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A generic trait-based approach for predicting the consequences of regional-scale geneflow

Reference	GM114172
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor John Crawford
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor James Bown, Professor Alan Raybould
Institution	University of Abertay Dundee
Department	Sch of Contemporary Sciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	437,952
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	31/07/2001
End date	02/03/2006
Duration	55 months

Abstract

A generic quantitative framework relating geneflow rates to the impact on the relative abundance of individuals in plant communities will be produced. Model development will proceed in parallel with a series of experiments designed to provide the molecular- and physiologically-based parameters for the model, and to test the underlying hypotheses. The model will be use to determine the physiological traits and the nature of their interactions that drive the dynamics of impact. It will also be used to predict features of a community that act as early indicators of impact. Methodologies for scaling from local to regional-scale will be developed and the sensitivity of predictions to incomplete knowledge regarding the system will be tested.

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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	Gene Flow in Plants and Microorganisms (GM1) [2000]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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