Multiscale Research on the Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: Major Research Instrumentation for Enhancing Research and Research Training

Information

• NSF Award
• 0116011

Owner

• BRADLEY UNIVERSITY

• Award Id

  0116011

• Award Effective Date

  9/1/2001 - 23 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  8/31/2005 - 19 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 297,237.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

A grant has been awarded to Drs. Morris, McConnaughay, Gehring and Frase at Bradley University to acquire instrumentation needed to support integrated studies of C and N dynamics including controlled environment growth chambers, photosynthesis and soil respiration equipment and a nutrient auto-analyzer. The equipment requested will be used within the department for individual projects, interdepartmental collaborative projects and integrated research-training of undergraduate and graduate students.<br/><br/>The instrumentation will support on-going collaborative research efforts to examine the effects of altered C and N dynamics on native and invasive plants in restored prairie ecosystems. Specific projects will examine plant growth characteristics in the field and in the laboratory under controlled environmental conditions in chambers subjected to elevated CO2 and N deposition. Soil nutrient dynamics, including C and N turnover, will be evaluated using laboratory mineralization rates in tandem with measurements of plant growth characteristics. In addition to answering fundamental questions about restoration ecology and ecosystem change following disturbance, the instrumentation will be used as a tool by individual researchers to introduce undergraduates in their respective laboratories to integrated large-scale projects.

• Program Officer

  Helen G. Hansma

• Min Amd Letter Date

  9/17/2001 - 23 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  7/23/2004 - 20 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Bradley University

• City

  Peoria

• State

  IL

• Country

  United States

• Address

  1501 West Bradley Avenue

• Postal Code

  616250001

• Phone Number

  3096767611

• First Name

  Janet

• Last Name

  Gehring

• Email Address

  jgehring@hilltop.bradley.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2001 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Kelly

• Last Name

  McConnaughay

• Email Address

  kdm@bradley.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2001 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Sherri

• Last Name

  Morris

• Email Address

  sjmorris@bradley.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2001 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Barbara

• Last Name

  Frase

• Email Address

  baf@bradley.edu

• Start Date

  9/17/2001 12:00:00 AM

• Text

  MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION

• Code

  1189

• Text

  HUMAN RESOURCES

• Code

  7226

• Text

  BIOTECHNOLOGY - INFRASTRUCTURE

• Code

  9184

• Text

  RES EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD-SUPPLT

• Code

  9251

• Text

  BIOTECHNOLOGY