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Utilising ecological profiling to evaluate the significance of predator biodiversity for sustainable pest regulation

Reference	D19632
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor William Symondson
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Cardiff University
Department	School of Biosciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	163,072
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/07/2003
End date	30/06/2006
Duration	36 months

Abstract

We will test the hypothesis that the predator contribution to successful pest regulation is due to particular functional groups of predators possessing shared ecological profiles. Using predators of aphids as a model, profiles will be generated after data-mining the literature and marched against a template of spatio-temporal aphid abundance to predict predatory impact. Predictions will be tested mainly by temporally defined analysis of aphid feeding by predators using novel molecular techniques. The probability that sustainability of pest regulation is related to predator biodiversity will be tested by measuring the degree of numerical predator species substitution within functional groups using data from long-term monitoring programmes. (Joint with grant number 19631).

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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D19631 Utilising ecological profiling to evaluate the significance of predator biodiversity for sustainable pest regulation

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