This award provides partial support for purchase of analytical equipment to be shared by six faculty and by student researchers, all of whom are participating in a multi-disciplinary Initiative in Ecology and Evolution program at the University. The equipment includes an elemental analyzer and autoanalyzer, a digestion block and two computers to control and acquire the data from the auto- and element analyzer. These will be used to analyze plant tissues, soils, soil extracts and water samples for total nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon and soil nitrate, ammonium, phosphate and silica. Research enabled by availability of the equipment include studies of ecosystem-level nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, impacts of herbivory on plants, stoichiometry in terrestrial ecosystems, limnology, paleoclimatology, and validation of remotely sensed biomass indexes. In addition to its use by this group, the equipment will be available to other researchers and graduate students working on various topics within the School of Biological Sciences, Geology and the School of Natural Resources and will be a key component of a new focus on ecology within the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
0100133
Program Officer
Gerald Selzer
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2001-07-01
Budget End
2004-06-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$97,046
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Lincoln
State
NE
Country
United States
Zip Code
68588