will test whether the introduction of these organisms m |
| 14277 | 9 | t to the downstream zones.the questions will be tackled by or in the laboratory. the temporal e
h and biomass of macrophyte communities will be determined over the full growth season. flume e experiments under controlled conditions will focus on nutrient retention by macrophytes and nut y and macrophyte density. these studies will be complemented with nutrient mass balance studies he decomposition process of macrophytes will be followed and the contribution of macrophyte det e subsequent fate of the organic matter will be followed via stable isotope composition of the ganic substrates.results of the project will be put together to develop a 1d transport-reaction parallel, an available modeling package will be set-up for the kleine nete river system and use of nutrient fluxes the project results will also support decision making for basin management, |
| 10732 | 1 | type. at this stage all the information will be available for calculating the carbon budget of
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| 10810 | 1 | type. at this stage all the information will be available for calculating the carbon budget of
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| 10987 | 5 | ership and project development proposal will draw together a trans-disciplinary team capable of
arch and policy levels. this consortium will work together to develop a full proposal along the s-disciplinary approach of this project will enable researchers from different disciplines and pproach at the outset the research team will avoid carrying out parallel studies whose results of a common language and common goals, will take place during the development phase, while the |
| 6881 | 3 | stance against downy and powdery mildew will be tested to determine linkage between resistance
ngus resistant or susceptible cultivars will be analysed, but hybrid mapping populations, deriv mildew of kismis vatkana and its hybrid will also be examined in the frame of this project. |
| 2131 | 2 | routes in the open ocean. this approach will generate new and basic knowledge important for fut
ifferent geographical scales. the study will include a phd project and cooperation with several |
| 12343 | 4 | ccount of new survey data. this project will allow an update to be made for a number of fish sp
cess bill. data from a range of sources will be put into a standard database and used to develo unds. key customer purpose: the results will be used by defra as part of the selection of marin its also likely that these data layers will be of use to other parts of the department involve |
| 12340 | 5 | ate special area of conservation . this will allow the competent authorities to set appropriate
purpose: the accurate seabed bathymetry will provide an accurate evidence base to inform the co tent of the annex i reef in the sac. it will better inform the mmo and the ifcas to set managem measures to ensure that activities that could damage the annex i habitats are prevented. the ba habitats are prevented. the bathymetry would provide greater clarity to all stakeholders using |
| 12339 | 5 | ate special area of conservation . this will allow the competent authorities to set appropriate
tomer purpose: the accurate habitat map will provide an accurate evidence base to inform the co tent of the annex i reef in the sac. it will better inform the mmo and the ifcas to set managem measures to ensure that activities that could damage the annex i habitats are prevented. the ha habitats are prevented. the habitat map would provide greater clarity to all stakeholders using |
| 13328 | 1 | ar, to understand how marine ecosystems will adapt to climate change, we need addressing especi
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| 6933 | 4 | jor glacial cycles. we consider that we could identify as extra-mediterranean refugia even thos
those areas where rear edge populations could survive the lgm period. based on these general co phylogeographic patterns and processes will be elaborated connected with very recent developme tions. these theoretical considerations should be tested in connection with recent results of h |
| 2518 | 18 | defineit will construct operational models of fish stock dynamic
ads to increased predation. the project will use multispecies models to investigate changes in cal interactions in the fishing process will be considered to avoid delivering management advic antic areas but within this project, we will increase the coverage to include the aegean sea an ating the knowledge gained, the project will identify relevant multispecies indicators and sugg larvae must be considered. the project will identify the main causes of variation in recruitme o describe stock reproductive potential will be determined and survival during early life stage tructure and composition on recruitment will be investigated by using genomic differences to de nderstanding of recruitment variability will be used in both individual stock assessment and in rocess on bycatch of non-target species will be assessed by identifying susceptible species and stent with sustainment of these species will be estimated along with the effect of discard of b tions for protecting non-target species will be evaluated using management strategy evaluation o develop robust management.the project will develop resource indicators that combine economic, al user value of the selected fisheries will be identified and the maximum resource rent calcul chastic approach to economic indicators will be investigated since variance and uncertainty are yield under selected climatic scenarios will be analysed in unison to ensure the delivery of mu e. general properties of the ecosystems will be used to suggest rules of thumb for management i o construct similar models. finally, we will disseminate project results to both the scientific |
| 11208 | 1 | the work proposed will improve the biological diversity and informatics r
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| 10201 | 2 | n environment in which other life forms could flourish and evolve. even today, half of the oxyg
es in aquatic systems. this application will enable mfmb-funded scientists to enhance internati |
| 13573 | 1 | s under carefully controlled conditions will allow us to understand how community dynamics, pop
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| 12663 | 1 | values where possible. this information will need to be collected, analysed and presented in a
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| 10128 | 1 | dictions. the outcomes of such research will have immediate relevance for assessing and managin
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| 10245 | 5 | hfully ocean biogeochemistry and how it will respond to changes in climate and ocean circulatio
their differences and similarities. we will also examine more fundamental modelling approaches del. new research outputs from marquest will include: the development of new methods of validat ystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models wit nk for anthropogenic carbon dioxide. we will also make best estimates of the evolution of the c |
| 10512 | 5 | hfully ocean biogeochemistry and how it will respond to changes in climate and ocean circulatio
their differences and similarities. we will also examine more fundamental modelling approaches del. new research outputs from marquest will include: the development of new methods of validat ystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models wit nk for anthropogenic carbon dioxide. we will also make best estimates of the evolution of the c |
| 11471 | 5 | hfully ocean biogeochemistry and how it will respond to changes in climate and ocean circulatio
their differences and similarities. we will also examine more fundamental modelling approaches del. new research outputs from marquest will include: the development of new methods of validat ystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models wit nk for anthropogenic carbon dioxide. we will also make best estimates of the evolution of the c |
| 11520 | 5 | hfully ocean biogeochemistry and how it will respond to changes in climate and ocean circulatio
their differences and similarities. we will also examine more fundamental modelling approaches del. new research outputs from marquest will include: the development of new methods of validat ystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models wit nk for anthropogenic carbon dioxide. we will also make best estimates of the evolution of the c |
| 11796 | 5 | hfully ocean biogeochemistry and how it will respond to changes in climate and ocean circulatio
their differences and similarities. we will also examine more fundamental modelling approaches del. new research outputs from marquest will include: the development of new methods of validat ystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models wit nk for anthropogenic carbon dioxide. we will also make best estimates of the evolution of the c |
| 9981 | 5 | hfully ocean biogeochemistry and how it will respond to changes in climate and ocean circulatio
their differences and similarities. we will also examine more fundamental modelling approaches del. new research outputs from marquest will include: the development of new methods of validat ystem simulations can be embedded. this will enable detailed comparison of ecosystem models wit nk for anthropogenic carbon dioxide. we will also make best estimates of the evolution of the c |
| 12437 | 1 | stainable marine bioresources programme will address are broadly those identified in the barang
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| 2110 | 6 | west coast of spitsbergen. the project will compare the pelagic food webs in fronts involving
of aw and arw. a cold climate scenario would result from less influx of aw to the shelf and fj bergen, whereas a warm climate scenario would occur because of an increased influx of aw. the m energy content of key zooplankton prey will influence the energy transfer in the pelagic food climate related changes in water masses would be expected to indirectly affect these seabirds t ted energy flow. cruises and field work will be conducted in kongsfjorden. scientific historica |
| 2138 | 1 | based on favourable feeding conditions will also be addressed
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| 7459 | 3 | our knowledge of how marine ecosystems will respond to combinations of multiple climate change
on the european marine strategy , meece will improve the decision support tools to provide a st ns. a strong knowledge transfer element will provide an effective means of communication betwee |
| 2178 | 8 | of the north atlantic and arctic oceans will undergo rapid changes over the next century. clima
many important ecosystem drivers which will change marine biogeochemical and ecological proces m functioning and biodiversity. merclim will provide critical new understanding on the impacts of dominant ecosystem drivers. merclim will have a specific focus on nutrient stoichiometry, b lity for higher trophic levels. merclim will assess how decadal to centennial climate change wi ow decadal to centennial climate change will promote ecosystem modifications due to changes in biodiversity. a major focus of merclim will be the optimisation, testing and climate-driver-sc project has high societal relevance and will contribute significantly to national and internati |
| 12381 | 3 | vironmental change network in 2007-2009 will feed into the following defra commitments: marine
sations that under normal circumstances would not be available without considerable expense. th mecn website and database. the project will also coordinate monitoring undertaken by mecn part |
| 10588 | 4 | ed marine populations. theoretical work will include the use of elasticity analyses and measure
s in mortality. theoretical predictions will be tested with analyses of temporal trends in the lity. phylogenetically based statistics will be used to critically evaluate criteria currently declines and extinction. this research should therefore lead to a better fundamental understan |
| 13329 | 4 | gy of marine organisms. marine genomics will promote, develop, and spread throughout the europe
of high-throughput genomics data. this will involve the dedication and the development of comm r these distinct scientific communities will establish europes lead in marine genomics. the j.e munication system. spreading activities will include workshops and courses implemented by a tra |
| 13833 | 2 | this project will integrate marine and terrestrial ecology to examin
lative importance of these pathways, we will use; a spider removal experiment to examine effect |
| 1994 | 1 | e lakes are unique marine habitats that could provide researchers with new insights into comple
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| 12573 | 3 | the uk from 1998 to 2008. this project will combine stable isotope analysis with growth data d
ation, seen to be declining, better. we will also be able to better predict how salmon stocks w ble to better predict how salmon stocks will respond and be affected by climate change. |
| 12430 | 2 | mulation on the sea floor. the reserach will develop a cost effective monitoring programme for
of any given litter item. this proposal will address: amount and composition of litter in the w |
| 12431 | 2 | years and because conventional plastics will not biodegrade it seems inevitable that the quanti
stic fragments, known as microplastics, will increase in the coming decades. because of their s |
| 10099 | 1 | s quality locations. performance trials will be undertaken as part of a study of juvenile grey
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| 11042 | 5 | number of molecular biological methods will then be applied to characterise the species compos
similated dms using the heavy dna. this will also include sequencing of their genomic dna. a di the number of dms-assimilating bacteria will also be carried out by applying a new microscopy t ts enzymes and genes of dms degradation will lead to understanding of the mechanism of dms degr nsights to organisms in the environment will greatly enhance our understanding of how marine ba |
| 12333 | 2 | tomer purpose: the outputs of this work will be used in the selection of mczs to ensure that th
on the best available science. the data will also be useful in taking forward marine planning, |
| 12408 | 1 | esearch landscape, which unless tackled will impact increasingly on research outcomes, technica
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| 10335 | 6 | , while the carcasses of marine mammals would likely have been processed away from settlements.
table isotope signals of collagen. this will be achieved by: undertake an animal feeding experi nimal feeding experiments in which pigs will be used as metabolic analogues for humans. the pig etabolic analogues for humans. the pigs will be fed on diets varying in marine and terrestrial ble isotope values of bone biochemicals will be determined. the enhanced understanding we obtai ng we obtain through the above research will be used to explain trends in marine food consumpti |
| 15300 | 1 | atory behaviour. to reach this goal, we will study specimens of brown trouts of the same famili
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| 12425 | 3 | tomer purpose: the results of this work will be used by defra to help inform priorities for mar
r marine survey activities. the outputs will also be of use in taking forward marine planning p ccess bill and the compiled information will be of use to the marine management organisation wh |
| 12664 | 2 | on marine ecosystem integrity. the work will allow the uk to report against this headline indic
ort against this headline indicator and will be published in 2008. |
| 2470 | 1 | selected for their different expertises will closely cooperate with each other to achieve the g
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| 2469 | 6 | are able to capture this signature, it will be in all probabilities, a highly valuable tool to
al limits within this area. the project will use both mitochondrial and nuclear markers as well ganisms respectively. the genetic study will be replicated for a subset of species in two diffe e results. at the same time the project will search for changes in distributional records that trophic ecology of each target species will be investigated in order to detect trophodynamic c art from the main objectives this study will help to define the geographical limits of populati |
| 10140 | 5 | lop a proof-of-concept web portal which will allow the overlaying and comparing of a range of d
tmospheric and terrestrial observations will be accessible automatically. in addition, users wi sible automatically. in addition, users will be able to securely upload their own data in a ran rison with the standard datasets. users will be able to compare available datasets with each ot pplications if desired. this technology will be used in two different areas of scientific resea |
| 11810 | 5 | lop a proof-of-concept web portal which will allow the overlaying and comparing of a range of d
tmospheric and terrestrial observations will be accessible automatically. in addition, users wi sible automatically. in addition, users will be able to securely upload their own data in a ran rison with the standard datasets. users will be able to compare available datasets with each ot pplications if desired. this technology will be used in two different areas of scientific resea |
| 10784 | 1 | hrough purposed designed experiments we will attempt to identify the reasons for this often-dra
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| 10559 | 1 | hrough purposed designed experiments we will attempt to identify the reasons for this often-dra
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| 10941 | 6 | by a predator, but then such an animal will never feed and so will starve. in the same way, an
n such an animal will never feed and so will starve. in the same way, any animal that feeds con as when hawks are common. in theory, we should then be able to work out the relative importance nd how this varies. if this is true, it would be useful because measuring either starvation ris to their population decline, then they should show higher levels of fat reserves compared to t we can then provide a general tool that will allow us to tell why populations might be declinin |
| 7503 | 1 | ignificant criteria related to freezing will be measured in two domestic species where cryopres
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| 2467 | 1 | consumers, as indicators. the main tool will be statistical modelling of french, south-african
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| 11368 | 1 | as puffins and kittiwakes. our findings will help forecast the impacts of climate change on the
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| 10629 | 1 | daphnia will be used as a model system to measure the fitness c
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| 10323 | 1 | f maternal investment. however, mothers could impose a high degree of social control within the
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| 10932 | 2 | e fitness of the pups. in this study we will add to a project investigating the energetic conse
e pups. effects on the female s fitness will also be determined. |
| 11827 | 4 | nd this is precisely what my fellowship will address. the fellowship is a collaboration between
r c maclean, imperial college london. i will be based at the university of bath where i will wo based at the university of bath where i will work on the development of mathematical models for diversity and cooperation. the studies will be conducted by bringing to bare modern techniques |
| 11741 | 10 | n food needed to be reared. the project will quantify the relative success of normal versus sma
5,000 large males and 1,000 small males will be reared and transferred into a single hive in an he derbyshire peak district. queen bees will then be taken to the valley, each in her own hive, n mid air with these drones. the queens will then start laying eggs which will develop into dau ueens will then start laying eggs which will develop into daughter worker bees. paternity tests o daughter worker bees. paternity tests will be made on the daughter workers, using dna microsa f they were normal or small males. this will enable us to determine the relative success of the ly mate with 10-20 males so most queens will be mated to both normal and small males, and each normal and small males, and each queen will provide data on many matings. in total, the progen e progeny of approximately 40-50 queens will be tested. the sperm from the males is stored in t |
| 10127 | 3 | rent levels of inbreeding. this project will address this question by examining naturally occur
breeding systems. the tied studentship will test hypotheses about when the shift in mating sys ting how changes in breeding strategies will influence the ability of populations to adapt to c |
| 10088 | 2 | the other species in the community. we should be able to predict these changes using food web
and ecosystem function. in this way we will enable more accurate models of the consequences of |
| 10224 | 2 | the other species in the community. we should be able to predict these changes using food web
and ecosystem function. in this way we will enable more accurate models of the consequences of |
| 2464 | 4 | n in the pipefish syngnathus typhle. we will address effects of population density and sex rati
d the intensity of sexual selection. we will form breeding populations at different densities a esolve the genetic mating systems. this will allow the simultaneous estimation of all proposed o the measurement of mating systems. it will also further our understanding of the roles of den |
| 10829 | 1 | erefore lost rapidly when not needed we will explore the relationship between fitness and effic
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| 11291 | 3 | insect. for this reason, and because it should lead to a future project that would also be nove
it should lead to a future project that would also be novel and fundamental, the proposed resea and fundamental, the proposed research should substantially advance the field. |
| 1974 | 1 | ential for mycoparasitism of collimonas will be used to develop a protocol to screen soil bacte
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| 10081 | 2 | n of one enantiomer . these experiments will be coupled to a detailed examination of the atomic
ern techniques of surface science, that will enable us to understand better the mechanisms by w |
| 10048 | 2 | egation. in contrast the proposed study will experimentally test these hypotheses using a small
rns of behaviour in the wild this study will observe the behaviour of guppies in the laboratory |
| 10226 | 2 | egation. in contrast the proposed study will experimentally test these hypotheses using a small
rns of behaviour in the wild this study will observe the behaviour of guppies in the laboratory |
| 10896 | 12 | poverty alleviation on the coast. this will be achieved through a synthesis of current underst
various scenarios on growth and poverty will be explored. these scenarios will be developed wit verty will be explored. these scenarios will be developed with, and applied by, stakeholders wi ures of change and their interactions - will collate understanding of the different current and ch drivers and pressures cause change - will elucidate the mechanisms by which these pressures ts and interactive effects of changes - will investigate the impacts of the changes on the ecos on livelihoods. wp4 case study sites - will provide case studies in which empirical research a mpirical research and model development will be conducted to underpin the other work packages a l economy and institutional processes - will evaluate current forms and mechanisms of resource e in case study sites. wp6 projection - will apply established and novel analyses and modelling and economic futures. these projections will examine the implications of mitigation and adaptat igation and adaptation. wp7 synthesis - will act as a vehicle to advance and facilitate integra |
| 1981 | 4 | to differences in climate, this project will use existing clines with latitude in this butterfl
t and the association with rainfall, we will study the mechanisms of adaptation at three levels ation of this fully integrated approach will provide novel insights into the mechanisms of gene ypic plasticity herein. furthermore, it will address the issues of potential constraints in ada |
| 2077 | 1 | other plants to a changing climate and will contribute to an understanding of the evolution of
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| 11443 | 2 | ons. determining the mechanism involved will permit accurate predictions of how animals will be
mit accurate predictions of how animals will behave in novel environments. |
| 14129 | 6 | degradation in bacteria. to this end we will measure ribosome degradation in e. coli strains, w
rect measurment of ribosome degradation will be combined with northern analysis and primer exte g ribosome degradation. in addition, we will test different toxins coded in the e. coli genome by using mutagenesis of ribosmal rna we will try to determine what triggers ribosome degradatio what triggers ribosome degradation. we will also study the possible role of ribosome degradati h inhibition of various antibiotics. we will determine the kinetics of degradation of various r |
| 6931 | 6 | rror-prone dna-polymerases. finally, we will attempt to decrease the rate of deletions forming
ns of the above mentioned modifications will be tested in order to develop a strain with a lowe y higher genetic stability. this strain could prove to be advantageous in dna-cloning and prote mpared to present day host strains, and could serve as their replacement within a time scale of nd biotech industry as well. this grant would widen the class of young investigators between th from the grant. our working conditions will be improved by the installation of a polyacrlylami |
| 9846 | 5 | ce their evolution in the cretaceous. i will test recent theories that the superior competitive
new zealand rainforests. my first study will test the hypothesis that conifers are inherently s adients of nutrient and light supply. i will then conduct shade-house experiments to compare th ongevity among species. my second study will test whether local dispersal of litter establishes r their regeneration. together, my work will contribute towards the testing of other coexistenc |
| 7124 | 1 | articular to stochasticity and warming, will shed parallel global mechanisms that influence the
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| 15132 | 1 | lation assessment tools. this knowledge will facilitate the effective and proactive management
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| 218 | 2 | ison with pure populations. the results will improve understanding of taxonomy of the m. falcat
of the m. falcata autopolyploid complex will be presented that also contribute to the solving o |
| 7707 | 2 | t mediterranean landscapes and terroirs will place the scene in the heart of mediterranean agri
nd. . . a characterization of the soils will be established by a synthetic typology and quantif |
| 11603 | 3 | the project will evaluate the evidence for mesolithic to initial ne
6500-3500 cal bc. evidence for burning will be evaluated alongside other disturbance factors i escales of coastal environmental change will enable us to identify the extent to which disturba |
| 13840 | 5 | cts on the arctic fox and mustelids. we will take advantage of the red fox removal programme wi
with control areas of similar size. we will monitor predator and prey populations during winte in prediction is that a red fox removal would result in an increase in density of ptarmigans, d e both direct and indirect effects that could affect the dynamics of small rodents. a generalis lation cycle, the reappearance of these could result in a higher small rodent dynamics with pro |
| 6935 | 1 | o the available rich cenozoic samples i would like to achieve micromorphic brachiopods from mes
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| 2038 | 3 | ethods can be tested. special attention will be devoted to the development of a framework for a
ea. in particular, contingent valuation will be applied to the general public, recreationists, ability of such findings to other cases will be examined. |
| 11146 | 4 | tly retrieved from, the environment. we will primarily use rna as our template, both for identi
colonised cellulose expressed gene pool will enable us to design the tools that we will then ap l enable us to design the tools that we will then apply to the identification of larger genetic s for characterisation but in tandem we will also attempt to isolate and cultivate the species |
| 14885 | 2 | using dgge and/or t-rflp. this approach will allow us to have a more global knowledge of the en
of heavy metals. to test this idea, we will design experiments of interaction between plants t |
| 10554 | 1 | icroanalysis techniques. in so doing we will also obtain, for the first time, a real indication
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| 10558 | 1 | icroanalysis techniques. in so doing we will also obtain, for the first time, a real indication
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| 11283 | 4 | he thermodynamic models. in summary, we will use an experimental approach to measure how iron -
ement alloys melt and from this data we will develop a multi-component thermodynamic model that ulti-component thermodynamic model that will allow us to predict the seismic wave velocities an wide range of possible core liquids. we will then compare the model with actual observations to |
| 10309 | 4 | and temperature. structural information will be obtained as necessary using synchrotron x-ray d
. in the second phase of experiments we will add either single crystal clay minerals or idp dir nd ftir spectrometers. diffraction data will be collected at the diamond light source and the a ource. the results of these experiments will allow us to accurately assess the contribution of |
| 10019 | 6 | onses to climate change can be made. we will develop a new approach using a population model th
iven habitat availability. these models will be developed using large-scale data on the british for the period 1982 to 2001. the models will then be used to predict post-2001 changes, and we ed to predict post-2001 changes, and we will test our projections against new information on ch pper between 2002 and 2010. the project will allow us to test how accurately we can predict cha ting conservation to climate change. we will make the software that we develop available to oth |
| 11572 | 6 | onses to climate change can be made. we will develop a new approach using a population model th
iven habitat availability. these models will be developed using large-scale data on the british for the period 1982 to 2001. the models will then be used to predict post-2001 changes, and we ed to predict post-2001 changes, and we will test our projections against new information on ch pper between 2002 and 2010. the project will allow us to test how accurately we can predict cha ting conservation to climate change. we will make the software that we develop available to oth |
| 13772 | 6 | arely been evaluated. in this project i will make such evaluations for invertebrate species dep
brate species dependent on dead wood. i will compare species associated with dead wood items of ame tree for > 100 yrs. occurrence data will be used to parameterise a colonisation-extinction ctions. the predictions from the models will be compared with direct observations of local colo al colonisations and extinctions, which will be made by experiments and repeated surveys. this iments and repeated surveys. this study will imply that metapopulation models are for the first |
| 10887 | 3 | f the earth itself. such a mode of life would seem rather strange in the classic chalk rivers o
ed in the environment, the better. what could be even more exciting is the prospect that the or part by 100+ year old carbon, then this would change our perception of the ecology of such comm |
| 11236 | 5 | methane will facilitate communication between these groups, bro
de the uk international community. this will be done through a series of high profile meetings nferences. these broad general meetings will be supplemented with more targeted problem oriente nted workshops. the spine of methanenet will be an interactive website that harnesses the power s engaged in field research. methanenet will be managed by a core-management team that draws on |
| 7270 | 1 | developed, the system's operating model will be confronted and validated through the collaborat
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| 7486 | 2 | anticipated that this novel information will allow developing new concepts that will be transla
will allow developing new concepts that will be translated into new or adapted protocols to rea |
| 13938 | 4 | birds. the suggested sampling strategy will allow identification of the normal flora of airbor
ora of airborne particles which in turn will allow target microorganisms to be detected as dist on, identification and characterization will be done using current molecular methods, electron ted cultivation techniques. the project will provide information of relevance for both basic sc |
| 15373 | 3 | numerous previous studies. a metagenome will be obtained, by total dna extraction and further d
tained from ponds with 19 and 37% salts will permit us to determine the taxonomic . besides, th mic . besides, this genetic information will permit us to develop new isolation strategies in o |
| 13523 | 4 | rned during my postdoc-period in usa. i will compare a range of manipulative experiments, viz.
ient. at these sites and experiments, i will use stable isotope probing methods to trace n and -scale canopy 13c labeling experiment i will have a unique opportunity to trace the labeled pho l groups in the soil. molecular methods will provide information about the effects of treatment |
| 10633 | 1 | ogical framework, this case studentship will focus on the community ecology of microbial infect
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| 172 | 1 | rnover. results of the proposed project could be important for understanding the lakes’s produc
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| 11761 | 1 | e part of antarctica where this project will be based is responding fastest to climate changes
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| 14936 | 4 | as may derive from a change in climate, could result in the extinction of the microbiota. in th
co-chemical properties of the host rock will provide information about the factors that facilit crobial life in such micro-habitats. we will also study the presence and preservation of traces s and biomarkers. the proposed research will also provide continuous and detailed climate data |
| 10719 | 1 | cells using the raman microscope. this will allow us to investigate the exact location and num
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| 2486 | 3 | responses to temperature changes. this will be addressed in field and laboratory experiments b
nalytical tools. the active populations will be studied with rna based methods, including pyros crobial populations and their diversity will be used in the final part of the project to integr |
| 15475 | 1 | food web. the results of this proposal will shed light on the bacterial species concept, bioge
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| 11734 | 2 | stable isotope analysis will be used to determine the temperature at which diff
al gastropods were laid down. this data will be used in relation to video evidence to determine |
| 1091 | 3 | ect two meiobenthic annelid polychaetes will be compared and integrated by applying appropriate
enotypic and genetic distances. results will be further analysed taking into account the differ notypic and genetic adaptation. results will allow to advance predictive models on the response |
| 9918 | 2 | ts from oman. analysis of this material will shed light on timing of the origin of land plants,
of phytodebris, hitherto not attempted, will enable testing of recent controversial suggestions |
| 7019 | 5 | flora and fauna together. this biomass would consist of microorganisms, mainly bacteria and ar
of very small sizes electron microscopy will be applied to samples, in order to correlate morph icroorganisms deep in crystalline rocks should provide a testing ground for development of iden opment of identification methods, which will be needed for the exploration of other planets and surfaces; life forms, if present there, will likely occur below the surface, where they are she |
| 10391 | 1 | r environmental science background that will enable them to work in industrial micropalaeontolo
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| 12428 | 1 | our understanding of ‘harm. the review will set out the bench mark of current scientific resea
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| 12559 | 3 | fra funding, additional funding support will be sought from individual garden owners and other
commercial processing of material; this will help establish a longer-term and self-sustainable onservation programme that this project will support has provided an invaluable link for garden |
| 10368 | 3 | n no work on their genetics. this grant will enable us to develop specific microsatellite probe
in the longer term, these developments will enable us to determine the effective population si . within the timeframe of this grant we will test key hypotheses about their sociobiology. do c |
| 14169 | 2 | rbance and advance natural regeneration will be determined. the research methodology includes s
of the growth dynamics of young trees, will be used to test the hypothesis that advance regene |
| 10278 | 2 | are desperately needed. but new methods will be useful only if they are effective that emerges.
aits, e.g. increasing larval resistance could decrease biting rate or adult longevity. luckily, |
| 7455 | 1 | n and the high temperatures at which it will be required to work.
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| 10566 | 3 | early archaeopteridaleans. this project will study newly available material of these plants fro
ncepts of the early archaeopteridaleans will be created. current theories suggest that leaves e co2. the results of this investigation will allow direct comparison of the two whole plants wh |
| 1955 | 1 | ing birds. the outcome of these effects will be used to model population dynamics and hence the
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| 14738 | 5 | wide. this research project aims . this will help knowing the impact of the human activities ab
instrumented, their migratory movements will be investigated by developing isotopic gradients a and mediterranean sectors. finally, we will investigate the impact of spanish longliners on th ollecting killed birds. assignment test will be applied on these birds to investigate the impac ations of shearwaters. this information will be crucial to propose management and conservation |
| 7041 | 3 | processes. the proposed investigations will focus on plant deposits will be investigated. the
stigations will focus on plant deposits will be investigated. the palaeobotanical results will vestigated. the palaeobotanical results will be tested against the geodynamic models obtained i |
| 13874 | 1 | experimental screening of species that will allow precise measurements of their response to en
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| 15510 | 2 | l and experimental approximations as we will perform with this project. from an applied standpo
int, results obtained with this project will be of special interest to improve the integral man |
| 14139 | 3 | e and mitigate negative impact of seals will be elaborated. tests will include the usage of ahd
pact of seals will be elaborated. tests will include the usage of ahd's and seal-proof netting try of agriculture. scientific findings will be published depending on their novelty. |
| 15356 | 8 | ly robust phylogenetic framework, which should be most useful in any comparative study dealing
e mollusks. specifically, this proposal will focus on resolving the phylogenetic relationships g the main lineages of both groups, and will reconstruct a robust phylogenetic tree of relation n evolutionary trends within each group will be characterized by mapping different aspects of t ylogeny. in addition, a molecular clock will be calibrated to date major cladogenetic events in d morphological phylogenetic hypotheses will be compared. finally, we will reconstruct the main ypotheses will be compared. finally, we will reconstruct the main phylogeny of gastropoda, by a red in a previous project. moreover, we will determine mitochondrial gene order rearrangements |
| 12061 | 1 | ntly, predicting how changes in habitat will affect the presence and distribution of organisms
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| 12021 | 2 | either in time nor in space, home range could be resulted from this inter-herds interaction. be
ty phases for the pyrenees, the project could propose a management tool based upon maps of habi |
| 1951 | 1 | e been defined as genetic elements that will spread through populations despite the costs they
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| 2003 | 3 | characteristics, supplied by project 2, will be used to improve the model. next, data on the hi
on accumulation, supplied by project 1, will be used to validate the improved model by comparin data are available. finally, the model will be applied to analyse the long-term effects of cli |
| 10408 | 16 | es to develop a research framework that will help fill knowledge gaps related to how climate ch
edge gaps related to how climate change will impact provisioning and regulatory ecosystem servi n and sub-saharan africa. this research will generate new data and understandings while buildin ces and rural livelihoods. our research will be conducted at four sites where the ecosystem ser orest landscape in mamiraua, brazil. we will develop systems dynamic models of climate, ecosyst patial and political scales. the models will acknowledge that regulatory and provisioning servi are ecologically interdependent, which will permit an exploration of synergies and trade-offs ocio-political differences across sites will make the policy implications of research results b sub-saharan africa. combined, the site will allow us to speak to a variety of water-livelihood , consortium members and local partners will initiate a participatory process to design a resea livelihoods. through webex sessions, we will host virtual meetings to exchange ideas that will virtual meetings to exchange ideas that will lay the foundation for a consortium planning works search needs at each site. the workshop will produce a research program designed to identify ma pport the proposed research. this grant will enable us to develop a framework for building a ca llaboratively across sites, the program will foster direct south-south exchange of skills and k their communities in developing nations will be better prepared to adapt to climate change and |
| 11413 | 16 | es to develop a research framework that will help fill knowledge gaps related to how climate ch
edge gaps related to how climate change will impact provisioning and regulatory ecosystem servi n and sub-saharan africa. this research will generate new data and understandings while buildin ces and rural livelihoods. our research will be conducted at four sites where the ecosystem ser orest landscape in mamiraua, brazil. we will develop systems dynamic models of climate, ecosyst patial and political scales. the models will acknowledge that regulatory and provisioning servi are ecologically interdependent, which will permit an exploration of synergies and trade-offs ocio-political differences across sites will make the policy implications of research results b sub-saharan africa. combined, the site will allow us to speak to a variety of water-livelihood , consortium members and local partners will initiate a participatory process to design a resea livelihoods. through webex sessions, we will host virtual meetings to exchange ideas that will virtual meetings to exchange ideas that will lay the foundation for a consortium planning works search needs at each site. the workshop will produce a research program designed to identify ma pport the proposed research. this grant will enable us to develop a framework for building a ca llaboratively across sites, the program will foster direct south-south exchange of skills and k their communities in developing nations will be better prepared to adapt to climate change and |
| 10543 | 14 | ish stocks in the north sea. this model will be used to investigate the impacts of different ma
and on the ecosystem. in particular, we will focus on the implications of changes in the manage e paper on the proposed marine bill. we will use an operating model approach that describes thr e system are collected and analysed. we will extend this approach to provide additional insight nagement scenarios. the operating model will be developed in two phases. a set of functional re o phases. a set of functional responses will be used to predict the relationship between the co ocation. a set of aggregative responses will be used to predict the distribution of fishing eff aging over space. the modelling process will be facilitated by similarities between the foragin catch and the cost of obtaining it. we will focus on a subset of the predators whose foraging efuel, in the case of the fisheries. we will evaluate their benefits and costs in a common econ oraging trip as the basic time unit. we will base these models on the large body of data on sea ropean commission s mafcons project. we will fit these combined models to data on fisheries lan ng colony in the north sea. finally, we will model the way in which new management regimes for defra are likely to be implemented. we will then use scenario analysis to predict the likely i |
| 13586 | 2 | ct is to estimate how much biodiversity will be protected when forest areas are set aside in di
erhaps modification. hence this project will result in both an evaluation of the cost-efficienc |
| 13767 | 3 | among ecosystem services. these models will be closely linked to three empirical case studies
le live in around the world. our models will improve environmental decision making in these reg es and traps. in addition, these models will directly contribute to future ecological assessmen |
| 11838 | 6 | cale problem. in the proposed study, we will use a combination of field work, image analysis an
vanna tree demography. specifically, we will investigate how vegetation spatial structure and l of rainfall, fire and geomorphology. we will use these data to develop a spatially explicit mod and disturbance on tree demography. we will use the model to explore how future changes in pre del outcomes and predictions. this work will provide new insights into the importance of spatia patial pattern for savanna ecology, and will help define which processes must be included in co |
| 15234 | 6 | fera of valencia as a case of study. we will follow closely the clear water phase events that a
ty. nutrient balances and stoichiometry will be studied in relation with the development of the diversity of the plankton community. we will deepen in the study of the carbon cycle by analysi of the microbial loop in the system. we will look at the changes induced by flushing in the tro d on recent sedimentary sequences, that would help to understand this process and to visualize and duration of the clear water phases will be a useful tool for the restoration or oligotroph |
| 7680 | 1 | una and molinia. developing these tools should allow managers to refine their evolutionary scen
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| 13330 | 3 | and the scientific community. this goal shall be achieved by combining innovative predictive to
termining exposure. the developed tools will be verified in case studies representing european d-user-directed decision support system will be provided for cost-effective tool selection and |
| 13609 | 4 | tual understanding of algae function it will be difficult to recognize and predict the effects
ties and associated species. this study will test the general hypothesis that chemical defences rmining costs. two species of red algae will be used as test species. the questions will be add be used as test species. the questions will be addressed through a combined empirical and mode |
| 10828 | 3 | atial regression based approach. models will be developed for biological records centre plant d
ata. the comparison of these approaches will allow the influences of spatial autocorrelation in efforts to be investigated. the models will then be used to project plant distributions under |
| 13972 | 3 | trophic processes in these biotopes. we will develop a model that describes an undisturbed syst
urbed system. the results of this model will be compared with model simulation where we systema ieve that the results from this project will provide predictive tools for management and protec |
| 13771 | 3 | ons that have slow dynamics. the method will not require access to data from repeated surveys,
dynamics. we have earlier shown that it should be enough to use data from a single survey to de the short-cut method is successful, it will be a cost-efficient and quick way to develop metap |
| 14125 | 6 | used in estonian forestry at the moment will be evaluated against the european growth and yield
yield tables , also causes of the trend will be explored. according to the growth trends, the e hronosequences of forest inventory data will be corrected. finally, a distance independent indi ndependent individual tree growth model will be elaborated on the estonian network of forest gr rmanent monitoring plot data. the model will be evaluated on long-term forest research plot re- e new type estonian forest growth model will enable to predict dynamics of tree distributions a |
| 2119 | 2 | eriod of 5 months during 2005. there he will collaborate with members of the us globec team on
that such collaboration with us globec will benefit the ongoing norwegian globec activities, p |
| 14227 | 1 | and nutrients through the ecosystem, we will quantify their budgets using the data on incomes a
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| 13722 | 4 | n viability analysis . this information will enable us to predict plant population dynamics in
n dynamics in changing environments. we will apply such models to five herb species, typical fo lbifera and polygonatum multiflorum. we will also use several methods to assess the accuracy of e and other models. this type of models will enable better identification of optimal management |
| 13763 | 5 | ersal. in this project a model platform will be created and plant dispersal will be modelled at
orm will be created and plant dispersal will be modelled at a landscape scale. plant species fi species with different dispersal traits will be selected and used for modelling if dispersal is e historical species and landscape data will be used for model validation. results will provide l be used for model validation. results will provide a deeper understanding on how past and pre |
| 13951 | 4 | degree of isolation and age. the study will quantify the relative importance of founder events
spread in patchy habitats. the project will add novel approaches to quantify regional dispersa ion of species with small diaspores. we should reveal the effects of the curve shape on genetic e on genetic structure. the application will become a tool to predict colonising ability of thr |
| 11273 | 4 | it has been predicted that the climate will change somewhat. included in these predictions is
ions is the idea that rainfall patterns will not be as they are now, but rather that there migh nts to the lake we can study how a lake will respond to these sorts of changes. we will study t l respond to these sorts of changes. we will study two different lakes with two different typic |
| 12593 | 10 | os generated by ukcp09. these scenarios will be available at a particular space and time scale,
scale required by particular models. we will be seeking models which are capable of simulating y models of these pressures and threats will be highly diverse with a range of detail of physic ed on soil physics. biodiversity models will be empirical and may be statistical in nature. oth statistical in nature. other processes will be represented by models with varying degrees of p constraint. as far as possible, models will be sought which have proved capable of responding ncertainty associated with these models will be assessed, and where possible, underlying connec derlying connections between the models will be identified. most will have particular strengths een the models will be identified. most will have particular strengths in representing the resp the response of identified threats, but will also simulate responses to other threats for which |
| 7681 | 1 | the modribio project will develop a modelling framework allowing the represe
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| 12359 | 6 | model will be set up by the met office ocean forecasting r&d
ction model. a tracer dispersion module will be applied to model the in-water-column dispersion dispersion of marine pollution such as could arise from a damaged container. a scenario will b se from a damaged container. a scenario will be run to simulate the passage of a storm, with we ainers offshore. results from the model will be assessed and a short report prepared. a summary ort prepared. a summary of the findings will be presented as an annex to the iacmst goos action |
| 10927 | 2 | chemistry of antarctic subglacial lakes will be determined from a series of measurements and nu
measurements and numerical models. work will initially concentrate on the largest, and best kno |
| 6967 | 3 | project. major outcomes of the project will be models and maps of the potential vegetation dis
delling techinques. the primary outcome will be further analysed to understand differences in t as well as in their co-occurrence. this will also provide nature conservation and ecological re |
| 12260 | 1 | with a focus on how economic incentives could be utilised to optimise biodiversity enhancement
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| 10493 | 7 | ntly long period. the proposed research will use this thames record to develop new methods and
in both the short- and long-term. this will allow the rates at which groundwater nutrient tran rt can make land to river transfers and will help to identify whether projected climate change hether projected climate change impacts will be as big a threat to water quality as large-scale s large-scale changes in land use. this will enable freshwater and catchment scientists to gain nderstanding of long-term processes and will help policymakers to prioritise actions and make d ioritise actions and make decisions. it will also show the ways in which monitoring programmes |
| 15259 | 1 | eir meaning in the current biodiversity will be carried out. for that the most important faunis
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| 7154 | 1 | ertainty and climate or global dynamics will be seen initially as impacts. this project builds
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| 15423 | 2 | me environments. in the same manner, we would like to include in the project the study of the a
located in the iberian pyritic belt. we will study the possible application of acidic microalga |
| 11299 | 2 | strategies it uses to infect its hosts will shed light on how natural brown algal populations
tified determinants of host specificity will further be correlated to the genetic and biogeogra |
| 11540 | 2 | strategies it uses to infect its hosts will shed light on how natural brown algal populations
tified determinants of host specificity will further be correlated to the genetic and biogeogra |
| 11630 | 4 | are causing harm in the environment.we will have a workshop where the scientists will decide o
ll have a workshop where the scientists will decide on what is needed and how to do it and then eeded and how to do it and then workers will exchange between organisations to learn from each d to put this into action.in the end we should have better test methods for detecting effects o |
| 10463 | 4 | we will characterise effects of n deposition, and its remo
l nitrifier populations at upland sites will indicate compositional and activity changes in aut ecific inhibitors of ammonia oxidation, will allow contributions of heterotrophs to be assessed of heterotrophs to be assessed. outputs will provide information for mechanistic models of soil |
| 10328 | 3 | ological and molecular approaches. this will enable the elucidation of genetic divergences betw
idespread group of organisms. the study will involve the use of five different genes, 18s rrna volve at different rates, and their use will permit construction of a classification incorporat |
| 11385 | 5 | eotides and behavioural manipulations i shall assess the effects of downregulation of these gen
aggressive behaviour. these approaches will provide novel information to improve our understan of dominance status. modern technology shall also be adopted to understand if there is a metab tabolites from individual animals. this will explore whether metabolomics can be used as a diag d consequences of dominance hierarchies will provide us with new information on their ecologica |
| 6852 | 3 | ce of pathogens recovered from patients will limit our knowledge on the incidence and dynamics
e. coli isolates, these investigations will be extended to study the presence of a broad array s. it is anticipated that these results will contribute to the development of more accurate ant |
| 14810 | 4 | ucidate new molecular mechanisms, which could be found in the immune defense, we should look ca
ould be found in the immune defense, we should look carefully at the immune system of those ani e unique immune molecular mechanisms we could learn from with the aid of the modern immunologic ur knowledge of immunology, in general, could be useful for human and/or for veterinary medicin |
| 10963 | 4 | cross between a. petraea and a. halleri will be conducted under various zinc treatments. genes
d with either tolerance or accumulation will be used as rflp markers in a qtl analysis of a seg etraea x a. halleri cross. qtl analysis will also be used to determine whether there are any ge ptive genes identified by this strategy will be sequenced from a. halleri and its sister specie |
| 15484 | 1 | ur planet. in addition to daily rhythms will help in our study. we believe that our results may
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| 11344 | 5 | and this molecular ecological approach will be applied here to the cellulose-degrading anaerob
in freshwater lakes. environmental dna will be cloned and sequenced to describe the biodiversi cellulose-degrading community, and this will be followed up with direct probing and labelling e of the different members. the research will be carried out at two study sites in the lake dist ion on the subject, which this research will begin to redress. |
| 6807 | 2 | oreans and their hosts. furthermore, we would like to develop an in situ hybridization method,
an in situ hybridization method, which would determine the route of infection caused by myxosp |
| 11618 | 2 | ological importance and, theoretically, should be important for scientific research and biologi
, and taxonomic expertise. this project will test cost-effective molecular characterisation and |
| 14544 | 3 | n acidobacteria acidobacteria cells. we will also attempt to culture the most abundant acidobac
e the most abundant acidobacteria which will lead to a complete physiological and functional ch cular, of the sediment-water interface, will enable us to know the function and possible influe |
| 7494 | 1 | ional high biodiversity rate. the gains will also be used to develop mycorrhizal fungi cdna lib
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| 10074 | 1 | for picoeukaryote taxa. in addition, we will use dot-blot hybridisation, fluorescent in situ hy
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| 9814 | 1 | ical properties of the water column. we will also examine various physiological properties of r
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| 10186 | 3 | trace gas. molecular ecology techniques will be developed and used to examine the distribution,
und in chloromethane-utilising bacteria will be used to examine the ecology of these bacteria i bacterial dna in environmental samples, will be exploited to relate the distribution of phyloge |
| 11470 | 2 | nvestigate its selective importance. we will focus on variation in vernalization requirement an
ng its role in phenotypic variation. we will also aim to understand the ecological significance |
| 7595 | 1 | equence polymorphism different paralogs will be studied in wild populations of common bean coll
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| 14926 | 4 | the function of ml1- and div-like genes could be linked to the evolution of asymmetric specilis
ionary history of the ml1 and div genes will help us to understand the evolution of molecular a ies of scrofulariaceae and lamiales, we will limit the duplication events that gave rise to the species with different morphologies, we will be able to address the direction of the evolutiona |
| 15045 | 4 | the function of ml1- and div-like genes could be linked to the evolution of asymmetric speciali
ionary history of the ml1 and div genes will help us to understand the evolution of molecular a f plantaginaceae and other lamiales, we will limit to either of the mentioned groups the duplic species with different morphologies, we will be able to address the direction of the evolutiona |
| 10843 | 1 | henotypic characters. the proposed work will yield important insights into the nature of a barr
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| 6811 | 4 | and turkey breeds and colour varieties will be investigated using the dna microsatellites. the
hered goose breed in debrecen included, will be investigated in comparison with the emden geese as control. besides, some turkey breeds will be included in the project as well. the microsatel od in the project. the possible results will be important for the science in comparison of gene |
| 7004 | 8 | garden-chafers . in a further step, we will estimate which of the identified predators will be
imate which of the identified predators will be potentially key-elements for the regulation of ae. the findings of the present project will finally contribute to the development of more effi ontrol strategies. white grub predators will be identified by specific dna-sequences, which can after consumption of scarab larvae. we will use a new molecular approach, which will enable us ill use a new molecular approach, which will enable us to screen predators simultaneously for s r several prey species. our methodology will also be of importance for future studies dealing w tionships in different ecosystems. this will provide an important step forward in applied and b |
| 11109 | 4 | arctic shelf and scotia arc islands. we will investigate its colonisation success and populatio
om mitochondrial regions. from these we will estimate the level of variation for each region of r analysis. the analysis of these genes will also confirm whether the studied species is truly c species. the more polymorphic regions will allow us to examine the spatial genetic structure |
| 7304 | 1 | e evolution mechanisms and subsequently will be used for conservation purposes, in a context of
|
| 14210 | 4 | r mechanisms behind stomatal regulation could be of tremendous agronomic significance. we have
rtly overlapping goals. in the first we will address upstream signaling of slac1 protein and in g of slac1 protein and in the second we will use our arabidopsis gas-exchange measurement syste veloping drought resistant crops, which will be a lucrative initiative for agriculture. |
| 15459 | 3 | r current distributions. in addition it will developing fresh species concepts which will be pe
developing fresh species concepts which will be pertinent throughout the entire range of the ge ge of the genus, and the data generated will provide the basis of the account of the genus to b |
| 10104 | 3 | biosis within this bivalve family. this will enable us to test ideas concerning the acquisition
t habitats. more generally, the results will be relevant to understanding the evolution and div othermal vents and cold seeps. the work will be carried out in the zoology department, the natu |
| 14590 | 3 | picapra pyrenaica with the subspecies , will be studied. this knowledge is essential to define
an evaluation of different dna markers will be done. finally, the study of mtdna phylogenies w finally, the study of mtdna phylogenies will allow evaluating the effect of pleistocene glaciat |
| 14912 | 7 | ly robust phylogenetic framework, which should be most useful in any comparative study dealing
ng the main lineages of gastropods, and will reconstruct a robust phylogenetic tree of gastropo on the newly obtained sequence data. we would address three phylogenetic important questions: p thobranchia and pulmonata. moreover, we will determine mitochondrial gene order rearrangements tropods. in addition, a molecular clock will be calibrated to date major cladogenetic events in n evolutionary trends within gastropods will be characterized by mapping different aspects of t d morphological phylogenetic hypotheses will be compared. |
| 14535 | 4 | be the bacterial species. this proposal will apply this recommendation to aeromonas, because it
better define the species within it. we will partially sequence ten genes in a representative c presentative collection of strains that will include all aeromonas species. five of these genes ential cellular functions . finally, we will also try to apply the biological species concept o |
| 14811 | 3 | ts: 28s, 18s, 16s, 12s and coi. thus we shall analyze species of roughly 90 genera from the tot
alearctics. the findings to be obtained will be discussed in relation with hypotheses on the po study of several closely related genera will allow to verify whether their genetic divergences |
| 10352 | 6 | rowth of tomato seedlings. this project will examine the effect of this strain on other plants,
tissues. the growth stimulation effect will be correlated with the amount of sulfonate-sulfur the genetic basis of growth stimulation will be investigated in detail by monitoring gene expre le sulfur. the results of this analysis will then be used to search for other natural bacterial with similar properties. this research will provide much needed data on sulfur transformations t the plant-microbe-soil interface, but will also be of immense practical value in developing s |
| 14631 | 2 | n order to know the sinapomorphies that could be used to describe the monophyletic groups. to e
c and generic levels. all these studies will be of great interest to elaborate conservation str |
| 15030 | 4 | idae. the main objectives of this study will include: to know the phylogenetic relationships be
n order to know the sinapomorphies that could be used to describe the monophyletic groups. to e ta used in the traditional taxonomy. we will use different phylogenetic inference methods to co ed to high altitudes. all these studies will be of great interest to elaborate conservation str |
| 12410 | 6 | appropiat monitoring regime. the study will help in identifying representative ambient noise m
a pilot project, data on ambient noise will be collected at strategic sites to assess site spe ambient noise. the results of the study will provide important information about the current st t environmental conditions. the results will also be used to test the applicability of the ambi ork directive. the results of the study will be used to assess the monitoring effort necessary ctive way of carrying this out. it also will look at the establishment of a base level for ambi |
| 14523 | 2 | he physiological effects produced. this will allow us to establish the toxicological significan
th moss, by using biotests. for this it would be very useful to have available a battery of a m |
| 12403 | 1 | for change under the wfd. this project will contribute to the development of a more integrated
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| 13708 | 2 | wildlife managers. the proposed project would implement a collaborative monitoring project betw
nowledge transfer this project provides will increase the range of population assessment tools |
| 15392 | 5 | study of the whole flora of the region will help us to reveal possible ecological and function
tuation -boreoalpine and mediterranean- will enable us to compare demographic performance in pa vs. marginal. the population monitoring will reveal how vital rates responsible for populations ient, and their resilience. the results will help us to improve our understanding about the int s in biodiversity due to global warming will occur, depending on the responses of different bio |
| 15024 | 9 | study of the high spanish mountains. we will apply a standardized protocol following the europe
crohabitat that these plants occupy, we will study the microclimate and also the microsoil, for also the microsoil, for this reason, we will obtain microclimatic information of temperature, r d: nutrients, texture, etc. finally, we will carry out distribution models of high mountain spe different climatic change scenarios; it will suppose the sampling of a regular mesh to obtain i rmation for analyzing. the results that will be obtained there would lead us to knowing more de the results that will be obtained there would lead us to knowing more detailed the response pat ronment, since the high mountain is. it would help to the persons in charge of the management o me time, so fragile and in danger, they will have new tools of conservation of the plant biodiv |
| 12741 | 1 | eriod of up to three years. the project would provide a range of baseline and tracking data on
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| 15110 | 1 | ts to elucid the main sources of stress will be carried out.
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| 12609 | 2 | at and alternatives in horticulture and will compile the figures for sales during 2009. the key
s2007.pdf the results from this project will be published mid july 2010. |
| 14967 | 2 | ly 150-200 genera and 1500-2000 species will be included in the book. their geographical distri
btained with eight restriction enzymes, will allow molecular identification of the most represe |
| 13814 | 3 | ectiveness of conservation policy. this will be achieved through transdisciplinary research whe
esearch where ecologists and economists will work together to develop methods for measuring the ication of the replacement cost concept will provide a common framework for integrating the eco |
| 7265 | 1 | their adaptive strategies, the project will seek to: - explore the interrelationships between
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| 14732 | 3 | these hypotheses, the validity of which would confirm that the bulbus arteriosus appeared durin
lly thought. in this regard, an attempt will be made to decide whether the bulbus arteriosus is originated in the agnatha. finally, we will study the process leading to the reduction of the |
| 15365 | 2 | ers of cantabria and the basque country will be taken into account. the existence of many small
cific diversity of the genus. the study should be of interest for other geographic areas too gi |
| 13358 | 1 | rpose cowpea landraces at the pgrd-aari will be rejenatated and enriched by the addition of new
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| 13397 | 1 | and molecular characteristic of orchids will be determined in kahramanmaras flora.
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| 7278 | 1 | th the data available in other species, will allow a better understanding of evolutionary mecha
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| 15179 | 1 | nterdisciplinary nature and its results will contribute to the development and transfer of data
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| 11254 | 2 | the focus of this research project. we would like to find out whether these cyanobacteria have
nattractive as food otherwise the virus would also get eaten. in most parts of the oceans there |
| 11494 | 2 | the focus of this research project. we would like to find out whether these cyanobacteria have
nattractive as food otherwise the virus would also get eaten. in most parts of the oceans there |
| 11029 | 4 | t in determining how much phytoplankton will grow. it use to be assumed that phytoplankton coul
it use to be assumed that phytoplankton could divide indefinitely i.e. that they were functiona phytoplankton are mortal, and that they will grow old and die, or die because they cannot grow. tant the natural death of phytoplankton could be for the energy flow of marine ecosystems: in s |
| 7474 | 3 | ment in mountain regions. mountain.trip will start where other eu projects have finished, trans
communities of practice. mountain.trip will close the gap that currently exists between eu pro t just disseminate research results but will rather synthesize results from multiple eu project |
| 11133 | 1 | technical and transferable skills that will allow graduates to undertake phd research or direc
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| 10864 | 1 | ironmental scientists and managers, who will become leaders in their fields, whether in consult
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| 1082 | 5 | ction, life strategies and decay rates, will aim to assess whether viruses control production a
e and diversity of meio- and macrofauna will be assessed, also in relation to the frequency and f meiofauna ecto- and/or endo-symbionts will be performed to assess whether mud volcanoes ecosy endo symbiosis oases. finally, all data will be integrated and ecological modelling of bacteria ted c transfer to higher trophic levels will allow to understand the functioning of mv ecosyste |
| 7110 | 1 | re recently, demographic analysis. this will better identify and enhance the ecological service
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| 13974 | 4 | that 200 species of saprotrophic fungi will be examined for their capacity to form functional
bioses with tree roots. in situ studies will examine colonisation of roots by p. gigantea and o -ground fungal communities. the project will reveal whether and how widespread the biotrophic a association is in wood-decay fungi. it will also provide new insights into fungal ecology and |
| 7698 | 1 | a mining and large-scale simulation. it will aim to help the decision on land use planning and
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| 1086 | 4 | ourist impact on vertebrate populations will be performed on loggerhead turtle caretta caretta
tion due to different hunting practices will be studied on two widespread ungulate species, roe eas those due to fishing and restocking will be investigated in trouts salmo trutta marmoratus ility of populations. predictive models will be developed to evaluate population viability and |
| 522 | 4 | opulations’ to changes in practices. we will thus present a pluridisciplinary approach aiming,
on and decision-making. in this case it would be a multiple-agent model formalizing all the pos iffon vulture in the grands causses, it will be declined for the other populations of the same ich the resource management differs. it will also be adapted to cases of similar species, black |
| 15050 | 1 | ed under different sensory channels. we will examine experimentally 1 the fucntion and interact
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| 13966 | 3 | o study the nature of their interaction will be used as the model toxicant. focus will be on th
ll be used as the model toxicant. focus will be on the microscopic food webs and key ecosystem y experiments, using natural sediments, will be run to clarify the mechanisms behind stressor i |
| 13735 | 3 | est the hypothesis that nutrient status will affect the sensitivity and resilience of shallow-w
these systems. intact natural sediments will be studied in long-term outdoor outdoor experiment mechanisms from the outdoor experiments will be verified by short-term laboratory experiments. |
| 14527 | 2 | le tracers to the study of the food web will be developed in mountain lakes, given their simpli
red to other systems. in particular, we will investigate the relationship between life forms an |
| 14712 | 4 | unctional importance have been selected will be also analyzed; the pattern of answer of each se
attern of answer of each selected group will be analyzed and therefore the different behaviours agriculture. once the studied habitats will be characterised we will select those species susc udied habitats will be characterised we will select those species susceptible to be used as bio |
| 11278 | 5 | le climate change impacts. this project will develop novel statistical methods for analysing th
nd apply such methods. the overall goal will be to ascertain if different anthropogenic pressur european seas. developing such methods will introduce multiscale analysis for collections of e ication and climate change. the project will also aim to quantify biological interactions betwe the designated project partner. sahfos will also provide the necessary ecological expertise to |
| 14362 | 4 | conditions in two ways. first, vectors will only thrive under certain habitat conditions. thes
tribution of human activities. land use will often reflect accurately the spatial distribution t factors acting at more than one scale should be considered. using the example of tick-borne d her significant outcomes of the project will include: - the strengthening of the belgian expert |
| 15355 | 2 | active for 8 years ; otherwise, earwigs would be a totally beneficial species and it would be u
be a totally beneficial species and it would be useful to increase its population in the grove |
| 10942 | 3 | ning fly and its associated parasitoids will be studied in observational and manipulative exper
the fly. natural colonization of plants will be reduced in the field and growth, survival and f addition, a semi-controlled experiment will examine fly and parasitoid performance on plants g |
| 11745 | 1 | s and assessment of site parameters, we will construct a model .
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| 10371 | 1 | mains a major challenge for biology. we will estimate the importance of one of these fundamenta
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| 542 | 1 | suing the study of these changes, which could also lead to imbalances affecting the functioning
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| 15371 | 2 | fitness effects for hosts, effects that could be more easily detected in hole-nests. in this pr
he nest. we hypothesise that , and thus will test the effects of the secretion on the species c |
| 11096 | 4 | or vice versa. if this were the case it would alter the way we think about carbon and nutrient
mycorrhizal system works. to do this we will go to scottish native pinewoods and use dna finger ne roots and the roots of blaeberry. we will culture these shared fungi on artificial media in how they colonise the root systems. we will then use isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and phosphor |
| 14177 | 4 | mobilitas postdoctoral research grant i could work for two years in the prestigious research gr
she believe in my research project. it would be the best way for me to complete my research on and to realize an innovative study that would give me the possibility to write important scient postdoctoral research grant in estonia would represent for me the fulfilment of a dream and th |
| 12201 | 5 | cene compounds such as deoxynivalenol , will feed into the project, substantiating the experime
ibution to risk analysis. risk analysis will therefore be based on completed epidemiological in ing of crops and weather patterns. this will be used to develop models that will assess long-te his will be used to develop models that will assess long-term risk, the risk of mycotoxin conta contribute to policy and planning, and will lead to advice on choice of crop, tillage method a |
| 14107 | 1 | n addition, the results of this project will be of interest in the aspects of plant virology an
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| 6827 | 2 | anned. the grain yield and silage yield will be recorded and the yield components will be deter
ll be recorded and the yield components will be determined. |
| 14976 | 5 | ane to sodium with respect to potassium will be estimated, and cytoplasmic sodium, potassium an
, potassium and chloride concentrations will be measured by ion- selective microelectrodes. on and, the mechanisms of potassium uptake will be characterized by means of electrophysiology at sms for nitrate, phosphate and ammonium will be characterized by electrophysiology as well as t these nutrients into the cell. this ion could be sodium instead of protons due to the high sodi |
| 11579 | 2 | pment of nanoscale zerovalent iron . we will see how the nzvi particles behave in soil by using
using an electron microscope. also, we will apply to use the synchrotron super-microscope , a |
| 12604 | 1 | ow data derived from ongoing monitoring could potentially be used in the context of a uk soil m
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| 13887 | 2 | edators interact with invasive biota. i will study how different guilds .this is done in aquari
ollusk in a certain area. this research will substantially increase our understanding of the pr |
| 12144 | 5 | ures for forest adaptation. the project will identify the impact of the biological invasions an
ivity, and acting environmental factors will be determined, then making the economic-ecological biological invasions and climate change will be assessed. after the completion of these studies rowth and changes of stand productivity will be carried out. it will then be developed cost-eff nd productivity will be carried out. it will then be developed cost-effective measures/recommen |
| 6849 | 1 | in grape agrobacterium interactions it will allow us generating disease-tolerant grapevine pla
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| 10282 | 6 | r been thoroughly studied in nature. we will use a network of digital video cameras and microph
w long individuals live and so on. this will be combined with dna sampling of every adult in th of every adult in the population which will allow us to work out how many offspring each indiv genetic markers show that our pedigree will be at least as reliable as those used in the text- of monitoring and parentage assignment will allow us to address some key questions in evolutio r answering these questions in crickets will provide insights across species and provide crucia |
| 9932 | 6 | classes such as poly-ketide synthetases will be designed and include probes to detect 16s genes
e cluster distributed around the genome will be used to link functional analysis with phytogene e data. large, fragments of genomic dna will be isolated from environmental meta-genomes, clone 6s genes. the 16s gene from such clones will be amplified and sequenced and the results correla ndary metabolites detected. the project will test this strategy using about 500 deep-sea strept etagenome libraries. this pilot project will provide a strategy for environmental sampling to t |
| 11746 | 2 | if the molecules prove to be stable, we will actively engage industrial partners in knowledge t
problem of marine biofouling stable, we will actively engage industrial partners in knowledge t |
| 14178 | 3 | this stage saturated and new procedures will be required to further understand plant responses
ersity in arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes will be used to map, identify and characterize genes an ically modified organisms this research will open the possibility to breed for improved agronom |
| 12671 | 1 | the contractor will develop the national biodiversity network in suppo
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| 10964 | 4 | this proposal will investigate whether the present chronological data
incoming anatomically modern humans. we will focus on the part of the neanderthal world that ex gion that the environmental preferences will be most discernible. by applying a range of cross- nmental proxies and wider climate data, should permit a better understanding of neanderthal cli |
| 12398 | 8 | ainst which the impact of the directive could be measured. this will involve assessing the exis
f the directive could be measured. this will involve assessing the existing policy initiatives tives and legislative commitments which will support the delivery of this directive and develop scenarios based on this assessment. it will focus on the detail of how each could be used in a it will focus on the detail of how each could be used in an impact assessment and outline the s proposed baseline. part 2 of this study will outline potential illustrative scenarios for what work directive. in particular the study should focus on what may be required above and beyond t d the nitrates directive. each scenario should be assessed in terms of costs and benefits. |
| 10656 | 6 | ferent types of ecosystem services . it will use a process of expert-led modelling of ecologica
erspectives from local stakeholders. it will use structured software for systems dynamic modell the local socio-ecological system, and will use these to engage local stakeholders in a struct es, and from the stakeholder workshops, will be used to analyse the ways in which decisions are ture of the process. these observations will be used to construct a grounded framework that doc f negotiations over resource use, which will ultimately help policy makers develop better strat |
| 11839 | 7 | xual conflict over how hard each parent should work at feeding their young. theoretical studies
model. the caring effort of one parent will be increased by broadcasting begging calls to just period and the response of its partner will be monitored. the predictions of the model will be monitored. the predictions of the model will be tested by conducting this experiment in situati ation from offspring and from a partner will also be investigated experimentally. `this will be o be investigated experimentally. `this will be the first empirical test of a hypothesis that e over parental investment. the findings will be of general interest to researchers studying evo |
| 9940 | 3 | n the fram strait-yermak plateau region will be used as biostratigraphic and palaeoceanographic
phic indicators, and direct comparisons will be made with neogene foraminiferal collections fro canadian geological survey. this study will serve as a baseline for understanding the diversit |
| 186 | 1 | en in stressful conditions. the results will be published in international peer-reviewed journa
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| 15369 | 5 | fitness effects for hosts, effects that could be more easily detected in hole-nests. in this pr
ogenic infections by microorganisms. we will pay special attention to mutualistic bacteria livi complementary perspectives. the project will use empirical, experimental, and comparative appro ed in field conditions. this subproject will be mainly focussed on the study of avian nests as ra costs of parasitism. in addition, we will also study causes underlying the antibacterial pro |
| 10648 | 4 | of the flocculus in each virtual brain will be measured and analysed statistically to find out
f strong relationships are not found we will know that palaeontologists should avoid speculatin ound we will know that palaeontologists should avoid speculating on the flying ability of extin y, if relationships are found, our test will have provided palaeontologists with a tool to test |
| 13925 | 4 | to ‘banana as input, the computer model will compute synthetic blends that generate patterns si
brain. to increase the model’s power, i will physiologically characterize orns with additional e route of research on attractants, and will provide an extremely valuable tool for attractant toes or moths. in addition, the project will cross-fertilize basic research by providing a weal |
| 10929 | 4 | ells present in the river this proposal will attempt to establish whether returning salmon are
gical recordings from selected fish. we will also establish populations of hatchery reared fish s using a laboratory y-maze. these fish will then be used for physiological recording experimen gical recording experiments in which we will attempt to establish any differences in the sensit |
| 13528 | 4 | tic variation in natural populations. i will investigate two main questions in this context. fi
vironmental acidification this research will increase our understanding of the adaptive potenti lected in neutral molecular markers. it will also lead to direct recommendations for the mainte e demand for such knowledge is high and will continue to increase in the future. |
| 11085 | 6 | ish for example how these distributions will change with the changing climate a new theory of b
tions, not the real world. this project will make use of recent progress in dna technology to t structure and persistence, some groups will rely more heavily on dispersal than others. we wil re heavily on dispersal than others. we will compare these groups carefully, studying entire co are working on the dna level, this work will also provide new knowledge about how biodiversity es in current investigations. the study will demonstrate a new way of studying biological diver |
| 11457 | 2 | we will make total target strength measurements of the eup
frequencies, sizes and maturity stages will improve our ability to identify species acoustical |
| 14452 | 5 | t in model insects and small mammalians will be proposed. they provide direct evidence of expos
of contaminants. new innovative methods will be applied: precisely determination of the bioindi et assay and others. the ibgts proposed will help to develop a better understanding of the ecol in the natural populations. the project will create an optimal environment for young scientists young scientists as well as the project will be a stepping stone for further collaboration in i |
| 10367 | 3 | mesozoic terrestrial ecosystem function could not be assembled until now because data on the ma
light microscopy; palaeontological data will be combined with morphological and molecular studi analysis; and palaeoecological results will be combined with palaeoentomological data to under |
| 10287 | 2 | where don dominates the soil n pool. we will take a holistic, field based approach to test this
se ecosystems. we believe that our data will provide new insights into terrestrial n cycling an |
| 10298 | 2 | where don dominates the soil n pool. we will take a holistic, field based approach to test this
se ecosystems. we believe that our data will provide new insights into terrestrial n cycling an |
| 12242 | 1 | s that affect soil hydrology. genotypes will also be selected for increased water use efficienc
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| 11560 | 1 | stratification in the north sea and we will also assess the impacts of such changes on phytopl
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| 15468 | 7 | ect various new culture techniques that will elucidate the diversity and structure of the hithe
at different temperatures. secondly, we will undertake taxonomic and phylogenetic analyses of t s of the newly cultured isolates, which will allow us to describe so-far unknown halophilic tax e experience in this field of research, will choose strains that produce antimicrobial factors uffs industries. in short, this project will help to perfect new techniques to isolate, culture involved in since 2005. the end product will be the description of new taxa and strains will ho the description of new taxa and strains will hopefully contribute to modern medical and biotech |
| 10560 | 1 | corporate ni and modify ni isotopes. we will then extend this to natural samples where methanog
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| 14229 | 2 | ients is highest. this research project will improve our knowledge about the process of trees n
ween roots and foliage. furthermore, we will move towards the mechanisms conducting the night-t |
| 14498 | 1 | ts validity as an ecophysiological tool will be tested by using the obtained data base in a for
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| 10176 | 3 | capacity of r; if correct, acclimation will require an additional supply of nitrogen. this res
pply of nitrogen. this research project will establish the extent to which thermal acclimation ssue and isolated mitochondrial studies will be used. |
| 13504 | 1 | f o2 and reduced n on their n2-fixation will be examined. the project provides information abou
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| 13613 | 1 | oned among these species, we believe we will be in a strong position to provide a greatly impro
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| 15113 | 1 | ives are interested in the knowledge we will acquire from this project.
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| 15114 | 1 | ives are interested in the knowledge we will acquire from this project.
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| 10051 | 3 | n oxygen minimum zones / why this ratio should change is unknown. in this project we aim to cha
nd the bacteria driving the n-cycle. we will experimentally manipulate contrasting waters to te ch an important area as the arabian sea should help the scientific community build better predi |
| 11581 | 3 | n oxygen minimum zones / why this ratio should change is unknown. in this project we aim to cha
nd the bacteria driving the n-cycle. we will experimentally manipulate contrasting waters to te ch an important area as the arabian sea should help the scientific community build better predi |
| 13936 | 2 | e baltic sea. the results of this study will significantly refine our understanding of the effe
ary productivity of n by nodularia, and will be of valuable assist if we are to find effective |
| 2535 | 6 | hese geographically distinct components will complement each other in terms of methodological f
logical focus and ecological scope, and will be tied together through technical and analytical consisting of 3 studies. in part i, we will use substantial existing data sets on scandinavian enetic captures. part ii of the project will take place in northern pakistan, where we intend t urces of dna . this part of the project will center around one 2-month long field season in eac he 3 years of the proposed project, and will also involve the use of camera traps to validate a |
| 2071 | 5 | eir effects on local biodiversity. this will be done by undertaking a germination experiment in
orway. different degrees of disturbance will be included in the experiment. the project will al included in the experiment. the project will also perform a landscape analysis for two differen e mainly been used for plantation. this will test a hypothesis that it is the most species-rich for plantation. furthermore the project will do a genetic analysis of a large population that i |
| 2108 | 9 | s possible economic impact. the program will use past and ongoing projects as well as undertake
nd their impacts on the ecosystem. this will include a combination of retrospective analyses an linking climate and ecosystem responses will be used to extend and improve the existing models ponse to future climate scenarios. this will include changes to the fish and invertebrate stock tebrate stocks. many of the models that will be used have been developed under previous project n developed under previous projects and will be modified, where needed, to address the specific cture and plant processing capabilities will also be addressed. in addition, comparisons with o e sea of okhotsk and the oyashio region will be made in order to gain insight into the function barents sea in particular. this project will form the major contribution of norway to the new i |
| 2156 | 3 | the project will use species occurrence data, obtained from existin
of the norwegian red list . the project will directly contribute to our understanding, sustaina natural environment. the new approaches will be implemented in preparation of the norwegian red |
| 11819 | 2 | he degraded molecules in a bone extract should therefore pinpoint which ones are ancient dna. b
les, and we therefore believe that spex will enable us to distinguish the genuine ancient dna i |
| 12538 | 5 | gislation. thus either the total budget will need to be increased or the cost per sample reduce
ding up and simplfying the process this should become increasingly possible with molecular meth e with molecular methods. these methods will allow for future improvement of the provision and f of plant health division. the project will develop two themes using pests of current statutor ethods for laboratory use. the research will be performed to meet 6 objectives and be applied i |
| 12313 | 5 | s and pest control products that emerge will be shaped by european biocides directives , farmer
rol in new zealand. if successful there will be direct benefit from the new compounds for uk fa non-target species. the present project will build on existing research investment and define w /eu. the welfare of the novel compounds will be assessed for rats and other rodents versus conv ison baits. the potential new compounds will enable the safer broad-scale management of rats an |
| 14640 | 4 | t has two basic objectives. firstly, we will develop a method to measure the nuclear dna conten
r mediterranean species. twenty species will be analysed, of the genera: cystoseira and sargass the assessment of the levels of ploidy will be performed at both inter- and intra-species leve oth inter- and intra-species levels. we will also attempt to correlate the c value and the ploi |
| 7562 | 3 | d optimizing the fitness of fibroblasts will be developed. déchorionation the egg and its mecha
the egg and its mechanical enucleation will be developed before testing microinjection donor n nuclei in enucleated oocytes. tune-ups will be in goldfish |
| 7607 | 1 | ical engineering"calls in 2007 and 2008 will be continued in 2009 on larger spatial scales and
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| 10291 | 4 | this project will advance our ability to quantify the influence of p
ure dependence of plant respiration. we will be able to link our results to existing work on th at zero cost to this project. this work will also link directly into existing research programm igators are already a part. the project will fill a signficant gap in our understanding of glob |
| 11285 | 4 | this project will advance our ability to quantify the influence of p
ure dependence of plant respiration. we will be able to link our results to existing work on th at zero cost to this project. this work will also link directly into existing research programm igators are already a part. the project will fill a signficant gap in our understanding of glob |
| 12512 | 4 | this proposal will assist in the development and implementation of po
o date. the primary purpose of the work will be to investigate and monitor strategies that redu tems, while not affecting productivity, will significantly improve farm-gate nutrient use effic e efficiency and pathogen control. this will provide strategies for sustainable, low input, gra |
| 14658 | 5 | ng teams from 5 countries of both sexes will be taken in each country. total sample of 12.000 i
an homogeneous methodology. each series will defined according to socioeconomical and geographi position indexes and their relationship will be obtained from anthropometrical and bioimpedance ion of the results, reference standards will be develop, and indexes of general validity to est eight and obesity from body composition will be established. |
| 10667 | 2 | seasonal-up-to-decadal time scales. we will address the atlantic, uk shelf and slope waters, a
bon uptake and ph. estimation of change will be set against the background of intra- and inter- |
| 10916 | 2 | seasonal-up-to-decadal time scales. we will address the atlantic, uk shelf and slope waters, a
ed. estimation of decadal trends change will be set against the background of intra- and inter- |
| 11174 | 2 | seasonal-up-to-decadal time scales. we will address the atlantic, uk shelf and slope waters, a
ed. estimation of decadal trends change will be set against the background of intra- and inter- |
| 11403 | 2 | seasonal-up-to-decadal time scales. we will address the atlantic, uk shelf and slope waters, a
ed. estimation of decadal trends change will be set against the background of intra- and inter- |
| 146 | 3 | se of mineral fertlizers and pesticides should be significantly limited or even entirely given
antly limited or even entirely given up will be used. the establishment of the above given aspe stablishment of the above given aspects will allow us to assess which cultivation technology an |
| 13776 | 4 | t is reliably estimated that oceanic ph will be ~ 0.4 units lower than at present . the impacts
, however it is clear that many species will have extreme difficulty in forming the calcareous particularly susceptible. this project will assess the impacts of an up to 0.4 ph unit decreas in swedish coastal waters. the results will facilitate the parameterisation of predictive mode |
| 10894 | 1 | the impact that the changing chemistry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeo
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| 10003 | 3 | the impact that the changing chemistry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeo
the atmosphere to influence climate. we will look to investigate these questions in terms of ho he world s oceans, and the life within, will respond to ocean acidification. most of what we kn |
| 10153 | 3 | the impact that the changing chemistry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeo
the atmosphere to influence climate. we will look to investigate these questions in terms of ho he world s oceans, and the life within, will respond to ocean acidification. most of what we kn |
| 11687 | 3 | the impact that the changing chemistry will have on marine organisms and ecosystems, on biogeo
the atmosphere to influence climate. we will look to investigate these questions in terms of ho he world s oceans, and the life within, will respond to ocean acidification. most of what we kn |
| 11824 | 1 | to changes in antarctic conditions. we will achieve this by using a state-of-the-art numerical
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| 14987 | 2 | knowledge from the different objectives will contribute to understanding of the recent history
communities. the results of the project will contribute to determine the impact of this invasiv |
| 11452 | 1 | alyses. investigating olfactory puberty will elucidate the mechanisms underlying the formation
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| 2547 | 9 | of cdna on the 454-platform at cees we will characterize and compare the transcriptomes of the
s rare speciation event. the sequencing will also provide the necessary snp-markers for the pro of hybrid zones between the species. we will include markers from genes showing signals of bein potentially favorable hybrid genotypes will also be looked for. the second part of the project ow among sparrows bred in captivity. we will maintain six mixed-species populations in the lab ate and breed. all adults and nestlings will be genotyped to check paternity. pattern of assort tative pair formation and fertilization will be investigated, as well as potential developmenta ell as potential developmental problems will be used to investigate the genetic architecture of ith reproductive isolation. finally, we will investigate whether species recognition is genetic |
| 14635 | 1 | subterranean environment - which model could offer a good historicalo-functional explanation f
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| 15421 | 2 | ndflies from lerida and balearic island will be established by sequencing the mitochondrial gen
the altitudinal expansion of sandflies will be consolidated through new studies on the density |
| 15211 | 1 | and multixenobiotic defence mechanisms would facilitate the interpretation of changes detected
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| 10227 | 2 | ls can be used to predict how the trait will evolve over time. while such predictions work well
ironment, it is expected that this work will provide great insights into the evolutionary proce |
| 10020 | 4 | ation of their costs. in particular, we will focus on the taxonomically and ecologically widesp
ictions about how investment in defence should change for different ecological situations, life ected comparative data. specifically we will construct state-dependent dynamic programming mode our change this theoretical development will be supported by purposed designed experiments desi |
| 11044 | 4 | ation of their costs. in particular, we will focus on the taxonomically and ecologically widesp
ictions about how investment in defence should change for different ecological situations, life ected comparative data. specifically we will construct state-dependent dynamic programming mode our change this theoretical development will be supported by purposed designed experiments desi |
| 11334 | 7 | skills. in addition technical training will be achieved through the completion of taught msc m
ls in the centre for water science this will enable the researcher to possess expert knowledge research programme at severn trent they will receive business training relating to effective pr ing to effective project management and will become familiar with business processes and client lient needs. the results from this work will provide a better understanding of a robust, low en within the water industry. the project will necessarily entail the implementation of research s optimisation. the impact of this work will be to deliver a new modelling approach for biologi |
| 13601 | 3 | lows in many managed rivers and streams will likely need to be re-evaluated to meet ecosystem n
nvironmental law dictates that measures should be implemented to safeguard riverine ecosystems. and function of riparian ecosystems. i will do this by comparing reaches without prescribed mi |
| 12616 | 4 | overall economy. this research project will develop a methodology for assessing benefits of re
wledge of particular sites. the project will develop three candidate methodologies based on an urces of information. the methodologies will be tested by applying them to three representative across the country. a final methodology will be recommended for use more widely. |
| 188 | 2 | red in sediments. the following results would be achieved: 1. estimation of long-term dynamics
. therefore, the proposed investigation will add important information for using sediment inves |
| 14453 | 4 | ormation for navigation, caged migrants will be exposed to simulated longitudinal and latitudin
c declination to define their longitude will be studied. one of the species in focus will be wi be studied. one of the species in focus will be willow warbler in orientation cage experiments to the simulated magnetic displacement will be determined. |
| 15057 | 4 | ame habitats using molecular techniques would seem to suggest that it is not a dominant genus,
ints, it is of vital importance that we should obtain reliable data on the presence and populat fic tools for this genus in this way we will be able to discover the origin, presence and ecolo s they tend to predominate. all of this will help us to find novel species of ecological and/or |
| 15138 | 7 | in these groups of parasites. taxa that will be studied are: the family brachycladiidae, brauni
se taxa in the phylogeny of the digenea will be determined by using molecular markers. then, th the marine origin of cetacean digeneans will be tested conducting a cophylogenetic analsysis. i phylogenetic analsysis. in addition, we will conduct a historical reconstruction of the parasit t switching through the food webs. this will require the elaboration of a phylogeny of these gr e distribution in several host species, will be determined by means of a molecular and morphome rsification. we expect that the project will provide important findings from a taxonomic, morph |
| 10796 | 1 | and spread across the continents. this will also supply a spatial/temporal template for unders
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| 14977 | 3 | s: of known function in model organisms will be explored in selected species. phylogenies will
plored in selected species. phylogenies will be constructed with selected genes and their expre ith selected genes and their expression will be studied |
| 11465 | 1 | ross an environmental gradient. results will indicate whether gut methanogens are ingested with
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| 11557 | 4 | nce of pneumaticity in basal archosaurs would falsify hypotheses that a bird-like respiratory s
ed in primitive archosaurs this project will demonstrate that evolution of the air sac system i more complex than currently assumed and will facilitate future investigations into the origins codilian respiratory systems. this work will be of fundamental importance to palaeontologists, |
| 11858 | 4 | valuate archaeological hypotheses. this will be achieved through the species identification of
rent cultural groups, so identification will lead to inferences about whhich cultures of the pa s is ongoing. the paleogenomic approach will allow an assessment of the extent of change there botanical material at these sites which could become an invaluable genetic resource for our und |
| 10000 | 4 | and archaeobotanical work packages that will consolidate the evidence necessary to develop and
al conditions in different time periods will be used to assess the feasibility of the proposed quantitative analysis of these records, will establish to changing ecological conditions. ecolo ical conditions. ecological experiments will determine the relationship of plant species and ge |
| 11843 | 11 | only possible on islands. elsewhere, it will be necessary to continue controlling those invasiv
and a users of wildlife resources that will use predator-prey theory and new empirical data to the invasive american mink. the project will take place in the cairngorms national park, on the ntrolled areas. this is important at it will tell us how large an area must be controlled to ke ulation low in its centre. for this, we will remove mink from sections of rivers for a time and onisation as it takes place. second, we will consider how the success of trappers changes as mi ppers changes as mink become scarce. we will find out whether there is a density below which tr tions of participant to the project, we will also find out whether groups of trappers will have lso find out whether groups of trappers will have different trapping success. third, we will as e different trapping success. third, we will ask if the presence of rabbits in some valleys doe reas may be very effective. finally, we will integrate our results in models that can be used t |
| 11245 | 2 | segments of river channels. the results will also allow for the development of a quantitative m
xbow persistence as aquatic habitat and will thus have significant impact on wider management n |
| 10037 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 10039 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 10293 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 10296 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 11055 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 11306 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 11570 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 11834 | 3 | in this project we will integrate ground-based and airborne field measurem
d particles in the lower atmosphere. we will do this using a consortium of eight of the leading supported danum valley field centre. we will bring significant added-value to nerc resources by |
| 15212 | 4 | oth germ and somatic line. moreover, we will test the genetic architecture of life-hitory trait
h. the results from the different tasks will allow us to know broad aspects in life-history evo d ultimate causes and, the picture that should emerge by incorporating results from both subpro rporating results from both subprojects will open new avenues to solve recurrent problems in li |
| 13481 | 5 | this project will generate new knowledge on ecosystem functioning. w
knowledge on ecosystem functioning. we will build a model of the dynamics of a number of key c n different parts of the baltic sea. we will do this by documenting plankton food quality and f notably eutrophication. in 2006-2008 we will study mechanisms at the cellular level in ecologic ith functional proteome analysis, which will increase the knowledge on the physiological basis |
| 12531 | 5 | has been taken. levels of contamination will be investigated using newly developed quantitative
on of p. ramorum and p. kernoviae. this will allow investigation of the scale of contamination ontamination of the affected substrates will be evaluated. a further aspect of the project will luated. a further aspect of the project will be to use quantitative methods to measure inoculum ae. data on inoculum and disease levels will be analysed in relation to seasonal and local fact |
| 14414 | 2 | rmers decision making. this information will then be used to generate agri-environment schemes
ity and ecosystem services. finally, we will provide decision-makers with support tools that ca |
| 11447 | 4 | ntra-/interregional variation. the work will be based on three field areas on the east european
ntral urals, and ukraine which together will allow reconstruction of ediacaran ecosystems on a of cm to 1000 plus minus km. the focus will be on documenting the role of organisms in definin evolving ecologies and environments. we will be investigating conventional ediacaran biotas, as |
| 14757 | 8 | ction of new palaeoecological sequences will join to an exhaustive revision of the available in
interval pliocene-quaternary . efforts will be addressed to the construction of models of taxo ry, international framework, those data will be used to test the environmentalist component of iod. for the holocene, this perspective will be addressed towards the establishment of relation ical transitions and cultural collapses will be also discussed for those regions that reach suf lution in the palaeorecord. finally, we will consider corolaries for conservationist and forest lts, specific actions and methodologies will be proposed to fill up both regional and temporal and a monographic reference work, which will be suitable to shed light on theoretical and appli |
| 9939 | 1 | unproven but plausible, and the project will consider at least the past 3.0 myr as a possible t
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| 6885 | 1 | river. dating and multi-proxy analysis will be done for palaeolimnological reconstruction such
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| 7149 | 1 | choice of thailand as a field of study would overcome this handicap through a geological envir
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| 432 | 1 | ution of each assemblage. the next step will be to test the impact of volcanic events on climat
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| 10219 | 3 | nts and ecosystems responded. this work will use new chemical records preserved in stalagmites
lar by creating longer term records, we will identify other climatic and environmental events t ation successfully lived through, which will help anthropologists understand what additional ti |
| 10905 | 3 | nts and ecosystems responded. this work will use new chemical records preserved in stalagmites
lar by creating longer term records, we will identify other climatic and environmental events t ation successfully lived through, which will help anthropologists understand what additional ti |
| 7450 | 6 | nts in tropical american forests and we will study the effect of extraction and trade of palms
the andes and the pacific lowlands. we will determine the size of the resource by making palm enetic structure of useful palm species will be studied to determine how much harvesting of the able ones to destructive harvesting; we will study different ways in which palms are managed an nd other interested parties. finally we will study national level mechanism that governs extrac olicies to the governments. the results will be disseminated in a variety of ways, depending on |
| 12728 | 1 | this project will estimate the benefits to society of sites of speci
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| 13346 | 6 | nts in tropical american forests and we will study the effect of extraction and trade of palms
the andes and the pacific lowlands. we will determine the size of the resource by making palm enetic structure of useful palm species will be studied to determine how much harvesting of the able ones to destructive harvesting; we will study different ways in which palms are managed an nd other interested parties. finally we will study national level mechanism that governs extrac olicies to the governments. the results will be diseminated in a variety of ways, depending on |
| 10647 | 4 | ion and the amount of sea ice cover. we will use this knowledge to improve models of how zoopla
many reasons. quantifying dvm behaviour will allow us to improve our ability to predict how cha tored in the productive arctic seas. it will give us a greater insight into how and why animals the acoustic data with species data we will be able to understand the role of zooplankton in a |
| 15061 | 1 | re of species assemblages. this project will pursue this objective by focusing in the study of
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| 15145 | 1 | wild life mammals of spain. this study will deal fundamentally with different faunistic, syste
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| 10147 | 1 | stic animals and wildlife. this project will help to understand these important problems by imp
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| 11674 | 1 | stic animals and wildlife. this project will help to understand these important problems by imp
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| 11697 | 1 | stic animals and wildlife. this project will help to understand these important problems by imp
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| 15345 | 1 | in the red deer , for which we will try to replicate the results in order to advance t
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| 6732 | 1 | the project, based on written sources, will investigate the late intermediate and inca period
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| 7271 | 4 | oducts and services from the ground, it will look in the 1,200 identified species, indicators o
ecies classes value of these attributes will be identified by the method indval. the feasibilit feasibility of their use by local users will be verified in a participatory process conducted w e methods of anthropology. a validation will be performed on points where no previous measureme |
| 10985 | 10 | scenarios and environmental change. we will achieve this by combining modelling and participat
. it limits our understanding on how es will ultimately translate into poverty alleviation. par esentation of poor groups. this project will develop a novel framework to combine modelling and n complex social-ecological systems. we will test the framework in a case study of coastal envi udy of coastal environment of kenya. we will develop quantitative and semi-quantitative models inkages in the social-ecological system will be modelled based on quantitative and qualitative lect and disseminate results. workshops will be closely facilitated towards specific objectives . the methods, experiences and learning will be disseminated amongst scientists, and policy mak he espa programme. the proposed project will provide a framework to study trade-offs in ecosyst icy options. particularly, the approach will help increase the recognition of the poor-group in |
| 10782 | 3 | in growth and activity of the organisms will support the construction and testing of mathematic
ing of mathematical models. the results will thence be incorporated into ecosystem models that incorporated into ecosystem models that will examine the implications for marine productivity a |
| 11318 | 3 | in growth and activity of the organisms will support the construction and testing of mathematic
ing of mathematical models. the results will thence be incorporated into ecosystem models that incorporated into ecosystem models that will examine the implications for marine productivity a |
| 13841 | 3 | and landscape configuration. the models will be developeded in collaboration with researchers i
rs in australia and france. the results will contribute to the understanding of the effects of pe context for the future. this project will also contribute to bridging some of the gaps betwe |
| 10265 | 9 | increases, so does the rate at which it will dissolve in seawater, forcing the ph of the surfac
r and lower. it is likely that ocean ph will reach values seen only rarely since the time of th ments it seems that ocean acidification will affect marine organisms, particularly those that m stable as waters become more acidic and will eventually dissolve. if we fail to control co2 emi ow is many hundreds of times faster, it would still take laboratory experiments conducted over des to tell us whether marine organisms will be able to adapt to ocean acidification. by the ti n tolerate and how much is too much. we will take samples of ancient sediments that have been d ake complete sense of the numbers. this will tell us how the ph of the ocean changed in the pas osystem changes and species extinctions will provide vital clues to what changes in marine ecos |
| 10791 | 9 | increases, so does the rate at which it will dissolve in seawater, forcing the ph of the surfac
r and lower. it is likely that ocean ph will reach values seen only rarely since the time of th ments it seems that ocean acidification will affect marine organisms, particularly those that m stable as waters become more acidic and will eventually dissolve. if we fail to control co2 emi ow is many hundreds of times faster, it would still take laboratory experiments conducted over des to tell us whether marine organisms will be able to adapt to ocean acidification. by the ti n tolerate and how much is too much. we will take samples of ancient sediments that have been d ake complete sense of the numbers. this will tell us how the ph of the ocean changed in the pas osystem changes and species extinctions will provide vital clues to what changes in marine ecos |
| 2187 | 2 | apes they are situated in. this project will give insight into how both habitat quality and lan
eserve the studied species. the project will also contribute to the understanding of population |
| 6730 | 3 | the proposed research will focus on disease-causing genomic mutations of the
apparently sporadic pheochromocytomas, will be determined and compared. it is assumed that elu omatic gene mutations of adrenal tumors will help develop better genetic, molecular diagnostic, |
| 15122 | 1 | cales, from sub-diurnal to seasonal. we will also study what biomass changes in the smallest fr
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| 11448 | 2 | local competition and limited dispersal could prevent competitive exclusion and hence promote s
e important, then competitive exclusion should occur more quickly when seeds are scattered rand |
| 2048 | 2 | 3-2012 fisheries management from now on should be firmly based on the new eu-principles for goo
ysically available and adequate, but it should be readable and thus accessible as well. after h |
| 2100 | 1 | . using such a comparative approach, we will delineate the various mechanisms that are importan
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| 2091 | 2 | the project will explore the theoretical and experimental basis for
parallel, or or nested into each other will be explored. defense mechanisms of exchange / host |
| 14164 | 3 | n in the coastal sea. field experiments will be combined with observations, sampling, and remot
s. spatially large-scaled investigation will cover the benthic and pelagic primary production, l variability. the results of the study will enhance the knowledge about patterns of ecological |
| 15387 | 7 | on in tropical taxa. in this project we will examine the intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of div
cies are threatened with extinction. we will test whether rates of phenotypic evolution increas n increase with rates of speciation, as would be expected under an adaptive radiation scenario, nder an adaptive radiation scenario, we will also analyze the influence of ecological diversity of the mechanisms driving speciation we will study the relative importance of vicariance, perip ympatric divergence events. further, we will also analyze the influence of geographical barrier nt ecological requirements. finally, we will investigate genomic signatures of the speciation p |
| 15390 | 4 | ent dna approaches. these diverse lines will contribute to a better understanding of the origin
olutionary history of these species, we should obtain a better idea of how human-modified lands mate changes affected in the past. this could provide some clues on the impact that future glob n the impact that future global changes could be expected to have on the evolution of the diver |
| 11111 | 10 | ls and plants, while applied biologists would like to identify genes involved in economically i
e in pests and their relatives. here we will study a classic system in evolutionary biology, th of tropical heliconius butterflies. we will use modern molecular techniques to investigate a g n-yb-sb locus in h. melpomene. markers will be generated within all genes present across the r containing the mimicry locus. variation will then be screened in wild populations of h. numata an a and a g at a particular locus, we will investigate whether there is a tendency for the bu r frequency than expected at random. we will use high throughput, cost-effective genetic techni e marker with colour pattern. this work will further localize the region, and possibly identify locality have the same wing pattern, we will investigate whether there is a region that shows r omene races change rapidly, so our work will provide insight into the effect of rapid adaptive |
| 9837 | 10 | ls and plants, while applied biologists would like to identify genes involved in economically i
e in pests and their relatives. here we will study a classic system in evolutionary biology, th of tropical heliconius butterflies. we will use modern molecular techniques to investigate a g n-yb-sb locus in h. melpomene. markers will be generated within all genes present across the r containing the mimicry locus. variation will then be screened in wild populations of h. numata an a and a g at a particular locus, we will investigate whether there is a tendency for the bu r frequency than expected at random. we will use high throughput, cost-effective genetic techni e marker with colour pattern. this work will further localize the region, and possibly identify locality have the same wing pattern, we will investigate whether there is a region that shows r omene races change rapidly, so our work will provide insight into the effect of rapid adaptive |
| 15492 | 1 | cal demographic parameters. the results will allow identification of the major causal agents in
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| 10899 | 3 | ssil diversity to a cenozoic maximum. i will investigate the timing and structure of this incre
hyperthermal intervals are recovered i will investigate the nannofossil response at high resol s is an extension of objective 4 and we will collaborate with peat nannofossil biostratigrapher |
| 2533 | 2 | pesila-redd will employ integrated methodology to address gaps in t
tion of policy benchmarks. case studies will be conducted in costa rica and colombia. |
| 10409 | 14 | re is also evidence that climate change will disturb peatland hydrology, through widespread sum
nitrogen pollution and changing climate will affect biodiversity and ecosystem properties of pe hresholds of nitrogen deposition, there will be reductions in the diversity of all species, wit anying a loss of sensitive types, there will be replacement by more nitrogen-loving species and n-loving species and both these changes will contribute to accelerated rates of nitrogen and ca es of nitrogen and carbon cycling. this will result in increased losses of nitrogen and carbon egative responses to nitrogen pollution will worsen under climate change due to increased micro les fall. to address these concerns, we will determine the relationship between peatland specie o alter water table and temperature, we will measure the nature of the interaction between nitr iversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within controlled experiments and acro experiments and across survey sites. we will also identify the associations between vegetation climate change. increased understanding will help us develop bio-indicators of risk to peatland ion and climate change. for example, we will be able to better account for climate change in th ogy and molecular techniques. the study will adopt an innovative approach in using relational d |
| 13611 | 14 | re is also evidence that climate change will disturb peatland hydrology through widespread summ
act of these stresses, and whether they will act independently or synergistically. we hypothesi thresholds of nitrogen deposition there will be reductions in the diversity of all species, wit cularly sensitive. sensitive vegetation will be replaced by more nitrophilic species, and these with enhanced microbial decomposition, will contribute to accelerated rates of nitrogen and ca es of nitrogen and carbon cycling. this will result in increased losses of nitrogen and carbon t these responses to nitrogen pollution will become exacerbated under climate change, and under gen loss. to address these concerns, we will determine the relationships between peatland above o alter water table and temperature, we will measure the nature of the interactions between nit iversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within controlled experiments and acro experiments and across survey sites. we will also identify the associations between vegetation climate change. increased understanding will help us to develop bio-indicators of risk to peatl on a national and european scale, this will allow us to identify the most vulnerable peatlands gy, and molecular techniques. the study will adopt an innovative approach in using relational d |
| 15571 | 14 | re is also evidence that climate change will disturb peatland hydrology through widespread summ
act of these stresses, and whether they will act independently or synergistically. we hypothesi thresholds of nitrogen deposition there will be reductions in the diversity of all species, wit cularly sensitive. sensitive vegetation will be replaced by more nitrophilic species, and these with enhanced microbial decomposition, will contribute to accelerated rates of nitrogen and ca es of nitrogen and carbon cycling. this will result in increased losses of nitrogen and carbon t these responses to nitrogen pollution will become exacerbated under climate change, and under gen loss. to address these concerns, we will determine the relationships between peatland above o alter water table and temperature, we will measure the nature of the interactions between nit iversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within controlled experiments and acro experiments and across survey sites. we will also identify the associations between vegetation climate change. increased understanding will help us to develop bio-indicators of risk to peatl on a national and european scale, this will allow us to identify the most vulnerable peatlands gy, and molecular techniques. the study will adopt an innovative approach in using relational d |
| 12376 | 3 | n. key customer purpose project results will address the contentious issue raised as a concern
not be shown to be insignificant the uk could be obliged to take remedial action. this would re e obliged to take remedial action. this would result in additional economic burdens for industr |
| 11804 | 1 | nt in the project. research groups that will benefit from access to the core material are at th
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| 15220 | 2 | water masses. with this information we will also built habitat suitability models and will pro
so built habitat suitability models and will propose the protection of important birds areas fo |
| 7222 | 1 | y and ensure its follow-up. the project will establish an inventory of pelagic biodiversity fro
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| 12535 | 2 | potential risk. adoption of the new pra will allow eu plant health services to develop a consen
urther defra plant health division work will be carried out on improved seed treatment methods. |
| 11395 | 8 | compete for resources. many biologists would maintain that species coexist by exploiting their
tems. however, not even hubbell himself would claim that the `assumption of ecological equivale ent, when this is not true this project will address this question by studying models where ind hed practice in applied mathematics. we shall investigate how differences in competitive abilit ibute to patterns of biodiversity. this will show us how strong these processes would need to b will show us how strong these processes would need to be to produce noticeably different predic nt predictions from hubbell s model. we shall use our models to analyse data for highly diverse orests and coral reefs. in this way, we shall measure and distinguish between the different pro |
| 13347 | 1 | high quality taxonomic standards. pesi will further involve the europe-based nomenclatural ser
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| 2083 | 6 | ed in the northern continental regions, will have an impact on the grazing resources for reinde
he såmi people and culture. the project will combine satellite with ground registrations in ord and and altitude gradients. the project will analyse the consequences for the agro-forestry sec the agro-forestry sector. main emphasis will be on the northern birch forest. the project will the northern birch forest. the project will study the role of climate variability as a driving såmi culture. other effects the project will study are the increase in pollen allergies in norw |
| 15426 | 1 | me. we hypothesize that such divergence could arise even at the beginning of genetic divergence
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| 15002 | 1 | ciation between two ecotypes localities will allow us to check weather different genes have evo
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| 15486 | 1 | notypic responses compared to when they would act separately. the aim of this project is to tes
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| 11290 | 2 | a small amount of money. the fieldwork will last 21 days. the following months will be spent d
will last 21 days. the following months will be spent developing a radiative transfer model of |
| 15454 | 5 | ng a suitable gas exchange chamber that will allow us: to quantify the contribution of photodeg
xchange is being measured. moreover, it will investigate the role of photodegradation in both g espiration, standing mass decomposition will be done using a specific uv transparent chamber. t on balance. another part of the project will test the hypothesis that litter chemistry of two c mistry of two contrasting plant species will impact its photodegradation rates by implementing |
| 15399 | 3 | anet. in addition to daily rhythms . we will also analyse the expression of these genes under d
lved in its synthesis. additionally, we will study intra- and inter- specific variability in th of the model aphid acyrthosiphon pisum will help in our study. we believe that our results may |
| 14767 | 6 | ous photosynthetic efficiency, and this could compensate the advantages derived from an enlarge
ciduous and evergreen woody species. we will measure the variations in photosynthesis along the leaf life of the different species and will model the effects of the seasonal climatic variati in active leaves during the whole year, will probably respond with morphological changes that f nges that favour leaf survival and that will have strong effects on instantaneous photosyntheti hips among species. for this reason, we will also analyse the morphological differences associa |
| 11099 | 1 | organisms. in order to address this we will perform various photophysiological and biochemical
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| 11347 | 1 | males produce few but large gametes but will also advance our understanding of social behaviour
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| 10811 | 3 | collected over a period of 10 years. we will use dna sequences to resolve the phylogenies and w
ences to resolve the phylogenies and we will use these to test hypotheses on the organisation o mulate hypotheses on how this community will respond to perturbations such as the invasion by a |
| 14744 | 3 | e anaylisis of dna sequences: first, we shall investigate the relationships of the tribe cardue
form the subfamily cardueae; second, we shall explore the relationships of the dendroid macaron asis of the molecular data obtained, we shall carry out an analysis of dispersal-vicariance, wi |
| 14930 | 7 | propose two main approaches. first, we will build a molecular phylogeny at the species level,
the phylogeny with geological events it will be possible to estimate a time frame for the origi he developmental changes. the phylogeny will then be used to identify closely related species w the k-, r- and intermediate strategies will be compared morphologically to identify variation in a detailed morphological analysis it will be attempted to relate morphological changes durin cycle.. the second focus of the project will be the investigation of alterations of hormonal co ime of embryonic and larval development will be measured. since the profiling of the hormones h |
| 216 | 2 | te, ph of the bark and light conditions will be measured, also the occurrence of macrolichens i
different elements of canopy structure will be registered. • to determine the generic position |
| 10598 | 1 | t how diversification has proceeded. we will then simulate simple candidate processes to see wh
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| 10087 | 4 | cated models of evolution. our research will develop mathematical models of evolution that can
way that they evolve their genes. this will mean that we will be able more accurately to infer lve their genes. this will mean that we will be able more accurately to infer the true phylogen r the true phylogenies of species. this will be beneficial to our understanding life on earth, |
| 2477 | 4 | etic genes. with the same technology we will monitor biodiversity of several sensitive marine a
e marine areas in northern norway which will provide a baseline reference prior to any anthropo l resolution biodiversity monitoring we will further develop and evaluate microarray technology as this technology becomes available it will generate new knowledge of human impacts on marine |
| 14844 | 7 | this proposal will study the phylogeny and evolution of earthworms be
family lumbricidae as the outgroup. we will use maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony and baye ablishment of the lumbricidae phylogeny will allow us to study the evolution of the spermatheca tions in the phylogeny of the group. we will apply phylogenetic methods to the allolobophora ca hundred years of earthworm research. it will cover all the genera and many of the species inclu family. the generated data and results will greatly advance our knowledge and understanding of udy in earthworm systematics because it will provide a new phylogenetic framework for classifyi |
| 15014 | 5 | t the same time the origin of the group could be poliphyletic from olehtreutini. several altern
treutini. several alternative outgroups will have to be included in this research. in this proj . in this project, molecular characters will be considered for the first time in eucosmini, the time in eucosmini, the selected markers will be co1 and ef1. these data will be studied togeth arkers will be co1 and ef1. these data will be studied together with morphological characters. |
| 14701 | 4 | sarcocornia will be tested. secondly, the identity of ten iberian a
entity of ten iberian and american taxa will be clarified, and biogeographical aspects on their graphical aspects on their distribution will be studied. finally, analyses of population geneti he iberian taxa, based on aflp markers, will be undertaken as a tool for conservation. in that |
| 10971 | 4 | to coexist, and species in a community should be less closely related, on average, than expect
abitat-filtering model, close relatives should be more likely to coexist, as they share similar elatedness and ecological similarity. i will examine patterns phylogenetic community structure le and across geographical gradients. i will simulate the evolution of ecological traits and th |
| 7022 | 1 | ds fungicides. this integrated approach will provide us with a comprehensive knowledge about th
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| 2066 | 3 | ate flowering plant groups. the project will utilize members of the monophyletic mint subfamily
of fennoscandia. results of the project will form a case study toward the development of a mode n of the northern hemisphere flora, and will advance knowledge of the phylogeny and taxonomy of |
| 155 | 5 | n, and identification of proximate taxa will be achieved, which will provide fundamental inform
proximate taxa will be achieved, which will provide fundamental information for floras and key keys. newly obtained distribution data will be added to distribution maps.the research propose distribution maps.the research proposed will provide an important contribution to the understan the baltic sea region. also, the study will yield information essential for phylogenetic studi |
| 15196 | 5 | ch work to be done. in this project, we will analyse some european and african members, which c
nd schoenoxiphium. moreover, this study will be the first profound analysis of bisboeckelereae, to the phylogenetic reconstruction, we will carry out a cytogenetic study of the genus schoeno biogeographic and cytogenetic features will be reconstructed for the two tribes. finally, we w tructed for the two tribes. finally, we will test the dna barcode regions proposed for cyperace |
| 200 | 1 | s echinococcus and particular attention will be paid on the phylogeny of different strains of m
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| 14793 | 3 | gene sequences and geographic patterns will be inferred by using the nested clade analysis app
proach. it is expected that the project will bring about important problems of microevolution w esearch lines. finally, the conclusions would provide the rationale for a new taxonomic scheme |
| 15010 | 9 | ely related species. in this project we will try, first, to exploit mammalian genomic informati
be useful in phylogeny. to do this, we will select 100 introns of fast evolution and which, in by exons that allow primer design. this will render a variety of nuclear markers for their use f phylogenetic studies. furthermore, we will amplify some of these introns in a panel of mammal y of the intron sequences. secondly, we will study the usefulness of these introns for studies wn species group, where several introns will be sequenced. in this part of the project, we will uenced. in this part of the project, we will study how intron trees differ with respect to the e not monophyletic for each species, we will apply phylogenetic techniques based on the coalesc e most likely species tree. thirdly, we will analyze molecular dates obtained with coalescence |
| 14508 | 3 | we will build a phylogenetic hypothesis of the major monop
oup . moreover morphological characters will also be revised critically a posteriori on the bas thesis. the phylogenetic representation will be analysed by bayesian statistic approach availab |
| 14542 | 5 | tribe, the topic of the present project will contribute to the knowledge of the global biodiver
ired. independent phylogenetic analyses will be carried out for each of the genes using several sing several algorithms and the results will be compared for congruence using various tests and ssible, a consensus molecular phylogeny will be reached and compared to phylogenies based on mo characters. the phylogenetic hypothesis will be interpreted within the frame of the organismic |
| 15379 | 4 | omparative purposes. in this project we will try, using microsatellites as molecular markers, t
th a phylogeographic analysis, our goal will be to infer the recent history of the allotetraplo sing new designed field experiments, we will identify the ecological requirements for the estab the genetic and the ecological data, we will be able to test if there is a relationship among p |
| 15009 | 1 | moricandia moricandiodes will allow us to establish the distribution patterns of
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| 15329 | 2 | itat fragmentation and connectivity. we will check whether any consistency can be found between
metapopulation models. additionally, we will try to describe the genetic dynamics of the popula |
| 6940 | 7 | ulations. our phylogeographical studies could contribute to the understanding of the complex bi
species within europe. these researches would prepare important international cooperations abou c variance of the salamander population could get an insight into the evolutionary processes of ed in a very disturbed environment, and could help successful conservation management of the ar within hungarian amphibian populations could map the distribution of chytridiomycosis in centr chytridiomycosis in central-europe, and would help to understand the causes and consequences of e training of a phd student the project would contribute to support young researchers in the hu |
| 15512 | 3 | . altogether, a total of 30 populations will be studied in the distribution area of this specie
iberian peninsula. the results obtained will allow to asess the genetic diversity of population taxa. in addition, the present project will help to identify the geographical origin of indivi |
| 15326 | 2 | 00 mitochondrial genomes. this analysis will reveal the maternal population structure of these
on structure of these two countries and will allow to build a deep phylogeny of all mitochondri |
| 14913 | 5 | iological meaning of these disjunctions will be discussed under a phylogenetic perspective main
al knowledge of these areas. these data will help to discriminate between alternative modes of raphic hypotheses and speciation models will be evaluated, and then, new biogeographical models d, and then, new biogeographical models will be inferred for the minor asia, caucasus and the e ability. therefore in this proposal, we will address the ichthyological diversity using indepen |
| 13453 | 4 | nst new immigrants. in field studies we will study gene flow among populations that span across
laboratory and mesocosm experiments we will test priority effects and if invasion sequence mat rence of new algal blooms. deliverables will include conceptual models and recommendations for r targeted monitoring strategies, which will be designed in collaboration with authorities that |
| 13946 | 3 | coastal areas are scarce. in this study will state of the art techniques, ultrafiltration and f
f siderophores for the speciation of fe will be studied in the laboaraotory and in the field. s ific internal fe:c, mo:c and p:c quotas will be determined in hand-picked aphanizomenon and nod |
| 14503 | 12 | d by global change. in this project, we will carry out a multidisciplinary approach to understa
vocs emissions. in a first approach, we will complement previous studies and projects that focu ion, water availability, co2 and o3. we will study the response of diverse species to biotic st otic factors such as eutrophication. we will investigate the mechanisms by which vocs act with nstitutive and synthesized de novo vocs will be approached in relation to defence and adaptatio d adaptation mechanisms. vocs emissions will be parametrized and modelled as a function of thes and abiotic factors. in this project we will introduce the study of emissions at the community ip with community biodiversity. we also will focus on the different land uses, one of the big c actors, land uses and type of ecosystem will be improved with the results obtained in this proj d on the biochemical regulation of vocs will be generated. this project will contribute, thus, of vocs will be generated. this project will contribute, thus, to the scientific advance with p iversity changes. finally, this project will also be innovative in the use of new technologies |
| 9947 | 2 | ly well known production pathways, so i will examine plankton species other than those used as
biogenic halocarbons and hydrocarbons i will focus on the physiological basis of trace gas outp |
| 14512 | 1 | cides often found in freshwater systems will be studied. for the consecution of these objective
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| 12558 | 4 | quent infection studies in a laboratory will be done to confirm whether identified species show
disease pressure. this research project will directly support the defra phytophthora disease ma key policy objectives. project outputs will be relevant to independent stakeholders, landowner management. core outputs from the work will be regular dissemination in appropriate format to |
| 15203 | 3 | r the trend in predicted global changes will affect these interactions and how. it is not known
atus to get all this information, which will be very useful for making decisions in wetland con n at field scale. finally, this project will determine the natural potential of the sediment pr |
| 2513 | 3 | ogical and evolutionary time scales. we will combine observations in the fossil record and labo
ize around an optimal state. the models will test the influence of environmental variables on t ving algae. the outcome of this project will provide groundbreaking insights into how algae hav |
| 14133 | 3 | ding originating from land sources, and could be an important, yet overlooked mechanism why we
nts with contrasting grazer communities will be analysed for association between functional gro azer type. finally a set of experiments will be carried out with natural coastal plankton commu |
| 12041 | 1 | these data that are currently analyzed should allow for the first time to compare genomes of c
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| 9917 | 4 | measurements with picosecond resolution will be used to probe the deactivation kinetics of exci
nd indirect excitation via carotenoids, will make it possible to isolate decay components corre enoid-mediated photoprotection. results will be compared with those obtained from hplc determin er different light regimes. the project will lead to a purely optical method of determining the |
| 10795 | 6 | oar in europe were then domesticated we will use two different methods to study ancient pig rem
determining wild or domestic status. we will firstly employ geometric morphometrics, a sophisti of different individuals. secondly, we will extract dna from the teeth, which, when compared w and pig domestication. for example, we will be able to answer whether independent pig domestic the shape of the pig s teeth. the data will allow us to assess the process by which pig domest al wild boar. answering these questions will provide insights into the way humans acquired dome |
| 9943 | 6 | oar in europe were then domesticated we will use two different methods to study ancient pig rem
determining wild or domestic status. we will firstly employ geometric morphometrics, a sophisti of different individuals. secondly, we will extract dna from the teeth, which, when compared w and pig domestication. for example, we will be able to answer whether independent pig domestic the shape of the pig s teeth. the data will allow us to assess the process by which pig domest al wild boar. answering these questions will provide insights into the way humans acquired dome |
| 10381 | 1 | od. multivariate statistical techniques will be applied and gis maps constructed to examine the
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| 11114 | 13 | quence of a brown alga named ectocarpus will soon be deciphered. this will be the very first se
ctocarpus will soon be deciphered. this will be the very first seaweed of which the entire gene of which the entire genetic information will be decrypted. because of those advances, the tools ychasma. firstly, infection experiments will be performed on different ectocarpus strains in or s strains in order to identify one that would be sensitive to the fungus , and another one that ve to the fungus , and another one that would be resistant. then, by comparing the differences ces between those two algal strains, it will be possible to determine which proteins and exactl ainst the fungus. the proposed research will contribute to a basis for future comparisons on ho ted in ectocarpus under pathogen attack will be monitored using x-ray absorption spectroscopy, estion in marine organisms. also, there will be insight about the actual infection mechanism of up of organisms, of the oomycetes, this will shed more light on the infection strategies shared from different geographical origins, we will try to understand how the pathogen and the algae m rsity of both the alga and its parasite will also be useful for future studies on epidemics in |
| 10460 | 3 | roductivity cruises in the irminger sea will be analysed using a flowcam at the azti lab in nor
ed from the marine productivity samples will be compared with the data obtained for samples col ands in the south atlantic. the results will help understand how energy transfer in the plankto |
| 12734 | 3 | ment of biodiversity offsets policy. it will include a survey of the implementation of current
f current policy at a local level which will primarily be data collection. a more detailed anal benefits of alternative offset options will also be necessary. |
| 14526 | 1 | atterns across secondary succession. we will use a multiple methodological approach including o
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| 7014 | 1 | managed grasslands the proposed project will answer questions about the influence of land use a
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| 12515 | 1 | panies producing ‘global’ varieties. we will assess the constraints imposed by the current nati
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| 14211 | 3 | differ; otherwise stronger competitors will eliminate all other species computer simulations w
spatially explicit community models. we shall use most up-to-date methods, e.g. plant small-sca ods, e.g. plant small-scale coexistence will be described both above and belowground, the latte |
| 15008 | 4 | nean region. the analysis of the effect would be carried out by means of a climate altitudinal
s in functional biodiversity. the study would also aim at describing the spatio-temporal adapti ecies with long range dispersal ability could migrate to most alpine areas and move the most vu cterization along the climatic gradient would also be taken into account to determine the speci |
| 13367 | 2 | endangered or extinct. all map species should be conserved at gene bank for uses in the future
ddition, economically important species should be introduced under cultivation to protect them. |
| 12545 | 2 | and benefit to the alternaria community will be ensured through various dissemination activitie
technologies, and the proposed project will provide opportunities for wider collaborative link |
| 10981 | 3 | ities have not been explored fully . we will test the hypothesis that plant pathogens maintain
udy site in belize, central america. we will address five key outstanding questions: does morta ty from pathogens increase diversity we will carry out the first experimental test of the hypot |
| 15011 | 4 | re, since abiotic stress . for this, we will determine the levels of several biochemical and en
pathways of plant stress responses. we will also carry out studies on the flora and on the str xperimental plots. all results obtained will be correlated with climatological data and with th icial conditions. on the other hand, we will also get data which may help to avoid the loss of |
| 11469 | 3 | se to changes in climate or land use we will examine ecological, physiological and molecular re
nd natural environmental challenges. we will test for local adaptations by populations growing ose observed in its close relatives. we will also examine a group of other closely related spec |
| 9978 | 3 | se to changes in climate or land use we will examine ecological, physiological and molecular re
nd natural environmental challenges. we will test for local adaptations by populations growing ose observed in its close relatives. we will also examine a group of other closely related spec |
| 14212 | 1 | robial communities. in this project, we will merge different fields of research to investigate
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| 15035 | 6 | phytochromes in c. sativus cotyledons will be also performed. we will study the no effect on
s cotyledons will be also performed. we will study the no effect on the activity of the pks tha adian rhythmic activity. ck2 inhibitors will be supplied to evaluate its involvement in leaflet t. rpphya circadian rhythmic expression will be analyzed in relation to leaflet rhythmic moveme ession of rpphya in pulvini motor cells will be localized by in situ hibridation, using probes ained and characterized. a further goal will be to demonstrate the functionality of the apoprot |
| 10549 | 9 | nt capsid proteins and their infections should trigger host expression of a wide range of defen
organs so pollens from infected plants could become contaminated with additional allergens. th duced alterations in allergenic potency will be investigated in southampton using appropriate i om virus free and virus infected plants will be carefully compared, and patterns of ige binding t cell and basophil activation in vitro will be examined, and the ability of proteases or other lter epithelial monolayers explored. we shall seek to provoke allergic reactions in the skin an and virus infected grasses. this study should provide information on the extent to which plant n or to elicit allergic reactions. this will allow for the first time an assessment of these vi tal determinants of pollen allergy, and could open the way for new approaches to reduce the bur |
| 11047 | 9 | nt capsid proteins and their infections should trigger host expression of a wide range of defen
organs so pollens from infected plants could become contaminated with additional allergens. th duced alterations in allergenic potency will be investigated in southampton using appropriate i om virus free and virus infected plants will be carefully compared, and patterns of ige binding t cell and basophil activation in vitro will be examined, and the ability of proteases or other lter epithelial monolayers explored. we shall seek to provoke allergic reactions in the skin an and virus infected grasses. this study should provide information on the extent to which plant n or to elicit allergic reactions. this will allow for the first time an assessment of these vi tal determinants of pollen allergy, and could open the way for new approaches to reduce the bur |
| 7682 | 7 | rms of farming management. this project will build new models of biodiversity dynamics based on
ies as well as environmental conditions will act as filter for the establishment of plant speci omposition and environmental conditions will act as filter for the establishment of insect spec the establishment of insect species. we will use long-term field experiments in the massif cent sed models of biodiversity dynamics. we will develop model-based scaling techniques to upscale h these new modelling tools in hand, we will analyze different scenarios of change in farming p ty. these output biodiversity scenarios will help design public policies to efficiently mitigat |
| 14662 | 1 | imatic change. the information produced will improve the actions planed to restore degraded eco
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| 10292 | 4 | st and most spectacular land animals we will construct time-sliced maps and charts tracking cha
tation. these uniquely detailed records will then be compared with our maps and charts for mega the cause or causes of extinctions. we will also look at the histories of several ice age larg ritical for survival, or extinction. we will reconstruct the ecologies of the extinct species f |
| 11086 | 4 | st and most spectacular land animals we will construct time-sliced maps and charts tracking cha
tation. these uniquely detailed records will then be compared with our maps and charts for mega the cause or causes of extinctions. we will also look at the histories of several ice age larg ritical for survival, or extinction. we will reconstruct the ecologies of the extinct species f |
| 7475 | 6 | bility in real-world settings. the tool will support processes of knowledge brokerage, promotin
erns of consumer behaviour. the project will take the form of a series of collaborative problem interventions with policy-makers which will engage with their current work in these areas. sta heir current work in these areas. stave will allow these policy-makers to examine the nature an the development of policy. the project will yield detailed guidance on how best to utilise sta al and policy-specific environments. it will also generate important insights into the mechanis |
| 2185 | 3 | agri-environmental payment schemes that could enhance the efficiency of policies to improve the
e and policy implementation the project will analyse alternative policy measures for preserving fairness and feasibility. a methodology will be developed for designing value-based payment sch |
| 14889 | 4 | 2000 our group works in this line . we will know the suitable sampling volume with the results
tained. cyclone, medium or high volume, will be developed according to these results. at the sa g to these results. at the same time we will continue with routine pollen and spore counts to c nd spore counts to compare. finally, we will study pollen grains and others particles present i |
| 14887 | 3 | th the conventional pollen counts. this will be carried out by means of a volumetric sampler la
development. the masculine phenophases will be followed and monitored from the beginning of th a. the data obtained in this subproject will allow us to establish comparisons with the data fi |
| 14849 | 4 | dentification of different aeroallergen will be carried out in the cities object of study besid
d post- flowering of the different taxa will be study. finally, it will try to study the adjuva fferent taxa will be study. finally, it will try to study the adjuvant action of the atmospheri conomical and social point of view this should mean, on one hand, a considerable save in the ph |
| 14850 | 4 | dentification of different aeroallergen will be carried out in the cities object of study besid
d post- flowering of the different taxa will be study. finally, it will try to study the adjuva fferent taxa will be study. finally, it will try to study the adjuvant action of the atmospheri conomical and social point of view this should mean, on one hand, a considerable save in the ph |
| 14851 | 4 | dentification of different aeroallergen will be carried out in the cities object of study besid
d post- flowering of the different taxa will be study. finally, it will try to study the adjuva fferent taxa will be study. finally, it will try to study the adjuvant action of the atmospheri conomical and social point of view this should mean, on one hand, a considerable save in the ph |
| 14886 | 5 | propose to find labelling patterns that will allow us to interpret the role of the proteins rel
as lipid transport proteins, ltps, , we will use freezing protocols for antigenicity preservati in detection. with these techniques, we will obtain new information about their cellular locali ultrastructural role of these proteins will contribute to a better understanding of the role o anisms of these soluble pollen proteins will be important to the study of allergic respiratory |
| 15363 | 3 | d animals . in the case of j. cedrus we will study how the seed dispersal system is organised,
ago. in the case of b. exstipulata, we would like to assess if its limited distribution and po main seed dispersers, in both systems, will be the control of the mother plant effect by means |
| 14941 | 2 | s on the evolution of floral traits. we will focus on two types of traits: nectar secretion rat
edators on the behaviour of pollinators will depend on the amount of nectar that pollinators ca |
| 475 | 14 | re is also evidence that climate change will disturb peatland hydrology through widespread summ
act of these stresses, and whether they will act independently or synergistically. we hypothesi thresholds of nitrogen deposition there will be reductions in the diversity of all species, wit cularly sensitive. sensitive vegetation will be replaced by more nitrophilic species, and these with enhanced microbial decomposition, will contribute to accelerated rates of nitrogen and ca es of nitrogen and carbon cycling. this will result in increased losses of nitrogen and carbon t these responses to nitrogen pollution will become exacerbated under climate change, and under gen loss. to address these concerns, we will determine the relationships between peatland above o alter water table and temperature, we will measure the nature of the interactions between nit iversity for ecosystem elemental cycles will be assessed within controlled experiments and acro experiments and across survey sites. we will also identify the associations between vegetation climate change. increased understanding will help us to develop bio-indicators of risk to peatl on a national and european scale, this will allow us to identify the most vulnerable peatlands gy, and molecular techniques. the study will adopt an innovative approach in using relational d |
| 11130 | 1 | between colonies of varying relatedness will test this.
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| 9829 | 1 | ite markers and spatial autocorrelation will be used to investigate whether sperm limitation an
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| 212 | 3 | g relatively stable evolutionarily, one would expect the presence of forces that are able to ba
ng period in insects. in particular, we will investigate whether, and to what extent prolongati monitoring survival in field conditions will be used. |
| 7573 | 1 | animal food and to identify those that could be used as markers genetic diversity of strains a
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| 11149 | 4 | success to their sexual physiology. we will then conduct experiments to investigate how exposu
n. in the final part of this project we will investigate the underlying genetic health of wild wwtw effluent. ultimately, our results will enable us to assess the implications of life long ic resources and biodiversity. the work will have importance in the regulation of discharges an |
| 11696 | 4 | success to their sexual physiology. we will then conduct experiments to investigate how exposu
n. in the final part of this project we will investigate the underlying genetic health of wild wwtw effluent. ultimately, our results will enable us to assess the implications of life long ic resources and biodiversity. the work will have importance in the regulation of discharges an |
| 2164 | 1 | on and interactions of these mechanisms will significantly contribute to the future sustainabil
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| 15156 | 7 | in the present project we will address the viability of populations in fragmented
tion dynamics and genetic structure. we will use the populations of the endangered terrestrial eca as case study. for this purpose, we will build a individual-based spatial-explicit populati l-explicit population model. this model will be fine tunned and validated with genetic patterns t a landscape scale. the obtained model will be applied to assess dispersal, population viabili theoretical point of view, this project will allow to deepen our knowledge on the effects of ha more applied point of view, the results will yield specific conservation guidelines in relation |
| 14820 | 6 | g the population biology of the species will contribute to move forward in the research line kn
in particular, the population dynamics will be studied by analysing the relative importance of tudy on the species population genetics will focus on the characterization of the genetic varia eutral markers, such as microsatellites will be used to genotype the populations. finally, the finally, the extent of local adaptation will be studied by means of a reciprocal transplant exp pulation biology of plants. the results will allow the advancement of natural variation studies |
| 11383 | 4 | organism that had unlimited plasticity could potentially live anywhere. however, this is not w
rally less plastic. one reason for this could be that there are costs of being plastic as well of population competition experiments i will examine whether plastic clones can replace non-pla tic clones in a constant environment as would be expected if being plastic is costly. |
| 13835 | 1 | and isolation, an experimental approach will be made to examine the colonisation ability of the
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| 2052 | 1 | g regimes. the results from the project will provide essential information for the construction
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| 10297 | 3 | vironmental change. in this project, we will investigate variation in individual quality and it
n reproductive and dispersal traits. we will achieve this using a unique, large, long-term stud ously, and guided by empirical data, we will clarify the relationship between dispersal behavio |
| 6745 | 3 | not known. at the end of the project we will present an accurate range-map. the common hamster
m, whose connections of the populations will be investigated by dna analysis. the store buildin appened. after finishing the project we will know more about the ecology of these rodents and w |
| 15328 | 4 | h-throughput pyrosequencing. fourth, we will aim at isolating specific viruses for the two cult
l populations of flagellates. fifth, we will take the preliminary steps in genome projects of t cultured species. the results generated will shed light into the processes leading to the adapt each taxa to the marine environment and will serve to start understanding heterotrophic flagell |
| 13472 | 1 | colonize restored habitats. the project will focus wood fungi confined to burned or fire-influe
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| 6805 | 3 | nternational stem cell donor registries could be difficult, because of the unequal representati
he frame of international collaboration will obtain population genetic data, which will be avai l obtain population genetic data, which will be available to reveal more sophisticated the asso |
| 11355 | 3 | t clinal distribution within europe. we will study the functional significance of this polymorp
nt altitudes in natural populations. we will investigate the effects of temperature and photope d with environmental change. finally we shall examine the evolutionary and phylogenetic history |
| 11152 | 1 | es can influence individual fitness, we will better understand how natural selection can drive
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| 13582 | 3 | s. recent advances in genome sequencing will allow development of new marker types affected by
utral and such selected genetic markers could help identifying the genetic basis for locally ad recent developments in cod genomics, i will address the following questions: 1. do patterns of |
| 11392 | 3 | happens because a single strand of dna will bind strongly to a matching strand to make a doubl
have essentially the same basic genome will differ in the accessory genes that they carry. we operties of a gene determine whether it will be widespread or restricted in distribution. |
| 2039 | 1 | ercially important flatfish plaice that will utilize the total data to assess the consequences
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| 13740 | 1 | gregations. the results from this study will provide information for the management of cod nati
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| 11006 | 2 | story of each of the pathogens 10 genes will be investigated and direct estimates of sequence r
an additional benefit, the study design will enable an assessment of the impact of virus infect |
| 11206 | 2 | story of each of the pathogens 10 genes will be investigated and direct estimates of sequence r
an additional benefit, the study design will enable an assessment of the impact of virus infect |
| 11709 | 2 | servation efforts. one such development will be to incorporate the extent and dynamics of spati
the probability that individual stocks will become extinct. conserving such biological differe |
| 10028 | 2 | servation efforts. one such development will be to incorporate the extent and dynamics of spati
the probability that individual stocks will become extinct. conserving such biological differe |
| 13969 | 7 | changes. within the applied project we will elaborate and implement a method for producing rea
strives to fill this important gap. it will facilitate efforts to forecast population declines can better guide management actions. we will use extensive field data, experiments, and new mod s for a set of plant species. first, we will link the performance of plant individuals and popu ns to environmental factors. second, we will predict changes in key environmental factors influ ce. third, based on this information we will assess population viability under different scenar ios of environmental change. fourth, we will implement methods in practical conservation to for |
| 15098 | 1 | from five species of amphibians, which will be a valuable reference for future studies.
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| 6802 | 1 | f important species based on the aboves could help a lot in outlining quantitative approaches t
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| 10095 | 1 | eraction between neighbouring plants. i will test these predictions using pinus sylvestris sapl
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| 14799 | 4 | in the mediterranean basins. this task will permit an appropriate species selection for the ex
ecies selection for the experiments and will also include the final results of the other tasks. hermore, the information compiled in t6 will also be used, when possible, to test some of the h the combination of these two approaches will enhance the results of this project. |
| 11633 | 3 | rmine the probability that an ejaculate will fertilise an egg, making it difficult to study the
post-insemination sexual selection and will provide a crucial insight into the evolutionary me isolation and speciation. this project will also have important implications for the breeding |
| 15502 | 1 | information obtained from this project will be important to unravel the basic aspects of biolo
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| 7268 | 2 | cle of marine animals and biodiversity, will propose new indicators of stock by comparing adult
aring adults to post-larvae. this study will be complemented by the publication of a guide post |
| 10078 | 2 | trength of plant av-ptgs. this research will provide crucial information to evaluate the true i
in natural conditions. such evaluation will help to assess the potential benefits/risks of exp |
| 14734 | 6 | hypothesis is that temperature increase will determine an upward displacement of vegetation bel
uliar tabular topography of the region, will lead to the habitat loss and/or fragmentation for of the guayanan biota, such extinctions would significantly affect global biodiversity. in orde logical methods such as pollen analysis will be combined with present-day floristic and vegetat geographical information systems. this will allow comparison of natural processes and rates of accordingly. the results of this study will be transmitted directly to the organizations in ch |
| 12243 | 4 | this desk study will focus on identifying and quantifying new and emerg
llion hectares rotational sequences. it will also address opportunities dependent upon semi-per rne as a break crop for dried feedstock will also be considered. the final collated project rep final collated project report to defra will assess the relative merits of implementation of th |
| 11073 | 2 | n had not recovered. in this project we will return to the experiment to measure how much recov
he critical load of nitrogen for tundra will be reduced to take into account the fact that ecol |
| 12612 | 6 | ted by that dose. this research project will address two important issues associated with uk po
ted with a particular site. the project will analyse uncertainties associated with health impac with a case study contaminant. results will provide information on the extent to which current r over-protective of human health. they will identify the most important areas of uncertainty a f different policy options. the project will generate information on total health impacts from h health risks from other sources. this will provide a baseline analysis from which policy deba |
| 14780 | 5 | r. to achieve the projects main goal we will analyse the influence of the permanence gradient u
act of emerging diseases. generally, we will proceed by initially highlighting covariation patt anisms through field sampling. next, we will test the role of those mechanisms through field ex ulation of natural systems. the project will yield mechanistic explanatory models of the ecolog ermanence gradient and this information will contribute to the building of the knowledge base r |
| 13469 | 4 | this project will answer the following questions which are related t
changes. the answers on the 3 questions will provide conservation biologist with information on most vulnerable to climatic change. it will also tell conservation biologist how realistic lab nvertebrates. among species comparisons will be made. 11 dragonfly species are protected by the |
| 11163 | 5 | le ensuring that the decisions made now will lead to sustainable use of the land for decades to
tion is declining and getting older. we will compile records for local indigenous knowledge, so to the last 200 years or so. these data will be set up within a newly developed application for d how it might change in the future. we will analyse the trends mathematically and statisticall ent form of agricultural management. we will meet with academics, agencies and rural communitie |
| 12572 | 1 | the species that prey on them. results will be used to inform the resolution of potential conf
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| 1982 | 3 | webs as a defence against predators. we will focus on the key question how the defensive abilit
ts on silk production. these trade-offs will be studied in more detail by investigating their p edator densities and host plant quality will be manipulated. in this way, our project aims to p |
| 11493 | 10 | e single-group and population scale. we will use the powerful computational modelling technique
particular prey type these simulations will generate multiple predictions that will be subject will generate multiple predictions that will be subject to full experimental validation with ex y prior to strike by the study organism will be fed into the predatory neural network and the c group behaviour on predator success, we will consider the counter case of how predator prey cho dels of the prey shoal, herd, and swarm will be developed from previous publications and parame e neural network predator. the predator will remove individuals from the prey group, and evolut the groups other fundamental questions will be addressed. ultimately, the whole predator-prey whole predator-prey modelling framework will be integrated into a full coevolutionary system in eously. these sophisticated simulations will be used to probe fundamental population-level ques |
| 11795 | 10 | e single-group and population scale. we will use the powerful computational modelling technique
particular prey type these simulations will generate multiple predictions that will be subject will generate multiple predictions that will be subject to full experimental validation with ex y prior to strike by the study organism will be fed into the predatory neural network and the c group behaviour on predator success, we will consider the counter case of how predator prey cho dels of the prey shoal, herd, and swarm will be developed from previous publications and parame e neural network predator. the predator will remove individuals from the prey group, and evolut the groups other fundamental questions will be addressed. ultimately, the whole predator-prey whole predator-prey modelling framework will be integrated into a full coevolutionary system in eously. these sophisticated simulations will be used to probe fundamental population-level ques |
| 13584 | 1 | ator-prey spatial games. in addition, i will expand the empirical analyses to include multiple
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| 9945 | 11 | s that sustain life in these ecosystems will respond to future global warming are unknown. an u
re to be able to predict how ecosystems will respond to warming in the future and furthermore i l change can often be idiosyncratic. we will adopt a powerful, multi-disciplined approach to th ciplined approach to this challenge. we will develop mathematical models that capture the struc s with temperature. at the same time we will continue a large scale experiment which has been r ng. the combination of these approaches will allow us to determine the biological mechanisms th etermine the biological mechanisms that will govern the response of aquatic ecosystems to the e y. the general mathematical models that will come from this research will provide scientists wi odels that will come from this research will provide scientists will crucial predictive tools f ms. while our experimental manipulation will allow us to test or model predictions and provide n the integrity of these ecosystems. we will test our ideas by making high resolution seasonal |
| 11798 | 4 | y and thus ice sheet dynamics the study will utilise gis and numerical ice sheet modelling to p
research objective for the project and will be first such attempted. once identified further r mpted. once identified further research will concentrate on the links between subglacial lakes from this work and the lakes i discover will stimulate many other researchers to exploit the re |
| 10714 | 1 | d terrestrial ecosystems. these effects will appear at different scales within natural systems,
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| 2180 | 10 | analyze how expected changes in climate will affect the population dynamics of birds and mammal
als, and how these dynamical influences will cause shifts in the geographical distribution of a tional range of a species. our approach will be to analyze in detail some carefully selected mo nces the demography are available. this will allow us to parameterize stochastic population mod opulation dynamical characteristics, we will identify by sensitivity analyses whether some demo s to changes in climate than others. we will then develop theoretical models to identify condit hin a species' distributional range. we will focus these spatiotemporal analyses on three econo we can calculate how changes in climate will affect the spatial synchrony of the population flu he population fluctuations and how this will cause differences in the distribution of the abund hese commercially important species. we will therefore examine whether the effects of climate c |
| 9851 | 4 | and their pollinators. these mismatches could substantially reduce both the spatial connectivit
very high levels of heritability, which could generate rapid evolutionary change in flower morp bal change is a key nerc priority. this will be the first study to estimate genetic and ecologi imise ecological resilience. these data will also inform the value of translocation programmes, |
| 13884 | 1 | cost-effective way. as a model system i will mainly work with old trees in agricultural landsca
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| 1939 | 5 | bank. moreover, lists of target species will be related to earlier observations in the land uni
e bobbink , the current postdoc-project will built up a database on life history traits for the on by target species. these predictions will be validated by long-term observations in well-stu restoration projects in the netherlands will be validated. finally, the project will result in will be validated. finally, the project will result in an up-to-date and extended database on s |
| 1937 | 1 | expect to happen in the near future. we will concentrate our study on c. 300 declining scarce &
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| 10108 | 3 | ecologists must be able to predict what will happen to biological systems in the future. organi
do we need this new maths this project will test the ability of traditional and new techniques wth rate of the population. the project will also use robust control techniques to analyse all |
| 11454 | 1 | n environmental variation. these models will be used to predict the consequences of recent and
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| 2069 | 3 | al and negative selection on transgenes will be developed of particular relevance to rare horiz
from a bacterial population over time, will be of particular concern. the aim is to create a f al framework established in the project will thus be instrumental in ensuring adequate risk ass |
| 12167 | 3 | conducted a short research project , we will run 2-3 expected change scenarios' relatoing to na
tions for future research and policy we will use the information derived from objectives 1-6 to ikelihood of meeting the psa target. we will endeavour to identify recommendations that deliver |
| 14927 | 1 | lication when being in internet website will allow easily to make the corresponding updates of
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| 2190 | 7 | mental impact assessments . the project will mainly focus on predictions tools for projects and
elopment of ecological prediction tools will increase the ability to present qualified forecast ualified forecasts in eia and sea. this will contribute to a better integration of biodiversity lected focal species, predictive models will be derived. the models will be applied on the pres tive models will be derived. the models will be applied on the present state and on planning sc iodiversity values on a landscape level will be achieved. it will be possible to find patterns a landscape level will be achieved. it will be possible to find patterns of connectivity and d |
| 13883 | 2 | live in dynamic landscapes. the methods will not require data from repeated surveys, which are
elling dynamics between single trees. i will use bayesian statistical modelling, and apply the |
| 14518 | 3 | nted in europe during last decades , we will take samples fro toxicological analyses, and we wi
ples fro toxicological analyses, and we will distribute questionnaires to farmers and hunters t . the risk of exposure to agrochemicals will be assessed, paying special attention to the assoc |
| 11835 | 1 | he most realistic future scenario. this will enable us to conclude whether the larsen c ice she
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| 453 | 2 | field approaches will make it possible to produce a management plan for
he status of the brown lemur of mayotte could hence be enlightened. |
| 461 | 2 | untry and by island or group of islands will contain an analysis of ecologic, economic and soci
d the transfers and educational actions will enable the creation of a plan for integrated manag |
| 13837 | 1 | rea the same sequence of investigations will be carried out to identify gradients of human impa
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| 13331 | 5 | methodology workshops and case studies will be the main instruments for achieving the objectiv
business patterns and major ecosystems will be as comprehensive as possible. experience from o xperience from other parts of the world will be drawn in. particular efforts will be made to en ld will be drawn in. particular efforts will be made to ensure that smes are fully engaged and mme for dissemination and communication will bring the results to the attention of targeted aud |
| 2105 | 1 | e of the main risk factors. the project will be done in cooperation with leading international
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| 13862 | 2 | the project will explore processes delaying or preventing vegetatio
etween chemical and biological recovery will be explored in the proposed research by studying c |
| 10056 | 1 | ditions the outcomes from this research will enable scientists to understand how microbes can s
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| 10057 | 1 | ditions the outcomes from this research will enable scientists to understand how microbes can s
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| 11311 | 1 | ditions the outcomes from this research will enable scientists to understand how microbes can s
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| 11345 | 1 | same possibly biased knowledge base. we will exploit clonal coccolithophorid cultures from the
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| 12178 | 10 | , with recommendations as to when each will be most appropriate. it will focus on the practica
when each will be most appropriate. it will focus on the practical, and show poor practice as ractice as well as good. in essence, it will help farmers and others to read hedgerows so they re management. the audience for the dvd will be farmers and other landowners throughout the uk, and their advisers. it is hoped that it will be of particular help to those with agri-environme scheme agreements. the tone of the dvd will be one of working together to achieve results that one wants to see in the countryside. it will recognise that hedgerows that are in good conditio ndscape and our historical heritage. it will recognise the key role that farmers play in the ma te to the management of hedgerows. this will be placed within the context of the need for farms ancially viable. the production company will be expected to provide necessary introductory and |
| 14555 | 1 | fe. the main objective of this proposal would be to study these aspects in greater depth.
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| 7699 | 1 | ng increase in demand and prices, which could continue in the coming years and the other of agr
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| 10755 | 7 | nd associated archipelagos. these sites will encompass nutrient-rich, high melt rate coastal sn
typically restricted to the surface. we will also follow the retreat of the snowpack up our tra posed as a consequence. at each site we will establish the microbial community structure and bi removes them from the snow and ice. we will also track nutrients at the same time and measure g considered are important because they will then enable us to assess other parts of the antarc etailed monitoring. for these areas, we will use existing meteorological data and estimates of ure melt scenarios. at the same time we will establish the co2 fluxes as a result of biological |
| 14580 | 1 | e role of the mixotrophic phytoplankton will be specially analysed. these organisms have double
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| 7563 | 4 | eys of the main protagonists, and which will focus on the case of tomato, but will also build o
h will focus on the case of tomato, but will also build on the analysis of the reasons for the management and conservation of rg. this should allow to consider forms of coordination, coopera , cooperation and even integration that would broaden the scope of each sector |
| 12160 | 1 | the contractor will use its scientific expertise to contribute to the
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| 12161 | 1 | the contractor will use its scientific expertise to contribute to the
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| 2140 | 1 | arthropod taxa phylogenetically distant would be incomparable and likely to have far ranging im
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| 12560 | 1 | on and security. the mapping technology could also be used on organic farms to identify areas o
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| 7683 | 5 | f global changes . a specific attention will be borne to the non-use valuation. to this end, wo
he non-use valuation. to this end, work will be carried out by environmental economists and soc ver a period of 3 decades. this project will also look at the decision-making process towards m ment of coral reef ecosystems. research will therefore aim at preparing mapping of ecosystem se cades period. importantly, the research will look at how to better reconnect science and policy |
| 2076 | 5 | e biological diversity, and the project will concentrate on the regulation of this activity. th
f the biological diversity. the project will first discuss the global obligations concerning th arine biological diversity. the project will also examine regional agreements and establish the of the marine biodiversity. the project will also examine the relationship between the internat onal lever it is possible that one also will examine how the obligations concerning fisheries m |
| 13438 | 1 | in this project caucasus bee will be investigated.
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| 13437 | 1 | this project east anatolian red cattle will be investigated.
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| 13434 | 1 | in this project hemsin sheep will be investigated.
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| 13435 | 1 | in this project norduz sheep will be investigated.
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| 13432 | 1 | in this project red karaman sheep will be investigated.
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| 13436 | 1 | in this project zavot cattle will be investigated.
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| 11145 | 2 | this project will provide the foundation for understanding the relat
ion of proteins from soils. the project will lead to an understanding of the influence that soi |
| 10261 | 4 | type of receptor. within this grant, we will study all cell surface proteins expressed by a spe
using a technique called proteomics. we will investigate how predator protein expression change n changes with different prey types. we will also determine which of the cell surface proteins rey recognition and selection. our work will provide an important basis for understanding cell- |
| 12523 | 2 | in research; through meetings advisers will be able to contribute to identifying priorities, p
sonal contact with researchers advisers will be able to disseminate information directly. |
| 11484 | 2 | ally adapted dna extraction method soil will be sampled from three treatment regimes for prepar
nmental gene libraries. these libraries will function as a permanent archive of dna for the mol |
| 12189 | 18 | nhance ecosystem services. this project will address these issues through three activities. we
ese issues through three activities. we will collate and analyse the evidence for impacts of en tific literature and expert opinion. we will then use modelling approaches to suggest the best practicality, policy needs and cost, we will produce a set of ‘option packages’ which should en roduce a set of ‘option packages’ which should enhance a range of services when applied to a fa of services when applied to a farm. we will also use our review and analysis to suggest new fo s which may better enhance services. we will carry out two activities to increase our knowledge y improve ecosystem services. the first will use well-developed models of the effects of land m ds may enhance ecosystem services. this will involve novel combinations of modelling methods to ental stewardship options. secondly, we will test one suggested option package in a experiment ment on a farm in lowland england. this will involve establishing the range of options in sets wardship agreements are implemented. we will use established experimental procedures of replica ip option and control areas of the farm will be monitored using measures of water use, infiltra hanged farmed landscape. these measures will be combined with modelling methods to project how he environmental stewardship activities will affect water quantity and quality and greenhouse g , over large areas. the project results will inform environmental stewardship policy and will g rm environmental stewardship policy and will greatly enhance our knowledge of how to manage the results and training and demonstration will ensure natural england and defra staff can impleme |
| 12491 | 3 | l effectiveness particular aspects that will be considered through this study are; to identify
ry of ecosystem services through the es could be measured; to make recommendations on the exten commendations on the extent to which it would be possible to place an economic value on the eco |
| 10628 | 2 | ld or shy pattern of behaviour. then we shall determine whether these personality traits can be
hanges in their environment. finally we shall alter the internal state of the animal by holding |
| 15451 | 2 | ew massive pyrosequencing methodologies will be applied to analyse the metagenome of the bacter
l populations inhabiting the system. it will give us a global image of the water quality. 3 suc |
| 2205 | 2 | tion on precaution measures to be taken should be distributed among e.g. boating and diving ass
new species on sale. probably few of us would like to stop having foreign species in o |
| 13811 | 1 | edish forest agency. the empirical work will consist of four subsequent studies. study 1 develo
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| 11541 | 7 | nt understanding, the proposed research will use state-of-the-art numerical mantle convection m
e to these pulses. the cause of pulsing will be established by numerically testing a range of h cold crustal material. each hypothesis will be validated by comparing model predictions of pul y from the north atlantic ocean. models will also be used to predict how earth s surface respon ling waxes and wanes. these predictions will be tested against observations of how the north at , an important outcome of this research will be a predictive model of the response of earth s s h s interior. in other words, the model will show how earth s engine - mantle convection - driv |
| 10881 | 5 | s rafts to eastern australia. the rafts will reach eastern australia within the next year where
where a large proportion of the pumice will be stranded along the coastline, and the rafting e ng the coastline, and the rafting event will largely be completed. floating rafts of pumice are stretches of deep ocean. pumice rafting will have been an important process in the geological p of tropical reefs, the timing of which will correspond to the late spring spawning events, as |
| 15348 | 7 | the present project will attempt to study the patterns and processes of mar
chs, the chromodorididae as a model. we will attempt to revise the systematics of atlantic spec emical ecological data, color patterns, will be combined and will be used to evaluate the mode a, color patterns, will be combined and will be used to evaluate the mode and processes of spec iversity. an additional objective, that will depend on the results obtained, will be to assign at will depend on the results obtained, will be to assign levels of conservation priority of th d the macaronesian islands. this way we will evaluate the possibility of using the concept of p |
| 1948 | 1 | tudy of this dependence. to this end we will study two special relatively simple classes of pop
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| 12540 | 5 | concentration. the ideal wga technique would amplify a sample up to a microgram level while re
ful in this context. in this project we will test several of these wga methods for their utilit ls in the area of plant health. targets will be chosen from several groups of plant pests/patho available. validated protocols for wga will be written and made available for plant protection nizations across europe. in addition we will develop protocols for optimal storage and transpor |
| 6845 | 4 | two double-haploid wheat populations will be tested with molecular techniques including rflp
ium head blight resistance. marker data will be stored in appropriate data bases, and compared d blight resistance data. these markers will be also useful for preparing the linkage maps of w is, hybridization and pcr based studies will also be carried out with suitable markers. |
| 9944 | 2 | we will investigate the genetic architecture underlying qu
t. kilda. if ld mapping is feasible, we will fine-map other candidate qtl emerging from our own |
| 10550 | 4 | to variation in natural populations. we will take advantage of new techniques in genome informa
ctic fly species drosophila montana. we will examine genes identified in the laboratory as infl as well as random background genes. we will produce semi-natural populations of d montana from nd female song preferences. the results will identify genes influencing these traits in natural |
| 11030 | 4 | to variation in natural populations. we will take advantage of new techniques in genome informa
ctic fly species drosophila montana. we will examine genes identified in the laboratory as infl as well as random background genes. we will produce semi-natural populations of d montana from nd female song preferences. the results will identify genes influencing these traits in natural |
| 11183 | 9 | tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import
nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 1099 | 5 | oses, 19 locally outstanding lamb types will be selected, suitable to represent the italian pro
variety. pre-ruminant and weaned lambs will be used, belonging to milk . finally, consumers' e atory-measured intrinsic quality traits will be carried out. according to the results of the co ween expected and experimented quality, will be identified the process traits, the organoleptic eferred by consumers. these information will be useful for generating typicity and authenticity |
| 10061 | 2 | rmable 3d boundary. this modelling work will ensure that the results are generic and have a wid
nagement decisions. all data and output will be made freely available via scientific outlets bu |
| 11074 | 2 | rmable 3d boundary. this modelling work will ensure that the results are generic and have a wid
nagement decisions. all data and output will be made freely available via scientific outlets bu |
| 11867 | 2 | rmable 3d boundary. this modelling work will ensure that the results are generic and have a wid
nagement decisions. all data and output will be made freely available via scientific outlets bu |
| 9858 | 3 | nchester city council . the studentship will further strengthen existing links between the univ
projects. equipment equipment provision will be via related research projects at the university soil moisture theta probe. the student will also have access to appropriate software such as a |
| 2016 | 4 | e environmental management actions. one should realize that although the pollution peaks in sur
ween predictions and field observations will be made and divergences examined. the predictive c tive capacity of the multiple-metal blm will be validated and lines of evidence are used for re for results interpretation. the results will ultimately be a basis for environmental risk manag |
| 11184 | 4 | ion rates in micro and meso-zooplankton will be measured when fed phytoplankton prey of high an
and of zooplankton-cn population growth will also be determined. these data will provide key da wth will also be determined. these data will provide key data for parameterising newly develope these processes, and modelling thereof, will be determined within simple cn-based npz-type ecos |
| 10166 | 10 | rgy needs are met by fossil fuels which will probably continue to be the predominant source of
tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 10215 | 9 | tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import
nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 10415 | 10 | rgy needs are met by fossil fuels which will probably continue to be the predominant source of
tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 10671 | 10 | rgy needs are met by fossil fuels which will probably continue to be the predominant source of
tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 10931 | 9 | tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import
nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 11719 | 9 | tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import
nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 11182 | 10 | rgy needs are met by fossil fuels which will probably continue to be the predominant source of
tightly controlled artificial leak. we will look at chemical and biological effects and import nvestigate the recovery time needed. we will be able to relate the footprint of the impact to t he known input rate of co2. the results will allow us to develop and test models of flow and im an be applied to other scenarios and we will assess a number of monitoring methods. the project mber of monitoring methods. the project will also investigate the nature of flow through geolog h the reservoir. the work proposed here would amount to a significant advance in the understand of the ecological impacts of leaks. we will develop model tools that can predict the transfer, anned. an important product of our work will be a recommendation of the best monitoring strateg ensure the early detection of leaks. we will work alongside interested parties from industry, g |
| 10319 | 2 | nterdisciplinary nature of this project will provide the student with skills that will be of gr
ll provide the student with skills that will be of great value to their future scientific caree |
| 11850 | 8 | ealth organisation predicts that stress will be the leading cause of ill health by 2020. if exp
ealth, then understanding these effects will also be important in human health, biodiversity co year to combat the crisis. this amount will not reverse the decline; more importantly we know ientific study, but innovative thinking will be necessary to plan a quantitative, experimental ment, beyond for example exercise. this could shed light on evolutionary psychology, and provid s and the order to answer them in. this will be the first task of the workshops we propose. our ose. our group of international experts would then design experiments to provide evidence to he hem. the ultimate goal of the workshops will be to integrate empirical measures of the relation |
| 9861 | 1 | eases in ch4 emissions, with areas that would otherwise destroy atmospheric ch4 becoming transi
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| 10058 | 13 | erm competition. our experimental model will be the atlantic salmon, in which females naturally
salmon in vitro fertilization dynamics will allow us to ensure that fertility is not a limitin for each egg batch. for each female, we will create 5 egg batches which were fertilized by sper single males . these paired comparisons will be repeated 25 times, using 25 females and 125 mal ng 25 females and 125 males. the design will control for adult identity and egg effects, and ge er fertilization, the offspring batches will be measured for survival and growth across key sta cess and growth. these fitness measures will all be conducted in experimental stream sections t the ims salmon field station in norway will provide access to facilities that enable experimen because this is where fitness benefits will be most important. at the conclusion of the projec t. at the conclusion of the project, we will have measured what fitness benefits can be gained hese gains occur in salmon. the results will be of central importance to a pure understanding o its of polyandry. importantly, our work will have applied relevance for salmon hatchery breedin ded by these protocols, and our project will measure how important these benefits might be. |
| 10625 | 3 | exposure of nymphs to colony chemicals will be used to produce scramblers and fighters of equa
equal status, but differing tactics. we will create populations of these males and quantify the . replication at three colony densities will determine if the intersection of the fitness funct |
| 9817 | 1 | the study will combine individual life history and morphometric d
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| 10274 | 4 | nd out what the impact of these changes will be. will we see more extinction will life in the o
ly, these records of plankton evolution will help us understand how these warm climate events o ponded to these past climate events, we will be better able to make predictions of how earth s ke predictions of how earth s biosphere will respond through the coming decades. |
| 1988 | 1 | t the receiver experiences. finally, we will investigate whether costs imposed by the male func
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| 9833 | 2 | e between non-relatives. in addition, i will identify the energetic benefit that individuals ga
perative breeding and group living, but will identify the way in which individuals benefit ener |
| 11020 | 1 | matter in soils. overall, this research will add a new dimension to the understanding of how ea
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| 10711 | 1 | ckground and record their behaviour. we would expect bees that have experience of predators to
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| 10359 | 3 | few mammals to cross the european ietm, will be used to expand upon the work conducted in north
a new method of tracking climate change will be used to calculate for the first time absolute p ures across a previous greenhouse event should also help in the modelling of the impact of simi |
| 12169 | 1 | from the wider els monitoring project, will inform the development and implementation of agri-
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| 10641 | 1 | ics and virulence of bd, whose findings will be integrated into this phd project.
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| 11141 | 7 | ry in age from 1-10 years. this project will sample these roofs to determine the structure of t
ccurs. bacterial and fungal communities will be assessed using phospho lipid fatty acid analysi -independent. soil invertebrates and we will also construct a new roof, with an exact mimic at mentation at the base of a food web, we will be able to determine if it is possible to establis and growth. the outcome of this project will be a knowledge of the best practice that can be us r them to do so, given that green roofs will be a major feature in the development of the londo g sustainable and effective green roofs would vastly improve the quality of life in our cities, |
| 10047 | 1 | marine carbonate. overall these results will thus serve to provide a better understanding of th
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| 11408 | 1 | marine carbonate. overall these results will thus serve to provide a better understanding of th
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| 11227 | 9 | stronger el niño activity, or how enso will respond to climate change. to help answer some of
help answer some of these questions, we will reconstruct changes in enso over the past 5,000 ye s of skeleton a bit like tree rings. we will collect cores through old dead corals, including s the chemistry of their growth bands we will be able to reconstruct the changes in climate, and ng the records from many such corals we will build up a picture of the natural variability in e e they simply random variations that we should expect without any sort of trigger to answer the search changes in enso. in our work, we will use the most up-to-date climate models to see if t model results with the coral records we will get a better understanding of the nature and cause dels at predicting this. in this way we will make a significant contribution to helping predict |
| 9895 | 9 | stronger el niño activity, or how enso will respond to climate change. to help answer some of
help answer some of these questions, we will reconstruct changes in enso over the past 5,000 ye s of skeleton a bit like tree rings. we will collect cores through old dead corals, including s the chemistry of their growth bands we will be able to reconstruct the changes in climate, and ng the records from many such corals we will build up a picture of the natural variability in e e they simply random variations that we should expect without any sort of trigger to answer the search changes in enso. in our work, we will use the most up-to-date climate models to see if t model results with the coral records we will get a better understanding of the nature and cause dels at predicting this. in this way we will make a significant contribution to helping predict |
| 14128 | 2 | ial bioprocess optimization. this study will bridge the gap in this field using the only known
bolic switch points labelled substrates will be used. combining of advanced cultivation and hig |
| 11878 | 3 | erated anthropogenic change. finally, i will assess the foundations on which our understanding
olution of social behaviour is based. i will do this by developing theoretical models, using pr e performance of fitness measures. this will have widespread relevance to cooperative breeding |
| 14102 | 5 | s. this taxonomically coherent data set will serve as a basis for quantitative stratigraphical
ions. the resulting composite sequences will enable us to increase the resolving power of regio l other questions. the expected results will have positive impact on other lower palaeozoic res rofossil groups. the compiled data base will be made accessible to other researchers to support nvironments. the results of the project will be connected to the recently launched igcp project |
| 10218 | 2 | project cruise planned for 2009, which will provide a platform from which samples can be colle
orth/south transect of the atlantic and will provide the necessary ancillary data, including bi |
| 2148 | 2 | ng management targets . furthermore, we will assess the acceptance of different management meas
fishermen and river owners. finally, we will combine the results from the biological and societ |
| 15572 | 8 | this cryptic killer of amphibians, race will assess the risk that bd poses to european amphibia
hat bd poses to european amphibians and will implement the first pan-european attempt to mitiga uropean attempt to mitigate disease. we will do this by identifying the natural and anthropogen pogenic drivers of chytridiomycosis. we will improve national and pan-european competence in su -wide. outputs of the epicollect system will be databased at our core analysis tool www.spatial the global bd surveillance effort, and will allow eu-related data to be seamlessly integrated ortalities, spatial-genetic information will be integrated with the global genotype dataset to entation and use of the outputs of race will be used to advise policy on an international level |
| 10779 | 10 | if global warming runs its course, what will be the effects on our planet more specifically, ho
house gas, changes in its concentration will affect climate. my colleagues will use other techn tion will affect climate. my colleagues will use other techniques using fossil soils to get ind past carbon dioxide levels. together we will put together a high-resolution record of climate c hange through the key time interval. we will then see how the timing of climate change correspo the fossil record. however, colleagues will input our findings into computer climate simulatio into computer climate simulations. this will test to see whether our observed climate change wo see whether our observed climate change would lead to the observed rainforest dieback. this wil o the observed rainforest dieback. this will help support any inferences we make about climate parable to modern rainforests, our work will generally contribute to discussion on the nature a |
| 12356 | 3 | at coarse items of anthropogenic debris should be excluded. however, some of the public concern
report. summary objectives the project will produce an overview of the latest understanding of cal processes within the area the study will determine whether pah concentrations found at the |
| 11871 | 4 | m the myrmecia croslandi genome project will start to become available within the next year and
omes that make up these chromosomes. we will address these issues by estimating the genome size mes have more junk or repetitive dna we will also develop methods which can be used in future w specialised social behaviour. our work will increase understanding of the evolution and divers |
| 12420 | 1 | delivery responsibilities. the results will be used by both cefas/defra/mfa and stakeholders i
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| 10576 | 2 | ical destruction of corals . the timing will be such, so as to coincide with one of the winter
ajectories in other tropical regions we would anticipate such evidence being well preserved wit |
| 10021 | 1 | uge for species such as arctic charr we will test the generality of the hypothesis that the rel
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| 10694 | 2 | d paleogene sediments from walvis ridge will provide material for this study. planktic foramini
number of niches available and our data will therefore facilitate an examination of the rate an |
| 15199 | 4 | molecular, and physiological characters should be employed. in addition, little information is
ailable on the infection processes that could help in the understanding of the development of d ic range of hosts. for this purpose, we will conduct studies on the morphological and molecular markers. additional microscopic studies will emphasize on host-parasite interactions during the |
| 12328 | 1 | types, and to gather information which could be used to revise and improve it before making it
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| 11498 | 2 | esources. new image processing software will be developed to allow inclusion of many old images
images previously unavailable. partners will benefit from the increased efficiency of their pho |
| 14800 | 4 | climatic changes and the malaria; this would explain that in those zones where the climate cha
e alterations of the climatic variables would not have an effect on the virulence of the diseas t wetlands-climatic change relationship would not exist. from this point of view, works about t en. the achievement of these objectives would suppose, without a shadow of doubt, a contributio |
| 14973 | 1 | ng species borders. in this project, we will investigate the physiology of two species, habitat
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| 10718 | 8 | red that of the humans. after all, pigs could not have swum across the open ocean to reach the
n taiwan, and that each of the elements should tell the same story. the contradiction between t plan to unravel these complexities. we will start by examining archaeological remains from sit chniques to quantify shape changes , we will be able to identify diagnostic signatures that wil to identify diagnostic signatures that will enable us to pinpoint the origins of the ancestors of the examined sample. in addition, we will extract dna from the archaeological material and c e the signatures through time space. we will also collect and analyze modern pig, dog, and chic ic diversity. this element of the study will enable us to ask questions about the relationships |
| 11422 | 8 | red that of the humans. after all, pigs could not have swum across the open ocean to reach the
n taiwan, and that each of the elements should tell the same story. the contradiction between t plan to unravel these complexities. we will start by examining archaeological remains from sit chniques to quantify shape changes , we will be able to identify diagnostic signatures that wil to identify diagnostic signatures that will enable us to pinpoint the origins of the ancestors of the examined sample. in addition, we will extract dna from the archaeological material and c e the signatures through time space. we will also collect and analyze modern pig, dog, and chic ic diversity. this element of the study will enable us to ask questions about the relationships |
| 2484 | 4 | complementary data for vascular plants, will be merged with vascular plant data available from
change suggest that the reconstructions will be considerably improved compared to traditional f s distribution models. the project team will consist of two postdocs funded by the research cou and various taxonomic groups. the group will be closely linked to the international ecochange t |
| 15425 | 4 | ies and to evaluate their potential, we will use species trees reconstruction techniques by usi
se groups, the new phylogenetic methods will help us determine the demographic changes associat ssociated with speciation and, thus, we will analyze whether speciation occurred through a subd e novelty of the methodologies used, we will develop several bioinformatics applications necess |
| 2001 | 1 | on in bogs during the last ca 400 years will be studied by analysing peat cores .
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| 10785 | 3 | aphy and a sponge, and it is these that will provide the focus of a new research programme. ind
ady been studied. together, their study will allow, for the first time, syntheses of the compos er exceptionally preserved faunas. this will give us an unrivalled view of life on the seabed 4 |
| 11065 | 3 | aphy and a sponge, and it is these that will provide the focus of a new research programme. ind
ady been studied. together, their study will allow, for the first time, syntheses of the compos er exceptionally preserved faunas. this will give us an unrivalled view of life on the seabed 4 |
| 11833 | 3 | aphy and a sponge, and it is these that will provide the focus of a new research programme. ind
ady been studied. together, their study will allow, for the first time, syntheses of the compos er exceptionally preserved faunas. this will give us an unrivalled view of life on the seabed 4 |
| 12049 | 1 | ological processes. the present project will be conducted in equiped experimental sites includi
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| 14871 | 4 | restoration of forest soils after fire could be improved by the addition of organic amendments
heir agronomic application. the project will be developed with the coordination of three univer hole and mixed. through this experience will be possible to determine the contribution of the o give and ecosystemic point of view that could be applied in the regeneration of land affected b |
| 10517 | 4 | place most emphasis on these stages. we will measure early mortality and its variability in cal
l forces in the natural environment. we will perform detailed experimental work in the laborato and stonehaven off aberdeen. the study will target fecundity and hatch success as recruitment nnibalistic predation and their control will be investigated, as well as determining which pred |
| 11805 | 4 | place most emphasis on these stages. we will measure early mortality and its variability in cal
l forces in the natural environment. we will perform detailed experimental work in the laborato and stonehaven off aberdeen. the study will target fecundity and hatch success as recruitment nnibalistic predation and their control will be investigated, as well as determining which pred |
| 9938 | 4 | place most emphasis on these stages. we will measure early mortality and its variability in cal
l forces in the natural environment. we will perform detailed experimental work in the laborato and stonehaven off aberdeen. the study will target fecundity and hatch success as recruitment nnibalistic predation and their control will be investigated, as well as determining which pred |
| 9995 | 4 | place most emphasis on these stages. we will measure early mortality and its variability in cal
l forces in the natural environment. we will perform detailed experimental work in the laborato and stonehaven off aberdeen. the study will target fecundity and hatch success as recruitment nnibalistic predation and their control will be investigated, as well as determining which pred |
| 7164 | 4 | which a biotic control with parasitoids would be more effective. a combination of numerical sim
g teams, operates on this principle and could provide a simple and effective way to fight. the research quappliquée. the research team will continue therefore, within available means, its re me. if this prediction were true, which would then serve as a reservoir for the many other mine |
| 11180 | 1 | ta are of high quality and the research will therefore include rigorous intercomparison exercis
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| 12207 | 2 | vel spray application technologies that will enable the delivery of herbicides with high spatia
new and existing formulations. the work will aim to achieve high levels of weed control with th |
| 11117 | 2 | entifying animal diets in antiquity. we will evaluate the relative abilities of dental microwea
om orkney and iceland. additionally, we will apply our methods to archaeofaunal material from o |
| 13348 | 3 | understanding how freshwater ecosystems will respond to future climate change is essential for
d with the development of a system that will enable water managers to design cost-effective res the wfd and habitats directive. refresh will advance our fundamental and applied science in 5 k |
| 15587 | 4 | esilience of ecosystem services regards will address these questions for mountain grassland sit
rasted biophysical and human situations will allow us to explore complementary dimensions of so onment system and governance structures will be defined with key local and regional stakeholder ll-being, and associated tipping points will be used to foster knowledge building about resilie |
| 208 | 5 | emain mostly unknown. in particular, we shall focus on the four working hypotheses h1. most of
neration, while regeneration from seeds will take place preferably in sparsely vegetated patche be weaker. h2. vegetative regeneration will take place preferably in patches with high nutrien y more events of seedling establishment will take place in low nutrient patches. h3. in regard ect that the initial seedling emergence will be higher in nutrient rich patches, we also expect |
| 2012 | 4 | athways and benthic community structure will be explored experimentally. in controlled benthic
as the influence of benthic macrofauna will be studied to obtain an integrated view of the eco rbon loading. the experimental research will be conducted and developed in close interaction wi existence of alternative stable states could potentially have formidable consequences for the |
| 13795 | 3 | ling tools of the baltic nest institute will be used attempting to detect and properly simulate
osystem linkages and sectoral conflicts will be given, addressing ecosystem-based management op owledge thus gained from these analyses will be used to suggest governance structures on a nati |
| 7462 | 4 | n to a global soil observing system, it will deliver a web-based regional pilot platform with d
erate-resolution optical remote sensing will be combined existing parent material/geology and s s, advanced remote sensing applications will be developed - geomorphic landscape analysis, geol a web service of a data portal. e-soter will deliver a pilot platform and a portal that provide |
| 11642 | 2 | the cells at various cell cycle stages will be flow sorted to determine cellular uptake rates
ers. the research team for this project will have a unique combination of expertise with marine |
| 10582 | 1 | . the programme, at a cost of £183,016, will employ 2 members of staff for 3 years and addresse
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| 14022 | 5 | aims at finalizing this analysis. this will be accomplished by systematic gc-ssr analysis of t
tative molecular approach the next step will be to identify the chemosensory receptors that bin imately regulates these behaviors. this will be done using real time pcr analysis, and the expe the expected small number of receptors will then be functionally characterized using a heterol silencing. the effect of this treatment will be assessed using a combination of molecular, elec |
| 11815 | 2 | ield settings. therefore, this proposal will also determine the capabilities of the fis for ass
rements. experiments are described that will employ short- and long- term incubation experiment |
| 11488 | 1 | stable environments. thus, this project will set out to obtain a comprehensive understanding of
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| 14195 | 2 | dividuals from recombinant inbred lines will be backcrossed to an ozone insensitive ecotype to
ved in the regulation of abiotic stress will be generated and characterized to understand the c |
| 7416 | 2 | raining. the rehabilitation of farmland would be a first in this very intensive grain tank and
t in this very intensive grain tank and could well become widespread after several years of mon |
| 11088 | 4 | n, of conflict within social groups. we will investigate conflict over production of males in s
bombus terrestris as a model system. we will test the hypothesis that egg-laying workers succes ive success using microsatellites. this will be the first such study in b. terrestris and socie roductive behaviour. this novel project will simultaneously elucidate the role of relatedness a |
| 9920 | 6 | ng-term benefits of this mapping, which will aid future quantitative genetic and other studies,
, several results of immediate interest will be generated. first, the work will estimate the ex rest will be generated. first, the work will estimate the extent of chromosome rearrangements b hich is currently not known. second, it will test whether the inbreeding species has evolved gr for the comparison. third, the results will show whether genes located near the centromere in recombine rarely in a. lyrata. the data will allow future tests of the relationship between rec |
| 11531 | 1 | eases / freeze-thaw on c mineralisation will have been determined.
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| 10655 | 2 | plankton and their effects. the worshop will allow the interdisciplinary sharing of knowledge a
ve projects. the production of a report will allow us to disseminate more widely the knowledge |
| 11583 | 2 | plankton and their effects. the worshop will allow the interdisciplinary sharing of knowledge a
ve projects. the production of a report will allow us to disseminate more widely the knowledge |
| 15382 | 1 | t in which the effect of eutrophication will be studied jointly with carbon sequestration in en
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| 194 | 2 | also the microscopic charcoal analyses will be applied. the influence of in-lake processes on
rocesses on formation of pollen spectra will be also studied. basing on the pollen accumulated |
| 193 | 5 | l. peipsi. therefore, the planned study will innovatively approach fisheries management problem
of wintertime angling on target species will be assessed based on the participatory observation nd their access to management decisions will be identified. transboundary citizens’ jury will p dentified. transboundary citizens’ jury will provide a novel basis for evening the knowledge ga al knowledge on its design. the project will provide scientific support for national implementa |
| 10275 | 7 | idis causes populations to collapse. we will do this by using a combination of field surveys an
lations lead to extinction. firstly, we will intensively survey five focal study sites where th ffects in the amphibian populations. we will sample these communities over three years in order cause disease, and to test this idea we will perform challenge experiments in our model species ese comparisons have been completed, we will develop mathematical epidemiological models with t ant of chytrid-driven mortality, and we will develop statistical models to determine the potent hese short and long term research goals will eventually enable us to control fungal spread or m |
| 11303 | 7 | idis causes populations to collapse. we will do this by using a combination of field surveys an
lations lead to extinction. firstly, we will intensively survey five focal study sites where th ffects in the amphibian populations. we will sample these communities over three years in order cause disease, and to test this idea we will perform challenge experiments in our model species ese comparisons have been completed, we will develop mathematical epidemiological models with t ant of chytrid-driven mortality, and we will develop statistical models to determine the potent hese short and long term research goals will eventually enable us to control fungal spread or m |
| 162 | 8 | rthworms and insects, the investigation will be focused on these communities. as one of the mai
bution and population density of waders will be investigated. according to the working hypothes ter salinity of overfloods. . the study will be carried on the western coast of estonia, mainly transect and recurring mapping methods, will also be carried out. soil invertebrates and microb invertebrates and microbial communities will be studied by standard and widely known sampling a l parameters and variability. the study will be conducted mainly by the researchers of the envi top specialists from estonia and abroad will also be involved. the main value of the study reli r species and their food recourses that will give the basis for better conservation management |
| 15467 | 2 | nd diminish with experience. these aims will be addressed using six species as models: the grea
nd azure-winged magpie. the methodology will be multidisciplinary, combining behavioural observ |
| 184 | 1 | draulic characteristics of forest trees will be examined under natural and laboratory in lower-
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| 15296 | 2 | and adaptation to develop. crustaceans could be an ideal group for such studies since within c
distribution of the cyclopoid copepods will be more affected by ecological factors, whereas ca |
| 12024 | 1 | jectives have yet not been attained but will be in the coming year. the continuation in an othe
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| 13460 | 2 | ish species, a few milliliters of water will be enough. water samples for the detection of frog
his in combination with access to lidar will help us develop gis tools with a power not used in |
| 14364 | 5 | films of past and future satellite data will be collected from high resolution satellite sensor
te sensors with four spectral bands. it will be investigated in how far these images can provid cipal coordinates of neighbor matrices, will be applied. new, intensive and hopefully successfu acquisition of new hyperspectral images will provide independent measurements to test supervise diment and ecosystems. these guidelines will be general so that they can be used to study other |
| 11859 | 6 | mportant raised bog site in cumbria, uk will be used as the test-bed for a suite of new monitor
raised bog. field research at the site will focus on characterising the ecology and hydrology o condition classes based on these data will be compared to those from the airborne data so tha ey hydrological classes. these analyses will result in development of spatial models linking st s. techniques developed and tested here will provide an in-depth understanding of the link betw ates to the way in which these findings will provide a means of rigorously and efficiently moni |
| 14365 | 3 | equent analyses. objective this project will specifically address this methodological research
s methodological research question, and will develop an optimal preprocessing chain to be used environmental goods and services. - we will conduct a sensitivity analysis of all these analys |
| 12753 | 1 | pecifically the comitology process that will be utilised by the commission to further define an
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| 7130 | 2 | hange and rising atmospheric co2 levels will affect the productivity of mediterranean forest sp
erested in becoming current settlements will be facilitated by the participation of inra and ce |
| 14694 | 1 | echnology and handling of new species , could be extrapolated to this one. the results of this
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| 14860 | 2 | elop reproductive biotechnologies which will allow the reduction of inbreeding depression by fa
change between populations. the project will include the study of three endangered species of g |
| 15227 | 8 | f inbreeding. thus, our first objective will be to obtain direct estimates of levels of heteroz
breeding programmes at the eeza . this will be done by using molecular tools to analyse sample logies which need to be corrected. this will allow the re-construction of reliable genealogies, truction of reliable genealogies, which will be used to re-calculate more realistic levels of i the three species. our second objetive will be to examine for the first time the potential eff spring viability. more specifically, we will analyse sperm aneuploidies and levels of sperm dna d levels of sperm dna fragmentation. we will examine the role of protamines in condensing dna w ting its integrity. our final objective will be to improve sperm cryopreservation in g. cuvieri |
| 14791 | 1 | udies in the field. from the results we could conclude the effect of reproductive biology on di
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| 7005 | 1 | vestigations and transplant experiments will be carried out on climatically contrasting sites.
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| 14160 | 1 | ishes in brackish-water environment. we will clarify, what is the extension of the spawning mig
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| 11156 | 3 | of changes in prey abundance. first, we will consider whether environmental conditions experien
eir entire lifetime. in other words, we will investigate whether there is a cohort effect on ow ters and breeding frequency. second, we will measure the covariation between these different li |
| 10642 | 2 | ted that there were deposits here which could be dated and that the deposits indicate a marsh e
t, dr. i. boomer and dr i. onjala, they will try and find out what the animal is, how old the s |
| 12181 | 1 | use that the undertaking of es options will require may have implications for climate change.
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| 7388 | 1 | he adapted species specific genes. this will be achieved in a comparative genome hybridization
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| 7591 | 1 | he adapted species specific genes. this will be achieved in a comparative genome hybridization
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| 13376 | 1 | n. in this project, a collection garden will be set up to aim to prevent to getten loss the ava
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| 13366 | 1 | tive and generative propagation methods will be carried out.
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| 13759 | 3 | re must be scaled up. in this project i will investigate the importance of landscape connectivi
experimental and modeling approaches, i will investigate how distance between systems affects , ow distance between systems affects , i will be able to develop and test theories on connectivi |
| 7296 | 1 | d on several international programs. it will integrate at multiple scales, to understand and mo
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| 13828 | 3 | thus minimizing overall species loss.we will use a unique field experiment that was started in
ences in habitat and subtrate character will be used to identify the combinations of factors co pecific measures need to be taken. this will form the basis for our recommendation of the most |
| 13734 | 4 | d my team in crayfish. this application will use the white spot syndrome virus and crayfish as
active hybridisation. interesting genes will be subjected to functional characterisation. we wi cted to functional characterisation. we will also determine whether signal crayfish carrying th del system may provide such knowledge.i will also investigate if there is a difference in immun |
| 6925 | 2 | e. the economic turn over of resistance will be also investigated by field experiments. by offi
wever, the large part of these expences could be spared by producing resistant cultivars |
| 10256 | 4 | of a lethal disease kills the host, it will clearly impede the vertical transmission of non-le
is the central aim of the proposal. we will investigate the ecological conditions that favour al transmission routes are favoured. we will do this by monitoring the prevalence of lethal and r markedly in patterns of abundance. we will also carry out selection experiments where we dete |
| 11267 | 4 | of a lethal disease kills the host, it will clearly impede the vertical transmission of non-le
is the central aim of the proposal. we will investigate the ecological conditions that favour al transmission routes are favoured. we will do this by monitoring the prevalence of lethal and r markedly in patterns of abundance. we will also carry out selection experiments where we dete |
| 11855 | 5 | wo findings suggest that most organisms should be evolving larger body sizes. however, the evid
are genetically programmed to grow fast will be larger than the average. however, sibling rival nvolved, then the parents own offspring should resemble each other. however, if the environment also, because they are very common and will use man made nest boxes it is possible to create m is harmful to other family members, we will know whether family interactions keep species smal |
| 10500 | 1 | e microorganisms in a landfill biocover will be revealed.
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| 10740 | 1 | e microorganisms in a landfill biocover will be revealed.
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| 11622 | 1 | e microorganisms in a landfill biocover will be revealed.
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| 10836 | 2 | ling in temperate forest ecosystems. we will determine the relative ability of species with con
slocation routes in pre-existing cords, will be investigated for a role in the coordination of |
| 9968 | 2 | ling in temperate forest ecosystems. we will determine the relative ability of species with con
slocation routes in pre-existing cords, will be investigated for a role in the coordination of |
| 11450 | 1 | clusion mediated by the shared predator should occur more quickly at intermediate levels of res
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| 15394 | 1 | oaches. using birds as model system, we will analyze the response to changes in the context of
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| 2529 | 4 | o suspended dc and df. these biomarkers will be developed for different exposure concentrations
rations, durations and frequencies, and will provide solid tools to measure biological effects ncy of exposure of dc and df on sponges will also improve current modelling tools for environme hic habitats. furthermore, this project will measure key physiological and biological parameter |
| 11296 | 1 | calcium carbonate . work proposed here will establish a core link between two research centers
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| 15442 | 3 | intertidal rock pools.these treatments will be applied in the field, according to a factorial
all these drivers of biodiversity. this will greatly contribute to the understanding and predic ages to anthropogenic disturbances, and will provide relevant insights for conservation and man |
| 2532 | 1 | the microbial black box, this proposal will generate data with clear implications for internat
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| 15151 | 1 | result of such droughts. our attention will be focused on soil respiration, also a function of
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| 15125 | 3 | si-immediate response to cimate changes will be studied in detail. biotic responses will be ana
be studied in detail. biotic responses will be analyzed from several perspectives, i. e. natur volved ecosystems. the results obtained will be useful to forecast the responses of the neotrop |
| 12142 | 7 | ural organization of plankton food webs will be undertaken in the affected and not affected hyd
community resistance to algal invasion will be characterized. analysis of intraspecific popula local species richness and productivity will be provided. we will test the proposal that gonyos s and productivity will be provided. we will test the proposal that gonyostomum dominance in ty vity and expansion patterns of g. semen will be examined based on phytoplankton pigments, n, p dominance and native species resistance will be carried out also. the obtained results will all carried out also. the obtained results will allow evaluating and predicting the effects of gon |
| 14968 | 1 | ffective dispersal. the current project will be developed in five lakes with different limnolog
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| 14528 | 4 | tegrated studies. in fact, the sediment could be considered as an environmental information sou
ommunities to the environmental changes will depend on the ecological and evolutive fitness of r effects on the planktonic communities could improve our predictions on the ecosystem response nmental changes. as a consequence, this would let to predict the effect of the future execution |
| 11500 | 6 | nd rehabilitation.the proposed research will considerably advance our knowledge of the biology
acacia in its natural environment, and will contribute to fill the gap of knowledge identified store degraded brigalow communities. we will make practical recommendations to inform sustainab rigalow forests. generally, the project will further our understanding of how tree species resp sustainable way. finally, this project will present a genetic model of thinning management, wh . the approach, when adopted elsewhere, will improve the long-term sustainability of ecological |
| 15357 | 3 | processes. these patterns and processes will be studied at a range of spatial and temporal scal
restored ecosystems in agrarian systems will provide, overall, higher levels of biodiversity an red biodiversity and ecosystem services will depend upon the initial degradation of restored ec |
| 12199 | 17 | nagement under agri-environment schemes will help to achieve this but there is also a need for
anisations. datasets from these surveys will be reviewed and those with data on the herbaceous h data on the herbaceous hedgerow flora will be obtained and collated. using this information, ormation, the herbaceous hedgerow flora will be classified into groups differentiated by plant ty to particular habitats. these groups will be readily interpretable and recognisable in the f able and recognisable in the field, and will therefore have practical application for setting h e habitat action plan targets. a review will also be carried out of the relationship between th es carried out on hedgerows, the review will cover those done on other habitats in which herbac toration techniques with most potential will then be identified for each of the practical group cales for achieving restoration targets will be estimated. a sampling framework will be develop will be estimated. a sampling framework will be developed for surveying a representative sample flora in england and wales. the sample will be stratified to ensure adequate representation of ross different regions. recommendations will also be made for field sampling methods. results f pling methods. results from the project will feed into phase 2, which will provide final recomm e project will feed into phase 2, which will provide final recommendations for restoration of t of the herbaceous hedgerow flora. these will be used by defra and the welsh assembly government ut practical restoration measures. this will help to conserve this important landscape feature |
| 12192 | 4 | rush pastures’. specifically the review will examine: the physio-chemical conditions, including
ts from the review a field survey/study will be designed to characterise the state/condition of -grass and rush pasture habitats, which could be used as guidance for scheme advisers, will be e used as guidance for scheme advisers, will be outlined. |
| 1934 | 1 | the related species-rich dry heathlands will improve the seedling development after sod cutting
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| 7615 | 1 | ies populations. this joint development will be through the specific case of arenaria grandiflo
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| 13877 | 3 | gates the importance of how restoration should be designed to promote the recovery and persiste
del is open to further development that will make it possible to analyze questions connected to ion potential. the new q-land simulator will become a practical landscape planning tool for pre |
| 10946 | 1 | ore the arrival of humans. this project will combine the analysis of fossil pollen, charcoal, a
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| 13809 | 2 | ion success and population spread. this will be done by using a long-time data set from earlier
duction experiments . dispersal studies will include field observations, population genetic ana |
| 13928 | 4 | mporal frequencies of ceased management will be captured by a systematic overview of timing and
anagement on a local and regional scale will be assessed in three case study areas using a new atial distribution of ceased management will then be expanded to twenty sites distributed in so southern sweden. the accumulated result will be frequency maps of discontinuous management and |
| 13531 | 4 | mporal frequencies of ceased management will be captured by systematic overview of timing and d
anagement on a local and regional scale will be assessed in three case study areas using palaeo atial distribution of ceased management will then be expanded to twenty sites distributed in so southern sweden. the accumulated result will be frequency maps of discontinuous management and |
| 11151 | 4 | and understand how parasites infection will affect individuals, it is extremely important to i
persistence of a population. this study will examine the genetic differences that explain varia model system where genetic differences will be pronounced and easy to identify. we will use a be pronounced and easy to identify. we will use a procedure called quantitative trait locus . |
| 12354 | 1 | etc. key customer purpose this project will address the need for strategic advice to inform fu
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| 12624 | 10 | g media industry. this research project will investigate the composition of the growing media i
pal growing media using countries. this will then be compared to the uk in terms of materials u d trends or constraints in their supply will be evaluated. this project will look at the growin supply will be evaluated. this project will look at the growing media industries within certai zealand in comparison with the uk. data will be sought from published information as well as fr ences from countries in both situations will be appraised. volumes and proportions of materials lumes and proportions of materials used will be gathered and performance information sought. kn ree media such as for ericaceous plants will be sought and the use of other materials in the mu r countries, when compared with the uk, will highlight ways the uk can reduce peat usage. the t y and cost effectiveness of the options will be evaluated. |
| 12589 | 5 | ction, restoration and protection. this will focus on the experiences of countries outside the
in particular, temperate peatlands. it will collate the lessons that can be learned from these ere there might be benefits. the review will involve a desk based internet search followed by c eatland forums and experts. the project will provide the evidence required to determine the suc of the peat resource. this information will be of benefit to defra and other government agenci |
| 12152 | 4 | the eu habitats directive annex i . it will develop an understanding of the influence of histo
blanket bog in favourable condition. it will seek to take a holistic view of the management and the many and varied demands upon it. it will identify gaps in current knowledge, and will make identify gaps in current knowledge, and will make recommendations about appropriate field-based |
| 12737 | 3 | plete or extend the process. the review would involve behavioural research and consider a numbe
strategy as part of the ebs by 2010. it would also consider what further guidance/ support woul consider what further guidance/ support would be necessary to enable subprogramme managers to b |
| 12352 | 2 | ork carried out on round 1 developments will be drawn together and reviewed. the review will as
drawn together and reviewed. the review will assess the requirements, methods, data, results an |
| 12597 | 4 | organic matter . to supplement this, we will hold expert interviews with a range of key special
and, following this, a web-based survey will be developed and implemented. an expert advisory g . an expert advisory group of 9 experts will be convened in order to provide an independent, mu ndings as they emerge. the project team will respond to the critical evaluation of the group an |
| 12240 | 1 | p . dna from a sub-set of these samples will be available to this project for sampling entomopa
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| 12489 | 3 | this project will evaluate the range of indicators that relate to th
the health of ecosystems. this project will examine which of the currently used indicators, or osystem services on which we depend. it will also recommend where new indicators or targets are |
| 6915 | 2 | henri coquand hte complete work would be finished, the monograph on the cephalopod mate
l organized and an electronic catalogue would done, probably in the home page of the hungarian |
| 14198 | 1 | elated to the aspects of climate change will be introduced to the estonian society including th
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| 2188 | 1 | ntries sweden has the largest area . we will develop and test methods for restoring hydrology a
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| 476 | 8 | this cryptic killer of amphibians, race will assess the risk that bd poses to european amphibia
hat bd poses to european amphibians and will implement the first pan-european attempt to mitiga uropean attempt to mitigate disease. we will do this by identifying the natural and anthropogen pogenic drivers of chytridiomycosis. we will improve national and pan-european competence in su -wide. outputs of the epicollect system will be databased at our core analysis tool www.spatial the global bd surveillance effort, and will allow eu-related data to be seamlessly integrated ortalities, spatial-genetic information will be integrated with the global genotype dataset to entation and use of the outputs of race will be used to advise policy on an international level |
| 2202 | 6 | c environments. the general methodology will address characteristics of the three phases of inv
tives to reduce invasions. this subtask will seek to develop models for the arrival phase that in new environments. the second subtask will address models that account for heterogeneity in d ies and in the donor habitat. the third will refine the methodology by which the impact of an i and cannot be generated, extrapolations will be made. regardless of the methodology for extrapo s, the uncertainty of the risk analysis will be larger than if data were available. |
| 15037 | 9 | l selection by females and that females should express a frequency-dependent rps decision rule,
ycles have been discovered recently, we will determine whether females may express frequency-de quency-dependent rps decision rules. we will test both, whether females show frequency-dependen e-copulatory and/or post-copulatory. we will sample populations in the pyrenees, which are at d equencies. females of these populations will then be used in controlled mating experiments, to semi-natural population experiments we will experimentally confirm that the observed patterns or post-copulatory female strategies we will use in-vivo fertilization experiments. the here ou eriments. the here outlined experiments will thus provide the first experimental evidence that lour-morph population dynamics and they will also unravel which female strategies may be respon |
| 10262 | 6 | en gathered for the phanerozoic, but we will gather data for the cryogenian and ediacaran, and
these raw data, versus simpler proxies, will be determined. the project will also serve as a tr roxies, will be determined. the project will also serve as a training exercise in which the res hich the researcher, a palaeontologist, will be trained to perform the molecular clock analyses earliest stages of the project, and he will transfer these skills to the other palaeontologica providing them with exotic skills that will allow them to address age-old palaeontological pro |
| 10216 | 6 | tile signalling compounds . our project will use laboratory experiments where we will quantify
ill use laboratory experiments where we will quantify grazing of microzooplankton and copepods f phytoplankton to make dms. these data will enable a first assessment of grazing-induced produ on of dms in a tritrophic framework. we will also conduct field experiments with freshly collec nd in the north-east atlantic. our data will inform modelling efforts that aim to predict the e y of copepods. this part of our project will be realised through a tied phd studentship. |
| 10925 | 6 | tile signalling compounds . our project will use laboratory experiments where we will quantify
ill use laboratory experiments where we will quantify grazing of microzooplankton and copepods f phytoplankton to make dms. these data will enable a first assessment of grazing-induced produ on of dms in a tritrophic framework. we will also conduct field experiments with freshly collec nd in the north-east atlantic. our data will inform modelling efforts that aim to predict the e y of copepods. this part of our project will be realised through a tied phd studentship. |
| 13882 | 1 | erences in feedbacks control which fish will mature or not.
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| 10790 | 5 | ochemical settings. initial experiments will be performed on twelve different methanotrophs to
from this initial set of mbs, a sub-set will be chosen for further purification to compare cu-b pression and methane oxidation patterns will be performed using our model organism, m. trichosp overed, final experiments on real soils will be carried out to calibrate cu availability and mm xpression in geochemical settings. this will better inform future field studies on methanotroph |
| 11250 | 2 | t plumage pigmentation in birds. mirnas will be identified that show substantial changes in exp
mputational and experimental approaches will be used to identify the target genes of these mirn |
| 11253 | 2 | t plumage pigmentation in birds. mirnas will be identified that show substantial changes in exp
mputational and experimental approaches will be used to identify the target genes of these mirn |
| 11482 | 2 | t plumage pigmentation in birds. mirnas will be identified that show substantial changes in exp
mputational and experimental approaches will be used to identify the target genes of these mirn |
| 11792 | 2 | t plumage pigmentation in birds. mirnas will be identified that show substantial changes in exp
mputational and experimental approaches will be used to identify the target genes of these mirn |
| 11276 | 2 | he silicic acid required by diatoms. we will determine the chemistry of thermocline waters acro
latitudes. with these new datasets, we will test a number of hypotheses for specific changes i |
| 15213 | 1 | o production of reactive-oxygen species will be studied by analysing the oxidative status and t
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| 15058 | 4 | release hypothesis predicts that plants will increase their competitive ability in the novel ha
igeneity. under these conditions plants would assign more resources to growth and reproduction lso be colonized by local herbivores we will be able to evaluate whether changes in herbivory a e information obtained in this proposal will be relevant to elucidate whether plant populations |
| 6780 | 2 | ess leptin receptors. in this study, we would like to map morphologically the exact projections
ol and brainstem operated rats. we also would like to investigate the prrp mrna expression and |
| 529 | 2 | m. - an eco-toxicological approach that would enable to evaluate the potential impact that some
nd on the regulation of populations. it will not be a matter of juxtapos |
| 14485 | 3 | ion. a number of biodiversity variables will also be studied, especially considering biological
uctural diversity of the vegetation. we will focus on habitats in which non-native ant species diterranean ecosystems. the study sites will be situated in the guadalquivir valley, where the |
| 11667 | 1 | we will conduct the first investigation of the interdepend
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| 7715 | 9 | of complex forest carbon. these systems will be chosen from different production systems, in a
aits depending on the depth of the soil will be examined at the level of individuals and plant ties. the fate of C in the soil profile will be drawn by isotope chemistry. isotope tracer will wn by isotope chemistry. isotope tracer will provide information on water redistribution genera he fight against erosion and landslides will also be clarified through experiments cohesive soi ntegrating the root-soil relationships, will quantify ecosystem services and link them to certa tradeoffs between features and services will be studied and proposed a set of criteria related and guidelines for users. our research will be conducted in a specific socio-economic context, ween researchers and managers / players will be facilitated through partnership with agroforest |
| 12760 | 4 | rose-ringed parakeets will be investigated in a separate study. as rose-ringe
sensitive and humane way. this project will focus on the potential impacts to agriculture and es to mitigate those impacts. the study will provide a comprehensive review and evaluation of t priate management strategies. the study will help inform future policy development in respect o |
| 10197 | 2 | genome sequence data. these predictions will be used in conjunction with microarray technology
rk. the explanatory power of this model will be tested directly by analysing gene expression an |
| 13332 | 11 | le factor for decision-making. rubicode will contribute to solving this by examining what biodi
at provide specific services to society will be identified and their services valued, so that t e traditional economic valuations. this will give decision-makers a more rational base and will ecision-makers a more rational base and will help the understanding of the need for adequate co es incorporate these dynamics. rubicode will address this by developing integrated dynamic conc pplication at multiple scales. rubicode will prioritise these strategies for the most significa ices. important and threatened services will be identified and methods for relating biodiversit tems to the provision of these services will be compared and tested. frameworks for linking bio nd for improving and testing indicators will be developed and used to explore management strate diversity conservation policy. rubicode will also identify current gaps in knowledge and propos a roadmap for future research. rubicode will involve a large number of external experts, and st |
| 11213 | 6 | riving a process of global warming that will have a profound effect on plant photosynthesis. so
f flowering plants. in this project, we will study the mechanisms of both seasonal acclimation of enzyme biochemical properties. this will allow us to pinpoint specific changes in genes enc to major shifts in species ecology. it should also provide an important example of adaptation climates and under different conditions will help to fine-tune plant photosynthetic performance formance in different conditions, which will be a particularly important challenge in the conte |
| 219 | 4 | ars. to reveal possible constraints, it will be searched for invariants in larval growth, i.e.
mber of lepidopteran and sawfly species will be reared in controlled laboratory conditons for t his purpose. any detected invariability will be considered indicative of putative cosntraints. ifferent sets of postulated constraints will be compared with respect to their power to explain |
| 10405 | 5 | ndings. communication and dissemination will be ongoing activities throughout the project, begi
cal, national and regional stakeholders will be assured through workshops, briefing papers and ar communication materials. the project will also produce a video, an innovative way of targeti sociated toolkit. the academic audience will be reached through journal articles and conference audience, and eventual journal articles will be disseminated through the extensive networks fac |
| 2462 | 2 | al rates and higher reproductive output could be selected for. in this project we will examine
uld be selected for. in this project we will examine this both by field studies and by artifici |
| 2541 | 8 | rstanding of challenges to biodiversity will be developed through cooperation between natural s
diversity protection. a major challenge will be to express biodiversity targets for the two maj management strategies. these strategies will then be described in economic terms. two economic in economic terms. two economic models will be developed for evaluation of ecosystem services. an economic model of production methods will be extended to cover activities that re-establish forest a model for carbon sequestration will be developed and expressed in terms of an economic of an economic evaluation. the project will contribute to enhance the basis for adaptive plann objective for biodiversity. the results will be communicated to important national users as the |
| 2548 | 4 | between eu directives, cbd and itpgrfa will be identified, and the findings explained by analy
ions in an advisory reference group. it will be carried out in close collaboration with the eu nsiderable synergy effects. the project will be carried out in dialogue with users in norway, t eu, and at the international level and will result in publications for users, scholars and the |
| 10855 | 4 | arious top-quality iron research groups will undertake ship-board experiments to determine the
e the samples. a great deal of the work will be undertaken at sea, but samples will also be sen will be undertaken at sea, but samples will also be sent out to participating laboratories and this rigorous intercomparison exercise will advance our ability to sample and analyse for iron |
| 7623 | 1 | ncrete implementation of this knowledge could be developed
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| 14378 | 1 | ics with sat images. these swb dynamics will be integrated with field data regarding snail host
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| 11573 | 3 | ng this time, a global concerted effort will be made to observe and interpret all aspects of hi
lection, storage and communication, ipy will have our polar animals themselves as an important s at the sea mammal research unit. this will provide a large high-resolution hydrographic data |
| 15428 | 1 | nizing schist engravings. therefore, we will be able to collect and to process environmental da
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| 2466 | 5 | rom cyanobacteria. this new information will be used as a basis, on which this study will build
be used as a basis, on which this study will build with the overall goal to comprehensively des icroorganisms. specifically, this study will elucidate the function of each biosynthetic gene i ed. furthermore, pst-biosynthesis genes will be determined from dinoflagellates to recreate the izontal gene transfer. this information will shed light on the possible ecological or physiolog |
| 15395 | 1 | regated and isolated individuals. 9. we will also evaluate the hypothesis that small and sparse
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| 11474 | 2 | arity in the resource `landscape, which will only be true at certain scales. we will research m
will only be true at certain scales. we will research methods of relaxing this assumption, thus |
| 7480 | 22 | s with a focus on videotelephony, which could support a large number of user applications. the
mber of user applications. the emphasis will be on the development of a scaleable solution whic velopment of a scaleable solution which will allow a flexible and user transparent exploitation f the available bandwidth. the software will be organised in a toolbox which will be the basis re will be organised in a toolbox which will be the basis of an integrated development environm ication applications. the demonstrators will be designed by selecting and tuning algorithms fro s that are developed within the project will be submitted for standardisation within e.g. the i rch on a flexible hardware architecture shall be conducted and a real-time video communication nd a real-time video communication unit will be designed and built. the generic form of this pl uilt. the generic form of this platform should provide interfaces for various communication cha uality equal or better than h.263. this will include a low-cost hardware platform for real-time the common analogue pstn network. this would extend the potential use of video communication f ble profound economic and social impact will result. main contributions to the programme object généralités: technical approach scalar will exploit second generation video coding techniques. techniques. coding algorithms developed will be characterised in terms of applicability. a key imisation. the structure of the toolbox will be made as consistent with mpeg4 syntax as possibl elopment to achieve real time operation will facilitate technology demonstration, field tests a industrialisation. the toolbox approach will minimise the risks of the project. summary of tria ion a global surveillance of the forest will be performed using a network of surveillance tower ra. a set of narrow-band radio channels will be used for communication. in the second test, sta ond test, standard pstn telephone lines will be used for video communication of lectures from t hone, document and still image transfer will be combined for achieving maximum learning perform |
| 13349 | 7 | t biological scales. the scales project will provide the scientific and policy research needed
scale-dependent management actions. it will assess and model the scaling properties of natural aling and downscaling biodiversity data will be reviewed and improved. scales will further eval a will be reviewed and improved. scales will further evaluate the effectiveness of management a s in terms of their scale-relevance and will develop new tools for matching their scales to rel biodiversity conservation across scales will be developed and tested. this framework focuses on d regional connectivity. this framework will be disseminated to a wide range of relevant users |
| 10082 | 1 | mmunities. in streams across the uk, we shall explore if scaling of density to body size conver
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| 10841 | 5 | ent both in space and time. the project will also integrate the use of high-tech chemical analy
ferent sizes. the total grant from nerc will be £46,843 but this will generate work of a much g rant from nerc will be £46,843 but this will generate work of a much greater value as a result s a result of matched funding. the work will involve collaboration between up-and-coming uk sci islands and british virgin islands. it will also lead to great insights into the biology of th |
| 7478 | 4 | thodological and practical levels. this will support the design, implementation and operation o
and sustainability policy. the project will also provide an opportunity for the main actual or , share experiences and network. spiral will deliver a series of practical products for the ben , and a dedicated website. overall this will allow scientists, policy-makers and other stakehol |
| 14710 | 3 | tent theoretical knowledge. the project will take place in the floodplains of the middle ebro r
he floodplains of the middle ebro river will be used to evaluate the predictive capacity of flo ation of riverine wetlands. the results will be useful to be applied as strategies for the ecol |
| 12426 | 1 | uks implementation of the directive. it will bring scientists and policymakers together to init
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| 12584 | 4 | the research will address specific requirements of the inter-departm
. the data derived from cs2007 squares will be maintained by ceh within the oracle-based count of the masq database. the final product will be a report that provides a breakdown on the usefu cy-related soil issues. the information will also be invaluable to the wider scientific communi |
| 12183 | 7 | mospheric quality. this scoping project will report on current knowledge in these fields and wi
n current knowledge in these fields and will also include an assessment of the extent, causes a chniques for soil compaction. the study will be of relevance to defra as the maintenance of bio extent of soil compaction. this project will seek to elaborate any synergies and conflicts betw the quality of the natural environment will be written as well as a full technical report and wed publication. a stakeholder workshop will assist in communicating the output from the projec icating the output from the project and will enable the project team to capture the views and k |
| 12180 | 3 | nd actions for redress. the information will be collated to provide a summary of the likely imp
d any other pollutants. recommendations will be made on techniques that could be used to predic dations will be made on techniques that could be used to predict the impact of land management |
| 12188 | 19 | is intended that a monitoring programme will be carried out to assess the outputs in terms of s
ut in the tender documents. the project will specify alternative methodologies, with indicative hat meet the stated requirements. these will include possibilities for the direct and indirect nd the use of case studies. the project will also consider the potential for integration with o interactive approach is proposed, which would allow all of the five partners to contribute to a ghts into the various methods available will be captured. a workshop will be held at which each available will be captured. a workshop will be held at which each aspect of the monitoring pro each aspect of the monitoring programme will be examined in turn, and potential approaches cons lved. notes of the workshop discussions will be converted into a first draft of a report, which d into a first draft of a report, which will be circulated to all other partners for input and d comment. further drafts of the report will be circulated until all partners are satisfied wit full range of possibilities, the report will consider a range of options at different levels of ons at different levels of costs. these will be analysed according to their relative advantages orward. types of methodology considered will include analysis of uptake data, farmer surveys an a, farmer surveys and field surveys. it will not be possible within the timescale and budgetary all objectives directly, so assessments will need to be devised that measure indicators which c from remote, indirect to on the ground will be assessed for cost and level of confidence to al w optimal choices to be made. the study will also consider the potential for use of various dat al and national level. the final report will summarise the costs and benefits of the most promi |
| 14622 | 7 | osen man-made aquatic systems. and they could be used as microbial indicators of this bacteria.
e found in this kind of aquatic systems will be carried out. physicochemical and microbiologica cal and microbiological parameters that should be associated with legionella or became either i he presence or absence of the pathogen, will be also analysed. physicochemical parameters as te h, fe, cysteine and presence of biocide will be analysed. the study will be focused on two grou of biocide will be analysed. the study will be focused on two groups of micro organisms: a tho lly, a statistical study of the results will be applied with the objective to correlate relatio |
| 12289 | 3 | on adjacent ecosystems. nitrogen . this will provide data on the root growth and lateral root n
rate and angle of these accessions and will complement existing trait evaluation work for thes rk for these lines in wq0119. this work will also be complementary to work within oregin and th |
| 13787 | 5 | stages of fish predators. the response will partly be determined by state-dependent variables
and condition of prey. indirect impacts will be addressed more specifically, by studying indica prat stock. the results of this project will provide a scientific foundation for ecosystem-base ion for ecosystem-based management that will safeguard viable seabird populations. in addition, seabird populations. in addition, this will be valuable for a management of ecosystems strivin |
| 2490 | 1 | y, svalbard and adjacent sea areas, and will provide and maintain base-line knowledge of seabir
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| 15142 | 4 | ong the white oaks genomes, the bin map will allow the selections of cdna-ssrs broadly scattere
s showing evidence of natural selection will be saturated with the cdna-ssrs from the same bin ate these regions. finally, the project will prepare the biological material necessary to incor m these species to the bin map, as this will offer independent information for selecting chromo |
| 10501 | 2 | f a southern dispersal of modern humans will be produced, as well as palaeoenvironmental maps a
nmental maps and sar dates. the project will establish the environmental likelihood of such a d |
| 10473 | 2 | f a southern dispersal of modern humans will be produced, as well as palaeoenvironmental maps a
nmental maps and sar dates. the project will establish the environmental likelihood of such a d |
| 11105 | 2 | nile decisions are critical. this study will identify the mechanisms that determine juvenile se
nderstanding these settlement decisions will allow us to predict the consequences of the loss o |
| 11434 | 2 | nile decisions are critical. this study will identify the mechanisms that determine juvenile se
nderstanding these settlement decisions will allow us to predict the consequences of the loss o |
| 10481 | 2 | daylength with phenotypic variation we will identify how populations adapt to different therma
nd photoperiodic environments. our work will have clear implications for developing biological |
| 11780 | 4 | for biology. for large organisms which will specifically label those organisms which are invol
nctionally active organisms, since they will label with the 13c based marker. our aim is to com s themselves within the dna array. this will allow us to sub-divide those species/genes that ar y active species in the environment. we will rapidly detect labelled species using new developm |
| 14613 | 2 | ic microscope. the information obtained will allow to determine the validity of the genera actu
ached, the charipinae evolutionary tree will be compared with those from the primary parasitoid |
| 15292 | 3 | e benefits of the symbiosis for hoopoes could be protecting eggs against pathogenic bacteria, g
cretion during this phase, therefore we will test the effects of the secretion against pathogen etion. at the same time, the experiment will let to test whether egg impregnation with secretio |
| 7466 | 7 | t biological scales. the scales project will provide the scientific and policy research needed
scale-dependent management actions. it will assess and model the scaling properties of natural aling and downscaling biodiversity data will be reviewed and improved. scales will further eval a will be reviewed and improved. scales will further evaluate the effectiveness of management a s in terms of their scale-relevance and will develop new tools for matching their scales to rel biodiversity conservation across scales will be developed and tested. this framework focuses on d regional connectivity. this framework will be disseminated to a wide range of relevant users |
| 13949 | 3 | at nutrients stored in bottom sediments could be released when disturbed, regenerating nutrient
nsion by trawling in the baltic sea. we will do this by combining detailed fishing effort data policy, sustainability and conservation will be vital for future sustainable management of the |
| 228 | 3 | ed method in several seed collections , will be performed on seeds picked up from soil after a
hid. the main objectives of the project would therefore be determining germinability, germinati id seeds collected from nature. also we would like to clarify the character of the natural orch |
| 11237 | 3 | lowing release from the crustaceans, we will use molecular probes to search for hematodinium dn
the seawater and within the seabed. we will also check whether hematodinium infects other mari s life cycle outside of the crustaceans will aid in the design of improved control measures to |
| 10845 | 1 | ld vertebrate population. to do this, i will use genetic paternity analysis and known maternal
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| 10339 | 2 | aracteristics often suggests that there should be a substantial response to selection, but we s
rasite load, vary from year to year. we will be using analysis techniques which have only recen |
| 10515 | 8 | e lots of offspring. in this project we will dramatically improve our video monitoring and our
relationships between individuals . we will combine information across years about the populat sive information about every individual will allow us to address our major aims of determining rent traits are more advantageous, this will help maintain genetic variation. such variation al and how it is maintained. a related aim will be to investigate how population density affects s ecause they are not close relatives. we will address these questions by comparing the reproduct ffer genetically from one another. this will also allow us to look for evidence of genes that c lab, but little studied in the wild. we will use the comprehensive data we have on the life his |
| 9999 | 8 | e lots of offspring. in this project we will dramatically improve our video monitoring and our
relationships between individuals . we will combine information across years about the populat sive information about every individual will allow us to address our major aims of determining rent traits are more advantageous, this will help maintain genetic variation. such variation al and how it is maintained. a related aim will be to investigate how population density affects s ecause they are not close relatives. we will address these questions by comparing the reproduct ffer genetically from one another. this will also allow us to look for evidence of genes that c lab, but little studied in the wild. we will use the comprehensive data we have on the life his |
| 15353 | 1 | ir proteins. to test this hypothesis we will carry out a meta-examination of genomes sequences
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| 2021 | 6 | nd self-organization mechanistically, i will focus on turing-like symmetry breaking instabiliti
both catastrophes and self-organization will be developed and tested in arid and peatland ecosy f vegetation. spatially explicit models will be developed using a combination of a reaction-dif cellular automata approach. the models will be parameterized and validated using existing data ata from field measurements. the models will be made quantitatively testable with enough spatia mulate a predictive ecosystem theory, i will investigate whether the identified principles may |
| 11578 | 4 | t among populations remains unknown. we will quantify changes in the frequency of the sex ratio
gene compared to non-carrying males. we will evaluate the importance of temperature in altering les barring their spread. this research will provide valuable information about the ability of as other species risk going extinct. it will also be of value to captive breeding programmes an |
| 11830 | 4 | t among populations remains unknown. we will quantify changes in the frequency of the sex ratio
gene compared to non-carrying males. we will evaluate the importance of temperature in altering les barring their spread. this research will provide valuable information about the ability of as other species risk going extinct. it will also be of value to captive breeding programmes an |
| 7027 | 8 | vely. success of semen cryopreservation will be tested and standardized in aspect of semen dilu
for a viability control, sperm motility will be measured with computer assisting motility analy e to be conducted. for androgenesis, uv will be used to destruct the egg genome. the doses uv a required for destruction of egg genome will be established for both amphibian species. then, t the exact temperature and exposure time will be tested. heterozygous androgenesis, in which the of chromosome sets of two spermatozoa, will be also applied. additionally, the inter-specific m xenopus laevis and ambystoma tigrinum will be tested. this is for the base of fertilization o the success of androgenesis experiments will be determined in the bases of tadpole survival rat |
| 13832 | 5 | d on this tree; 3 the parasitoid female should localize and identify the bark beetle brood, and
es through phases 1 and 2. this project will concentrate on phase 3, the host identification, a non-active controls from the same tree, will be preformed to isolate the active compounds. iden candidates for the host identification will be tested in bioassays in the laboratory and in th aboratory and in the field. the project will also try to elucidate the source of these volatile |
| 10984 | 3 | e, genes which benefit us early in life will be beneficial even if the same genes have a negati
event the accumulation of bad mutations will also decrease with age. while these theories are r our general understanding of senescence will be improved by studying an animal with a vastly di |
| 10762 | 3 | e new information from this small grant will provide significant new insight into one of the mo
e terrestrial carbon cycle. the project will also develop a measurement method that is potentia remely good value for money as the work will make efficient use of existing nerc resources supp |
| 10953 | 4 | lanket bog community with low ambient n will be investigated by treatment with simulated wet n
ts of 8 to 48 kg n ha-1y-1. assessments will be made of plant species composition and abundance scular and non-vascular plants. results will be used to determine critical loads/levels for the lioration to mitigate adverse n effects will be evaluated for the different n forms. |
| 10054 | 1 | istributed over 18 chromosome pairs. we will screen a bac library or ~50,000 clones with averag
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| 11582 | 1 | istributed over 18 chromosome pairs. we will screen a bac library or ~50,000 clones with averag
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| 10023 | 1 | this proposal will exploit recent discoveries made under nerc eg proj
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| 11826 | 4 | st directly involved in the interaction will show high levels of genetic diversity within a spe
usands of genes simultaneously. what we will do here is to link microarray results, which assay parasites responding to host immunity, will show the highest level of polymorphism, and the hi ttern of gene expression. this proposal will provide additional sequencing costs to supplement |
| 11295 | 1 | useful for array feature annotation but will also have wide-ranging implications for many resea
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| 12259 | 7 | this proposal will allow the uk to participate in an international co
lso sequencing tomato chromosome iv, we will be able to perform a highly detailed comparative s udying gene and genome sequence data we will be able to create a genetic marker system, based o tions between different varieties. this will allow us to readily examine a large number of gene es with different characteristics. this will be extremely useful for efforts to breed potato cr nable manner. all of the data generated will be placed in the public domain in a user ready for e genes and their function. the project will also be used to bring the uk research community wo |
| 10283 | 5 | rated by the study of craig venter . we will use this approach to assess the changes in the com
of the proposed pyrosequencing approach will generate some 3.2 million sequence reads. based on an average read length of 250 bp, this will produce approximately 800 million bp of genetic in irst time on a large scale this project will analyse both the diversity and the activity of the econdly, the molecular approach that we will employ uses for the first time the new high-throug |
| 10307 | 1 | e entire sequences of their genomes, we will have a great set of resources to help us, and othe
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| 10562 | 1 | e entire sequences of their genomes, we will have a great set of resources to help us, and othe
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| 11323 | 1 | e entire sequences of their genomes, we will have a great set of resources to help us, and othe
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| 10455 | 2 | operated vehicles . financial leverage will be considerable. scientific tasks will include exp
will be considerable. scientific tasks will include experimental approaches for hypothesis tes |
| 13333 | 8 | rvices. the mediterranean and black sea will be approached as a coupled climatic/ecosystem enti
an. the assessment of ecosystem changes will be based on the identification of the major regime ed using existing and new observations, will be used to predict ecosystem responses to changes ing the next five decades. the new data will be gathered during multidisciplinary, multiship oc the mediterranean and black sea. these will provide an overall picture of the mediterranean an data sets for model validation. sesame will also study the effect of the ecosystem variability past to 50 years in the future. sesame will create a platform for disseminating the research r ch results to all levels of society. it will stimulate and stregthen international cooperation |
| 12191 | 11 | rovisional rapid assessment methodology will be proposed. subsequent literature review and anal
nalysis of existing ecological datasets will identify the timescales for the development of par ethodology. together with this, opinion will be sought from stakeholders about the key attribut the provisional assessment methodology will be tested in the field using a selection of sites and 2011. the robustness of the method will be assessed through repeat survey of a subset of s fying appropriate indicators of success will be proposed. anticipated results the project will oposed. anticipated results the project will develop a decision framework that can be used by f onment scheme agreements. the framework will enhance the existing approaches to target setting starting conditions. the primary users will be staff of natural england, however, a greater un nd the timescales for their development will enhance the engagement of landowners with the obje nvironment scheme. the project outcomes will also contribute to the bap reporting process by pr |
| 441 | 8 | mic conditions. a microbial observatory should be located offshore and should be well adapted t
ervatory should be located offshore and should be well adapted to the long-term monitoring of b es are also important and water samples should be collected at different depths representing th the structure of bacterial communities should be monitored at a monthly scale and every two or rmined, the station was implemented and will be considered as the first microbial observatory i bservatory in the mediterranean sea. it will be instrumented and automated in april 2006 and it and its depth is 750m. this observatory will allow the long-term monitoring of microbial commun espond to new species or new genus that will be very useful for genomic investigations and also |
| 2035 | 1 | eld experiments, and modeling exercises will be performed to explore the mechanisms through whi
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| 10209 | 1 | udies and extensive breeding facilities will allow me to study previously unexplored aspects of
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| 11089 | 2 | ribution of the colour morphs. the aims will be achieved with a combination of ecological surve
earcher and a phd student. this project will shed light on the mechanisms of speciation in the |
| 14783 | 3 | quence and composition. in this work we will analyze the composition, structure, origin an evol
the family arvicolidae. furthermore, we will study the transcription of the repeated sequences oautosomal region. for this purpose, we will perform chromosomes painting in several species wi |
| 10080 | 9 | rvival. we therefore predict that males should have weaker immune systems and be more prone to
sease compared to females. our research will test this idea in fruitflies that have been allowe ng males. under these conditions, males should put a lot of effort into gaining opportunities t with them. we predict that these males will then have less energy and fewer nutrients left to n features that increase survival, they should be more resistant to catching infections. in con have to compete in mating contests they should have more energy and nutrients to invest in thei nd infection. this fascinating research will help us to understand important aspects of biology ences how pests and diseases behave, it could affect how fast infections multiply and spread wh st infections multiply and spread which will alter the number of hosts and natural enemies that |
| 14529 | 4 | ve a great deal of preliminary data. we will study the benefits of sexual cannibalism to female
upon males and females. furthermore, we will study the action of sexual selection on both sexes diated by sexual cannibalism. our goals will be reached by combining field experiments, in whic ombining field experiments, in which we will manipulate the availability of food and the sex ra |
| 10933 | 1 | ity seen in the presence of seaweed. we will also use the data collected to test the alternativ
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| 10856 | 2 | arriers between bird species. the study will exploit a specific but unique situation: it is wel
bullfinch female reproductive tract. we will conduct a series of experiments to establish at wh |
| 1980 | 4 | in believed that such sexual conflicts, could not occur in hermaphrodites, mainly because the s
physiological basis of sexual conflict will be investigated. preliminary experiments suggest t hanisms underlying the sexual conflicts will be studied using both biochemical and electrophysi ating sexual conflict in hermaphrodites will have important implications for the understanding |
| 6735 | 1 | ates. in areas where sexual differences could be detected a detailed histological, ultrastructu
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| 11759 | 3 | d blood pathogens within vertebrates. i will apply these novel techniques to the comprehensive
, host fitness and the mhc. the results will determine if mate choice and fitness are related t in the seychelles warbler. the answers will contribute towards solving two fundamental questio |
| 2143 | 3 | males from the opposite subspecies, we will test whether females discriminate against males on
tically compatible extra-pair males. we will perform sperm motility experiments to test whether olecular methods, this research project will make important contributions to research areas tha |
| 15081 | 6 | volve rapidly and that sexual selection could play a major role. when ejaculates from rival mal
to improve their competitiveness, which could increase the risk of polispermy to females. femal risk of polispermy to females. females will respond to the enhancement in ejaculate competitiv pid changes in reproductive traits that could lead to speciation. the sexual selection hypothes sis predicts that reproductive barriers will be asymmetrical. our work has shown that sperm com h regulate these reproductive processes will be analysed. |
| 14642 | 1 | species of mice. more especifically, we will analyze the role played by sperm swimming velocity
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| 15473 | 3 | sts in terms of oxidative damage, which could affect sperm membranes as well as dna integrity.
membranes as well as dna integrity. we will investigate if sperm suffer from oxidative stress dna within the sperm head. finally, we will analyze reproductive genes involved in dna packagi |
| 2112 | 1 | es. selection acts on the phenotype and will only result in a evolutionary response if the phen
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| 10017 | 9 | he following problem: natural selection should remove genetic variation that affects the fitnes
he first and major part of the study we will use our pedigree information to test for sexually- stic genetic effects. in particular, we will test whether successful males have less successful erlying sexually-antagonistic selection will be concentrated on the x chromosome, and we will i oncentrated on the x chromosome, and we will investigate this question using the known differen hromosomes from different ancestors. we will then measure the selection pressures associated wi with sexually-antagonistic effects. we will test the hypothesis that males with especially mas h especially masculine body proportions should have higher breeding success than males whose bo and ecological conditions. finally, we will explore one possible mechanism for these effects, |
| 11844 | 3 | ards-compliant way. in this project, we will transfer this knowledge and technology to the wide
ogy to the wider community. firstly, we shall work with the producers of existing popular tools ur technology into these tools. then we shall apply the new technology to two test cases, to en |
| 11332 | 10 | the effects this change is having, and will increasingly have, on marine life and on the stabi
uestions in four main areas. firstly we will investigate the effects of varying ph in current e r range of sites around new zealand. we will sample populations living in different ph conditio conditions and analyse their shells. we will also monitor ph in the areas sampled for at least areas sampled for at least a year. this will allow us to identify skeletal responses to being r in the natural environment. secondly we will quantify changes in skeletons that have occurred s st as oceanic co2 has risen. thirdly we will analyse shell characteristics in articulated brach ere markedly different from today. this will allow evolutionary scale responses to be addressed e responses to be addressed. finally we will hold our key species in culture systems with alter osition and structure. these approaches should provide a very good understanding of how marine |
| 180 | 3 | the rivers. the results of the project will be presented at the international and local scient
according to the results of the project will help the estonian government put into practice the . the students involved in this project could proceed their practical training and collect pers |
| 7535 | 1 | lish a computerized database. this tool will allow rapid identification of the species and help
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| 15588 | 2 | chanisms of resilience . signal results will provide experimental evidence on mechanisms of res
ks, such as igbp and diversitas. signal will intensely serve the science-policy interface by de |
| 2129 | 6 | y, and evolvability. in each project we will use a mixture of theoretical and empirical methods
part of the project we ask how females should search for males in a hybrid zone, where differe on great tits. game-theoretical models will be developed to investigate aspects of mimicry and eir preferences during a search. models will be developed to investigate whether learning and p references in hybrid zones. finally, we will study the role of genetic architecture and evolvab palatable model species. to this end we will apply a recently developed population-genetical mo |
| 11340 | 5 | n an evolutionary conundrum because one would expect that constant selection would remove genet
ne would expect that constant selection would remove genetic variation from a population. howev r of reasons we expected that condition will show a great deal of genetic variation and as a re riation in condition. in this study, we will examine the role that competitive interactions bet todiopsis dalmani as a model system, we will utilize a statistical genetic model to estimate th |
| 13857 | 5 | along the south-west coast of india. we will use both microscopic and molecular techniques to d
phytoplankton blooms. in mesocosms, we will study the influence of resting stage addition to p ommunity development. molecular methods will include primers targeting microsatellite loci in a bloom forming phytoplankton species. we will obtain genetic fingerprints of the benthic and pla c populations sampled in field. results will contribute much needed information on the benthic- |
| 15071 | 1 | characters after the larva-adult moult, would indicate that the hypotheses are justified.
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| 11212 | 6 | dr. anna ingvarsdottir, a small project will employ 3 student assistants for 8 weeks to make so
frs equipment, facilities and expertise will be available for the additional sample and image a een completed and the measurements made will complement this and many other marprod elements an s and wider studies. student assistants will be trained in processing samples, target species i m summer and last winter cruises. these will undergo image analysis to count and measure animal ual methot net samples from all cruises will derive consistent size frequency and species abund |
| 9806 | 2 | this project will investigate the mechanisms that determine differen
pical trees on small spatial scales. we will test the hypothesis that coexisting shorea species |
| 15580 | 1 | vices a supranational stakeholder board will be involved to assure bidirectional feedback with
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| 13334 | 2 | is still somewhat underexplored, and it would be premature to talk about a well-established eur
successful policies in this field. this will be achieved by providing an overview, assessing po |
| 11544 | 1 | lso identify environmental factors that will affect the expression of traits ranging from behav
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| 10221 | 6 | on with age, or the rate of senescence, will depend on how individuals allocate resources to su
with other group members. our research will test for the first time the influence of these soc measures of senescence. specifically we will address questions: how does variation in social in fluence adult survival and condition we will address the last question using a large-scale fiel evels of oxidative stress. the research will generate important new information on the main fac ancestral humans. in addition, our work will provide the first test of mechanistic explanations |
| 10904 | 6 | on with age, or the rate of senescence, will depend on how individuals allocate resources to su
with other group members. our research will test for the first time the influence of these soc measures of senescence. specifically we will address questions: how does variation in social in fluence adult survival and condition we will address the last question using a large-scale fiel evels of oxidative stress. the research will generate important new information on the main fac ancestral humans. in addition, our work will provide the first test of mechanistic explanations |
| 9992 | 6 | on with age, or the rate of senescence, will depend on how individuals allocate resources to su
with other group members. our research will test for the first time the influence of these soc measures of senescence. specifically we will address questions: how does variation in social in fluence adult survival and condition we will address the last question using a large-scale fiel evels of oxidative stress. the research will generate important new information on the main fac ancestral humans. in addition, our work will provide the first test of mechanistic explanations |
| 10492 | 14 | on pressure on male traits. my research will use an insect system, because although insects are
oice and sexual selection is lacking. i will pursue this fruitful avenue of inquiry using the p field cricket teleogryllus oceanicus. i will investigate population-level variation in socially ounding populations in new environments will be selected to exhibit a greater degree of adaptiv nvironment of newly-founded populations would be expected to vary stochoastically, and i will t expected to vary stochoastically, and i will test the hypothesis that more recently founded pop iated mate choice plasticity. second, i will perform a quantitative genetic mating experiment t ring their mating behavior. my analysis will detect whether females of different genetic backgr al responses to social experience. this will reveal the potential for selection to act on socia tive genetic variation for it. third, i will examine fitness consequences of socially-mediated plasticity in the field. this analysis will lend key insights into how social effects alter se n empirical studies to date. finally, i will develop quantitative genetic models of sexual sele exual selection. the theoretical models will address the opposing hypotheses that experience-me ngthen vs. weaken sexual selection, and will explore the question of whether selection on mate |
| 14206 | 3 | octoral research at tartu university, i will analyze five years of continuous demographic data,
oups in kibale national park, uganda. i will closely cooperate with the research team led by pr female reproductive success. the study will bring together experts in the fields of ecology, b |
| 12335 | 7 | d and recommend how socio-economic data could be integrated into the planning of uk marine cons
marine conservation zone network. this will involve an expert workshop and result in the devel is a need to consider how such factors should be incorporated. key customer purpose: recommend . key customer purpose: recommendations will be used to formulate guidance on how socio-economi ate guidance on how socio-economic data should be considered in the design of mcz networks. it ks. it is also expected that the output will identify the key datasets which will need to be pr ut will identify the key datasets which will need to be provided to regional mcz projects as pa |
| 12620 | 6 | ion of soil carbon. the overall project will be co-ordinated by skm enviros. the detailed studi
ed by skm enviros. the detailed studies will be carried out by leading scientists from rothamst ogical survey and skm enviros. a report will be written for each sub-project with an overall ex gs. the benefits arising from this work will be a greater understanding of the potential effect s interactions with the surface horizon will be explored to improve carbon storage and sampling laboratory determination of soil carbon will be standardised for soil monitoring schemes in the |
| 227 | 2 | erties at different fertilization rates will be compacted specially at every spring. the projec
specially at every spring. the project will be held in the cooperation with the institute of p |
| 13867 | 4 | d sandy grasslands in south east sweden will be studied and the impact of disturbance and succe
sional stage on the am fungal community will be studied in order to test the intermediate distu tion and retention. am fungal diversity will be described by surveying the spore populations in g the influences on ecosystem c cycling will be monitored. |
| 13988 | 4 | e structure of the soil fauna community will be studied by sampling in allready existing field
ments. feeding ecological relationships will be studied by mass spectronomy analysis of the rat tions. in one field experiment the crop will be labelled with 13c-enriched co2 and the increase creased concentration of the 13c isotop will be followed through the food web. |
| 12632 | 15 | roject comprises four sub-projects that will provide an overview of current knowledge, explore
degradation. the five principal outputs will provide evidence-based support for the implementat sises the outputs of these sub-projects will also be produced. the overall project will be co-o l also be produced. the overall project will be co-ordinated by enviros consulting ltd. the det os consulting ltd. the detailed studies will be carried out by internationally-leading soil sci . the approach to all four sub-projects will be to procure the most recent information to augme sues raised within each of their briefs will be explored, and reviews and reports drafted. the reviews and reports drafted. the teams will be made up from experts from the different organis cross-fertilisation of ideas, and there will be frequent communication within and between teams hin and between teams. a teleconference will be held between all members to discuss the finding efra for comment. a final review/report will be produced for each sub-project and a concise exe project and a concise executive summary will be compiled to put the information and evidence ga incipal benefits arising from this work will be to: identify the ways that soil biota may be ma esses, functions and biota. the outputs will be widely promulgated across the peer-reviewed and iewed and general literature. this work will significantly enhance the robustness and likely ef |
| 14490 | 10 | val of non-consumed seeds, if existing, will be assessed.the soil seed bank will be periodicall
ng, will be assessed.the soil seed bank will be periodically sampled throughout a complete phen including periodical seed exhumations, will be carry out throughout two consecutive phenologic alyze the fate of seeds in the soil. it will allow us to guess the seed output by aging dead an germination as well. special attention will be paid to the latter. germination ability and res y exhumed seeds with healthy-appearance will be analyzed, complemented with laboratory tests, w mplemented with laboratory tests, which will reveal dormancy types. it also will detect tempora ich will reveal dormancy types. it also will detect temporal patterns in changes of dormancy st ntal factors are involved. the analysis will be completed with the study of germination phenolo emain viable in the soil. such approach will give crucial information on the ability of mainten |
| 7477 | 8 | rce modelling framework. this framework will provide the platform, together with existing gis c
tigation. this physical-based modelling will be integrated with new advances in decision suppor bounds of freshwater aquifers. soiltrec will link 4 eu field sites that describe key stages wit use and degradation. existing data sets will be augmented with targeted process studies in orde f soil processes. these process studies will be integrated with results from additional eu, usa d land use. these sites and their teams will be integrated through shared results and an intern servatories. this programme of research will engage very actively with stakeholders involved in n the practical management of land, and will draw strongly on the advice and guidance of intern |
| 13350 | 4 | sulting ecosystem services. soilservice will value soil biodiversity through the impact on ecos
e granted through payments. soilservice will combine interdisciplinary empirical studies and so pests or invasive species. soilservice will link ecological and economic models to develop a s iversity. • field and modelling studies will determine to what spatial and temporal scales soil |
| 12405 | 3 | pecifically the outputs of this project will generate the experimental data necessary to foreca
thropogenic noise in marine fauna. this will be the first experiment of its type in the field.t n the field.the outcome of the research will be a set of experiments demonstrating an adverse b |
| 10556 | 6 | ndeed used in nest mate recognition. we will exploit this recent knowledge to study the genetic
ecognition signals. to achieve this, we will conduct behavioural, biochemical, genetic and theo llaborating. to achieve our main aim we will conduct three parallel studies: 1 a biochemical in be subject to different conditions. we will use our empirical data to avoid previous problems a category 1 threatened species, so we will provide vital information and expertise to underpi forces interact with genetic variation will provide new insights into the evolution and mainta |
| 11286 | 6 | ndeed used in nest mate recognition. we will exploit this recent knowledge to study the genetic
ecognition signals. to achieve this, we will conduct behavioural, biochemical, genetic and theo llaborating. to achieve our main aim we will conduct three parallel studies: 1 a biochemical in be subject to different conditions. we will use our empirical data to avoid previous problems a category 1 threatened species, so we will provide vital information and expertise to underpi forces interact with genetic variation will provide new insights into the evolution and mainta |
| 11246 | 5 | or above current rates, carbon dioxide will reach nearly triple the pre-industrial concentrati
l on climate change, the high latitudes will experience the largest temperature increases, resu resholds. the proposed research project will reconstruct past vegetation of antarctica and sout a-model comparison, this proposed study will foster a deeper understanding of how the terrestri and strength, the data-model comparison will also contribute to the improvement of climate mode |
| 13536 | 4 | ese strips by the studied insect groups will be considered: the available species pool and abun
use, and spatial factors . the project will investigate how the presence of flower strips infl xt of metacommunity research. the study will be carried out by recording species composition of , recapture experiments. the field data will be used to develop a model of metacommunity dynami |
| 1941 | 2 | tion, and the rest of the local economy will receive particular attention. the resulting model
rticular attention. the resulting model will be analyzed with numerical simulation and optimiza |
| 464 | 4 | e publications made during this project will allow the researchers in the south to progress in
departments, and young phd students. it will favour the north-south partnership as well as the south-south one. the expected outcomes will have an immediate utility on regional administrati nal administrative levels. this project will allow the researchers from the south to participat |
| 7223 | 1 | south-south cooperation. . this project will allow researchers from the south to participate in
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| 15263 | 2 | tle bustard at different spatial scales will allow for the establishment of a solid scientifica
e conservation of steppe habitats. this will be a general contribution to the preservation, res |
| 13461 | 7 | frequency is lower. in this project we will test the hypotheses: 1 lynx and wolverine have a s
i.e. dispersal from a local population will mainly occur when it is saturated. 2 territory set ribution, i.e. high quality territories will be occupied first. we predict that dispersing fema rst. we predict that dispersing females will occupy the nearest vacant territory, and the death nt territory, and the death of a female will not influence local density as she will be quickly will not influence local density as she will be quickly replaced by a female from the neighbour areas and the intended conflict measure will have no effect. to understand effects of killing o |
| 2146 | 3 | competition parameters from west brook will be applied to the data from tana as a test. the ta
isturbed, so knowledge from this system will have important value for managers planning habitat ogenically disturbed systems. the study will include a post doc-project and cooperation with se |
| 10207 | 1 | to antarctic science and this proposal will give a value-added component of using the rov in a
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| 13559 | 6 | ts of natural environmental variability will be assessed by comparing data on game harvest, and
, with a vegetation classification that will be made based on field inventory of ferns as indic ctions between hunters and game species will be theoretically explored using dynamic mathematic h bioeconomic equilibrium. these models will be tested against previously collected empirical d ield experiments. finally, the findings will be applied to the study of no-take areas as a mean udy are in 2003 and 2005, respectively, will also be empirically assessed by collecting data on |
| 15485 | 1 | occurred only recently if culpeos . we will also address equivalent predictions regarding spat
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| 15016 | 8 | n. although not only the climate change will have important effect on the dynamic of mountain e
mparisons of a broad range of variation will allow a larger understanding of the underlying pro versity conservation and in consequence will let to a better conservative strategies. the aim o irreversible degradation. the analysis will be performed analyzing at the scale of vegetation ctional traits of the plant species. we will use vegetation patches that vary in size, isolatio the age of the oldest woody species. we will investigate how high hierarchical levels constrain es of ecological processes. finally, we will develop of methodology to identify dominant plant atellite image parameters. this project will result in a novel appro |
| 2113 | 6 | in this project i will explore how continuous spatial distributions of ha
ciation between habitat and organism. i will further extrapolate the spatial model into larger del. the actual landowner configuration will then be used to study the spatial economics of the n be studied by applying game theory. i will develop these ideas at the cees at uio in close co . stenseth and his group. in addition i will collaborate with highly competent environments at of the ecological system to be studied will be elaborated through researchers working on bio-e |
| 10347 | 3 | igration rates and population structure will be quantified in the endangered and patchily distr
netic analysis of museum specimens that will be specifically aimed at assessing the consequence . at the european scale microsatellites will be used to describe the phylogeography and compare |
| 10541 | 2 | even though theory predicts that these will play a key role in density-dependence. also, it is
ental change. as a result, our research will provide general insights into the ecology of dispe |
| 14539 | 1 | ortant for establishment and because it could extend the growth season, and influence the water
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| 11748 | 5 | this discipline-hopping proposal will provide the funds for a 12 month secondment to wor
under investigation at stirling. there will be a two-way skill transfer as i will gain intimat e will be a two-way skill transfer as i will gain intimate knowledge of the specific systems an cific systems and the modelling results will be bale to confer new levels of understanding on t itable projects in which investigations will produce timely interdisciplinary applied research |
| 15273 | 3 | ject has two main objectives. first, we will use spatial point pattern analysis to infer the ef
in an appropriate set of data. task 7.2 will develop new tools to deal with replicated spatial friendly analytical interface. task 7.3 will deal with indirect effects in plant communities co |
| 11510 | 4 | cess and implications of coevolution. i will examine both how the plant environment influences
ia cause to their plant host. this work will be critical to evaluating the long-term implicatio cterial disease. further, this research will emphasise that coevolution is often more complex t y to making predictions of how diseases will evolve in nature. |
| 10308 | 6 | rces then one, the stronger competitor, should exclude the other, weaker competitor. however, v
a single hectare of tropical rainforest will soon show that many hundreds of very similar speci oblems in ecology. my proposed research will have two main objectives. firstly, i will tackle t ll have two main objectives. firstly, i will tackle the problem of coexistence of similar compe s in maintaining diversity. secondly, i will construct mathematical models that include plant g communities. together these objectives should enable a greater understanding of how high biodi |
| 11406 | 6 | rces then one, the stronger competitor, should exclude the other, weaker competitor. however, v
a single hectare of tropical rainforest will soon show that many hundreds of very similar speci oblems in ecology. my proposed research will have two main objectives. firstly, i will tackle t ll have two main objectives. firstly, i will tackle the problem of coexistence of similar compe s in maintaining diversity. secondly, i will construct mathematical models that include plant g communities. together these objectives should enable a greater understanding of how high biodi |
| 2207 | 7 | ted uncertainties of spatial management will theoretically be addressed in modeling tools. from
eling tools. from the very beginning we will work integrated with the swedish hunters´ associat management in five swedish areas. cpue could be an important tool for local hunters in spatial est and catch-per-unit effort. our work will be closely integrated with the project modeling to d cons of areas with no or little usage will be given special interest. • develop guidelines fo methods to handle problem animals. this will be done in cooperation with local and regional sta and species spatial requirements. this will as well be done in cooperation with local and regi |
| 7686 | 4 | belt, at present few mapped accurately, could well become one of the essential keys to increase
lience landscape. one second case study will focus on the vulnerability of water resources dire t. the impact of vat on public policies will also be assessed from the bottom and are an import al stakeholders and decision makers and will seek the most relevant indicators to assess the tv |
| 15531 | 5 | servation and restoration. this project will use manipulative experiments, observational studie
ne mediterranean woodlands. the project will focus on key functions in these ecosystems such as nd resilience against disturbances, and will also evaluate carbon sequestration potential throu on plant response to fire. the project will be carried out in the framework of a coordinated p framework of a coordinated project that will also investigate the relationships between plant p |
| 10272 | 6 | vertical mixing in lakes. this project will investigate this theory more fully, and will signi
investigate this theory more fully, and will significantly enhance our ability to predict this ct this key variable in small lakes. it will do so by measuring diffusivity using a temperature ent water stratification conditions, we will build a data set that we will then be able to anla tions, we will build a data set that we will then be able to anlayse to determine how wind fetc r a wide variety of conditions. thus we will develop a robust ability to determine the correct |
| 14931 | 5 | tion degree between these latters. this will be analysed by means of tridimensional geometric m
and that obtained in the new trappings will be studied separately. in connection with the firs fferences between the observed patterns will also be evaluated. finally, for each structure, th tion patterns between and within groups will be compared in order to know whether the morpholog n fact, the achievement of this project will provide new information concerning the evolutionar |
| 15282 | 2 | evolutionary innovations. for this, we will complete/compile new data on possible morphologica
for this, results from this subproject will be integrated into a larger meta-analysis to test |
| 15169 | 1 | icular soil properties as well. studies will be carried out in three protected area in castilla
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| 14684 | 5 | le dune system since 1956 until present will be studied. the study of the changes is a basis to
of the dynamics of the dune system. it will allow to elaborate dynamic maps of processes, suit ble for management practices. the study will include the species composition, how and where it er scale processes.at a lower scale, we will continue studying the natural regeneration of the several microhabitats.that information will be use to elaborate conservation and management pl |
| 2128 | 2 | ntroduced species are too dangerous, we will use a combination of data analysis and modelling.
on invasive species. the final results will include recommendations for possible changes in im |
| 2507 | 1 | hrough their first months. this insight will provide a considerably firmer basis for predicting
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| 7392 | 1 | ay play an important role. this project will focus on the diversification of borrelia flowing b
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| 11312 | 6 | acustrine and riverine environments, it will be possible to not only further our knowledge of p
africa, combined with fossil dates, we shall be able to reconstruct the evolutionary history o ry history of their relationships. this will be important as it will enable us to determine if tionships. this will be important as it will enable us to determine if certain species groups e n different aquatic realms. finally, we will examine geographic patterns to test whether tecton unas in order to find generalities that will help us to better understand the processes that ha |
| 11626 | 1 | bination of phylogeny and distributions will be used to answer four important questions about t
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| 15159 | 2 | the chrosomomic barriers are known. we will investigate the present ecological barriers as wel
archaeoichthyofauna. the whole results will allow deducing the main processes that promote and |
| 10325 | 3 | lly isolated to evolve into new species would show offshore cichlids had arisen many times from
ochondrial and nuclear dna phylogenies, will allow us to determine the relative importance of t iation scenarios. moreover, the outcome will allow the subsequent direct empirical testing of t |
| 11438 | 3 | ecies, but evidence has been sparse. we will investigate the macro-evolutionary consequences of
l clade of metazoans, the bdelloids. we will combine a detailed survey of mitochondrial and nuc , dispersal and habitat specialisation, will be investigated using gene trees and lab/field exp |
| 13758 | 1 | lled manipulations in the laboratory, i will try to answer some of the key questions that faces
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| 2465 | 4 | cal component of the speciation process will be studied through various physiological experimen
rameters and ecological characteristics will be investigated in the divergent allopatric/sympat rious post-zygotic isolating mechanisms will be investigated, including chromosomal incongruenc reinforcement during fungal speciation will be investigated through the analyses of hybrid zon |
| 10826 | 1 | markers and high-throughput sequencing will be used to firmly establish relationships at diffe
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| 204 | 3 | hallus of the samples and dna sequences will be analyzed individually or in combination using m
of phylogeny. morphological characters will be evaluated according to the results of analysis cters and finally, species descriptions will be compiled. |
| 15222 | 3 | land use. the group of species analysed will be the vertebrates and the acquired knowledge will
vertebrates and the acquired knowledge will be applied to the conservation of these species. t ervation of these species. the analyses will be performed at different spatial , and among spec |
| 13574 | 5 | hange over the last three centuries. we will use this study system to evaluate different statis
scription of grassland connectivity. we will assess the extent to which different connectivity om species-databases and the literature will be used to create individual and composite dispers and species and species assemblages. we will then relate these profiles to species-presence/div es in the modern landscape. finally, we will assess the relative importance of past/present spa |
| 6957 | 10 | he first study group of this project we will examine male song character distributions in natur
bush-crickets. then female preferences will be measured against the examined male song charact s during play-back experiments: females will be presented with male songs that are modified reg ng characters and female response-ratio will be used to estimate preference functions. comparin rs in closely related sympatric species will provide us a basis for creating hypotheses on the characters in species recognition, and will help us to clarify their species level taxonomy. i and mate-quality related male features will be examined during field studies and experimental where changes in song character values will be measured during male condition manipulation exp n female preference function properties will be examined. in a fourth study-group geographic va song characters and female preferences will be examined to study evolutionary patters of song |
| 11765 | 5 | ing species present at particular sites will alter, with implications for associated ecosystem
reases in abundance and distribution. i will investigate the effects of climate change on commu nt cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. i will evaluate changes in species distributions, species ific combinations to ecosystem function will be measured experimentally. this project will be a e measured experimentally. this project will be a unique opportunity to evaluate the effect of |
| 10808 | 2 | either species or whole networks, but i will take an integrated approach by considering both, f
rks. by taking an integrated approach i will provide a novel understanding of how species and e |
| 14771 | 1 | ogical interest in its own; new species could be discovered and the biological data and taxonom
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| 11380 | 4 | ime constraints is important because it will provide the foundation on which to build seasonali
siology of growth and differentiation i will investigate the consequences of time constraints. ed by species interactions. the project will examine the mechanisms of the growth/differentiati traints on this model in the laboratory will be combined with studying the effects of predators |
| 11181 | 2 | the project will explore the function of prolonged copulatory stimu
ctions to reduce sperm competition risk will be tested against the idea that it is a form of co |
| 10438 | 1 | sexual theory predicts that males should manipulate females to maximise paternity with ev
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| 14630 | 1 | studied in these genera. data obtained will allow us to describe evolutionary patterns in a ph
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| 13351 | 4 | thodological and practical levels. this will support the design, implementation and operation o
and sustainability policy. the project will also provide an opportunity for the main actual or , share experiences and network. spiral will deliver a series of practical products for the ben , and a dedicated website. overall this will allow scientists, policy-makers and other stakehol |
| 12567 | 2 | emicals and pathogens . the information will assist in making decisions regarding the managemen
rare and endangered species. the study will also support the implementation of the water frame |
| 6721 | 6 | esses. stability of the rock grasslands will be studied by using permanent plot method in two t
tability of the pinus nigra plantations will be characterized by the fire danger index under va mmunities following pine forest burning will be monitored for ten years. the viability and germ key species of the regeneration process will also be investigated, partly in cooperation with t soil structure and element composition will be monitored by detailed pedological research. per permanent plots at freshly burnt sites will be used for short term effects detection, while fo |
| 10458 | 1 | bridging award, to enable the applicant will broaden the interaction beyond the two disciplines
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| 11104 | 1 | to two, the two copies of the same gene will evolve, that is, accumulate changes diverged and h
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| 2458 | 3 | ectures with many weak interactions. we will develop statistical methods for qtl analysis that
s and positions of individual genes. we will also develop methods to utilize artificial-selecti . the methods developed in this project will be useful for evolutionary geneticists and agricul |
| 11210 | 7 | the course will run over two sessions, each of 4 days duration, di
ed modules. the format for each session will be the same and it is proposed to run the two sess roximately 6 months apart. participants will be expected to register for both sessions.for each sessions.for each themed module, there will be an expository lecture on the statistical method . the statistical modules in the course will focus on general modern statistical methods,spatia ith environmental processes. the course will specifically include examples and a number of case lly numerate but not expert. the course will give a detailed overview of modern statistical met |
| 14576 | 3 | new nest entrances opening process. we will obtain also data for establish the actual status o
sof status and invasion spread dynamics will be considered: medium scale on gavarras massif and nd considering climate change scenarios will be estimated and modelled. |
| 7317 | 8 | lines in plants relying upon them. step will document the nature and extent of these declines,
re pollinator monitoring programmes. we will also assess the relative importance of potential d t pollution, and their interactions. we will measure the ecological and economic impacts of dec op production and human nutrition. step will review existing and potential mitigation options, r effectiveness across europe. our work will build upon existing datasets and models, complemen h to fill gaps in current knowledge. we will integrate our findings in a policy-relevant framew idence-based decision support tools. we will also establish communication links to a wide range taken together, our research programme will make great steps towards improving our understandi |
| 13352 | 8 | lines in plants relying upon them. step will document the nature and extent of these declines,
re pollinator monitoring programmes. we will also assess the relative importance of potential d t pollution, and their interactions. we will measure the ecological and economic impacts of dec op production and human nutrition. step will review existing and potential mitigation options, r effectiveness across europe. our work will build upon existing datasets and models, complemen h to fill gaps in current knowledge. we will integrate our findings in a policy-relevant framew idence-based decision support tools. we will also establish communication links to a wide range taken together, our research programme will make great steps towards improving our understandi |
| 15070 | 1 | ncept of a life-history phenotype which could be modified by variation in egg hormone levels. w
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| 2127 | 2 | this project will investigate how historical contingency and evoluti
eat-shock proteins and prolactin genes, will be studied on offspring from experimental crosses. |
| 10673 | 5 | sation, a 6-month phylogeographic study will be conducted on stoats, which may have been able t
ng the last glacial maximum. this study will involve analysis of mitochondrial and y-chromosome from current populations in that source will be determined. this pump-priming study should lead be determined. this pump-priming study should lead to further major investigations whose direc er major investigations whose direction will depend on whether irish stoats are shown to be nat |
| 11538 | 5 | unclear how the ecological factors , we will make landscapes in which predators and prey are al
ey are allowed to move and interact. we will monitor the consequences of these interactions in in unpredictable environmental regimes will provide us with information about how populations is work with mathematical modelling, we will gain important insights into a broad class of proc diversity. our curiosity-driven project will provide a proof of concept of a number of testable |
| 2098 | 2 | imate the model parameters. such models will be of great practical use for detecting changes in
rrently present. the models and methods will be applied on a data set of temporal changes in co |
| 7244 | 1 | experiments. three specific objectives will be pursued: 1 *. .
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| 12357 | 2 | from international sources. the output will be a report describing the key findings from the f
on for further development. the project will also be an update to the april 2007 ospar current |
| 12422 | 1 | cific descriptors of ges. this research will support uk to fulfil its obligations under the eu
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| 15368 | 2 | nstitutes a threatened population. this could be benefited with the use of a genetic resource b
s to the sorting diluents. our proposal could be used as a model for the validation of protocol |
| 11090 | 1 | of photosynthesis and damage repair. we will also measure the activity of ros scavenging and da
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| 14750 | 1 | rasitism referring to the two hosts, we will study: the temporal patterns of female activity; t
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| 12250 | 4 | the environmental footprint of farming will require more efficient use of natural assets. dise
ortant as concern about green house gas will facilitate communications with stakeholders, disse avoid waste of resources. this project will support the defra aim of reducing the environmenta nefits to consumers and the environment will be through producing fuel and wholesome food with |
| 10803 | 1 | cyanobacteria procedure would be carried out using actual cyanotoxin analysis a
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| 11241 | 1 | cyanobacteria procedure would be carried out using actual cyanotoxin analysis a
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| 11768 | 1 | cyanobacteria procedure would be carried out using actual cyanotoxin analysis a
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| 11851 | 1 | cyanobacteria procedure would be carried out using actual cyanotoxin analysis a
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| 11783 | 1 | cyanobacteria procedure would be carried out using actual cyanotoxin analysis a
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| 11550 | 3 | man activity, respectively. the student will therefore be able to characterise both food web ar
ms. the same techniques used in iceland will be applied to the scottish sites in the second yea n addition to empirical survey work, we will also carry out additional field and laboratory exp |
| 15253 | 3 | ution with strong ecological impact: we will analyse its life cycle and population structure al
r zonation are very scarce. finally, we will build predictive distribution models for the mosqu d its fundamental interest, our results will help a more sustainable management of river flows |
| 7023 | 3 | d terrestrial and aquatic expertise. we will gradually move from simple mesocosms to more compl
mental systems, and in a last phase, we will transpose experimental knowledge to the field rese e to the field research initiatives and will therefore achieve the critical mass to further dev |
| 11478 | 8 | ade up of a diversity of genotypes that will vary in their resistance to parasites. parasite in
st of multiple strains of parasite that will vary in virulence. the interaction is not always s ction expressing greater virulence, and will also select over evolutionary time for parasites o e competition takes place. this project will investigate the effects of both host and parasite of the interacting strains. the project will combine advanced apicultural, microbiological and etermines the outcome of infections. it will use a powerful genetic method to quantify the actu g multiple parasite strains. finally it will carry out experimental evolution to establish how epers today. the results of the project will therefore help inform management strategies, as we |
| 10897 | 3 | in this context, the proposed research will focus on two components: 1. methodological develop
ilding capacity and demand. component 1 will synthesise available information on state-of-the-a d decision support systems. component 2 will build capacity within the region through engaging |
| 7644 | 1 | ethods are based on semantic graphs. we will release these methods and results through articles
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| 11847 | 2 | e prepared five-year research programme will be used by the local governments, water and enviro
system services. the resulting datasets will be used in the on-going research projects through |
| 14611 | 1 | ironmental pollutans, and, likewise, it will be very usefull to develop future biosensors for d
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| 15144 | 11 | f heterochromatin. the proposed project will progress in the origin, composition, organization,
e previously described. furthermore, we will perform a comparative study about proteins associa quences are still elusive, for this, we will analyze if the different repeated dna sequences fr d, if so, the nature of the transcripts will be characterized and their role will be tested by ts will be characterized and their role will be tested by functional analysis. concerning the e of sex chromosomes in these species, we will analyze sequences specifically located on the euch y chromosomes. from this study new data will be obtained about the evolutionary relations betwe ements as in m. cabrerae. these studies will reveal the implications of the mobile genetic elem ral species. in m. cabrerae, this study will allow to describe the functional sequence of this ogenes. finally, since retrotransposons could act as regulatory elements influencing the expres he expression of adjacent sequences, we will test the role of l1 and ltr sequences flanking sry |
| 15059 | 11 | e topics a valuable experimental system would be the habituation of cells to herbicides that in
his aim maize-suspension-cultured cells would be habituated to grow in the presence of lethal d hesis inhibitor. habituated maize cells will be obtained by sub-culturing cells in increasing d ng short-time and long-time habituation will be paid. a wide range of microscopy, spectrometric matic and molecular genetics techniques will be used. modifications on growth kinetics, culture kinetics, culture and cell morphology, will be monitored along the habituation process. the ce process. the central aim of the project will be the characterization of cell wall composition a ated to increasing rigidity of the wall will be also studied. finally, the putative contributio ll based mechanisms on cell habituation will be also studied. especially those involving herbic cell death induction. results obtained will allow us to gain information about how type ii pla e mechanisms to the habituation process will be gained. |
| 10767 | 1 | this international programme, our study will yield new insights into the time scales, eruption
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| 10613 | 2 | ng a no3- gradient in the colne estuary will be investigated using polyphasic methods correlati
ific processes using slurry experiments will reveal new information about the structure, functi |
| 14207 | 1 | re and function. the knowledge obtained could be applied when constructing wetlands to enhance
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| 9956 | 5 | in pit membranes as based on microscopy will be compared to measurements using perfusion experi
force air bubbles through pit membranes will allow us to study possible relationships between p water conduction pathways this problem will be addressed by quantifying hydraulic connections ensional structure of wood. this method will allow us to determine the average area of overlap n in living trees at the cellular level will be examined using dye-injection experiments. |
| 10799 | 2 | in their infancy. the proposed research will investigate fundamental questions in describing th
e bacterial communities, a finding that would lie at the heart of our understanding of how micr |
| 14761 | 3 | nction of foot-shakes. these objectives will involve the use of observational, experimental, co
the proposed objectives and activities will provide crucial information on the behaviour of th behaviour of this group of reptiles and will allow us to test hypotheses and general prediction |
| 14915 | 2 | on found in each community. finally, we will assess whether invasive plants are less likely to
as a useful tool for stakeholders that will allow them to take decisions on nature management |
| 14610 | 7 | eb and study some of its properties. we will analyze whether yearly phenological and demographi
rsistence of interspecific interactions will not affect the general structure of the web. in su om the bodies of the pollinators, which will allow us to cover a longer segment of their life s vation of plant-pollinator contacts. we will also incorporate measures of pollinating effective the plant species. we expect that this will reduce the degree of asymmetry observed when non-c ollinator structure observed. first, we will analyze several levels of forbidden interactions a pollination web structure. finally, we will test whether, in agreement with the principle of t |
| 15054 | 1 | of measurement of these parameters that would allow to validate the applicability of the propos
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| 10318 | 1 | variation is indeed important, then we will need to move beyond thinking just about changes in
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| 15124 | 10 | generalization degree of a given plant could be non random, but related with some intrinsic an
ting different values for those factors would attract different subset of pollinators, and plan howing different values of those traits would share similar subgroups of pollinators. these int ors. these inter-individual differences could promote a structured pattern of interaction among t crucifer erysimum mediohispanicum, we will carry out observational and experimental approache ts belonging to the same population. we will assess the structure and clustering pattern of the emerging from those interactions and we will also analyse how individual differences in the deg neralization affect plant fitnesses. we will extend the network analytical approach widely used mong individuals within populations and will analyse their evolutionary outcomes. finally, we w heir evolutionary outcomes. finally, we will test our hypothesis setting up an experimental pop |
| 15317 | 3 | ed in the previous phase of the project will be prepared and published. the results of this res
published. the results of this research will include the main taxonomic characters of all gener as, the field works in unexplored areas will continue. this new collections allow us to know th |
| 14707 | 1 | various phylogenetic analyses performed will be based mainly on molecular data, using a wide ra
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| 12628 | 2 | urements. in summarizing our results we shall be able to identify a protocol to determine soil
es of soil carbon stock. as a result we will have confidence that our field procedures are prod |
| 12635 | 15 | project comprises six sub-projects that will provide an overview of current knowledge, explore
nships between soil pollutants and food will also be reviewed, and soil quality indicators pert discussed. the seven principal outputs will provide evidence-based support for the implementat sises the outputs of these sub-projects will also be produced. the overall project will be co-o l also be produced. the overall project will be co-ordinated by enviros consulting ltd. the det os consulting ltd. the detailed studies will be carried out by internationally-leading soil sci y. the approach to all six sub-projects will be to procure the most recent information to augme sues raised within each of their briefs will be explored, and reviews and discussion papers dra n papers drafted accordingly. the teams will be made up from experts from the different organis cross-fertilisation of ideas, and there will be frequent communication within and between teams etween teams. a review/discussion paper will be produced for each sub-project, and a concise ex roject, and a concise executive summary will be compiled to put the information and evidence ga angible benefits arising from this work will be the collation of information and the drawing up themes under consideration. the outputs will be widely promulgated across the peer-reviewed and iewed and general literature. this work will significantly enhance the robustness and likely ef |
| 14678 | 5 | mobile arrays of radio-tracking devices will be used to gather insight about movements at both
ng with modern miniaturized dataloggers will be used to capture-recapture spiny lobsters which capture-recapture spiny lobsters which will provide information on daily movements, home range al scale. site fidelity of both species will be analysed and the ability of present mr to provi sent mr to provide effective protection will be discussed on the light of reserves size and spe |
| 7512 | 4 | process. for this purpose, experiments will be conducted in a controlled environment. the stud
led environment. the study of diversity will be based on microsatellite markers by kinship anal rsity of broodstock for hatchery french will be characterized and variability of lots from thes riability of lots from these hatcheries will be reviewed to validate the results obtained in ex |
| 7537 | 1 | te the impact of livestock cochongliers will distinguish two sub- species, and to provide relia
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| 7528 | 3 | hnical- economic and regulatory factors will be investigated, ranging up to market the product.
market the product. animal performance will be measured in a controlled environment or farm. m d environment or farm. molecular typing will be made to complete the characterization of these |
| 7582 | 2 | ic relationships between haplotypes. we will compare the diversity between more or less selecte
een more or less selected races, and we will seek to identify areas where haplotypes in certain |
| 7253 | 1 | fluencing urban gene flow. these issues will be discussed from simulations, empirical studies a
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| 7505 | 1 | parison to those from farmed. again, we will consider whether these two strains have the same e
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| 14803 | 3 | by maternal line. heteroplasmy since it would be first work concerning heteroplasmic levels in
; comparing the two mutational patterns would allow to identify mutation that never reach fixat individual level, and for consequence, could not be detected in the phylognetic studies, and t |
| 14626 | 6 | ec of european community, many products will be banned in a nearby future. the bait control sys
methods for the bait control system. we will search for new substances classified as insect gro fied as insect growth regulators . - we will test the possible synergistic effect of combinatio mha. - the trophallaxis transferability will be also tested - after the laboratory studies we w ested - after the laboratory studies we will test the new method in field monitorized colonies. the urban environment and human health will be benefit. |
| 7404 | 1 | to zinc tolerance. molecular divergence will be analyzed between 3 species known to be time dif
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| 12501 | 2 | have not been registered’. the project will also examine whether the sites were earmarked for
y of sites, both approved and rejected, will be analysed. |
| 14530 | 4 | on size for sierra nevada national park will allow us to design a multimedia web page. this web
design a multimedia web page. this web will be updated on-line and it is proposed to give publ of the animals movement. . this design will improve to facilitated the knowledge transfer from free internet access. this easy access will facilitate the education of our scholarships towar |
| 14671 | 6 | rcosaprophagous fauna in animal corpses will be studied in several natural environments and alt
urcia region . a modified schoenly trap will be used as sampling device in at least three diffe three different environments. collects will be done through along the four different seasons, ironmental assumption is known, results will be able to be compared with those available from s ments of the same area. this comparison will allow a reliably evaluation of the entomological e nts by judicial staff. finally, results will contribute to a entomosarcosaprophagous data base |
| 15097 | 1 | ions to changes in acoustic environment will be established with playback tests in situ and ex
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| 15336 | 1 | ce. the combination of these techniques will lead not only to an increase in the knowledge of t
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| 14838 | 3 | from the affected chamois. the results will allow to determine the epidemiological status of t
n sheep as a model, in case of succeed, will fulfil the main criteria to confirm that the isola of the epidemic in chamois. altogether will help to apply suitable management measures for the |
| 7598 | 1 | the expression patterns of these genes will be revealed in 7 species punctuating the major sta
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| 15034 | 6 | he waters, chlorine, temperature and uv will be studied. the susceptibility of the free-living
ndosymbionts and asociated to a biofilm will be analysed. several physic-chemical conditions ty nditions typical of the aquatic systems will be tested. the study will be done applying culture uatic systems will be tested. the study will be done applying culture and molecular techniques. ar techniques. the results of this work will allow us to optimise the disinfecting conditions o included in a biofilm. in addition, we will know the applicability of the molecular and cultur |
| 15076 | 5 | cal compounds attracting t. lusitanicus will be analyzed as well as their relation with the bee
beetle metabolism. a fat body increase would be related to highly efficient acorn digestion. f microbial fauna in the digestive tract will be undertaken. to prove that a richer diet in prot logy and potential reproductive studies will be carried out, comparing this species with other f the germination rate of buried acorns will be performed. |
| 15149 | 6 | ally, the information from both periods will be compared by phylogenetic and statistical method
uity between them. the results obtained will yield fundamental information to the knowledge of pean settlement. moreover, this project will produce important methodological contributions to tions to the ancient dna technology. we will attempt to achieve a better knowledge of the relat preservation of their samples. also, we will try to develop a better methodology of molecular p of their environment. this methodology will save many resources in the research to come. |
| 15377 | 5 | in this new habitat. the sampling areas will be selected based on expert knowledge and digital
tal environmental information. sampling will be carried out using deep pitfall traps; all the s g deep pitfall traps; all the specimens will be identified to the species level. new species wi ified to the species level. new species will be described, providing information about their ec tocondrial dna of speonemadus escalerai will be used to track the relationships between populat |
| 14908 | 3 | nown taxa. the results of this research will include the main taxonomic characters of all gener
as, the field works in unexplored areas will be carried out. this new collections will allow us ll be carried out. this new collections will allow us to know the variability of many species, |
| 12505 | 2 | a semi-randomised representative sample could be subject to a similar analysis at a later stage
g sheets. project length is 20 days and will report by end march 2011. |
| 13431 | 1 | tions which exist around lake van basin will be investigated in dna level.
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| 14495 | 1 | the beta and gamma diversity components will be analysed, thereby drawing conclusions concernin
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| 14998 | 1 | he results of the project here proposed will contribute to the process of gene annotation that
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| 13486 | 1 | h an innovative experimental approach i will study the chicken vs. egg question of productivity
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| 6936 | 2 | ish and zebrafish. the proposed project will be carried out by a trilateral international colla
owth factor receptor 1 gene. finally we will set up a new model describing the scalation patter |
| 15031 | 3 | n, and a further objective of the study would be to establish whether mosses that grow in indus
ion of metals. a further two objectives would therefore be to test whether mosses that grow in nd therefore the final aim of the study would be to establish whether the tissue concentrations |
| 7431 | 4 | . the project will be implemented in close cooperation with the agenc
context of climate change. this project will establish rapid diagnoses and prognoses on the bio provide every day. more concretely, it should lead to the publication of an atlas of observed and invasive species, information that will be taken over by an accessible package directly on |
| 6964 | 1 | these goals, special business services should be developed: competence centre and technology t
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| 12390 | 2 | status report annual report card, which would supplement the charting progress process and woul
ement the charting progress process and would enable regular reporting on key parameters and me |
| 14368 | 2 | the endeleo project . once the website will be available online, the tools and imagery will be
available online, the tools and imagery will be provided to the end-user community by drsrs. th |
| 2460 | 1 | strat. the lesser sandeel . the project will develop a fishery independent survey methodology t
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| 6794 | 7 | ed arable plants. the vegetation survey will be made between 2002 and 2005 with the method of b
raun-blanquet. the 50 m2 sampling areas will be marked in the edges of cereals and the interior ear fallow fields. while spring aspects will be surveyed in april, summer aspects between the m and the middle of june, autumn aspects will be studied between the end of august and the end o relevés – with the end of field works – will be made with methods of classical phytosociology a o support of dividing vegetation-units, will be created soil ph examinations too. the distribut units and the rare and endangered weeds will be provided on ceu mapped system. |
| 10271 | 1 | aim: the student will specifically test the hypothesis that, m. marshall
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| 10936 | 3 | tibility of communities to invasion. we will investigate how functional algal diversity in tide
shore lines. a manipulative experiment will generate communities of differing functional diver munity structure and ecosystem function will be monitored over a 9 months period. |
| 10010 | 16 | understanding when environmental change will exceed behavioural tolerances for social species.
es. the development of such a framework will make an important contribution to our ability to a ate and manage such processes. the work will be carried out in four cumulative steps, each of w in four cumulative steps, each of which will also comprise a substantial research activity in i ions in a patchy environment. fieldwork will be carried out to collect observational data on in mong desert baboons papio ursinus. data will be collected on individual foraging success and gr he physical and social conditions. this will provide crucial context for the development of the cit individual-based model of patch use will be developed to provide a framework for predicting foraging performance. these predictions will be validated using observational data from the pre ese experiments, resource configuration will be manipulated in natural food patches. these tria d in natural food patches. these trials will be designed to push the range of resource configur ntal change. the individual-based model will be designed with sufficient flexibility to allow k pecies. this final phase of the project will be a theoretical exploration of the ways in which under environmental stress. the results will be used to identify basic principles about how env n in population management. the student will benefit from the case partnership through access t sential equipment. the supervisory team will provide a strong combination of theoretical, techn |
| 14501 | 2 | the biodiversity. at the same time, we will develop sustainable indicators, based on biophysic
el of soil with tools for analysis , we will be liable to make estimates, quite a lot precise, |
| 7713 | 2 | rt the work of researchers, the project will be a training ground for research in master 's and
ns and events, a work of synthesis"that will become suburban farming in the mediterranean in 20 |
| 13470 | 3 | e of severe environmental changes. this should provide us with precious information to predict
imate change. in the present project we will build upon our recent work on the genomics of norw oreal forest tree species. genomic data will be generated and used to identify genes associated |
| 11412 | 1 | ining and capacity building needs which will improve north-south and south-south research partn
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| 11495 | 1 | ining and capacity building needs which will improve north-south and south-south research partn
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| 2045 | 3 | arine living resources'. to this end we will investigate both the results of the previous proje
exploitation. based on these studies we will design new models for sustainable exploitation of f marine living resources. thses models will be discussed in national and international meeting |
| 7482 | 3 | , biodiversity and livelihood scenarios will be developed. these scenarios will take into accou
rios will be developed. these scenarios will take into account the main perspectives; biologica in a 15-year perspective, the scenarios will examine future possible trends, threats and develo |
| 7555 | 4 | sitivity shelters. population structure will be reviewed in six host plants grown using allozym
s to the final densities of adult pests will be evaluated in partnership with spv through actio gilance. crosses between breeds - hosts will be studied in the analysis of stable carbon isotop r hydrocarbons potentially. finally, we will study the effect of the borer and borer on the loc |
| 12766 | 2 | nd peri-urban environment. •the project will draw on experiences in the uk, elsewhere in europe
of urban deer populations and how this could be administered/structured |
| 14474 | 9 | analyse other human impacts . this gis will be based on the environmental, economic, human and
conomic, human and biological data, and will be used as a sustainable management tool. we will ed as a sustainable management tool. we will also consider the hunting preserve as the spatial last three decades. the final objective will be to build up some predictive models, that will e o build up some predictive models, that will establish the optimal hunting quotas for wise mana ent of the game resources. these models will also predict damage caused for big game species in nte mountain regions. these key aspects will be used to optimise management strategies followin ea, from the landscape ecology approach will be maintain., this project will finally be relevan pproach will be maintain., this project will finally be relevant for exporting wildlife managem |
| 13813 | 2 | each replicated four times. study sites will be in slus exp. forests and in stands owned by sca
sts and in stands owned by sca skog. we will assess long-term effects of partial cutting by sam |
| 12164 | 3 | atment plots over a further three years should ensure that the above and below ground community
to the different fertilizer treatments should also provide evidence of unsustainability of par species-richness. the proposed project will examine these relationships under the treatment re |
| 11688 | 10 | high rates of destruction. this project will pioneer new ways of studying, evaluating and manag
evaluating and managing mangroves, and will communicate the lessons learnt to groups working i revenue for local people. this project will initiate a real demonstration of how to achieve th k committee. a kenyan sociology student will make a detailed study of the development of this p oject to record the lessons learnt. she will particularly focus on how different groups, such a groves and may lead to large errors. we will test this benefit transfer approach by measuring a irect use values in different areas. we will combine these maps with risk maps and value maps t of training for african colleagues. we will continue this tradition by training three students f payments for ecosystem services. this will be further developed and new links with relevant e with relevant experience in west africa will be established. |
| 11617 | 1 | rrestrial can be substantial. our study will combine these developments, utilising the unique s
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| 10822 | 1 | by nitrogen loading. a major experiment will be carried out in controlled mesocosms to test the
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| 10608 | 2 | urtles. populations on two host species will be compared to test the hypothesis of differentiat
gence are relatively rare, this project will contribute significantly to our understanding of e |
| 10943 | 2 | amazonian forest landscape. the project will involve a gis analysis of landscape structure and
e abundance in 30 fragments. this study will provide key insights into how the synergistic inte |
| 10161 | 3 | 380-fold. the causes of this variation will be analysed using a combination of theoretical and
ces between species within a habitat we will run comparative demographic experiments, which all ed. finally, within a single species we will use selection experiments to quantify heritabiliti |
| 11352 | 3 | 380-fold. the causes of this variation will be analysed using a combination of theoretical and
ces between species within a habitat we will run comparative demographic experiments, which all ed. finally, within a single species we will use selection experiments to quantify heritabiliti |
| 12139 | 2 | ew type high-throughput analysis system will be created for monitoring and forecasting developm
. the fusion of different types of data will allow creating a model of p. minimum adaptation me |
| 12732 | 6 | p.org.uk/signposting.aspx. the proposal should clearly explain how the proposed research will c
early explain how the proposed research will contribute to these independently identified prior xperts in any of the uk countries, this should be clearly explained. 2.increase the stock of kn use of existing data and expertise and should include details of the named individuals to be i bundance and distribution. the proposal should clearly explain how the research findings will c early explain how the research findings will contribute to the conservation of the relevant org |
| 13850 | 6 | these groups, the subfamily opiinae. we will focus on a north temperate/boreal group, the genus
which are likely to occur in sweden. we will perform a phylogenetic analysis based on morpholog ships with other opiines, some of which should perhaps be included in biosteres. this will be f perhaps be included in biosteres. this will be followed by a taxonomic revision of biosteres. n. the biological and phylogenetic data will be used to provide a preliminary assessment of the vironmental impact. the studied species will be documented by high-resolution digital images ar |
| 14725 | 5 | d quality dna for pcr-amplification, we will elaborate molecular phylogenies based on the analy
vision of as many specimens as possible will be used to critically study the variability of the al characters and the character changes will be mapped on the molecular phylogenies. the primar egion of south africa the data obtained will complement the information obtained by other inter iodiversity hot spot. the data obtained will be used to address new aspects in plant ecology as |
| 13803 | 1 | y of molecular systematics. the project will be of great significance for the knowledge, monito
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| 7524 | 3 | in wild populations and domestic lines will consider the selection of breeding rabbits lines r
developed in the context of petri nets, will be carried. this model to estimate the future impa on the populations of wild rabbits and will be a tool for management of the species taking int |
| 14911 | 5 | of a molecular systematic. exactly, it will deals about the taxonomic definition and kin relat
other families of apoidea. the results will imply a significant advance in the knowledge of th ge of the systematic of megaquilids and will provide of a taxonomic classification that will re vide of a taxonomic classification that will reflect their evolution relations, the species def hological key characters and as well it will set up the basis for the conservation of this grou |
| 14765 | 2 | ults on taxonomic and genetic diversity will contribute to the conservation of a network of pop
ic information and the biological index will be a useful tool for management agencies. |
| 15036 | 1 | orld. the data obtained in this project could serve in the future to lay the groundwork to desi
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| 15235 | 8 | d localities of the pacific ocean. this will result in an increase in the checklists already pu
of their molecular characterization, it will be possible to establish whether they are a single tained morphological and genetical data will be used to refine the phylogenetic and systematic medium term the buying of this material will result in an important saving of funds and facilit three sampling trips are proposed. one will be conducted in the philippines because of its ver ts very high biodiversity; a second one will take place in new zealand because of its biogeogra ar information is lacking; the last one will be performed in the spanish mediterranean and will formed in the spanish mediterranean and will provide fresh specimens belonging to supposedly co |
| 11623 | 3 | d distribution. the marine area covered will be the northeast atlantic ocean and it s coastal a
etc, held at participating institutes, will be used to prepare additional photographic and oth general ecology. the format and output will be standardised and determined by the practical be |
| 6783 | 4 | oriental dipterous species. however, i would like to make publications, whose quality would ma
ike to make publications, whose quality would make later re-examinations of the type specimens m other materials preserved in the hnhm will be identified. the papers will include representat the hnhm will be identified. the papers will include representatives of several dipterous famil |
| 14893 | 1 | rpretation of morphological variability could be satisfactorily carried out. this project is a
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| 14473 | 1 | rpretation of morphological variability could be satisfactorily carried out. this project is a
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| 15375 | 1 | sequent revision. on the other hand, we will also start the work of formal taxonomic revision,
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| 14921 | 3 | d in the subgenus pulchella, an attempt will be made to assess their phylogenetic and biogeogra
orphological and nucleotidic characters will be used in order to provide a solid basis for the xa, and combined in cladistic analyses, will allow to establish parental relationships among th |
| 15309 | 2 | biogeographic relationships, this study will greatly increase the knowledge of the genus ulota,
e genus ulota, at the same time that it will allow shaping it from a new and modern perspective |
| 6868 | 1 | ian flora. the knowing of these species could help the recognition of the flora- and vegetation
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| 14489 | 4 | proposed. the results of this research will include the main taxonomic characters of the three
ted genera represented in south america will be investigated by morphological and molecular cha as, the field works in unexplored areas will be carried out. this new collections allow us know wn from the type locality. this project will be other step to obtain a world monograph which al |
| 6848 | 2 | ow strict standards: their high quality would make later re-examinations of the type specimens
m other materials preserved in the hnhm will be identified and published. |
| 14861 | 1 | r the south of italy. in particular, we will try to fully develop the following 6 main objectiv
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| 14742 | 6 | ry limited and scarce. in this work, we will study the chromosome numbers of the ophrys species
erian peninsula and north of africa. we will analyze the caryotypes of at least one of the spec ssically recognised in the genus and we will investigate the euchromatin and heterochromatin pa e west mediterranean basin. finally, we will try to establish the geographical distribution of of chromosomical evolution obtained, we will elaborate a proposal about the evolutionary relati id as we can, the chomosomical analysis will be completed with micromorphological and molecular |
| 14890 | 7 | ological changes during development. we will study the caprellid biodiversity from the iberian
monograph with drawings of all species will be provided. a species checklist of the world capr for ecologists non-experts in taxonomy, will be also given. the first phylogenetic and biogeogr ogeographic studies for the caprellidea will be conducted. these studies are necessary to under erns of distribution. in this sense, we will also use molecular tools to explore the intraspeci more abundant species in the ecosystems will be also studied and experiments in ecotoxicology w tudied and experiments in ecotoxicology will be conducted to validate the use of these crustace |
| 14637 | 1 | s of new species, genera or higher taxa will be published accordingly and all type strains avai
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| 14574 | 2 | ng to other genera so its re-postioning will change our view of the whole group. in this projec
t an economically expensive project and will produce a remarkable review of a taxonomically dif |
| 14796 | 2 | irst level scientific journals. results will hopefully resolve the systematic position of the e
r authors, and the evolutionary aspects will be taken into account. |
| 14644 | 2 | mplementary collections. the monographs will be published in records of the australian museum,
development of the project; however, it would be very useful, giving more speed on the preparat |
| 1102 | 4 | in a coordinated manner. the laboratory will be located in infrastructures provided by the fond
ional agri-food industrial sector. each will contribute to the realisation and optimisation of on and optimisation of the platform and will improve the technologies to be implemented in the the automation process in the facility, will result in an integrated set of technologies offere |
| 10466 | 6 | nct jawless and basal jawed vertebrates will be tested using tooth microwear analysis, which pr
es ate and the nature of their food. we will use sophisticated and powerful computer models to red to fit their function. these models will use high-resolution data from advanced synchrotron opy. a kind of super-cat-scanning, this will reveal in 3d the internal microstructure of jawles ey grew and were replaced. this in turn will allow us to test hypotheses concerning the evoluti tion of tooth development. our research will allow us to provide new, robust explanations for t |
| 10906 | 6 | nct jawless and basal jawed vertebrates will be tested using tooth microwear analysis, which pr
es ate and the nature of their food. we will use sophisticated and powerful computer models to red to fit their function. these models will use high-resolution data from advanced synchrotron opy. a kind of super-cat-scanning, this will reveal in 3d the internal microstructure of jawles ey grew and were replaced. this in turn will allow us to test hypotheses concerning the evoluti tion of tooth development. our research will allow us to provide new, robust explanations for t |
| 11418 | 6 | nct jawless and basal jawed vertebrates will be tested using tooth microwear analysis, which pr
es ate and the nature of their food. we will use sophisticated and powerful computer models to red to fit their function. these models will use high-resolution data from advanced synchrotron opy. a kind of super-cat-scanning, this will reveal in 3d the internal microstructure of jawles ey grew and were replaced. this in turn will allow us to test hypotheses concerning the evoluti tion of tooth development. our research will allow us to provide new, robust explanations for t |
| 11148 | 3 | e with the damaging waste products that would allow comparisons, not only between stresses, but
age at which they are experienced. this will allow us to compare how the costs and benefits of l stresses, are traded off. finally, we will test the idea that individual variation in telomer |
| 15472 | 5 | to determine the effects on adults: we will test whether experimental increases in oxidative s
tions in telomere length. these studies should provide the experimental evidence to explain cau ductive effort and telomere length that will be studied in a long-term data base in both specie ent in telomere length. to this end, we will test the effect of brood-size manipulations, incub d the degree of telomere shortening. we will also study the degree of plasticity and heritabili |
| 2165 | 5 | water framework directive. the project will build upon the results of recent projects and expa
ral invertebrates and fish. the project will also include indicators for hydromorphological pre fish. existing and new monitoring data will be compiled and analysed, including paleo-ecologic nt statistical and modelling techniques will be used to identify potential thresholds and to qu fferent pressure gradients. the results will be used to recommend boundaries between the differ |
| 15405 | 1 | ration of studies on climate change. we should be able to discern changes in ecosystem processe
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| 15406 | 1 | within the scope of climate change. we will be able to discern changes in ecosystem processes
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| 10220 | 5 | t that exposes an animal to disease. we will circumvent this by examining a sexually transmitte
tivity of the host in spring. whilst we will study one particular system, the expectation is th em, the expectation is that the results will give a general insight into how climate affects th e in insects from temperate regions. it should predict how current disease patterns will vary o ld predict how current disease patterns will vary over space, and also how disease patterns of |
| 11430 | 5 | t that exposes an animal to disease. we will circumvent this by examining a sexually transmitte
tivity of the host in spring. whilst we will study one particular system, the expectation is th em, the expectation is that the results will give a general insight into how climate affects th e in insects from temperate regions. it should predict how current disease patterns will vary o ld predict how current disease patterns will vary over space, and also how disease patterns of |
| 9902 | 5 | t that exposes an animal to disease. we will circumvent this by examining a sexually transmitte
tivity of the host in spring. whilst we will study one particular system, the expectation is th em, the expectation is that the results will give a general insight into how climate affects th e in insects from temperate regions. it should predict how current disease patterns will vary o ld predict how current disease patterns will vary over space, and also how disease patterns of |
| 15573 | 5 | egies focus on ecological networks that should allow organisms to move among habitats and local
into functional connectivity. tenlamas will evaluate alternative models for assessing connecti os of landscape management. the project will deliver recommendations for the suitability of dif aths. concurrent connectivity estimates will be evaluated on selected model species in test lan andscape and organism information. this will be performed by supplying dispersal matrices gener |
| 9926 | 1 | this project will investigate the nature of latest cretaceous-early
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| 14785 | 1 | nomous regions of the spanish state. it will permit an evaluation about all those changes impac
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| 7704 | 3 | orms local rural development is that it will detect, understand, capitalize and support. interr
it gives one hand the"backdrop"societal will allow other tasks to locate in the argentine reali ns territorial articulations. this task will also materialize in the entire territory pampean, |
| 13353 | 5 | tess will assist policy makers to integrate knowledge from t
l environmental decision support system will be designed, linking central policy planning to lo velihoods. to develop this system, tess will first research the needs and capacities of central e case studies from the whole eu . tess will be supplemented by a set of brief and memorable po context. the process of developing tess will be facilitated by a large interdisciplinary consor |
| 7407 | 1 | microbotryum. the genealogies of genes will be carried out, compared with each other, and then
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| 14213 | 2 | knowledge of ecology of ta communities will be complemented and local transfer function is com
storical water-table level fluctuations will be traced and related to human activities, which e |
| 10806 | 12 | practice. we suggest that conservation would benefit from a similar revolution and propose tha
ropose that evidence-based conservation should become a standard approach. in this model we env summaries of the literature, that they would monitor the effectiveness of some interventions f idence is weak or ambiguous, that there would be reviews and meta analyses where there are nume tudies relating to one issue, and there would be synopses summarising the evidence for the majo uences of a wide range of interventions will be a key output. full use of the output will also be a key output. full use of the output will also require a change in approaches to conservatio ect is as required by practitioners but will also ensure that the results will be widely used b s but will also ensure that the results will be widely used both in the uk and internationally. the use of evidence-based conservation will be provided through workshops in the uk, africa an n the uk, africa and asia and this work will also be promoted through stands at uk and internat becomes standard practice this proposal would allow us to make a substantial step forward in ac |
| 11350 | 2 | oss scales of cm to metres. the project will adapt the seir framework of epidemiology to catego
the creation of hot spots . the models will be parameterized and tested using published data f |
| 10025 | 7 | know a lot about how natural selection should work; only with this information can we begin to
nstraints, sexual conflict and so on. i will use two traits where we do know how natural select where we do know how natural selection should be acting, sex allocation and female re-mating r decisions of female parasitic wasps, i will explore how genetic architecture and opposing forc behaviour of a promiscuous seed bug, i will explore how conflicts of interest between males an s in the field and in the laboratory, i will untangle how different evolutionary processes work importance quantitatively. the results will give us valuable insights into how important parti |
| 11409 | 7 | know a lot about how natural selection should work; only with this information can we begin to
nstraints, sexual conflict and so on. i will use two traits where we do know how natural select where we do know how natural selection should be acting, sex allocation and female re-mating r decisions of female parasitic wasps, i will explore how genetic architecture and opposing forc behaviour of a promiscuous seed bug, i will explore how conflicts of interest between males an s in the field and in the laboratory, i will untangle how different evolutionary processes work importance quantitatively. the results will give us valuable insights into how important parti |
| 11068 | 1 | the first time. using this information will enable us to determine whether the development of
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| 10332 | 1 | ly evolved the same male breeding dress will freely interbreed.
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| 10745 | 1 | ly evolved the same male breeding dress will freely interbreed.
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| 10312 | 5 | ions, despite its common occurrence. we will use 192 inbred lines of drosophila melanogaster th
overdominance and sexual antagonism. we will screen all inbred lines for male-male ssb to ident vels of ssb. the top and bottom 5 lines will subsequently be used in crossing experiments to id ls of ssb, and by quantifying these, we will assess the likelihood that ssb is maintained under ntained under either model. the results will provide much-needed data on the genetic architectu |
| 1958 | 3 | in this project we will investigate the evolutionary significance of egg s
city, developmental time and pupal size will allow us to identify the causal relations between quantification of maternal effects. we will also begin the molecular quantitative analysis and |
| 14156 | 1 | project is divided into 3 workpackages will deal with early indication of decreasing level of
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| 1971 | 3 | evolution of antibiotic resistance. we will study the evolution of resistance conferred by the
n in maladaptive and adaptive evolution will be studied by using an antibiotic for which the &# sms. the libraries of adaptive variants will also be used to test assumptions of one particular |
| 11775 | 7 | is associated with worker reproduction should be expressed if matrigenes but not if patrigenes
but not if patrigenes, i.e. patrigenes should be imprinted. i will discover genes that are met i.e. patrigenes should be imprinted. i will discover genes that are methylated differently bet nd nine genes taken from the literature will be candidate worker reproduction genes. we will id candidate worker reproduction genes. we will identify, through screening, colonies with differe nt alleles in these candidate genes. we will discover the expression of matrigenes and patrigen rinted gene discovered in an insect and will confirm conflict theory. |
| 10482 | 2 | his review were: whether genetic rescue should be instigated according to the choice of immigra
pression. material from our experiments will be freely available for further genomic analyses. |
| 10026 | 8 | s that increasing the risk of mortality will result in the evolution of faster senescence rates
ulations, including humans. my research will address these two major challenges to our understa derstand the evolution of senescence. i will use data collected from long-term individual-based on variation in adult mortality risk. i will also test for differences in senescence rates asso ible for the evolution of senescence, i will analyse data from wild vertebrate and historical h ate and historical human populations. i will use historical human data sets to provide the firs ce in a natural population. my analyses will produce general, rather than just system-specific, anding of senescence in natural systems will benefit the wide range of biological disciplines i |
| 11233 | 6 | response to environmental change. this will allow scientists to provide clearer guidance to po
ential in nature. the proposed research will explore how levels of genetic variation affect the al transitions of varying steepness. it will use field experiments to measure the strength and gradients. estimates of these variables will then be related back to theoretical models to test ions are most at risk of extinction, it will also provide guidance on which strategies can be e responses in natural populations. this will help to reduce, or plan for, the massive rates of |
| 9860 | 2 | local infection on host resistance. we will then test this using our insect virus system. this
f theory and ecological experimentation will give us a much clearer idea of the implications of |
| 10583 | 2 | nformation about their demographics. we will quantify the responses of trees to competition by
mortality to crowding by neighbours. we will investigate whether conifers are restricted to unp |
| 10334 | 1 | er biased sex allocation is adaptive. i will combine molecular genetic sex identification with
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| 2551 | 4 | system, structural and functional data will be obtained to determine channel solute selectivit
ents in the louse using rnai technology will be applied to decipher the phenotypic effects on i entiation. potential chemotherapeutants will be tested to screen for differential disruptors of host aquaporins. crystallographic data will be generated to determine critical residues associ |
| 14214 | 4 | s, and reproduce predominantly clonally could be the ones where ability of kin recognition coul
e ones where ability of kin recognition could be of the highest adaptive value. this project at co-evolved in species-poor communities will have a more developed capability for kin recogniti l as semi-natural grassland communities will be used to test the hypothesis. |
| 10363 | 3 | the movement of airborne particles. we will use cfd to study wind pollination in oilseed rape,
appear suited to insect pollination. we will determine the likelihood that flowers catch pollen nd pollination. wind tunnel experiments will be used to validate the cfd simulation by sampling |
| 6892 | 1 | theories. in the course of our work, we would carry out genetic investigation of remains of arc
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| 7432 | 1 | ture Reserves and results of the thesis should provide the region of thought on its policy of s
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| 10421 | 4 | six transects of the atlantic ocean will be undertaken between 2002 and 2005 to determine t
rbon cycle. a range of new technologies will be applied to the measurement of key biological pr arlier transects between 1995 and 2000, will be used to analyse annual and longer term variabil context of climate change. the cruises will also enable formal training in interdisciplinary o |
| 10663 | 4 | six transects of the atlantic ocean will be undertaken between 2002 and 2005 to determine t
rbon cycle. a range of new technologies will be applied to the measurement of key biological pr arlier transects between 1995 and 2000, will be used to analyse annual and longer term variabil context of climate change. the cruises will also enable formal training in interdisciplinary o |
| 10685 | 4 | six transects of the atlantic ocean will be undertaken between 2002 and 2005 to determine t
rbon cycle. a range of new technologies will be applied to the measurement of key biological pr arlier transects between 1995 and 2000, will be used to analyse annual and longer term variabil context of climate change. the cruises will also enable formal training in interdisciplinary o |
| 10914 | 4 | six transects of the atlantic ocean will be undertaken between 2002 and 2005 to determine t
rbon cycle. a range of new technologies will be applied to the measurement of key biological pr arlier transects between 1995 and 2000, will be used to analyse annual and longer term variabil context of climate change. the cruises will also enable formal training in interdisciplinary o |
| 11692 | 4 | six transects of the atlantic ocean will be undertaken between 2002 and 2005 to determine t
rbon cycle. a range of new technologies will be applied to the measurement of key biological pr arlier transects between 1995 and 2000, will be used to analyse annual and longer term variabil context of climate change. the cruises will also enable formal training in interdisciplinary o |
| 9897 | 4 | six transects of the atlantic ocean will be undertaken between 2002 and 2005 to determine t
rbon cycle. a range of new technologies will be applied to the measurement of key biological pr arlier transects between 1995 and 2000, will be used to analyse annual and longer term variabil context of climate change. the cruises will also enable formal training in interdisciplinary o |
| 223 | 3 | xpense of collective reproductive yield should increase in frequency and eventually displace st
tory traits with the same phenotype. we will also attempt to determine whether aggregation/asso on is of major importance in plants. we will restrict our study to a representative selection o |
| 10585 | 2 | making are not understood. this project will investigate the behavioural and ecological consequ
nition in fish. a strength of this work will be the use of a large glass-sided indoor stream to |
| 14464 | 4 | of scientific data and material – they will be used scientific devices and equipment owned by
from the current investigation results will be of practical, theoretical and social significan s; the threats endangering each species will be determined and classified, they will be created will be determined and classified, they will be created preventive measures for control and mon |
| 9821 | 5 | learn from these sediments firstly, we should be able to establish the age more precisely, and
y, but at least one crater of this size will combined with this work to model crater lakes on e nutrients. studying the boltysh crater will allow us to produce a detailed model for ecosystem orite ejecta fields. finally, the cores will provide an almost continuous record of the climate . in the future we and other scientists will be able to use it to discover how climate in conti |
| 15344 | 1 | he study of their biological parameters could be indicators of environmental changes. during th
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| 11397 | 3 | ce for this is often weak. this project will investigate the causes / and also the consequences
his variation. the information gathered will provide an understanding of the causes and consequ behaviour and populations. the results will have relevance for studies of local adaptation and |
| 10937 | 1 | e energy costs in free-ranging animals, will enable us to refine field energy budgets using cep
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| 11556 | 5 | gy and flood hydrology within the flume will enable us to acquire spatially distributed 3d flow
imetery. the gridded flow velocity data will then be analysed to enable discrimination of the d ically complex floodplains. the project will deliver an original empirical model of floodplain model of floodplain flow mechanics that will be used to inform the design of robust computation enchmark model validation data set that will be made available to the community. as an ancillar |
| 10594 | 1 | ar, immunological and bioassay approach will be used to characterise sipcs and sipc-like protei
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| 11466 | 3 | we will use radiocarbon dating, as well as other radiometr
aviour in central europe. these results will be used to test different models of origins and di lly-modern humans in europe. the models will be developed to take account of climatic model sim |
| 13365 | 9 | the objectives of the study will conduct in two stages: the first stage consist of
ata base survey and collecting programs will be planned. in the second stage of the project, th on possibility of wild cyclamen species will be studied. within the framework of this stage, cy lected and conserved in the first stage will be evaluated in accordance with characteristics to nd pot ornamental plants. so, selection will be carried out for this purpose and studies on app ulbs obtained from the selected species will be carried out. in the experiment, the methods of asal cut, slicing into four pieces etc. will be used. by the end of this study the ornamental c s study the ornamental cyclamen species will be determined, improved as ornamental by clonal se reproduction methods for these species will be achieved. |
| 13423 | 3 | y, which starts after births, the datas will be taken for growth; for new borns : birth weight,
arted with the birth season of 2007 and will be applied on herds in the institute, for experien eriences and practices, remainder herds will be included in the next birth season. |
| 10636 | 5 | ates when conditions are favourable, we shall study the effect of environmental conditions on c
te between them based on morphology. we will therefore utilise recently developed oligonucleoti to study their competition. finally, we shall use our experimental results to derive and parame al models for a.tamarense. these models will be used to simulate in situ data on the abundance of sites. once developed, these models will increase our ability to predict the likelihood of |
| 10793 | 2 | to fuel spring migration in time and so would arrive late on the breeding grounds, and threrefo
urvival of migratory species. our study would use large amounts of data collected from individu |
| 10135 | 5 | response to recent climatic warming. we will also investigate whether colder water species, whi
ions. information gained from this work will provide information on species responses to short d of climatic warming. such information will then be incorporated into predictive models to ena s of species range shifts. our research will also provide some insight to how species will resp lso provide some insight to how species will respond in the event that the gulf stream increase |
| 1986 | 2 | rogram on allometry. in this project we will quantify allometry across species of lepidoptera f
ropical butterfly bicyclus anynana . we will also perform a range of genetical, developmental a |
| 12509 | 14 | ling perennial weeds in the experiments would be modelled. data on crop performance from of0318
ifferent fertility building strategies, would be used in the models. regular communication even he models. regular communication events will be arranged in conjunction with project of0363. th conjunction with project of0363. these would be mainly field-based events on the experiment si events on the experiment sites. the aim will be to communicate best practice as outlined from t icularly from farmers and growers, that could influence the direction of the studies. we will o luence the direction of the studies. we will offer the review and the results of field experime n peer-reviewed journals. brief details will be placed on an existing web site. this will conta be placed on an existing web site. this will contain details of the project, communication even the review and experiments. the project will directly benefit farmers and growers by leading to pasture systems. better control options should reduce costs and improve yields. this will help d reduce costs and improve yields. this will help sustain existing producers and help encourage ess arable and vegtetable systems. this will help increase the supply of uk-grown arable and ho arable and horticultural products which will help defra meet organic action plan targets, and b |
| 10467 | 3 | he autosub under ice thematic programme will use an autonomous vehicle to carry out science mis
d antarctic regions. seabed photography will be used to assess the megabenthos in three types o ese three environment types the project will address the question: what are the dominant contro |
| 12625 | 2 | dy nursery stock sector. the interviews will aim to collect both qualitative and quantitative b
• writing a concise report. the report would contain a clear presentation of the data, analyse |
| 15204 | 2 | s environments. experimental approaches will involve both field and common garden designs. ulti
xpect that the results of this research will contribute to a better understanding of the role o |
| 10882 | 9 | e highly polymorphic genetic marker. we will use this proven genetic marker to test whether fem
r known kin as cooperative partners. we will also use a novel non-invasive approach to label th communal nests for the first time. this will allow us to address whether those cooperating with tion of sibs and unrelated animals that would be recognized using alternative genetic kin recog ugh a mother s phenotype during rearing could allow reliable recognition of a very high proport e yet to be tested. in this project, we will establish whether normal, genetically variable hou ural imprinting on maternal alleles. we will determine whether they imprint specifically on thr se scents, or on other genetic loci. we will also test whether a common maternal environment, w ternal sibs and half-sibs. our findings will have general relevance for understanding the exten |
| 10535 | 1 | the analysis of these genetic samples, will inform changes in management practice for the long
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| 10851 | 2 | ying events. although the fossil record should be integral to this endeavour, a dearth of devel
e presence of late stage fossil embryos will allow us to constrain more fully the phylogenetic |
| 11354 | 2 | nce, can be established. interpretation will be aided by analysis using microct, preliminary at
organisms the results of this research will provide direct insight into the role of developmen |
| 12238 | 2 | ated on an annual basis. in doing so it will use a process that is transparent and inclusive of
ncy of the recommendations. finally, it will support the launch and publication of the new fert |
| 6982 | 5 | e food selection of click beetle larvae would be of basic value to judge the role of specific e
correct way. furthermore this knowledge would be fundamental for the development of any techniq . in the present project this technique will be used for the first time to elucidate the trophi range of elaterid species and sites, we will be able to draw a more general picture of the wire he wireworms' feeding preferences. this will also imply new approaches for the development of c |
| 1957 | 1 | the island of vlieland. this experiment should answer questions about the chromosomally and mat
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| 174 | 4 | ng, direct and indirect effects of fire should be distinguished. the former include those conne
onment charcoal, and light availability will be experimentally manipulated in a factorial desig n a factorial design. field experiments will be established in estonian forest wildfire areas a ntal sites in evo, finland. the results will provide optimal management instructions for the st |
| 14135 | 3 | es, however, is sparse. current project will provide for better understanding of the physiology
h to assess and interpret the diversity will be used. the strategy relies on large-scale screen ia in baltic sea. experimental approach will reveal the competitive abilities as well as morpho |
| 11645 | 3 | hose samples giving pcr products. these will be used for extraction of protozoans which will be
used for extraction of protozoans which will be screened for intracellular presence of listeria listeria. in addition a lab-based study will investigate the potential for intracellular surviv |
| 10600 | 3 | haea in laboratory culture. the project will employ established molecular techniques and will a
oy established molecular techniques and will also develop new techniques to relate taxonomic an taxonomic and functional diversity that will be of broad relevance to molecular ecological stud |
| 11481 | 4 | ither or both partners. in this case we would expect external soil properties to have much less
have much less effect. to test this we will construct models based on the two competing theori of the fungi that are colonising it. we will use this technique to profile samples taken from a ng of the field data against the models will allow us to identify whether or not interactions b |
| 10503 | 6 | tication of europe might be deduced. we will assemble a much larger genetic database than has h
t, covering the whole of europe, and we will determine the extent to which the genetic data pre ta with equivalent genetic data that we will obtain from dna preserved in archaeological and hi the spread of agriculture. the project will promote nerc s mission in the area of science-base ndraces of barley and wheat the project will address issues relevant to sustainable economies, ainability. these environmental factors will include climate change, the project being particul |
| 10505 | 6 | tication of europe might be deduced. we will assemble a much larger genetic database than has h
t, covering the whole of europe, and we will determine the extent to which the genetic data pre ta with equivalent genetic data that we will obtain from dna preserved in archaeological and hi the spread of agriculture. the project will promote nerc s mission in the area of science-base ndraces of barley and wheat the project will address issues relevant to sustainable economies, ainability. these environmental factors will include climate change, the project being particul |
| 10691 | 6 | tication of europe might be deduced. we will assemble a much larger genetic database than has h
t, covering the whole of europe, and we will determine the extent to which the genetic data pre ta with equivalent genetic data that we will obtain from dna preserved in archaeological and hi the spread of agriculture. the project will promote nerc s mission in the area of science-base ndraces of barley and wheat the project will address issues relevant to sustainable economies, ainability. these environmental factors will include climate change, the project being particul |
| 11002 | 6 | tication of europe might be deduced. we will assemble a much larger genetic database than has h
t, covering the whole of europe, and we will determine the extent to which the genetic data pre ta with equivalent genetic data that we will obtain from dna preserved in archaeological and hi the spread of agriculture. the project will promote nerc s mission in the area of science-base ndraces of barley and wheat the project will address issues relevant to sustainable economies, ainability. these environmental factors will include climate change, the project being particul |
| 10975 | 3 | nd carbon emission. in this proposal we will focus attention on fire dynamics on a potentially
opical montane cloud forests , where we will determine the environmental controls on fire ignit to the wider andean region. our project will involve the following componets: 1. construction o |
| 11129 | 8 | ioural observations. in this project we will train a phd student in two cutting-edge quantitati
ic behavioural data on individual roles will be determined in the field and colonies will then be determined in the field and colonies will then be relocated to the lab for detailed investig radio-frequency identification tagging will be combined with focused behavioural observations a quantitative scale. ovary development will then be determined, and the expression levels quan th the high resolution behavioural data will reveal the roles the genes play in reproductive di s previously been obtained. experiments will then manipulate the reproductive hierarchy to dete nges in the ways predicted. the project will thus integrate advanced genomics with innovative b |
| 2142 | 3 | in this proposed project we will study processes during the early phase of adaptive
e genetics of these two processes. this will be done using common garden experiments, and molec ort time span at hand, and this project will thus bring new and much-needed information about t |
| 2144 | 1 | l year. this implies that genetic drift could be reduced compared to a situation with only abov
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| 10171 | 1 | with plant ecophysiology, this approach will provide insight on the selection mechanisms that l
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| 143 | 5 | dered as a separate adaptive trait that could explain species distribution pattern in the natur
ant communities. mostly, investigations will focus on plasticity to light availability, but pla ility, but plasticity to soil fertility will also be considered. the project will develop in th ty will also be considered. the project will develop in three stages: 1 the study of autecologi cities of species. the expected results will be another step towards the answer to one of the f |
| 15324 | 1 | r fish seems to be prone to speciate. i will specifically concentrate on repeated events of evo
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| 2024 | 4 | bundances. to explain these patterns, i will make use of the phyllospheres unique amenability t
parallel and complementary approach, i will use individual-based modeling, an essential tool i ntal and modeling approaches, this work will expose key properties of bacteria and leaf surface avior in the phyllosphere. moreover, it will reinforce the status of the phyllosphere as an eco |
| 10669 | 8 | ations. improved knowledge in this area will greatly advance our understanding of how genetic d
t of natural selection on one character will be constrained by any selection that is also occur n natural populations. in this study we will investigate the effect of environmental conditions ion affecting sheep performance, and we will be investigating all four kinds of variation in th availability and parasite abundance. we will address the effect of the environmental conditions ips between characters. specifically we will ask how the environmental affects first, the expre ntal conditions together these analyses will allow us to predict the course of evolution under tionary biology, and the proposed grant would guarantee continuity of data collection for one o |
| 10886 | 8 | ations. improved knowledge in this area will greatly advance our understanding of how genetic d
t of natural selection on one character will be constrained by any selection that is also occur n natural populations. in this study we will investigate the effect of environmental conditions ion affecting sheep performance, and we will be investigating all four kinds of variation in th availability and parasite abundance. we will address the effect of the environmental conditions ips between characters. specifically we will ask how the environmental affects first, the expre ntal conditions together these analyses will allow us to predict the course of evolution under tionary biology, and the proposed grant would guarantee continuity of data collection for one o |
| 10735 | 12 | as we try to understand how populations will adapt to changing environmental conditions. geneti
tion biologists. however, other factors will influence genetic diversity in wild populations, a have evolved in the past, and how they will do so in future. two factors implicated in this re h higher levels of genetic diversity. i will examine the role that recombination and the mating individuals founding new populations. i will collect flies around the species range, including ther than several thousand years ago. i will use our extensive knowledge of the fruit fly genom etic diversity in each population. this will allow me to look at the effects on genetic diversi he rate at which this process occurs, i will explore the relationship between recombination and of how these parameters are related. i will also look at how the mating system influences gene nd how it varies between populations, i will examine how this affects genetic variability in th itional resources are abundant, females will have enough energy to produce large numbers of egg tic variability passed on by females. i will examine whether females in different populations a |
| 11865 | 4 | sediments associated with protozoa, and will assess the impacts of sewage sludge and waste wate
lture dependent and independent methods will be used to assess abundance and diversity of amoeb l pathogens. high throughput sequencing will be used to assess diversity of associated mycobact rea is highly fragmented and this study would be one of the first to try and elucidate the abun |
| 177 | 3 | parameters. the results of the project will reveal general trends in the relations between the
onditions, and stand productivity. this will enable the plasticity of the adaptation of short r ommunities and of short-root parameters will create new links between two branches of science: |
| 12748 | 2 | ems and biodiversity. teeb runs to 2010 will estimate the value of ecosystem services and produ
mn 2009 and 2010. the proposed research will assess the implications of the report recommendati |
| 11683 | 3 | nvironments. during research cruises we will make simultaneous measurements of the overall rate
of carbon fixation. at the same time we will measure a number of factors which we suspect are r ology of these important organisms, but will also make significant progress towards increasing |
| 15141 | 11 | erranean biodiversity. specifically, we will investigate population structure and demographic p
al range in europe, atypus affinis, and will characterize factors promoting speciation in the h mesiidae. gis and novel molecular tools will be further use to investigate niche segregation at in sympatric species of nemesiidae. we will also identify endemism hotspots in the iberian pen m hotspots in the iberian peninsula and will use phylogenetic diversity to prioritize areas for mediterranean nemesiidae. similarly, we will characterize phylogenetic uniqueness of the medite rticularly vulnerable to extinction. we will combine population genetic tools with ecological m an endemic titanidiops canariensis, and will predict future effect of global warming on the dis viability of these species. finally, we will generate a wealth of trascriptomic data through cu th a public natural history institution will facilitate transfer of knowledge to society throug anticipate that results of our research will be relevant for conservation, management, and sust |
| 13595 | 6 | among fishery managers and our project will add to the scientific underpinning needed to resol
ect marine fish population dynamics. we will study the effect of average level and variance in m variation in environmental conditions will be addressed within the framework of stochastic de of stochastic demographic models, which will be applied to real systems including cod and venda onships. stochastic elasticity patterns will be compared with risk analysis using simulations i nder different environmental conditions will be evaluated. |
| 15308 | 4 | lized interacting species. this project will use a relatively well-characterized system that ma
utionary process. the general objective will be to evaluate whether the climatic conditions dur sbills and scots pines. in addition, we will analyze whether the ecological conditions in north on scots pine. results of this research will be applicable to the conservation of this diversit |
| 10364 | 6 | the proposed study will investigate the effect of contrasting dewatering d
stream channels. quantitative food webs will be constructed for each channel community using sa h disturbance experiment. feeding links will be expressed as organic matter flow , and will be expressed as organic matter flow , and will be quantified by coupling estimates of secondary p t contents analysis. our proposed study will be the first attempt to quantify stream food webs nd replicated community experiment, and will be of broad interest to ecologists working in both |
| 14167 | 3 | zation success in newly formed habitats would reveal processes of species dispersal and habitat
habitat isolation more convincingly. we will study the question of general ecological interest es with different dispersal ability. we will study parks in agricultural landscapes and forest |
| 1976 | 1 | . hence, experiments testing the theory should measure the effects of manipulating productivity
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| 14161 | 1 | cycle. the plant and animal production should be strongly tied. farm-produced feed fulfils the
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| 10268 | 10 | efore and after the rat eradication, we will be able to identify shifts in the competitors nich
finally, the results from the fieldwork will be used to simulate the effects of rat removal in s relevant data from the literature, we will be able to develop a model predicting the effects radication at the community level. this will be of practical use in predicting which islands wi actical use in predicting which islands will achieve the greatest benefits from rat eradication reat practical application. the student will benefit from expert supervision, centred at the un lat holm island. the scottish fieldwork will take place under the supervision of csl, and will place under the supervision of csl, and will benefit from the network of contacts and expertise nk project. the stable isotope analysis will take place at the cornwall campus of the universit pioneers of the technique. the results will be of interest to conservation managers with respo |
| 2062 | 1 | dynamics in alpine/arctic habitats. we will study relationships between sheep grazing and plan
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| 13451 | 7 | this project will investigate how the sperm whale population has bee
rior to the onset of industrial whaling will also be analysed. this type of museum material wil analysed. this type of museum material will give us a unique opportunity to directly assess wh diversity was removed. in so doing, we will provide a historical baseline pivotal to understan riety of population genetics methods we will contrast our genetic data to that from the extant s already indicate that our information will contribute towards a greater understanding of the ic status of sperm whales. this dataset will enable us to refine estimations of genetic populat |
| 12702 | 2 | the project will predict the likely consequences of climate change
rd populations in the uk spa series. it will also identify areas not currently within the spa s |
| 2082 | 1 | , mammals and marine fishes the project will study this by posing three questions: 1. can intra
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| 13820 | 5 | asitoids own natural enemies, then this would impact on the theory and practise of conservation
t spatial scales. in the laboratory, we will compare the effect of floral subsidies on fitness vailable. in field experiments, insects will be marked with rubidium when feeding from patches ablished within agricultural fields. we will then capture parasitoids and hyperparasitoids with . parallel to the study of movement, we will assess how parasitism rate of both aphids and prim |
| 13450 | 6 | land use, and their future persistence will depend on management. at present, the lack of data
gement in particular. in this project i will combine ongoing long-term demographic monitoring w and dactylorhiza lapponica. the project will test for local adaptation at several spatial scale use changes in orchid populations, and will significantly improve our basic understanding of o orchid population dynamics. the results will be useful for developing guidelines for orchid con for orchid conservation in general, and will have direct applied value in terms of targeted man |
| 12587 | 3 | ge practices and organic matter returns will increase the carbon content of arable soils under
experiments in england and wales. this will also include an evaluation of other environmental all greenhouse gas balance. the project will enable defra to develop a clear line on whether ca |
| 10621 | 3 | ost remains relatively unexplored. this will be the first field study to assess genetic variati
riation of a common guppy pathogen . we will screen 500 guppies and their associated parasites crosatellite loci. uniquely, this study will assess the relative importance of g. turnbulli in |
| 2153 | 8 | ecosystem level. more specifically, we will use long-term monitoring data on population dynami
tochastic population models. the models will provide the basis for estimating key factors relat r/climate events on population dynamics will be quantified with respect to different trophic le wnscaled climate scenarios for svalbard will be used to examine how future population dynamics examine how future population dynamics will be affected by climate change. finally, the projec by climate change. finally, the project will quantify uncertainties in sampling and models for models for appropriate data sets which will facilitate an evaluation of the ongoing monitoring the barents sea we believe the project will result in new and vital knowledge of the biologica |
| 12414 | 5 | aunch a western shelf observatory. this would build on the currently disparate array of repeate
ng and planned sustained monitoring and would also provide operational efficiencies through sha formation products were identified that could be created as a result of such a coordinated effo ted effort. these proposed developments would also form a key element of an expanded european m y. in addition other potential partners will be identified including ea, sepa and academic inst |
| 2043 | 1 | such as port state control. the project will not look in detail at enforcement measures not dir
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| 10346 | 1 | this work will combine expertise in ornithology and the genetics
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| 11407 | 9 | that many vital ecosystem services who will work with the project to assess the relevance of t
their local contexts. forest ecosystems will be used to evaluate and development the framework amework within each region. the project will facilitate a process of south-south learning benef ce that the developing country partners will contribute. this will lead to the production of a country partners will contribute. this will lead to the production of a comparative analysis o review of the current literature. this will help to inform the development of the framework, a ogether the developing country partners will contribute to build the international espa communi at the start of the main espa programme will help kick-start a range of activities across espa spa s themes and regions. our framework will be made available to all espa projects. |
| 11025 | 2 | dinosaurs . the results of this project should have a significant impact on our understanding o
erstanding of titanosaur evolution, and will also have wider implications for studies of mesozo |
| 13606 | 2 | much shorter than earlier believed . we will investigate if this is a consequence of the extrem
ing baltic sea environment. our results will be critical for management of the baltic sea. |
| 14837 | 6 | anges in the life cycle. the first step will be a molecular phylogeny, to identify the origin o
the phylogeny with geological events it will be possible to create a time frame for the origin he developmental changes. the phylogeny will then be used to identify closely related species s number of larval stages. these species will be used for detailed morphological analysis. the a the k-, r- and an intermediate strategy will be compared morphologically to identify the variat ime of embryonic and larval development will be measured. since the profiling of the hormones h |
| 10717 | 1 | terval of vertebrate diversification. i will address these problems by conducting the first ana
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| 11718 | 2 | the project will investigate the role of mutualism and kin selectio
f the life-histories of individuals, we shall examine the factors that cause helpers to reduce |
| 1989 | 4 | ion and attractiveness, and individuals should therefore adjust their behaviour accordingly. fu
le dimensions, these costs and benefits will also determine how they should allocate resources d benefits will also determine how they should allocate resources to different components of th fferent components of their display. we will combine mathematical modelling with laboratory exp |
| 10233 | 1 | isotope measurements of these proteins will enable us to explore changing hominid dietary adap
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| 10733 | 1 | isotope measurements of these proteins will enable us to explore changing hominid dietary adap
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| 11248 | 1 | isotope measurements of these proteins will enable us to explore changing hominid dietary adap
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| 9934 | 1 | isotope measurements of these proteins will enable us to explore changing hominid dietary adap
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| 15186 | 1 | ify some of these characteristics which could potentially vary the virulence produced during th
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| 11666 | 2 | its plausibility. our proposed research will combine the modern methods of multivariate selecti
es. consequently, our proposed research will provide the first compelling study to move beyond |
| 10530 | 6 | y help us predict how modern ecosystems will respond today and how best to manage the present c
events caused widespread extinction. we will undertake the first study of the effect that globa hese early modern marine ecosystems. we will determine, for the first time, how the structure o vironmental conditions. furthermore, we will evaluate whether there been an improvement in the an circulation and available oxygen. we will undertake these detailed studies to discover for t in order to address these questions, we will undertake a series of linked studies at two contra |
| 11228 | 2 | order to predict how to control them. i will develop models of parasite evolution to consider t
host and parasite species. these models will allow us to predict which parasites pose the great |
| 11487 | 2 | order to predict how to control them. i will develop models of parasite evolution to consider t
host and parasite species. these models will allow us to predict which parasites pose the great |
| 10121 | 1 | n has evolved in diverse parasites . we will test whether feminising parasites also induce apop
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| 11048 | 1 | n has evolved in diverse parasites . we will test whether feminising parasites also induce apop
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| 11567 | 1 | n has evolved in diverse parasites . we will test whether feminising parasites also induce apop
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| 14554 | 4 | to investigate this hypothesis since it would be the first case in which the role of parasitoid
avouring the evolution of parental care would be demonstrated, and in more general terms becaus ned with previous research at the mncn, will constitute one of the most complete studies of the care in any organism. consequently, it will provide fundamental data on a question of general |
| 10645 | 8 | provider of care even where either sex could perform equally well why should males and females
sing until now on female care. here, we will focus on male care and compare how genetic influen d female care differs or is similar. we will also use experimental evolution to examine how car parental care can evolve. this research will help us understand how sex differences in behaviou parental care between males and females will shed light on how, in general, differences between ween the sexes can evolve. our research will also provide us with some insight into the limits mental evolution, selecting on care, we will uncover unexpected changes in traits that are link natural populations. thus, our research will help to explain the patterns we see in nature. |
| 13930 | 3 | in the project proposed here, i will study the evolution of virulence of borrelia burgd
on of a more virulent pathogen. here, i will address this issue with lab- and field experiments nding of how pathogen virulence evolves could help us predict and manage virulence evolution in |
| 2020 | 3 | plasticity in the process of speciation will become a major issue in evolutionary biology in th
for ecological speciation. the research will use 1 laboratory and field experiments to study th three international research institutes will incorporate their specific expertise into the proj |
| 11179 | 1 | viduals that share an s allele. here we will test this hypothesis by investigating the origins
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| 14925 | 2 | eem unable to move from their location, could be of great help to predict, and eventually count
ly related species. for that purpose we will use phylogenetically independent lineages of water |
| 11668 | 1 | sue the harm that they do. this project will develop a model system in which we can test many o
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| 10337 | 4 | d segregating f3 families of this cross will be used to investigate the selection acting on thi
trition of this species and its crosses will be studied in the field and in hydroponics. pleiot ects of the hyperaccumulation character will be tested with the segregating families. a field e egregating families. a field experiment will identify the selection acting on the characters. |
| 10060 | 6 | titive ability. this variable selection would therefore lead to adaptive variation in the popul
system to work in the wild. the devices will be placed in the study population throughout the n heritability for this trait. our study will generate two significant and novel papers on the e paper on the automated system used, and will provide proof of concept for a longer, more detail ogists and behavioural ecologists, they will also be of interest to conservationists and ecolog rvationists and ecologists because they will help to understand how cognitive ability helps ind |
| 11650 | 1 | han morphometric traits. these analyses will be based on the pedigree of a wild population of m
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| 11093 | 2 | he reaction norms of fitness traits. we will investigate the genetic mechanisms underlying the
expected climate change. these analyses will be based on the reconstructed pedigree of a wild p |
| 10853 | 6 | ancient dna will be used to reconstruct the evolutionary and paleoe
d eagle. advanced phylogenetic analyses will be used to examine the origins of both taxa, using e largest known raptor species barriers will be examined, and their ages determined using a rap e paleoenvironment. this molecular rate will be applicable to studies of birds of prey elsewher ey elsewhere in the world. the research will establish the first detailed view of the extinct t tinct top predators of new zealand, and will be important in understanding and combating curren |
| 14476 | 2 | s and the developmental environment. we will experimentally test some of the predictions and co
imise early stages of embryogenesis. we will also study the modifications in the structure of t |
| 14894 | 2 | s and the developmental environment. we will experimentally test some of the predictions and co
imise early stages of embryogenesis. we will also study the modifications in the structure of t |
| 2508 | 2 | text for norwegian society, the project will facilitate ongoing management efforts of coastal w
both nationally and internationally. it will also further our understanding of marine ecosystem |
| 11580 | 6 | oxide to a range of different soils. we will then track the fate of the label in the soil, to c
this work. the initial development work will study a landfill cover soil and focus on establish e of methane carbon in natural wetlands will also be studied. natural wetlands include environm the soil. the final type of soils that will be used to assess the fate of carbon from methane n the soils in the chronosequence. this will allow us to assess the relationship between soil d on sequestration. overall, the research will add a new dimension our understanding of the fate |
| 10327 | 1 | ancient sedimentary record. the project will build upon successful pilot studies with proven, s
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| 15340 | 2 | es across the environmental filters. we will evaluate the changes in the functional diversity a
parque nacional de sierra nevada . this will allow to detect vulnerable communities functionall |
| 10247 | 10 | furthermore, our understanding of what will happen to the monsoon, its variations and drivers
een properly addressed. this fellowship will help determine how the indian monsoon will change l help determine how the indian monsoon will change in response to human-induced forcing by foc different timescales of variability. it will also examine how errors in our computer models of e simulation of the monsoon. the result will be the capability to produce more reliable forecas to human-induced change. the fellowship will be undertaken at the department of meteorology in rch in the tropics. advanced techniques will be used to compare output from several state-of-th rks and satellite datasets. experiments will be performed using the met office hadley centre mo met office, the results from this work will feed into the joint climate research programme, an egular contact with scientists in india will ensure that immediate benefits from this work can |
| 14215 | 3 | f herbaceous communities. methodologies will include the use of null models to detect non-rando
in three continents. experimental work will be conducted to determine if non-random patterns o tection of assembly rules at this scale will have important implications for predicting respons |
| 10672 | 2 | m the cpr sample archive. this proposal will use molecular genetic analyses to firstly study a
change in fish populations. the results will be relevant to marine conservation and resource ma |
| 11400 | 1 | nswering these questions. to do this we will study a wild population of frogs might affect wild
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| 2487 | 6 | atural populations. the current project will focus on the genetic basis for adaptive evolution
, which is a cornerstone in biology. we will achieve this by innovative and multi-disciplinary l genomics tools. unique empirical data will be obtained from artificial selection experiments ions. one unselected natural population will be used as control. the project involves collabora g senior researchers. the research team will consist of scientists from research groups in norw through this collaboration the project will build up a national and international network of e |
| 10607 | 4 | ic hybridisation of divergent taxa . we will build on our current work showing the potential of
of generations to millions of years. we will investigate the roles of male/female genome intera the stabilisation of allopolyploids. we will seek principles influencing sequence evolution and equence modification. together the data will give insight into evolutionary processes and speci |
| 11575 | 2 | ltered by artificial selection. we also will investigate further the 10 regions of the genome t
ionship in great detail for one species will help us to develop our understanding of the genera |
| 10700 | 2 | mapping the quantitative trait loci. we will also investigate fitness consequences of variation
s of variation in this trait. this work will use the extensive information, methods and genomic |
| 10926 | 1 | know about their population biology. we will develop molecular markers . these two organisms ha
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| 14132 | 1 | old and the new world. we trust that it would allow to reveal a detailed pattern of genetic str
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| 11373 | 2 | ve mode. the completion of this project will greatly increase knowledge of the dynamics of repr
ment and so the results of this project will be useful in future conservation efforts aimed at |
| 11224 | 5 | . to get around this, in this project i will use dna contained in the bones of animals that die
ic, so-called ancient dna . the project will focus on two particular animals: the woolly mammot ions, and which is still alive today. i will use the dna data as markers of different populatio nts of the animals at different times i will also see how much dna diversity is present at diff a complementary part of the project, i will also investigate sections of dna that cause a real |
| 10149 | 2 | this project will exploit the latest developments in dna sequencing
equencing in a plant species. this work will therefore provide unprecedented advances in our cu |
| 11752 | 2 | this project will exploit the latest developments in dna sequencing
equencing in a plant species. this work will therefore provide unprecedented advances in our cu |
| 10193 | 2 | en by genetic change in their hosts. we will investigate the extent of plant-virus co-evolution
rapa and b. oleracea. specifically, we will test whether genetic variation within and among th |
| 10449 | 3 | of the deep sea by irregular echinoids will be documented using a combined morphological and m
approach. times of lineage origination will be estimated from the fossil record and checked ag the relative importance of these events will be ranked from the effect they had on taxonomic an |
| 160 | 2 | growing in bog conditions. this project would help the interpretation of problems of growth and
al biome in european union. the results will be published in at least 4 scientific articles |
| 14593 | 6 | ptation. in addition, a number of genes will have to be switched on and off in response to the
e structural and functional changes. we will study specimens after long periods of aestivation, d recovery from, aestivation. the study will be performed at the structural levels. this will i erformed at the structural levels. this will inform us on the type of changes, the progressivis ty of these organs to recover. the data will be compared to those obtained from hibernating mam he hibernating myocardium in humans. we will try to find common biological responses to situati |
| 14216 | 4 | nvironmental heterogeneity. the project will be carried out in the macroecology workgroup of th
studying plant species coexistence. we will use a combination of experiments and meta-analyses ons. i expect that the results obtained will be useful to understand how scale influences seed sal, and thus species coexistence. this will provide a further step to understanding the factor |
| 9924 | 2 | n data from lakes. the proposed project will address the lack of terrestrial evidence from newf
climate archives from peat. the records will be compared with ocean sediment records and europe |
| 14759 | 3 | been used in former investigations. we will use an index combining human population density, t
ree of specialization and endemicity we will take into account the number of habitat types in w tribution range, respectively. the data will be analyzed with generalized lineal modelling tech |
| 10205 | 5 | we will determine the nature of early rice agricultural sy
at of wild rice. in order to do this we will develop a clear and easily applied method for dete india, thailand, cambodia and china. we will apply these methods to archaeological sites from t india dating from 2000 bc to 200 bc. we will then be able to see how the ecology of rice plants d cause global warming. our new methods will allow us to test this hypothesis from the archaeob |
| 10440 | 1 | , with the expectation that the results will form the foundation for a 3-year standard grant. t
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| 13521 | 5 | its effects in more detail. the project will investigate a range of plant groups in which we ha
isations . reticulate speciation events will be investigated using low copy nuclear genes, mole our results using cutting edge methods will provide important evidence of an understudied aspe derstudied aspect of biodiversity which will be of international scientific value. it will also e of international scientific value. it will also influence our view of how plant biodiversity |
| 12407 | 2 | pose: the primary user of this research will be defra policy team, to provide evidence for sett
e more susceptible to noise impacts. it will feed into the model being created under me5205. it |
| 10698 | 8 | their death, a part of their population will sink to deep waters and sediments, and hence trans
ironments. in the deep ocean the carbon will remain for a long period of time, and therefore th nic waters. in addition, on the ship we will study the impact of dust on the microscopic organi wth of the organisms in the bottles. we will also set up a monitoring programme on cape verde, mount of saharan dust. on the island we will determine the nutrients and metals which are deliv als which are delivered by the dust. we will also measure the effect that the release of nutrie lankton and bacterioplankton. the study will therefore help us to improve our understanding of ms. the outcomes of this research study will contribute to our understanding of the role that m |
| 11316 | 1 | kely that increases in sea temperatures will cause the complete collapse of these ecosystems wi
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| 11689 | 6 | al reports are changes in the phenology will have shown decreases in the range of habitats used
eases in the range of habitats used. we will also collect new field data to examine relationshi ecies habitat associations. the project will produce results of considerable practical value. i lts of considerable practical value. it will open up a new avenue of research on the impacts of s of climate change on biodiversity. it will provide specific estimates of how the distribution ain about what to do. the proposed work will provide a concrete body of scientific evidence to |
| 11845 | 6 | al reports are changes in the phenology will have shown decreases in the range of habitats used
eases in the range of habitats used. we will also collect new field data to examine relationshi ecies habitat associations. the project will produce results of considerable practical value. i lts of considerable practical value. it will open up a new avenue of research on the impacts of s of climate change on biodiversity. it will provide specific estimates of how the distribution ain about what to do. the proposed work will provide a concrete body of scientific evidence to |
| 10596 | 2 | w techniques in isotope biogeochemistry will be applied to study archaeological immigration and
story of human pb exposure. the project will advance archaeological isotope biogeochemistry in |
| 10921 | 3 | ments and models to predict how climate will change and how we might reduce or cope with the ch
he same water body. this unique project will label upwelling water off the coast of northwest a g environment. results from the project will be made available to scientists throughout the wor |
| 11054 | 3 | ments and models to predict how climate will change and how we might reduce or cope with the ch
he same water body. this unique project will label upwelling water off the coast of northwest a g environment. results from the project will be made available to scientists throughout the wor |
| 11797 | 3 | ments and models to predict how climate will change and how we might reduce or cope with the ch
he same water body. this unique project will label upwelling water off the coast of northwest a g environment. results from the project will be made available to scientists throughout the wor |
| 10321 | 2 | tree of life. these combined approaches will allow me to test specific hypotheses relating to t
ion of major groups. more broadly, they will enable a fundamental assessment of the quality of |
| 12568 | 1 | and conservation measures. the research will focus on the contaminants within freshwater and co
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| 11293 | 2 | . once validated in this way, jules-sf will be forced with the princeton 3-hourly re-analysis
ecome available. for the first time, we shall determine the impact of sw-dimming, and its rever |
| 11195 | 2 | eir response to environmental variation will also be very different. at the same time we will d
be very different. at the same time we will develop specialised mathematical models of the dat |
| 2007 | 5 | he systems heat capacity, global change will affect the biota slowly, therefore temporary chang
ota slowly, therefore temporary changes will have less impact on a long term. it was expected t rm. it was expected that global warming would result in higher temperatures of the sea water, b nd interpretation. the proposed project will merge the wealth of existing data by applying taxo ns in biodiversity. in particular focus will be on the effect of invading species on biodiversi |
| 10680 | 2 | t effects and the main aim of the grant will be to quantify these effects. a variety of modelli
ects. a variety of modelling approaches will be used, including simple analytical models, dynam |
| 10780 | 8 | essive grouse pickup more parasites, we will use game theory to explore the implications of thi
teraction for how much individual males should invest in territorial behaviour. with input from consequences of the strategy decisions will be investigated through population models. for gro alues of rainfall the population models will predict what cyclic patterns would be expected. we odels will predict what cyclic patterns would be expected. we will the test these predictions a rlands across the country. our findings will highlight the role played by interactions between mics. this is an important issue, as it will help us understand how climate change and manageme stand how climate change and management will interact to influence abundance and dynamics. in b |
| 11307 | 8 | essive grouse pickup more parasites, we will use game theory to explore the implications of thi
teraction for how much individual males should invest in territorial behaviour. with input from consequences of the strategy decisions will be investigated through population models. for gro alues of rainfall the population models will predict what cyclic patterns would be expected. we odels will predict what cyclic patterns would be expected. we will the test these predictions a rlands across the country. our findings will highlight the role played by interactions between mics. this is an important issue, as it will help us understand how climate change and manageme stand how climate change and management will interact to influence abundance and dynamics. in b |
| 11822 | 3 | the resulting response of the community will then be monitored to detect a response of the phyt
kton communities at the surface and dcm will determine the limiting factors of the system. cond during the summer and over two seasons will confirm the temporal development of these features |
| 13985 | 4 | tial, and phylogenetic scales. first, i will test if disjunct fern distributions that span isol
heir geographic distributions. third, i will test if ferns are limited by dispersal by conducti conducting spore sowing experiments. i will use tree ferns as model organisms. the overwhelmin act of long-distance dispersal in ferns will have implications in a conservation perspective. i |
| 11553 | 4 | nt opportunist pathogens. these studies will be carried out in polluted and unpolluted sites to
tion of antibiotic resistance. research will utilise the molecular microbial ecology skills dev ands hospital, birmingham. the research will allow us to asses the risks associated with certai tance genes in environmental reservoirs will provide early warning to the pharmaceutical indust |
| 14643 | 2 | on those variance/covariance components will be investigated by computer simulation techniques.
s. in addition, a drosophila experiment will be carried out to obtain an empirical evaluation o |
| 175 | 3 | ular plants and birds. the main results will be published in international peer-reviewed journa
; one ph.d. thesis and one m.sc. thesis will be completed, and one additional ph.d. thesis will pleted, and one additional ph.d. thesis will be partly financed. the results can be immediately |
| 12686 | 2 | hole-nesting bird species. this project would assess the likely impact of rose-ringed parakeets
r nest sites and resources. the results would be used by the non-native species secretariat to |
| 12249 | 3 | r seeds in the same soil. a time course will be used to determine the period required to establ
pulation characterisation. experiment a will determine the role of residues and dead roots and process. information from this research could be used to inform production of other biofuel spe |
| 11222 | 5 | hape evolution, is poorly understood. i will examine genetic structure in 14 bat species, which
ed in ancient forest. this study design will ameliorate several problems that often complicate radical habitat shifts. microsatellites will be used to analyse genetic isolation-by-distance. nalyse genetic isolation-by-distance. i will compare trends among species with varying social s tion at the landscape-level. this study will challenge current theory on the consequences of so |
| 13489 | 1 | and time series analyses. this project will provide a basis for future research aimed at grasp
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| 12569 | 2 | conditions . the result of the research will also be used to inform decisions on the developmen
ater quality monitoring programmes that will provide the data required to safeguard freshwater |
| 10050 | 9 | n wellbeing. to achieve this, the study will identify and categorise those ecosystem services p
of these ecosystems and human wellbeing will then be selected. this will include an economic ev n wellbeing will then be selected. this will include an economic evaluation of the ecosystem se activities which impact these services will be analysed to identify the relationships between lbeing. information from the indicators will be analysed to determine the current state of thes llbeing and an historic change analysis will be conducted to determine trends in these services osystem services important to wellbeing will be identified, possible futures determined and sui n is a key component of the project and will be undertaken in all stages to facilitate the upta poverty. a key component of the project will be to establish partnerships between these organiz |
| 13791 | 3 | tion of roots and extramatrical mycelia will detect changes in the decomposition or storage of
ith ergosterol and fatty acids analysis will give its production and turnover, for mycelia prod oduction. the results from this project will be highly relevant for global and ecosystem models |
| 11077 | 7 | species richness and vice versa. these will be tested by constructing laboratory microcosms an
orrhizal fungus. a range of experiments will be constructed to manipulate both species and geno genotypic diversity. further treatments will enable us to test the effects of resource heteroge performance of the model ecosystems. we will combine molecular analyses of the fungi to determi rogen and carbon leaching. this project will establish the extent to which ecological theory se can be translated into soil fungi, and will increase our understanding of the functional signi orthern temperate forests. moreover, it will help conservationists and land-ownder formulate ef |
| 11772 | 3 | . this variation means that individuals will all have slightly different characteristics, makin
g it likely that some of the population will be better adapted to withstand the stressful condi ecies during environmental change. this will help greatly in our understanding of how microorga |
| 11187 | 3 | ture studies of real environments. this will involve the development of a novel phenotype rever
mise that non-genotype-based phenotypes should not be heritable. success here will allow the de s should not be heritable. success here will allow the development of a longer-term programme o |
| 13975 | 7 | ulti level food webs. in this project i will specifically study if locally adapted species, i.e
a new predator is added to a foodweb. i will study consequences of this on ecosystem process ra of this on ecosystem process rates . i will also test non-lethal effects of fish on decomposit s of fish on decomposition processes. i will determine how many generations it will take for a will determine how many generations it will take for a prey species to evolve an adapted respo may lead to a possible co-existence. i will also determine species richness and process rates edator naive prey species, this project could potentially increase our knowledge of the consequ |
| 1954 | 4 | he costs of high nectar production they will have a fitness advantage within patches. compared
with low npr, individuals with high npr will occur on average in patches that offer a larger re ave a fitness advantage. this advantage will diminish with increasing frequencies of genotypes sses interact in the field. our project will be among the first to study such an interaction fo |
| 189 | 2 | mercial stock. meanwhile almost no data could be found to explain differences in the share and
algal community. main goal of this work will be the evaluation of environmental factors on domi |
| 13881 | 1 | educed reproductive fitness , the study will produce knowledge that is vital for preserving dun
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| 10772 | 3 | and of populations from different years will be characterized in bryozoan and plant systems. mo
d in bryozoan and plant systems. models will predict temporal changes in genotype frequencies a nks. stage structured model simulations will identify key parameters that influence demography. |
| 10997 | 3 | and of populations from different years will be characterized in bryozoan and plant systems. mo
d in bryozoan and plant systems. models will predict temporal changes in genotype frequencies a nks. stage structured model simulations will identify key parameters that influence demography. |
| 9969 | 3 | and of populations from different years will be characterized in bryozoan and plant systems. mo
d in bryozoan and plant systems. models will predict temporal changes in genotype frequencies a nks. stage structured model simulations will identify key parameters that influence demography. |
| 10180 | 5 | sion than presently possible. this work will also test the influence of salinity on existing tr
suggest that a biogenic salinity signal will also exist. this signal will be investigated using ity signal will also exist. this signal will be investigated using planktic forams from the med sotopes in these and inorganic calcites will also be investigated. attempts to understand resul tigated. attempts to understand results will be made with observation and modelling techniques. |
| 10681 | 1 | instrumental nao records. our approach should reveal the role of natural variability attributa
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| 10208 | 3 | ery limited. transpiration measurements will be made in woodland, at woodland edges, in riparia
echniques. rainfall interception losses will be also be measured in broadleaf woodland and hedg ion from these evaporation measurements will be used to derive parameters for land surface evap |
| 6949 | 1 | entary sampling. the scope of the study will be extended to the well-known faunas of the alpine
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| 13458 | 5 | long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids will be produced by expression of specific insect genes
al and common moth pheromone components will be designed to demonstrate the feasibility of the ponents obtained from the yeast factory will be tested in monitoring baits and mating disruptio eductases, already well-known to us, we will unravel additional biosynthetic steps that are med sferases. the properties of the enzymes will be investigated and optimized for pheromone produc |
| 15094 | 2 | cture, and of the adaptive changes that should occur during aestivation. this project continues
ecies, from the phyletic viewpoint, and could be of comparative importance in fasting situation |
| 14812 | 4 | to establish selection criterions that will enable the selection of salt-tolerance genotypes.
formation on the salinity tolerance. we will use three salinity tolerant glycophyte species . w linity tolerant glycophyte species . we will characterize the growth and germination of this sp ortance of each compounds. moreover, we will examine the effect of salicylic acid, gibberellic |
| 2191 | 1 | f species . in addition, tree mortality will be studied in a larger number of small old-growth
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| 14188 | 1 | onoses . we anticipate that our results will be integral to the development of prescriptions fo
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| 6963 | 1 | ther selection of varieties and hybrids will be made after the collected data processing and an
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| 2192 | 1 | ups is needed. therefore special stress will be put upon research communication with schools an
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| 11289 | 3 | in this project using zebra finches, we will experimentally manipulate competition within brood
nent of parent-offspring conflict. this will be the first experimental study: 1 to quantify the hat influence offspring fecundity. this will add an important dimension to our understanding of |
| 6903 | 2 | rkers of prognosis. if successful, this would help classifying cll patients more accurately int
cll but not normal blood cells, results would pave the way toward targeted therapy. |
| 10348 | 2 | is important to understand how species will respond to temperature changes. however, at the mo
these are the questions that this grant will address, using aphids as a model system. aphids ar |
| 10369 | 1 | ection occurs is unknown. this proposal will determine this mechanism using a unique rat-nemato
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| 1968 | 2 | is a major cause of this variation. we will develop a population model including the genetic p
egg hatching. the outcome of the model will be verified by estimating population numbers. |
| 11229 | 1 | selection exerted through female choice should deplete additive genetic variation in preferred
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| 11386 | 1 | selection exerted through female choice should deplete additive genetic variation in preferred
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| 11279 | 3 | with the environment. this studentship will address this gap in our knowledge, by applying pur
g how evolution works. this studentship will therefore apply a considerable body of theory, ski he academic and industrial partners. it should therefore provide a particularly effective sprin |
| 10888 | 9 | ogical damage - for example, management should ensure that below-ground carbon stocks are maint
ition of organic matter in the soil. we will also determine the productivity of mangrove roots, bon. in addition to these main aims, we will also be training kenyan scientists and involving a ration events. field site this research will be conducted at gazi bay, some 60km from mombasa o ucts. methods using a natural forest we will clear 5 small areas of trees and compare the green tural chemical markers in the gases, we will be able to differentiate broadly between the possi of the gases coming from our plots. we will also monitor the effects of the cutting on crab an ight above sea level. all the cut areas will be replanted with trees grown by local people in a and the local school and women s group will participate in a mangrove day of replanting and ed |
| 14209 | 1 | ent, which may enhance respiration rate could prevail depending on the environmental conditions
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| 6999 | 2 | ct to the microbial loop hypothesis and will concentrate on i predation of prototzoa on bacteri
compartment is seen as a key step which should contribute essentially to the understanding of t |
| 11753 | 5 | idal cycles and two reproductive states will be used to construct a normalised cdna library and
microarray. an approx 3+kb cdna library will be made to screen full length nereis gene transcri nereis gene transcripts. the microarray will be probed using cy3/gy5 straining of reference and photoperiodic treatments. cycling genes will be sequenced and compared with genomic data. homol clock genes, and in situ hybridisation will be carried out and regional adaptation investigate |
| 10830 | 2 | zal association with betula pendula. we will isolate and characterise p. involutus gene familie
oitation of nutrient-rich patches. this will allow us to form a comprehensive picture of the re |
| 11515 | 2 | ransformations in the arsenic cycle, we will also study the mineral phases and groundwater comp
he genes that they are expressing. this will allow us to develop a detailed molecular-scale pic |
| 9862 | 2 | ransformations in the arsenic cycle, we will also study the mineral phases and groundwater comp
he genes that they are expressing. this will allow us to develop a detailed molecular-scale pic |
| 9826 | 3 | es using features of their shells. this will allow enhancement of palaeoclimatic signals to a q
ecision, reliability and resolution. it will also enable me to trace the origin of these geneti these genetic types back in time. this will provide a unique opportunity to integrate fossil a |
| 2042 | 2 | loping larvae their ability to disperse will be severely limited resulting in self-recruiting p
cies an significantly deviate from what would be expected, and that the ability of a species to |
| 2475 | 5 | d to evolutionary changes. this project will investigate the impact of skipped spawning on nort
-maturity. quantifying skipped spawning will allow the development of more realistic population mic models that underpin management. we will first establish phenotypic relationships between s reased investment in growth. second, we will document the historic occurrence of skipped spawni and simulate the empirical results, we will evaluate the importance for management of skipped |
| 13863 | 2 | ry signal transduction in these insects will provide additional and crucial insight into the me
ted over the years. in all, our studies will lay a strong foundation for manipulation of mosqui |
| 10055 | 1 | raphical vector analysis. this research will make a significant contribution to our understandi
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| 14522 | 2 | in different degrees of specialization could resolve us the answer dealing with the process wi
onditions and other factors unknown. we will realize a morphometric and sex-ratio analysis to o |
| 12482 | 10 | this project will be undertaken by an interdisciplinary consortium o
he ‘five capitals’ model. this new work will considerably extend this initial investigation, us of life capital initiative. the output will be presented in the form of a set of environmental isations and interest groups. the study will ensure this by developing an inclusive approach, e nt in the sw, the comparative framework will enable a broader analysis to be made, and the pote y resources and outputs from this study will be: •the creation of a detailed gis database for t approach to integrated decision making could be realized. to make to results as robust as poss esults as robust as possible, the study will draw in a wide range of local and regional stakeho the studys development and key findings will be an ongoing activity throughout the 18 months of he 18 months of work. a project website will be created to encourage communication between all |
| 10317 | 6 | tion. the concern is that these changes will have a profound impact on marine biota by affectin
o2 uptake, the average surface ocean ph will be lower than that experienced by marine organisms s are in the polar regions and hence we will focus on the northern north atlantic. here seawate organisms that calcify in these waters will be particularly sensitive to any acidification. we the results. environmental information will additionally help to interpret the data. these res lp to interpret the data. these results will determine if the base of the marine food chain and |
| 10069 | 4 | . here we propose a unique project that will focus simultaneously on all three social dimension
theoretical and empircal approaches. we will develop new theoretical models that addresses the the resolution of familial conflict. we will conduct empirical tests of these models on inbred s can be observed directly. finally, we will integrate our theoretical and empirical finding ac |
| 10350 | 4 | . here we propose a unique project that will focus simultaneously on all three social dimension
theoretical and empircal approaches. we will develop new theoretical models that addresses the the resolution of familial conflict. we will conduct empirical tests of these models on inbred s can be observed directly. finally, we will integrate our theoretical and empirical finding ac |
| 10446 | 1 | ng microsatellite dna. these approaches will be coupled to physiological and molecular analyses
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| 13782 | 2 | ssues by ihc and rra. the data obtained will help establish hypotheses on physiological functio
theses on physiological function, which will then be tested in comprehensive in vivo studies. i |
| 2174 | 4 | n on svalbard . this research programme will determine the current abundance and most probable
ng on the west coast of spitsbergen. it will assess possible community changes taking place in are eating, and what is eating them. it will facilitate sample collections for several internat rdic arctic programme, stock identities will be determined and an adaptive management plan with |
| 10611 | 2 | cated host and host/parasite microcosms will be established with different spatial structures a
over a period of two years. the results will be compared to the predictions of theory and used |
| 11646 | 2 | cated host and host/parasite microcosms will be established with different spatial structures a
over a period of two years. the results will be compared to the predictions of theory and used |
| 2033 | 4 | s level . another aspect of our studies will be an evaluation of the health of the neritic ecos
und in an unexploited species our study will provide baseline data to evaluate environmental st etic diversity of different populations will be compared to investigate whether there is a nega r there is a negative correlation. this would mean that population with reduced genetic diversi |
| 2151 | 1 | the proposed project will study long-term effects of acute oil spills in the
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| 13463 | 4 | w and when different management regimes should be implemented. ectomycorrhizal we have initiate
sequencing of marker gene amplicons. we will investigate whether clear-cutting leads to complet ects free-living fungi. furthermore, we will test if em diversity may be preserved by leaving t s planted in the experimental plots, we will also investigate whether continuous cover forestry |
| 518 | 2 | y into agricultural public action. this should be recorded within the frame of analysis and glo
gory for the agrarian history but which should be re-examined for present stakes that are publi |
| 15236 | 10 | national park. environmental variables will be determined and changes in the microbial communi
nd changes in the microbial communities will be monitored during the selecting process. molecul he selecting process. molecular methods will be used for the detection of microorganisms based ds. cultures of selected microorganisms will be approached. microorganisms, bacteria and archae . microorganisms, bacteria and archaea, will be identified and their physiological properties e uated. also, their spatial distribution will be analyzed and will contribute to decipher the po atial distribution will be analyzed and will contribute to decipher the potential function with ossibility that the analyzed conditions could represent natural conditions will be studied. the ions could represent natural conditions will be studied. the analyzed processes will represent will be studied. the analyzed processes will represent a model of the dynamic of microbial comm |
| 11039 | 4 | use gas inventories. in this project we will measure emissions of co2, ch4 and n2o from miscant
jacently growing conventional crops. we will further investigate the processes producing n2o an ditions, and using molecular techniques will link these emissions to any differences or changes opulation responsible. this information will be used to develop the jules community model of ce |
| 10035 | 4 | use gas inventories. in this project we will measure emissions of co2, ch4 and n2o from miscant
jacently growing conventional crops. we will further investigate the processes producing n2o an ditions, and using molecular techniques will link these emissions to any differences or changes opulation responsible. this information will be used to develop the jules community model of ce |
| 10794 | 2 | f each important feature. this research will allow us to evaluate whether the fossil record can
etations are hotly debated. our results will provide us with an extensive visual database and a |
| 203 | 8 | tal impacts of cultivating hybrid aspen will be assessed. plant-soil interactions will be studi
ll be assessed. plant-soil interactions will be studied in even-aged monocultural hybrid aspen mand of hybrid aspen on different soils will be clarified. the limiting factors for biomass pro city during the different growth stages will be studied. the dynamics of the stand structure, d rentiation and competition of the trees will be focused as well. the network of permanent exper status of the plantations. dna analyses will be applied to determine the best hybrid aspen clon onditions. the results from the project will help to develop estonian nature use politics and t the plantations. economic calculations will be made concerning the profitability of establishi |
| 11346 | 7 | ies adopted by members of a population, will be due at a fundamental level to the expression of
ce availability between populations. we will study the quantitative genetics of sex allocation cusing on two main conceptual areas: we will test the predicted response to frequency-dependent low and high nutrient conditions. this will be the first experimental evolution study of sex a ion for any plant or animal. finally we will use the data from these experiments to parameteriz at a landscape level. these experiments will thus lead to the first fully integrated study of s phy at a large spatial scale. the model will be interpreted in light of results from a longitud |
| 15283 | 2 | evolutionary innovations. for this, we will complete/compile new data on possible morphologica
for this, results from this subproject will be integrated into a larger meta-analysis to test |
| 15284 | 2 | evolutionary innovations. for this, we will complete/compile new data on possible morphologica
for this, results from this subproject will be integrated into a larger meta-analysis to test |
| 10397 | 3 | nd is easy to measure. in this study we will characterise the genetic variance and covariance m
d the strength of selection on them. we will then test our findings by artificially selecting o equences of this selection. our results will provide us with fundamental insights into one of t |
| 9959 | 4 | s into the atmosphere. these incentives could be made at the international level, i.e. governme
le from clearing forest for agriculture would need to contend with the fact that such people ar t might be set up. the choice of policy will depend on the conditions that exist in a particula . to be used by policy makers, the tool will combine data and information from different source |
| 13456 | 4 | and landscape scales. our project babi will investigate whether beaver dam impoundments consti
of the water framework directive. babi will be performed at two spatial scales. at the local s nd diversity, and ecosystem functioning will be quantified in 14 beaver affected and six refere d negative effects of beaver dams, babi will provide scientific data crucial for management as |
| 12657 | 1 | eas where access and habitat management should be targeted to sustain the site populations of t
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| 14170 | 1 | ration and prevailing light climate. we would also like to demonstrate the influence of changes
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| 1089 | 5 | ithin and among natural populations. we will analyse both allele sequences and frequencies in n
gence between populations, mhc patterns will be compared to the patterns of genetic variation a forms and captive breeding populations will be used to study if breeding programs tend to modi enetic diversity. different populations will also be compared to understand the impact of selec comparison with microsatellite markers will be very important to distinguish selective and dem |
| 11458 | 1 | d population. these putative influences will be appraised in a well-studied compound ascidian s
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| 2015 | 2 | and increased precipitation in winter, will continue to significantly affect the survival of p
conservation and restoration efforts. i will study population dynamics under past, present and |
| 11879 | 4 | bristol and the somerset wildlife trust will work collaboratively on habitat restoration and th
e though. using a molecular approach we will determine whether specimens of swallowtail butterf presence. at the university the student will join a vibrant group of 5 phd students, a pdra, tw he somerset wildlife trust, the student will be a member of an active team of conservation prac |
| 10771 | 5 | ckly enough to escape climate change or will be trapped on islands of suitable habitat. in this
ipulations have also adapted to them. i will also use a novel modification to the rte design, w er members of the community. finally, i will use high throughput sequencing technology to ident ol adaptation. using this information i will investigate the impact of non-climatic environment cting individuals and their genes. this will result in a detailed knowledge of how humans impac |
| 10046 | 8 | lled gaseous metabolites of fatty acids will be collected by bubbling air through headspace of
t asml, the effect on evaporation rates will be examined using tritiated water as a tracer. com ritiated water as a tracer. comparisons will be made with samples where bn are not present, bn -thin nitrocellulose membrane. bn cells will be specifically stained with water-repellent dyes ing device / a flow cytometer. bn cells will be identified microscopically by selective labelli pecific molecular probes. these methods will be tested initially on marine bacterial cultures b hat the methods and apparatus developed could be eventually used to measure bn metabolic rates s. the determined biogeochemical fluxes will be compared with physicochemical fluxes through th |
| 13805 | 4 | multiple functions are considered. this will be achieved by a combination of theory development
predictions. the theoretical framework will be used to quantify the sensitivity of total ecosy pecies. meta-analyses of available data will be used to explore the significance of a multifunc multifunction perspective. finally, we will test model predictions in a series of laboratory a |
| 6934 | 1 | gri of the clinical and indoor isolates will be carried out.
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| 2057 | 1 | are both prey and predators model that will allow one to investigate how the dynamics of the s
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| 13781 | 4 | or more discrete phenotypes. this work will instead focus on the ecological consequences of co
powerful combination of techniques that will enable me to test the hypothesis that colour patte bility to environmental change. first i will conduct phylogeny-based comparative analyses in or ical variables and endangerment. then i will test predictions from the hypothesis with a series |
| 10143 | 3 | ly are quite the opposite, however, and will spend their entire life living on one single speci
ious: an animal that can use everything should have no problems finding food or somewhere to li nsect attacks. this reduction in attack could be due to the confusion pests experience in a mor |
| 10410 | 3 | ly are quite the opposite, however, and will spend their entire life living on one single speci
ious: an animal that can use everything should have no problems finding food or somewhere to li nsect attacks. this reduction in attack could be due to the confusion pests experience in a mor |
| 11178 | 8 | cies future distributions. this project will address this issue by investigating species disper
eatly reduced immediately, more warming would still occur due to inertia in the earth s climate hift their ranges. yet such information will be crucial for understanding the impacts of climat tion of biodiversity. the proposed work will provide the first investigation of how everyday lo dispersal and colonisation success. we will focus on butterflies and collect new field data on ight path characteristics . the project will produce results of considerable practical value, a dispersal limits to species ranges. it will open up a new avenue of research on understanding ain about what to do. the proposed work will provide a concrete body of scientific evidence to |
| 11398 | 8 | cies future distributions. this project will address this issue by investigating species disper
eatly reduced immediately, more warming would still occur due to inertia in the earth s climate hift their ranges. yet such information will be crucial for understanding the impacts of climat tion of biodiversity. the proposed work will provide the first investigation of how everyday lo dispersal and colonisation success. we will focus on butterflies and collect new field data on ight path characteristics . the project will produce results of considerable practical value, a dispersal limits to species ranges. it will open up a new avenue of research on understanding ain about what to do. the proposed work will provide a concrete body of scientific evidence to |
| 11196 | 1 | cterial and phytoplankton groups. these will be quantified by shipboard flow cytometry, in a 24
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| 14669 | 5 | this project will analyse the ecological processes in semiarid areas
ity to drought phenomenon. the analysis will be done using remote sensing with more than 20 yea orrection and radiometric normalisation will be carried out. different vegetation parameters wi ed out. different vegetation parameters will be calculated from the satellite images and they w ated from the satellite images and they will be validated by means of fieldwork. the main objec |
| 14148 | 2 | logical observations and experiments it will allow clarifying the distribution patterns and asc
connectivity patterns among populations will provide a knowledge base for better planning of ha |
| 10353 | 4 | the proposed research will examine experimentally how familiarity and genetic
four experiments are planned. the first will examine the effects of prey density, type and dept petitive outcomes. the final experiment will use related and unrelated fish to examine the infl ining competitive outcomes. the results will be used to parameterise and test an individual bas |
| 14112 | 6 | ctions between bacteria and their hosts would enable us to better understand behavioural and re
antimicrobial substances and therefore could play a role in preventing the establishment of wi haviour and/or reproductive parameters, will be explored in two forest passerines. the relation pe, season, feather color and body part will be explored. besides this correlational study, an ational study, an experimental approach will be applied, to reveal the possible causal relation olecular and microbiological techniques will be used to identify and count different bacteria s |
| 14217 | 3 | and modelling approaches, this project will examine the relative effects of floral herbivores
ation performance. demographic analyses will also be used to investigate the joint selective pr ons on plant fitness, population models will produce novel information that can be generalised |
| 14686 | 2 | s and more offspring than females, they would be more prone than females to accept genetic low
nd postnatal dispersal behaviour, which could affect in different ways to genetic structure of |
| 10419 | 2 | ne responses for female sperm selection would therefore contribute to unravel the mechanisms un
o the ejaculates of different males. we will test these predictions in a well characterised pop |
| 9866 | 2 | ne responses for female sperm selection would therefore contribute to unravel the mechanisms un
o the ejaculates of different males. we will test these predictions in a well characterised pop |
| 14176 | 6 | rhizal symbiosis in plant invasions. we will study the regional floras . also, plant growth res
es to the changed am fungal communities will be measured. if the generalist match hypothesis ap generalist match hypothesis applies, we would expect to find the roots of invasive plants to be cies. the enhanced mutualism hypothesis would predict that the roots of successfully establishe uccessfully established invasive plants should be colonized by non-generalist am fungal species izal farming hypothesis is accurate, we would expect the am fungal community colonizing invasiv |
| 6782 | 1 | te renal failure. in our experiments we will investigate the role of different nos isoenzyms an
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| 13923 | 5 | erial isolates ability to form biofilms will be disrupted, and the genes involved in extra-cell
knowledge of rhizobacterial functioning will aid in the development of sustainable agro-ecosyst r contrasting drought stress conditions will bring an insight to plant-microbe co-evolution, wh ht to plant-microbe co-evolution, which could be of use to breeding programs. the study will en of use to breeding programs. the study will enlighten the physiology, genetics and physical pr |
| 9883 | 8 | nded population whose genetic structure will be very different from its physical shape. this pr
t from its physical shape. this project will test the hypothesis that within-population patch d a diameter of 30 cm, patch-colonisation will depend on dispersal over several metres. we will t nd on dispersal over several metres. we will test our hypothesis by using within-patch diversit ations on patterns of genetic diversity will be eroded by subsequent gene flow amongst patches, ubsequent gene flow amongst patches, we will compare diversity and differentiation for patches eater rate than those without males. we will also use our study to showcase a novel technique t oid genome. in the case of m. annua, we will use microsatellites for our population genetic ass |
| 11023 | 3 | n of phytoplankton species in the ocean will therefore enable us to predict how marine ecosyste
nts they need to grow. in this study, i will develop and use mathematical models to explore how phytoplankton distributions, the models will enable us to further investigate interactions betw |
| 11277 | 6 | e released back in to the atmosphere it would cause a significant rise in carbon dioxide and re
numbers of pipes to streams. peat pipes could provide an important route to connect the large r lands. most of the research work, which will take three years to complete and involves collabor entists in leeds, london and edinburgh, will be carried out at moor house in the north pennines tre for ecology and hydrology. our work will involve measuring the concentrations and amounts o water flowing in pipes and streams. we will use techniques that allow us to determine the age |
| 11301 | 6 | e released back in to the atmosphere it would cause a significant rise in carbon dioxide and re
numbers of pipes to streams. peat pipes could provide an important route to connect the large r lands. most of the research work, which will take three years to complete and involves collabor entists in leeds, london and edinburgh, will be carried out at moor house in the north pennines tre for ecology and hydrology. our work will involve measuring the concentrations and amounts o water flowing in pipes and streams. we will use techniques that allow us to determine the age |
| 11837 | 6 | e released back in to the atmosphere it would cause a significant rise in carbon dioxide and re
numbers of pipes to streams. peat pipes could provide an important route to connect the large r lands. most of the research work, which will take three years to complete and involves collabor entists in leeds, london and edinburgh, will be carried out at moor house in the north pennines tre for ecology and hydrology. our work will involve measuring the concentrations and amounts o water flowing in pipes and streams. we will use techniques that allow us to determine the age |
| 14878 | 1 | ete and sex polymorphism species and we will record new information to test if patterns of phen
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| 13981 | 4 | two basic models of community assembly will be examined: niche vs dispersal assembly. the appr
t functional traits. propagule pressure will be experimentally manipulated, and the resulting r ipulated, and the resulting recruitment will be recorded during 3 years. the project will be co be recorded during 3 years. the project will be conducted within a phd programme, and in intern |
| 11238 | 7 | ntly. this knowledge exchange programme will bring together researchers and stakeholders to ide
entified by the stakeholders. the focus will be on the role of protected areas within conservat in conservation strategies. the project will be achieved via networking, workshops and literatu / evidence gathering work. the answers will then be disseminated widely through a jointly-prod h event and at stakeholder meetings. we will also identify stakeholder requirements for further e network formed through this programme will be well-placed to drive further integration of sci nt and conservation action. the network will include researchers at the university of york and |
| 2181 | 3 | ns and communities. the ambitious goals will be achieved by a joining the forces of two strong
n terrestrial ecosystems . this project will provide a new methodological framework for integra ironmental change research. the results will have implications for habitat management and natur |
| 166 | 1 | ension feeders. to conclude, this grant will significantly contribute to the understanding the
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| 14772 | 2 | rder to build mathematical models which will contribute to explain the habitat requirements of
groups considered. finally, the results will provide a diachronic vision of the studied habitat |
| 14975 | 2 | se endangered species. additionally, we will gather blood, feather and faecal samples from capt
and plumage coloration patterns, which could be indicators of individual health status. |
| 15086 | 3 | conservation concern. additionally, we will gather blood, feather and faecal samples from capt
bout intestinal and blood parasites. we will evaluate the relationships between parasites, cond ion, plumage coloration patterns, which could be indicators of individual health status, and re |
| 14762 | 3 | al network of minimally disturbed sites will be established. methodology criteria for assessing
ntain lakes and ponds in the study area will be developed. finally, the validity of the typolog of the typology used as starting point will be checked. |
| 2145 | 4 | nter energy budgets and winter survival will be assessed from field data. the relative importan
val under different climatic conditions will then be estimated by energetic modeling using a co . on this background, predictive models will be developed in order to address the sensitivity o e and ice cover conditions. the project will extend experimental work and yield model developme |
| 11033 | 1 | marine cyanobacteria . this will allow us to see if phages in this system have cont
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| 11028 | 2 | healthy growth into a mature plant. we will identify bacteria and bacterially-derived cues use
d their signal molecules on sporulation will also be examined. |
| 15208 | 1 | al signalling, we predict that partners should develop preferences for personalities that maxim
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| 407 | 2 | quence variants within each species. we will establish which sequence variants occur in, among
l variants of brachyspira sp. and these will be characterized by sequence anlysis of the 16s rr |
| 10534 | 1 | s involved in the degradation of litter will be studied using ppo enzyme activity assays and mo
|
| 1925 | 9 | . in the proposed research programme we will address the general hypothesis that high biodivers
d from the same grassland 20 years ago, will be compared in terms of above- and below-ground bi nutrient fluxes. part of the grassland will be turned into agriculture. in addition to the cur onal groups of plants. these treatments will allow to establish relationships between biodivers em. the degree of soil suppressive ness will be experimentally tested by bio-assays, testing th n the food web in the soil-plant system will be measured and simulated in order to evaluate the in the field. existing food web models will be elaborated to include effects of the plant and itherto reported. microcosm experiments will parallel field studies to answer specific question suppressive ness and nutrient retention will allow the design of agricultural systems that are |
| 1924 | 9 | . in the proposed research programme we will address the general hypothesis that high biodivers
d from the same grassland 20 years ago, will be compared in terms of above- and below-ground bi nutrient fluxes. part of the grassland will be turned into agriculture. in addition to the cur onal groups of plants. these treatments will allow to establish relationships between biodivers em. the degree of soil suppressive ness will be experimentally tested by bio-assays, testing th n the food web in the soil-plant system will be measured and simulated in order to evaluate the in the field. existing food web models will be elaborated to include effects of the plant and itherto reported. microcosm experiments will parallel field studies to answer specific question suppressive ness and nutrient retention will allow the design of agricultural systems that are |
| 10538 | 3 | and so extraordinary that the question should be studied. the research proposed will document,
hould be studied. the research proposed will document, for the first time, the different taphon s from this fauna. particular attention will be paid to elucidating what controls the presence/ |
| 11530 | 4 | press and public interest. this project will investigate a new aspect of deep biosphere researc
g the role of prokaryotic spores, which could represent a very significant proportion of previo the presence of large number of spores could help to explain the paradox of large numbers of c energy is available. thus this research will have the same broad interest as previous deep bios |
| 11637 | 4 | namics. over three successive years, we will survey the occupancy and abundance, and study the
clines in the species sexual system. we will test the hypothesis that populations with an inbre xed where outcrossing systems occur. we will use data to formulate demographic models which we o formulate demographic models which we will incorporate into models of sex allocation for subd |
| 15491 | 1 | ion of species into distinct ranges. we will obtain both observational and experimental empiric
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| 10606 | 5 | pollinator-parasite community structure will be studied. bumblebee and parasite abundance and d
ee and parasite abundance and diversity will be determined using standard techniques and fully mblebee pollinators and their parasites will be constructed for three habitat types representin ence. patterns in resource productivity will be determined by measuring diversity, abundance an n of flowering plant species. this data will derive specific predictions for experiments on dir |
| 14932 | 2 | endemism - are threatened as well. this could result in a loss of species which have been hardl
tegy of biotic and abiotic compartments will be studied using ecological stoichiometry. this to |
| 12138 | 6 | in this project we will study six herbaceous plant species methods. the co
pulations from native and invasive area will allow establishing what genetic changes took place nature of mechanisms of invasiveness we will examine gene expression of e. annuus clone, grown e of seed banks in species invasiveness will be studied and recommendations how to suppress the ese seed reserves on damaged ecosystems will be provided. we hope that parallel investigations investigations of several alien species could identify certain mechanisms and evolution pattern |
| 11157 | 1 | ced samples through the rock unit. this will show when the plants became extinct, for example w
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| 11388 | 1 | he three main lower mantle minerals. we will do this for all appropriate pressure and temperatu
|
| 10874 | 7 | . this project aims to address this. it will use molecular methods to identify the diversity of
british strains. experimental exposures will determine if both intraspecific and interspecific f the resulting infections. cage trials will be used to prevent escape while mimicking the cond e trials to prevent escape, the project will determine experimentally if three honeybee viruses ey have on their new hosts. experiments will finally determine whether the viruses are then abl t on mite vectors for this. the results will substantially add to our understanding of the leve mportant populations of bumblebees, and will provide the evidence for appropriate management st |
| 11239 | 2 | our knowledge of how modern ice sheets will respond to anthropogenic warming is not yet compre
pse rates in response to warming, which will influence future rates of sea level rise. one way |
| 12636 | 2 | matic strategy for soil protection . we will explore options for stratifying england and wales
es of total damage costs. 6. lastly, we will identify major sources of uncertainties, gaps in k |
| 11740 | 7 | l levels. anthropogenic-induced warming could result in elevated bottom-water temperatures in c
ncentrations. similarly, global warming will likely cause increased precipitation and bacterial bacterial activity, such that wetlands could expand and associated methane emissions increase. ern climate mode. the proposed research will use the abundances of specific biomarkers for bact last glacial maximum. specifically, we will determine the abundances of these compounds in sed south america and africa, these records will represent a spatially averaged signal of wetland e ncrease in methane concentrations. this will provide crucial insight into the role of wetlands |
| 12730 | 6 | p.org.uk/signposting.aspx. the proposal should clearly explain how the proposed research will c
early explain how the proposed research will contribute to these independently identified prior xperts in any of the uk countries, this should be clearly explained. 2.increase the stock of kn use of existing data and expertise and should include details of the named individuals to be i bundance and distribution. the proposal should clearly explain how the research findings will c early explain how the research findings will contribute to the conservation of the relevant org |
| 11201 | 2 | d on indirect methods. in this study we will sample all leopard faeces in an area and note loca
pecific dna profile for each sample and will allow us to identify individuals, establish a mini |
| 2531 | 1 | n both cod and herring. the egg-fitness will be fed into existing models of energy usage in par
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| 471 | 5 | egies focus on ecological networks that should allow organisms to move among habitats and local
into functional connectivity. tenlamas will evaluate alternative models for assessing connecti os of landscape management. the project will deliver recommendations for the suitability of dif aths. concurrent connectivity estimates will be evaluated on selected model species in test lan andscape and organism information. this will be performed by supplying dispersal matrices gener |
| 13801 | 1 | e surrounding grazed sites. the project will be conducted using field experiments and field sur
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| 12263 | 3 | proving of specific resources and tools will include - production of near isogenic lines xxx -
rch done within the network the project will be managed by a team including representatives of nd peer reviewed publications. the wgin will collaborate with equivalent operations overseas to |
| 11097 | 3 | ramework for modelling speciation. this will be based on a new technique for analysing the evol
le approximations. particular attention will be paid to the genetic basis of reproductive isola ained in mosaic hybrid zones. the grant would support work with mark kirkpatrick, with whom i d |
| 10320 | 16 | clearing or modifying natural habitats will impact the processes that normally generate and ma
y generate and maintain biodiversity. i will focus on two systems: remote groups of islands and opical rainforests. the rainforest work will be carried out in partnership with project safe: s 011, carefully chosen patches of forest will be left untouched within the plantation. this make ld s largest ecological experiments; it will collect extensive data both before and after 2011. account for these additional factors, i will develop a simulation approach capable of modelling ted forest in much the same way as they would be sampled from a real forest. i will make genera would be sampled from a real forest. i will make general predictions about how biodiversity wi eral predictions about how biodiversity will respond to the habitat modification over time and the habitat modification over time and will compare these to data collected by safe. for model for modelling biodiversity on islands i will face other challenges: the accepted theory for isl tween every possible pair of islands. i will begin by developing further models for islands and oth ecology and evolution. these models will follow the progress of immigrants onto the archipe ferent species on each island. later, i will apply this to study the effects on islands of habi urmountable technical challenges, which will make the very best use of my existing skills and e simulations such as the ones i propose will have an increasingly important role in future rese |
| 2170 | 2 | ing consumed by herbivores, and if this should be the case, we will provide a completely novel
res, and if this should be the case, we will provide a completely novel causal explanation to t |
| 2050 | 1 | and taxonomic relationships. these data will be used to analyse the relationships between these
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| 15164 | 2 | iology and genetics in wild populations will be provided. the development of a feasible rearing
lopment of a feasible rearing procedure would be usefull in further conservation programms for |
| 9915 | 2 | reas and taxa where conservation action will be most efficient. most studies use simple counts
f phylogenetic and conservation data we will address the following: 1 what is the balance of hu |
| 13858 | 1 | objective of disease control, research will be directed to the following areas: disease and pa
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| 10445 | 2 | the instrument swath width. the project will test the quality of the data that this system prov
y of low-angled dune fields. the result would be an understanding of the interaction between as |
| 11729 | 2 | the instrument swath width. the project will test the quality of the data that this system prov
y of low-angled dune fields. the result would be an understanding of the interaction between as |
| 13888 | 3 | wn control by piscivorous predators. we will do this using two different environmental gradient
nvironment: anthropogenic . the results will be important for understanding how environmental d standing how environmental disturbances will affect food web dynamics in lake ecosystems. |
| 10786 | 2 | aea so that they can be manipulated. we will use a novel microscope to distinguish between diff
combination of these two techniques, we will investigate how different bacterial species intera |
| 11848 | 2 | aea so that they can be manipulated. we will use a novel microscope to distinguish between diff
combination of these two techniques, we will investigate how different bacterial species intera |
| 2157 | 3 | ication until 2015, which in many lakes will require effective management of toxic cyanobacteri
st time field studies at ecotype level, will be established and used to illuminate the effects nd newly collected samples, the project will cover a time period of up to 35 years. the probabi |
| 10637 | 4 | that the scientific community at large would benefit from the development of a new standard to
ation describing complete genomes. this would ensure that those generating the genomes contribu or more genomes. combined these efforts will pave the way towards the creation of significant n n of significant new research tools and will facilitate future comparative genomic, and in part |
| 10903 | 6 | n standards and existing vo efforts, we will develop a platform for interdisciplinary, cost-eff
analysis and simulation. this platform will be available immediately for the selected case stu bsite of project partner condesan which will be integrated, has more than 1600 registered users ed users. at the same time, the project will generate novel scientific insights in model simula he global virtual observatory community will ensure that the research results will optimally be y will ensure that the research results will optimally benefit ongoing research in this area. |
| 11801 | 6 | n standards and existing vo efforts, we will develop a platform for interdisciplinary, cost-eff
analysis and simulation. this platform will be available immediately for the selected case stu bsite of project partner condesan which will be integrated, has more than 1600 registered users ed users. at the same time, the project will generate novel scientific insights in model simula he global virtual observatory community will ensure that the research results will optimally be y will ensure that the research results will optimally benefit ongoing research in this area. |
| 10757 | 3 | barnacles as model species. the project will investigate natural variation in larval quality ov
ductivity. this observational programme will determine the magnitude of differences in larval q t. in parallel to these observations we will perform field experiments, using larvae reared in |
| 11265 | 3 | barnacles as model species. the project will investigate natural variation in larval quality ov
ductivity. this observational programme will determine the magnitude of differences in larval q t. in parallel to these observations we will perform field experiments, using larvae reared in |
| 12266 | 2 | roughput genotype screening assays that will form the basis for the identification and mapping
f brassica oleracea snp discovery which will provide the necessary information to form the basi |
| 13977 | 5 | inimising negative impacts. the project will help verify that the long term negative effects of
ptake was recently highlighted and this will be investigated. the role of mycorrhizal morpholog mining fungal response to fertilisation will also be determined. the potential effects of ferti ecm fungi have been overlooked and this will be examined by determining the size of individual ed fungi. the final part of the project will synthesise current knowledge and new results into |
| 12769 | 4 | rol offers an alternative approach that would add another method to the toolbox of available ap
population recovery. fertility control could be very effective at maintaining populations at a ease transmission. 3. fertility control could reduce problems specifically associated with bree eding populations. 5. fertility control could potentially reduce vertical transmission of disea |
| 2509 | 1 | uding the norwegian and barents sea. we will identify and describe species that are new to our
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| 14471 | 4 | some specific geographic patterns that would corroborate this theory are: 1 the strength of co
empirical and theoretical evidences, we should expect that mice have developed some physiologic the interaction between both organisms would lead to an escalating arms race which would likel d lead to an escalating arms race which would likely vary geographically according to variation |
| 15048 | 2 | sponses across treatments and organisms will allow identification uncovered potential mechanism
mechanisms of action. thus this project will provide an integrated set of tools that can be use |
| 6762 | 1 | pectrometers . the developped techiques will be used in the field of health protection, food in
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| 11598 | 1 | h a long-term system of incentives that will encourage more landowners to allow areas of degrad
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| 10574 | 2 | mate models suggest that climate change will have dramatic consequences in the region and that
f particle production. the measurements will be used to improve our capability to numerically s |
| 11876 | 2 | mate models suggest that climate change will have dramatic consequences in the region and that
f particle production. the measurements will be used to improve our capability to numerically s |
| 11437 | 4 | lability of trace metals . trace metals will be quantified at three trophic levels for several
for several host parasitoid systems. i will test the hypothesis that zn and mn are likely to b ground, to harden cuticle. manipulation will allow determination of whether trace metals affect f parasitised and non-parasitised hosts will show whether host metal budgets are manipulated by |
| 10991 | 5 | nd lipids. the ythan estuary experiment will be conducted in situ, using mesocosm technology av
berdeen. finally, the above experiments will be complimented by a suite of in situ experiments nternational collaboration. among these will be 13c tracer studies of c cycling by benthic comm ate-of-the-art seafloor experimentation will be made possible by the availability of a submersi submersible and a remotely operated. i will contribute to the running of experiments, and also |
| 9870 | 5 | nd lipids. the ythan estuary experiment will be conducted in situ, using mesocosm technology av
berdeen. finally, the above experiments will be complimented by a suite of in situ experiments nternational collaboration. among these will be 13c tracer studies of c cycling by benthic comm ate-of-the-art seafloor experimentation will be made possible by the availability of a submersi submersible and a remotely operated. i will contribute to the running of experiments, and also |
| 7263 | 2 | ry short fragments of mitochondrial dna will be amplified, and allow species identification. th
t is to operationalize this method that will have great impact on future research |
| 11112 | 1 | anges in palaeoproductivity. this study will provide a unique insight into productivity and/or
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| 6792 | 1 | and heterozygous polled animals if one would perform efficient and accurate breeding of polled
|
| 2506 | 1 | we will study the adaptive diversification in the polymorp
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| 11852 | 3 | als is difficult, and win-win solutions will allow me to quantify the trade-offs between immedi
tion goals. the results of this project will provide a very practical step in addressing the ca aging entire ecosystems. specifically i will develop a tool for guiding strategic land-use plan |
| 14218 | 1 | , as well as herbivore host specificity will be addressed by phylogenetic comparative methods.
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| 2482 | 1 | e traditional functional group approach will be replaced by a trait-based method where morpholo
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| 6929 | 1 | aits are filtered by habitat conditions will be compatible and may join to large international
|
| 1991 | 3 | architecture of evolution. the project will assess the variability in inbreeding depression in
and within populations of varying size, will develop an anonymous cdna chip for scabiosa columb cdna chip for scabiosa columbaria, and will use this chip for genome wide screening of gene ex |
| 10043 | 5 | ents in the farming system productivity will effect on-and off-farm ecosystem resources. this p
to the farming systems in these regions will effect the wider environment. in this proposed pro proposed project a research partnership will be established between the centre for ecology, law ch theme. key outcomes of this proposal will be: - joint publications based on pilot studies in number of joint student projects which will be co-supervised by different partnersips within t |
| 15226 | 2 | ns on bird survival. in this project we will focus on three generalist pathogens . for this rea
using capture-mark-recapture methods we will test the impact of pathogens on host survival rate |
| 13872 | 3 | alaria parasites, rarely but regularly, will establish in northern europe. with increasing summ
scenario of changing transmission area will be even more likely. host shifts are often associa an bird populations. in this project we will combine explicit infection experiments with detail |
| 13591 | 1 | cation in 15 other bird species. last i will test whether survival rate or reproduction drives
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| 15091 | 1 | we will focus on objectives 1 and 3 of the coordinated pro
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| 12176 | 2 | or a similar system for hedgerow trees will be part of the current investigation. taken togeth
their ecological and landscape values, will provide advice to inform future strategies by defr |
| 209 | 3 | d. vegetation and hydrological analyses will be done in field. detailed studies of bryophyte ec
. detailed studies of bryophyte ecology will be performed in laboratory. following hypotheses w med in laboratory. following hypotheses will be tested during the project: 1 specific hydrology |
| 12450 | 1 | these areas and future activities that could be permitted in them.
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| 7266 | 1 | quantify trophic roles that this fungus could develop with two partners to redefine the very na
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| 11548 | 3 | from the different methods the project will provide training for the student in the most recen
y and analytical chemistry. the student will be actively encouraged to network through attendan l and international levels. the student will bring uea s expertise in membrane inlet mass spect |
| 15112 | 2 | idual use of resources. those estimates should allow us to detect specialized individuals among
ional trophic segregation. those models could be estimated using either classic frequentist tec |
| 15523 | 5 | on vegetation. thus current vegetation could absorb the impact of the introduction of herbivor
ressure on vegetation. in particular we will study the diet of myotragus balearicus by the micr everal holocene deposits. this material will also be meant to detect possible signs of climate sible signs of climate change. also, we will carry out a comparative study of diet selection of angered ones. another aspect to address will be the habitat use by the two goat species, in ord |
| 13720 | 5 | c . falling victim to such interactions should be costly, and they should thus be avoided. inte
interactions should be costly, and they should thus be avoided. interaction risk should increas hould thus be avoided. interaction risk should increase with increasing size and decreased gene owed greater freedom of movement, which would all structure the pike population distribution. t population distribution. these factors would affect the top-down cascades, since they could in |
| 13440 | 4 | atter the composition of the soil fauna will be analyzed by sampling of soil, extraction and de
ction and determination. microorganisms will be analyzed by fatty acid analysis plfa. trophic r y acid analysis plfa. trophic relations will be analyzed with mass spectrometer analyze of stab plication and soil cultivation the crop will be labeled with 13c and the excess of the isotope |
| 11757 | 3 | ural abundance isotope ratio signatures will be determined for components of the zooplankton fo
ctivity cruises in the n.atlantic. this will enable the detection of shifts in trophic level an es inhabiting the same water column. we shall also attempt to determine corrective algorithms f |
| 11288 | 3 | ntrations are low, the faunal community will be characterised by soft bodied animals that are a
oxygen is high the dominant food source will be the microscopic plants. we have a unique opport food source for the benthic animals. we will compare the benthic community structure with that |
| 14467 | 6 | ent. the execution of the project tasks will implement both classical and contemporary ecologic
mporary ecological methods. the results will be used for pressure-impact analyses, describing t ong the trophic gradient. those changes will be indicative for the anthropogenic impact on the the waters. the results of the project will have long-lasting effect and will be used by the a oject will have long-lasting effect and will be used by the administrative structures responsib mplementation of the directive, as they will be put into a manual on methods for rapid assessme |
| 13579 | 2 | plant-consumer interface these studies will be performed using well established methods. the p
tablished methods. the proposed project will significantly extend the current knowledge about a |
| 10157 | 5 | g of the amazon basin in coming decades could lead to the irreplaceable replacement of tropical
fundamental to understanding this, and will depend on a significantly improved understanding o models than is currently possible. this will be achieved by a model-data development program in ition zones. comprehensive measurements will be made including key plant physiological processe ture global climate. we anticipate this will lead to a fundamental improvement in our ability t |
| 10174 | 5 | g of the amazon basin in coming decades could lead to the irreplaceable replacement of tropical
fundamental to understanding this, and will depend on a significantly improved understanding o models than is currently possible. this will be achieved by a model-data development program in ition zones. comprehensive measurements will be made including key plant physiological processe ture global climate. we anticipate this will lead to a fundamental improvement in our ability t |
| 10426 | 5 | g of the amazon basin in coming decades could lead to the irreplaceable replacement of tropical
fundamental to understanding this, and will depend on a significantly improved understanding o models than is currently possible. this will be achieved by a model-data development program in ition zones. comprehensive measurements will be made including key plant physiological processe ture global climate. we anticipate this will lead to a fundamental improvement in our ability t |
| 11426 | 5 | g of the amazon basin in coming decades could lead to the irreplaceable replacement of tropical
fundamental to understanding this, and will depend on a significantly improved understanding o models than is currently possible. this will be achieved by a model-data development program in ition zones. comprehensive measurements will be made including key plant physiological processe ture global climate. we anticipate this will lead to a fundamental improvement in our ability t |
| 11711 | 5 | g of the amazon basin in coming decades could lead to the irreplaceable replacement of tropical
fundamental to understanding this, and will depend on a significantly improved understanding o models than is currently possible. this will be achieved by a model-data development program in ition zones. comprehensive measurements will be made including key plant physiological processe ture global climate. we anticipate this will lead to a fundamental improvement in our ability t |
| 11712 | 5 | g of the amazon basin in coming decades could lead to the irreplaceable replacement of tropical
fundamental to understanding this, and will depend on a significantly improved understanding o models than is currently possible. this will be achieved by a model-data development program in ition zones. comprehensive measurements will be made including key plant physiological processe ture global climate. we anticipate this will lead to a fundamental improvement in our ability t |
| 7287 | 1 | ilding on ongoing research projects. we will contact the concerted change of functional traits
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| 10242 | 2 | of ozone vegetation. as such, findings will improve both national and european assessments of
of risks posed to vegetation by o3 and will contribute to the development of appropriate legis |
| 11257 | 2 | of ozone vegetation. as such, findings will improve both national and european assessments of
of risks posed to vegetation by o3 and will contribute to the development of appropriate legis |
| 11736 | 2 | of ozone vegetation. as such, findings will improve both national and european assessments of
of risks posed to vegetation by o3 and will contribute to the development of appropriate legis |
| 9966 | 2 | of ozone vegetation. as such, findings will improve both national and european assessments of
of risks posed to vegetation by o3 and will contribute to the development of appropriate legis |
| 9822 | 2 | natural heritage for choughs. this work will be of immediate conservation value in scotland and
value in scotland and elsewhere, and we will ensure that our approach and results are dissemina |
| 2489 | 1 | s. we focus on endogenous drivers which could be managed by the circumpolar governance regimes,
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| 10545 | 1 | n the deep sea and at the sea floor. we will also carry out incubation experiments using the re
|
| 10710 | 1 | ies, being significantly less numerous, will tend to have biogeographies. for those species tha
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| 10749 | 1 | ies, being significantly less numerous, will tend to have biogeographies. for those species tha
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| 12678 | 2 | the contractor will develop an indicator of genetic diversity in farm
animals at uk and country levels. they will then consult the scientific and policy making comm |
| 12257 | 2 | mixed-agriculture farm. data collection will continue at drayton during the year 2007-2008 in o
he collection and processing of samples will continue to follow the ecn protocols. |
| 12384 | 1 | mbership of a biodiversity group, which will identify its requirements in order to deliver the
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| 205 | 1 | e bore cores drilled in the sea bottom, will be studied.
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| 10194 | 4 | the overall aim of the 3 day workshop will be to explore the statistical challenges posed by
vironmental and biological models. this will increase environmental scientists and biologists a ues and methods available. the workshop will also better inform the statistical community of th ental/biological problems. the workshop will be managed by a programme committee with specific |
| 11627 | 5 | ns to the glue methodology. the project will be particularly concerned with developing methods
ons and model structure limitations. it will also consider how we might use uncertainty estimat ion. a further component of the project will be to demonstrate the use of uncertainty estimatio decision making. the application areas will range from hydroecological models, rainfall foreca and use and climate change. the project will have a major training element with 5 tied students |
| 12275 | 1 | le in developing livestock systems that will be sustainable in the future, and produce food in
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| 443 | 1 | th supplementary phenological data that will be gathered by the gdr sip-gecc and also by modell
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| 7159 | 1 | is of the causes of changes range. this will include heightened validation predictions obtained
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| 12705 | 1 | turbines in great britain. the project will investigate bat mortality and activity at a range
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| 10351 | 1 | ble of multi-millennial simulations. we will be able to investigate spatial and temporal patter
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| 12262 | 3 | nto farming. the projects outlined here will form an essential intermediary component of that p
partners. the outcomes of the research will assist uk farming in combating climate change and iorities, and commitments. as such they will help address major areas of concern for defra, the |
| 10223 | 1 | se how these perspectives and practices could contribute to equitable watershed management in a
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| 11694 | 1 | se how these perspectives and practices could contribute to equitable watershed management in a
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| 10831 | 5 | uantify. as a result of this project we will have a better understanding of tropospheric o3 tha
r understanding of tropospheric o3 that will help tackle air quality problems and perhaps minim d by changes in weather and climate. we will use these data to develop a more accurate emission dant chemistry in the troposphere. this will ultimately lead to a more accurate simulation of c f earth s climate. my proposed research will provide us with a more integrated view of earth wi |
| 10133 | 8 | iveness. in other words, the text below could be a typical press release send out upon initiati
ng sites and have warned that the plant could soon start affecting other coastal breeding birds n-invasive ranges. parallel experiments will be set up in scotland and cornwall in which condit ow are being mimicked: guano from birds will be added, and the vegetation disturbed just like s g colonies. moreover, half of the sites will be protected from grazers such as rabbits and shee allow plants from scotland and cornwall will be compared to reveal whether scottish plants are llow grows determines whether or not it will actually turn invasive and cause biodiversity loss r research on this single plant species will give us insights that help finding ways how best t |
| 14189 | 1 | rate in a number of insect species. we will apply a rigorous definition of significance.
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| 14895 | 3 | madura university spin-off company that will design, develop, and implement the spatio-temporal
o-temporal database, while in part 2 we will collaborate with a biologists team from barcelona ver oceans from 1999 to the present. it should be stressed that there is no bibliographic prece |
| 7668 | 2 | ory modeling as a common platform. this will allow us to understand the current trends and driv
interdisciplinary, integrative platform will be of use to policy makers and practitioners on th |
| 13770 | 1 | ith species decline, land use scenarios will be modelled to predict risk of species extinction
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| 10624 | 1 | rtant feedbacks on nutrient capture. we will study carbon partitioning of ecm fungi with contra
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| 12680 | 3 | the project will compare bird abundance data with land cover data,
ntories and from the land cover map. it will assess the importance of different habitat types a farmland, woodland and water birds. it will make recommendations for land use policy and pract |
| 11292 | 3 | ger-term continuous culture experiments will be established to assess the adaptive changes in h
ication process. overall, these studies will facilitate the interpretation of coccolithophore d to ocean inorganic carbon chemistry and will allow us to construct better models to predict mor |
| 11281 | 1 | cted that the main findings of the work will be incorporated into management plans for the thre
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| 11485 | 6 | uccessful than others, then those genes will increase in frequency in the population. however,
the trait produced by a particular gene will often depend on other genes. these interactions be enetically across these populations. we will examine the evolution of g for male call structure tructure across these 6 populations. we will integrate estimates of multivariate sexual selecti between these natural populations. this will allow us to determine the extent to which the fact , if we are wondering whether organisms will be able to adapt to changing global climates we ne |
| 11599 | 6 | ersity and carbon stores. this research will play an important role in beginning to fill this f
mpacts of wildfires on uk moorlands. we will visit and assess the immediate impact of recent se ecosystem functioning of moorlands. we will map the perimeter of recent wildfires and the dist rity. in areas of differing severity we will make estimates of the total amount of carbon lost network of permanent plots, the project will also create a valuable scientific resource that wi ate a valuable scientific resource that will allow us to track ecosystem change over time and p |
| 12647 | 2 | in uk offshore waters. such information will have multiple uses and will also assist in better
information will have multiple uses and will also assist in better planning for the use of our |
| 15330 | 2 | raphic implications and, in some cases, will result in shifts in the distribution of forest spe
ort periods of time. as a result, there will be changes in the structure and functioning of eco |
| 12726 | 6 | p.org.uk/signposting.aspx. the proposal should clearly explain how the proposed research will c
early explain how the proposed research will contribute to these independently identified prior xperts in any of the uk countries, this should be clearly explained. 2.increase the stock of kn use of existing data and expertise and should include details of the named individuals to be i bundance and distribution. the proposal should clearly explain how the research findings will c early explain how the research findings will contribute to the conservation of the relevant org |
| 12731 | 6 | p.org.uk/signposting.aspx. the proposal should clearly explain how the proposed research will c
early explain how the proposed research will contribute to these independently identified prior xperts in any of the uk countries, this should be clearly explained. 2.increase the stock of kn use of existing data and expertise and should include details of the named individuals to be i bundance and distribution. the proposal should clearly explain how the research findings will c early explain how the research findings will contribute to the conservation of the relevant org |
| 14361 | 4 | at the world heritage committee session could concentrate only on those sites which present par
validation of the results. these steps will be included in an automatic processing chain that ve sensor images. this processing chain will take advantage of recent developments in geographi cal transfer to the unesco partner that will run it operationnally for the totality of the wold |
| 13927 | 3 | e baltic sea. because special attention will be focused on nitrogen fixers, gas chromatography/
ss spectrophotometry 15n2-tracer assays will also be used to determine nitrogen fixation activi gen fixation activities. all these data will enable us to understand the way these microbial co |
| 1964 | 4 | ype of metabolism the proposed research will try to obtain insight in the ecological role of cl
reducing bacteria. for this purpose we will apply a polyphasic approach, including concepts an as real-time pcr and molecular beacons, will be used for the first time to follow the expressio ns. the results of the proposed project will lead to a better understanding of the ecological r |
| 14222 | 1 | ollen sites for subsequent time-periods will allow to reconstruct different pathways of histori
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| 10313 | 2 | gically relevant. in the long run, this will allow us to test hypotheses regarding the epigenet
nisms of developmental programming , it will also enable us to clarify the adaptive significanc |
| 9877 | 1 | in the heath family . by this method we will identify which of the fungi in ericaceous hair roo
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| 12603 | 1 | ew is to inform a policy workshop which will be: i assessing the significance of the work to da
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| 10579 | 4 | o-called endocrine disrupting chemicals will be to conduct exposures of fathead minnow in a sim
the 3 chemicals, but this time samples will be taken at various time points during the exposur he same endpoints as studied in phase 2 will be analysed at the end of the exposure period. the end of the exposure period. the results will allow the identification of molecular signalling p |
| 11555 | 3 | s entirely possible that methanogenesis could occur within them. we now think that marine zoopl
e process remains poorly understood. we will conduct research using different approaches includ ments, sediment trap studies, and these will be coupled with molecular biological investigation |
| 11571 | 1 | ominant is replaced. the overall result will be the most comprehensive evaluation of the basis
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| 15231 | 2 | anscription levels. the third objective will try to ascertain whether b chromosomes provoke cha
genes located in the a chromosomes. we will firstly perform a general screening by hybridizing |
| 12476 | 2 | imates were made in 2005/06. the review will update these to reflect changes in targets and lev
ete repeat of the costings exercise, it will involve targeted research and analysis to focus on |
| 12696 | 1 | the funding will support the following objectives: 1.to provide dat
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| 12697 | 1 | the funding will support the following objectives: 1.to provide dat
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| 15526 | 6 | t of water resources. to these aims, we will analyze reservoir impacts at different scales, fro
nd downstream impacts. upstream impacts will be assessed through the establishment of natural e mid- and long-term. downstream impacts will be studied through the analysis of current flow re eir deviation from natural patterns. we will focus on flow characteristics that are relevant fo on and intensity of summer droughts. we will relate the level of disruption of natural flow reg y. the findings of the present proposal should serve to advise adjustments in the planning and |
| 11725 | 4 | oss much of europe. the first objective will be to use historical records to trace in detail th
n occupation is currently occurring; we will then test alternative theories for the process of ral habitats. results of these analyses will enable us to determine whether urban blackbirds: h ces between urban and rural populations will be assessed in order to determine whether the sele |
| 13744 | 8 | matrix of developed areas. this project will be the first comprehensive survey study ever perfo
ors affecting urban biodiversity. birds will be surveyed from may to august in >500 urban parks distributed over 36 cities. these data will be used to answer whether critical thresholds exis onal area of urban forest fragments. we will also examine species richness and community struct x quality at multiple scales . thus, we will determine the relative influence of factors affect les. using an experimental approach, we will assess movement rates of butterflies along habitat roductive success of hole-nesting birds will be investigated along an urban to rural gradient, of density. this experimental approach will allow us to measure the relative importance of emi |
| 15581 | 2 | challenges and questions the consortium will focus on functional diversity, urban ecosystem ser
landscape designs and applications. we will develop a tool box intended to promote sustainable |
| 10542 | 6 | phosphorus deposited. this information will be of particular value if climate-change scenarios
loodplain grassland sites . the samples will be analysed for their phosphorus content and the m ass of sediment deposited per unit area will be estimated. the data will be incoporated into ex r unit area will be estimated. the data will be incoporated into existing nutrient budgets for r 5. the amount of phosphorus deposited will be compared to that calulated for previously sampl s, then the implications for other taxa will also need to be assessed. |
| 11770 | 7 | s grown large and become abundant, they will produce many larvae that will move to adjacent are
ant, they will produce many larvae that will move to adjacent areas, where they can be captured es protection in marine reserves, which will maintain populations at a high density, may be the ectly after the reserve was created. we will follow changes of the abundance and reproduction o covery from scallop dredging damage. we will also determine the exchange of animals between the of sea fans and scallops. our research will indicate if marine reserves are indeed an effectiv they are are positive for fisheries. it will clarify how fast these animals recover from fishin |
| 9958 | 2 | t cycling and nutrient economy. results will provide important insight into post-fire microbial
nk with soil nutrients. in addition, we will obtain extremely valuable information on the poten |
| 9941 | 2 | bacteria are never depressurised which should allow deep bacteria not previously seen to be st
iously seen to be studied. this project will provide funding to enable us to obtain pressurised |
| 7043 | 1 | sional alpine foreland basin databases, should cover the entire terrestrial miocene and can be
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| 10192 | 1 | f mixed cyano , chloro and chromophytes will be considered in comparison with the responses of
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| 7405 | 1 | bject or not to the selection. modeling will also be undertaken to develop methods for the crea
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| 2097 | 1 | ng and release. microsatellite analysis will be used to identify families in the hatchery, in t
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| 7252 | 5 | g methods. the first part of any action will be to reduce co2 emissions. beyond, in the rights
imited production volumes. other routes should be considered priority: animal feed, fish, food, ations, additional experimental studies should be performed to quantify for example, if one is processes, purification and formatting will finally be studied to give final shape to the proc ocess. the natural outlet of this study will be the realization of a pilot plant on site, in co |
| 14786 | 4 | rrhiza in phytostabilisation strategies will be assessed. fungi from heavy metal rich natural s
ich natural soils or contaminated soils will be isolated and characterised. the effects of thes eir use in phytorestoration procedures, will be evaluated. field trials will be established to edures, will be evaluated. field trials will be established to validate the results. |
| 14483 | 2 | iberian lynx in captivity. this pattern will be compared to those found in semi-free population
omparison of the two different patterns will show what environmental factors and action mechani |
| 10696 | 2 | satellite remote sensing will be used to provide support for the north atlantic
awifs images. satellite-based estimates will be verified and validated by participation in the |
| 13827 | 2 | onsumed unbalance diet the fishs choice will be geometrically framed . the answer will tell us
ll be geometrically framed . the answer will tell us a if the charr can compose a diet that rea |
| 10548 | 7 | tial participants in the espa programme will not have the skills and tools to use climate chang
mme of knowledge exchange, this project will address the skills needs of two major stakeholder ems vulnerable to climate change. there will be three activities. first, we will build the capa ere will be three activities. first, we will build the capacity of science and social science r livery of focused workshops. second, we will survey the research needs of poor communities depe es and participatory learning. last, we will communicate our findings to other stakeholders and the continued engagement of researchers will be encouraged by setting up a dual language, web-b |
| 11324 | 7 | tial participants in the espa programme will not have the skills and tools to use climate chang
mme of knowledge exchange, this project will address the skills needs of two major stakeholder ems vulnerable to climate change. there will be three activities. first, we will build the capa ere will be three activities. first, we will build the capacity of science and social science r livery of focused workshops. second, we will survey the research needs of poor communities depe es and participatory learning. last, we will communicate our findings to other stakeholders and the continued engagement of researchers will be encouraged by setting up a dual language, web-b |
| 12462 | 1 | asures and identify the conditions that would need to be met for these measures to be effective
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| 15101 | 1 | utions. in this project, habitat models will be developed for two species of butterfly the resp
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| 13812 | 5 | in the landscape and how this have, and will affect dispersal of grassland species. the results
ersal of grassland species. the results will lead to recommendation for managing rural landscap nds. methods are: 1. historical sources will be used to analyse landscape and diversity data. t scape and diversity data. these results will then be used in a digital simulation to model spec d present landscape. finally, scenarios will be used to explore plant dispersal using different |
| 11357 | 2 | lations across the holarctic. this data will be used to determine the distribution and signific
ata from russian and european specimens will be combined with that from the new world, and new |
| 11730 | 2 | ite markers from two ant species, which will be used to measure relatednesses within colonies,
e competition. the results of this work will connect dispersal biology with the study of spatia |
| 11609 | 1 | d taxa. to recover this information, we will examine molecular data from some of the largest ra
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| 10775 | 1 | there before spreading into europe. we will look at the predators in oak galls to see if this
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| 12409 | 4 | ds between 2002-2006. the extra funding will provide data from 2006-2011 . it will provide the
g will provide data from 2006-2011 . it will provide the uk with a data set from 2002 and will de the uk with a data set from 2002 and will be useful in determining the presence of marine li e environment, any trends over time and will also give a comparison between ospar regions. |
| 15022 | 3 | y of the groups concerned. this project will provide an essential framework for the numerous sc
us scientists working on this fauna and will provide a firm basis for improvements in reptile t n reptile taxonomy and conservation. it will also make an excellent historical, systematic, and |
| 9836 | 3 | ring them to the animal populations, we should be able to identify what plant changes are occur
coming extinct while others survive. we will then relate the changes in vegetation and animal p pparent in the physical records, and it will be necessary to modify the way we interpret them. |
| 11063 | 2 | centre for evidence-based conservation will undertake systematic reviews and disseminate resea
trategy implementation plan. the agency will assess the review evidence produced in this projec |
| 10852 | 2 | its dynamic implications. this project will establish and verify the use of amino acid specifi
cyclic fluctuations of field voles. we will characterise the trophic relationships between mos |
| 10765 | 6 | this study will test the hypothesis that wear patterns on fossil c
differ, as it does in fish teeth, this will provide a new way of increasing the reliability of ly to conodonts in order to find out we will conduct the first systematic analysis of conodont s exhibit different wear patterns. this will be based on microscopic investigation of hundreds reserved on their surfaces. these teeth will be taken from samples where, unlike most conodonts erences are detected, isotopic analysis will provide independent data concerning temperature/de |
| 10230 | 1 | selection on y chromosomes, the results will allow us to test whether selection causing local a
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| 10589 | 1 | selection on y chromosomes, the results will allow us to test whether selection causing local a
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| 11857 | 1 | selection on y chromosomes, the results will allow us to test whether selection causing local a
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| 10738 | 2 | ed plants. to achieve this objective we will test the hypotheses that: dna survives slow charri
t equally severe for each method and it will be possible to identify one or more methods able t |
| 11348 | 2 | ed plants. to achieve this objective we will test the hypotheses that: dna survives slow charri
t equally severe for each method and it will be possible to identify one or more methods able t |
| 10248 | 2 | management and hydrology. our proposal will collect data and develop models of fish utilisatio
in lowland catchments. this information will provide information integral to the sensitive mana |
| 10453 | 2 | management and hydrology. our proposal will collect data and develop models of fish utilisatio
in lowland catchments. this information will provide information integral to the sensitive mana |
| 9989 | 2 | management and hydrology. our proposal will collect data and develop models of fish utilisatio
in lowland catchments. this information will provide information integral to the sensitive mana |
| 12197 | 2 | ty farmland birds in britain. the study will test two lenient cattle grazing treatments both of
cattle grazing treatments both of which should be widely applicable to livestock farmers across |
| 14647 | 5 | ng compounds and dna damage. field work will try to correlate seasonal and interannual uv-b var
and interannual uv-b variations, which will be measured continuously in situ, to changes in th bles. complementary indoors experiments will contribute to verify that uv-b is the spectral ban tion of field and laboratory activities would permit the validation of using aquatic bryophytes of protecting uv-b absorbing compounds will be carried out; and particular attention is dedica |
| 153 | 2 | ded extent and with needed density that could be habitats for many different species. the main
he fragmentation of species populations will be found. |
| 7257 | 1 | operties leishmanicidal. . this project will enhance these particularly interesting and promisi
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| 10893 | 2 | needs at a workshop in west africa that will set the research, capacity building and implementa
ctures and develop an impact plan. this will then form the basis of subsequent proposal develop |
| 10900 | 5 | pes system. 4. this knowledge capacity will be embedded at the grass roots level in order that
a large-scale reduction in es provision would be likely to impact them through rising energy pr other value chain effects. this project will assist in establishing the groundwork necessary fo s in community development. the funding will be mostly used to finance two major workshops, whi e two major workshops, which we believe will establish the group as an influential world-leadin |
| 2162 | 3 | e waters free of infection. the project will further explore the persistence of cp in freshwate
ing high- and low virulent cp-genotypes will be developed in collaboration with active project nal and international institutions that will ensure needed competence, provide relevant study a |
| 2496 | 3 | collectively known as allee effects. we will pursue this idea by developing models for host and
long-term affected rivers. the project will be carried out by an internationally strong resear ts, biostatisticians and modellers, and will recruit research personnel at the phd and postdoc |
| 2497 | 2 | natural lake ecosystem functioning. we will approach the relationships between species pool sa
ve modeling tools. statistical modeling will also be used to disentangle effects of multiple st |
| 2163 | 3 | ional catch data is strategic, since it will generate a particularly wide latitudinal spread an
etation of population-specific findings will generate insights required to predict the impacts atlantic salmon populations. prediction will facilitate future management of the resource. |
| 2498 | 7 | erent salmon stocks. in this project we will utilise a wider range of genetically characterised
of worms on a range of salmonid stocks will be calculated under common garden laboratory condi nment in which parasites are maintained will be modified to examine the effect of environment o uality. the environmental factors which will be modified are a. water ph/aluminium concentratio are a. water ph/aluminium concentration will be compared, and the possibility of strain hybridi specificity or pathogenicity phenotypes will be tested experimentally. this work will be of fun ill be tested experimentally. this work will be of fundamental importance in evaluating the rel |
| 2166 | 4 | ration in several traits simultaneously will be modeled. previous models for selection-migratio
ctions. unknown quantities in the model will be estimated from tests of genetic change in popul ve genetic models. finally, the project will investigate at what rate genetic variation in the arallels or one merged population. this will examined by further developing existing population |
| 2158 | 2 | elopment described in diserud & aagaard will be continued. alternative test statistics will be
continued. alternative test statistics will be developed for analyzing shift in phenology. the |
| 14180 | 2 | connected with changes on environment, will be observed. also different canges in growth will
served. also different canges in growth will be compared with different cahnges on environment |
| 10974 | 2 | ajor concepts of evolutionary ecology i will study how host-parasite coevolution and the costs
mphorhynchus laevis as a study system i will investigate the fitness costs and benefits associa |
| 11721 | 3 | using microsatellite markers we will test the prediction that variance in mating succes
e choice appears to play a key role. we will further ask whether male reproductive skew is incr on sneaky mating tactics. these results will shed light on the evolutionary consequences of ind |
| 10324 | 3 | e such variation. the proposed research will determine the impact of predation and other ecolog
pali a tropical fish. cognitive ability will be quantified and compared between populations liv les of the environment and heritability will be determined by measuring the learning and memory |
| 2198 | 2 | the project will focus on: 1. patterns based on species characters
s and ecosystem impact ecosystem impact will be documented for |
| 1106 | 2 | to different effects of climate change will be predicted in six selected areas: ecosystems. th
as: ecosystems. the developed scenarios will be used to evaluate the effects of the climate cha |
| 13363 | 1 | egetable local population and varieties will be carried out. c54
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| 13487 | 4 | cted that increased nitrogen deposition will result in increased disease severity triggering ve
ed temperature and decreased snow depth will have the opposite effect. still many issues remain s whether increased nitrogen deposition will result in increased incidence of diseased berries. ts. in addition small-scale experiments will be used to address responses of individual host-pa |
| 7007 | 2 | a on sterile crustose epiphytic lichens will become available for the first time for calculatio
ats. within this framework such species will be investigated from selected neotropical lowland |
| 15237 | 3 | ory and fishing behaviour. our research will be centred on two temperate bats whose distributio
lished in the early 2000s. our research will focus mainly on the predator-prey relationships, e capture prey for insectivorous bats, we should expect adaptive changes in those matters. theref |
| 144 | 5 | of agnathans, and selected fish groups will be studied and a large number of characters will b
tudied and a large number of characters will be used in the cladistic analyses. phylogenetical ies of the burial conditions of fossils will contribute to finding their remains. the results o eir remains. the results of the project will be used in the vertebrate classification, biostrat alaeogeographical reconstructions; they will be included in the palaeoichthyological handbooks |
| 12293 | 7 | and potentially how serious the disease will be under our conditions. this project sets out to
ise uk isolates of v. longisporum. this will allows us to develop diagnostic procedures safe in e and appropriate for use in the uk. it will also tell us whether infection has been introduced pidly quantitate the fungus in the soil will enable us to study risk factors and predict diseas r, rapid and cost effective diagnostics will potentially allow soil-testing services which will ially allow soil-testing services which will allow growers to identify and avoid infested field ies exist at present and this objective will look for sources of resistance that can be used in |
| 9888 | 1 | data from digital video recordings. we will develop new software to automate individual recogn
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| 15154 | 1 | ulated flowers of the compositae family will be printed on 2010. for this remaining time, resea
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| 2463 | 1 | d 2 programmed cell death . the methods will be applied in situ to increase our understanding o
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| 11720 | 1 | y undamaged dl otherwise photosynthesis would stop. the genome sequence of the virus shows us t
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| 1983 | 7 | is highly warranted. the present study will clarify the ecological importance of virus infecti
amics. different geographical locations will be studied on a temporal scale in order to allow u c-flux within the pelagic food web. it will be for the first time that a detailed comparative nd virus infection as regulating factor will be executed on such a spatially as well as tempora arily scale. newly developed techniques will be used to detecte and quantitate m. pusilla and s a and specific virus. the present study will also explore the existence of distinct populations results of this timely proposed project will largely advance our comprehension of the importanc |
| 10601 | 1 | olved organic matter . the ultimate aim will be to generate a model of lysis driven nutrient re
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| 11004 | 5 | r tools. the virus and host communities will be characterised by pfge and dgge over an annual c
ficial chromosome virus genomic library will be generated from a natural virus community to cha ene transfer processes. specific probes will be designed to detect cyanophages and subsequently to monitor cyanophage dynamics. results will be compared with data obtained in similar marine p being conducted by whw. the overall aim will be to assess the differences, and similarities in |
| 9935 | 5 | r tools. the virus and host communities will be characterised by pfge and dgge over an annual c
ficial chromosome virus genomic library will be generated from a natural virus community to cha ene transfer processes. specific probes will be designed to detect cyanophages and subsequently to monitor cyanophage dynamics. results will be compared with data obtained in similar marine p being conducted by whw. the overall aim will be to assess the differences, and similarities in |
| 11607 | 4 | n sensory science and avian energetics, will employ a range of experimental techniques with cap
these birds. knowledge of these factors will be combined with field measurements of actual fora rious parts of their range. our results will be combined to define the visual and energetic lim natural environmental conditions. this will enhance understanding of the biological bases of t |
| 15574 | 13 | iodiversity and ecosystem services. wp1 will use stakeholder semi-directed interviews and meeti
tors they use for these services. wp2-4 will analyse current trends and condition of biodiversi s and their underlying mechanisms. this will be done through a step-wise approach from the indi the individual plant to the field. wp2 will use advanced ecophysiological, biochemical and mol ffect carbon and nitrogen turnover. wp3 will then build multispecies assemblages by manipulatin ity, and of c- and n-cycling processes, will provide a first model linking plant functional res cts on multiple ecosystem services. wp4 will test the robustness of this model across managemen gradients at the three field sites. wp5 will generate projections of future ecosystem service d es. their impacts on ecosystem services will be modelled using both a statistical approach base in association patterns among services will be identified, and their relationships to plant-mi robial diversity linkages analysed. wp6 will use a series of three workshops per site to identi uture for sustainable rural development will be delivered to policy makers. outreach to manager rs. outreach to managers and the public will be strengthened through the development of a train |
| 11372 | 4 | ee-pronged research program. firstly, i will relate dialect variation to genetic variation usin
years research in the south pacific; i will also use this data to explore the fine scale quest le questions of coda usage. secondly, i will initiate in collaboration a study of sperm whales l variation with the pacific. thirdly i will work with canadian scientists to develop a dynamic |
| 7247 | 1 | entation and preliminary interpretation will be criticized in connection with the results of ot
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| 12583 | 8 | these future threats and impacts. work will be done using internationally-renowned staff from
e add value to the project. the project will review existing research and management practice i s and types of organic soil degradation will be identified and prioritised for england and wale d wales. the functions of organic soils will be reviewed of the potential carbon that could be e reviewed of the potential carbon that could be removed from the atmosphere and stored by the and the reduction in carbon losses that could be possible through mitigation strategies. the pr ough mitigation strategies. the project will also describe and evaluate techniques for determin ture research needs in this area and it will provide guidance on the most promising soil protec |
| 15118 | 4 | discharge pattern in temperate regions will determine an increase of floods and droughts frequ
climate change where rising temperature will be combined with changes in discharge pattern. it fying the frequency of drought episodes will have an additive effect when decreasing the discha to discharge fluctuations. the results will be therefore used to develop mathematical models a |
| 15119 | 2 | discharge pattern in temperate regions will determine an increase of floods and droughts frequ
climate change where rising temperature will be combined with changes in discharge pattern. in |
| 10479 | 6 | nds of years of selective breeding that should be regarded as an irreplaceable genetic resource
better suited to their environment. we will determine whether adapted alleles could be utilize will determine whether adapted alleles could be utilized as a genetic resource for future bree source for future breeding programs. we will also find out whether the landrace was kept pure , material with new cultures. this study will provide us with important insight into the extent water shortage genetically in ways that will help us face the future. |
| 2510 | 4 | peared. to achieve the primary goal, we will sequence calpain and dek1 genes in species that ar
alapin and dek1 function in key species will be carried out using rnai technology, resulting mu technology, resulting mutant phenotypes will be studied by morphological, molecular and cell bi nd cell biology tools. finally, attempt will be made to crystallize recombinant protein for sel |
| 10145 | 7 | n severity and frequency. this research will increase understanding of the interactions and lin
vices that they draw from the basin. it will focus on three key aspects: *understanding the wat . throughout the research, the emphasis will be on identifying and understanding the processes e and adapt to change. in particular it will aim to increase understanding of how decision-make on and sustainable growth. the research will be located in two important river basins in sub-sa s. during this phase these institutions will work together to identity the main research issues arch approaches and methodologies which will yield rigorous and coherent findings.the long-term |
| 10979 | 7 | n severity and frequency. this research will increase understanding of the interactions and lin
vices that they draw from the basin. it will focus on three key aspects: - understanding the wa . throughout the research, the emphasis will be on identifying and understanding the processes e and adapt to change. in particular it will aim to increase understanding of how decision-make on and sustainable growth. the research will be located in two important river basins in sub-sa s. during this phase these institutions will work together to identity the main research issues arch approaches and methodologies which will yield rigorous and coherent findings.the long-term |
| 14859 | 3 | ment . the data gathered in the project will allow us to develop indicators of biodiversity spe
yland crops. the results of the project will facilitate the conservation of the biodiversity in of natural resources. these techniques will aim at managing invasive weeds such as canadian th |
| 12155 | 2 | t the demonstration site. an evaluation will be made of the suitability of each feature for ent
gri-environment scheme options. results will be disseminated in papers, conferences, popular pr |
| 13851 | 1 | has been mild, all indicateing that we will have high densities or even increasing densities t
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| 11136 | 3 | nivorous mutualists. in this project, i will examine whether phytoplankton use volatile chemica
they are grazed by microzooplankton. i will build on my new data that show a behavioural respo s. this response suggests that copepods could use trace gases as a directional cue to detect an |
| 11732 | 4 | ld site in eastern amazonia. field data will be conducted in two intensive campaigns in the wet
ampaigns in the wet and dry season, and will be amalgamated with continuous measurements of edd vironmental variables. the measurements will be used to calibrate a soil-plant-atmosphere model te a soil-plant-atmosphere model, which will be used to scale and explore the relative importan |
| 10935 | 1 | etion. the results from the pilot study will be used to formulate a standard grant application.
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| 11860 | 3 | and calcification, and growth rates it will be necessary to look closely at the structure of t
controlled conditions in the laboratory will create an overview of the principals governing coc re growth. the end goal of this project will be to use this overview to generate a mathematical |
| 13937 | 4 | dressing the issue. in this project, we will take an advantage of archival samples collected du
ost dramatic changes in fish stocks. we will complete and summarize zooplankton data focusing o redation. to answer these questions, we will examine zooplankton stocks, biodiversity and growt ing zooplankton dynamics to fish stocks will provide understanding of zooplankton-fish linkage |
| 10382 | 1 | ging programmes and nest record scheme, will provide data on a uk-wide scale. the bto case part
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| 10014 | 4 | this project will determine the influence of plant carbon flow on th
from the root. this molecular analysis will be undertaken at scri, who will provide full train nalysis will be undertaken at scri, who will provide full training in these techniques. the stu aining in these techniques. the student will also receive training in gas chromatography, mass |
| 413 | 1 | e legal right of access to private land should also be valid for german tourists. should the co
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| 11154 | 1 | n order to meet the above objectives we will focus on molecular analysis of samples collected i
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| 10139 | 7 | this project will look at the relationship between governance, power
n taking for sustainable ecosystems. it will link several social science techniques . our chose niques . our chosen criteria of success will be by means of an assessment of post-workshop feed sment of post-workshop feedback, but we shall also agree a criterion of success with each resea networks and decision-making structures will be developed and improved. in developing such a mo mproved. in developing such a model, we would expect that it could be applied to a range of set g such a model, we would expect that it could be applied to a range of settings such as by poli |
| 10146 | 7 | this project will look at the relationship between governance, power
n taking for sustainable ecosystems. it will link several social science techniques . our chose niques . our chosen criteria of success will be by means of an assessment of post-workshop feed sment of post-workshop feedback, but we shall also agree a criterion of success with each resea networks and decision-making structures will be developed and improved. in developing such a mo mproved. in developing such a model, we would expect that it could be applied to a range of set g such a model, we would expect that it could be applied to a range of settings such as by poli |
| 10658 | 5 | species, the roach. in this project we will test the hypotheses that the roach expansion is a
algae from control by their grazer. we will also test whether the decline in arctic charr numb r most of the last century. the project will involve targeted, detailed analysis of the long-te caused by species invasion. the results will also be highly relevant to the management of lakes ypotheses are correct, nutrient removal will need to be even more stringent in the face of clim |
| 9901 | 5 | species, the roach. in this project we will test the hypotheses that the roach expansion is a
algae from control by their grazer. we will also test whether the decline in arctic charr numb r most of the last century. the project will involve targeted, detailed analysis of the long-te caused by species invasion. the results will also be highly relevant to the management of lakes ypotheses are correct, nutrient removal will need to be even more stringent in the face of clim |
| 11367 | 3 | y the effects of a few or many loci. we will provide a rigorous test of this issue using data f
his population, but the current project will combine genotypes at a much larger number of micro rger number of microsatellite loci . we will also quantify the degree of association between di |
| 10122 | 2 | n different coccolithophore strains, we will assess diversity in the response of calcifying and
he biological role of calcification, we will examine metabolic processes in calcifying and non- |
| 10355 | 2 | answering this fairly obvious question would give important insights into tropical forest ecol
regions of the amazon. at one site, we will also attempt to measure nutrient demand within the |
| 10747 | 2 | answering this fairly obvious question would give important insights into tropical forest ecol
regions of the amazon. at one site, we will also attempt to measure nutrient demand within the |
| 9976 | 2 | answering this fairly obvious question would give important insights into tropical forest ecol
regions of the amazon. at one site, we will also attempt to measure nutrient demand within the |
| 15440 | 8 | ily lacertidae. the proposed objectives will be addressed through two complementary approaches.
two complementary approaches. first, we will conduct a multispecies comparative study, which wi a multispecies comparative study, which will include 15 species of lacertid lizards, to outline t selective pressures. specifically, we will use available lacertid phylogenies and comparative gn of foot-shaking displays. second, we will conduct a detailed study of the function of foot-s laboratory experiments. in addition, we will test whether motion characteristics of the foot-sh osed research objectives and activities will provide crucial information on the behaviour of la n the behaviour of lacertid lizards and will allow us to test hypotheses and general prediction |
| 11814 | 15 | m where females mate frequently. a male will generally have fewer offspring if a female he mate
goes on to mate with another male, who will father some of her offspring. this evolutionary pr ng the genes underlying female remating would be a big step forward in understanding all this v in understanding all this variation. i will search for these genes using the fruit fly drosoph england over several generations. this will mix the genes they carry each generation, resultin e flies for willingness to remate. some will be willing to remate despite inheriting only a sma of dna from the greek population. this will tell me that genes important for willingness to re ular intervals along each chromosome. i will be able to determine how many areas of the genome genome are important for remating, and will link this to genes examined in closely related spe rstand which genes cause remating, this will help us understand the mechanisms and consequences edflies, many insect control techniques will become much more effective. remating also seems to tly consist of females, and potentially could wipe entire populations out due to a total lack o populations where females mate once. i will investigate why this happens by setting up many sm 0%, set up at different temperatures. i will track the frequency of srs over many generations, uency of srs over many generations, and will be able to determine the conditions under which sr |
| 13560 | 2 | s increases soil moisture retention; we will determine the response of n fixation to soil moist
these three factors we believe that we will be in a strong position to understand the mechanis |
| 12162 | 1 | n terms of forage quality. this project will provide evidence that a moderate increase in plant
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| 14468 | 8 | al characteristic of selected genotypes will be made on the basis of vegetative and generative
ndicators. the phytopathological status will be determined by pcr analysis. genotype behaviors s - fusarium, phytophthora and botrytis will be determined by artificial infections in laborato aboratory and greenhouse conditions and will be selected clones resistant to these pathogens. s small fruit species through dna markers will allow a selection of genotypes, showing a differen odiversity. by microbiological analyses will be determined antioxidant activity of extracts fro ol compounds /in particular flavonoids /will determine their vital to human health. the develop assessment of wild small fruit species will be created a unique collection of genotypes with v |
| 12290 | 1 | the research will feed in to the defra funded vegetable genetic impr
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| 10066 | 6 | oduction and wildlife conservation, and will develop guidance and mitigation strategies. it fal
e their responsibilities and this study will address that deficiency. effective guidance on mit post-construction monitoring protocols will be produced. this may allow continued construction ontinued construction of turbines which could otherwise be prevented. methods this project will wise be prevented. methods this project will use methods developed in the defra/ccw/snh/renewab nd bat activity levels. in addition, we will investigate whether there are behavioural differen |
| 11122 | 1 | al flour can be ruled out. a researcher will bring back water samples for extensive and appropr
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| 2060 | 1 | . adaptability to changing environments will be studied along with habitat requirements, to pre
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| 11590 | 3 | ganising three workshops in 2010. these will address some of the most urgent and cross-cutting
tors and disciplines. workshops 2 and 3 will involve a similar mix of scientists and end users. f scientists and end users.. all events will be followed by reports to decision makers, summari |
| 6883 | 2 | shows also very different pictures. it should be improve by local and international surveys. o
lier data show that a lot of new result could be expected in this family. our preliminary studi |
| 12284 | 8 | production per unit food produced that could be attributed to genetic improvement. this study
hat further reductions in ghg emissions could be achieved via genetic selection based on curren current indices and that this reduction could be increased if livestock breeding goals changed than economic efficiency. this project will examine the impact of past, current and future bre formance and profitability. the project will also examine how indices would change if the breed e project will also examine how indices would change if the breeding goal shifted from economic act on the system. finally, the project will examine how and what market incentives/policy driv d what market incentives/policy drivers would be required to encourage livestock breeders to ch |
| 13842 | 5 | h autosomal markers and mtdna sequences will provide more complete genetic information, allowin
les and females play in populations. we will use y chromosome sequences to assess the phylogene re with the mitochondrial phylogeny. we will develop snp markers to study the relationship betw rkers with y chromosome microsatellites will be used to study the relationship between european with dogs. finally, these last markers will also be used to assess the biases in the contribut |
| 14815 | 2 | on the wild populations of the species would be very useful in order to know, on one hand, the
nerals, vitamins and other antioxidants will be considered. |
| 12170 | 4 | now growing concern that set-aside loss will have detrimental impacts on bird populations at th
habitats managed under els. this study will use information on density of birds in different f s in both summer and winter. these data will be used to provide an indication of the scale of u kylark, a population modelling approach will be used to estimate the additional uptake of els o |
| 2072 | 1 | a ecosystem level research project, it will improve our understanding of highly diverse tropic
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