CAREER: Quantifying the contribution of chemosynthesis to stream productivity — NSF Award to University of North Carolina at Chape
Life in streams, and other habitats, is predominantly supported by biomass that is made from the sun’s energy via photosynthesis at the base of the food web. According to the current paradigm, fish and other aquatic organisms consume biomass produced by photosynthesis locally in the water and supplemented by photosynth
| Award title | CAREER: Quantifying the contribution of chemosynthesis to stream productivity |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2543702 |
| Awardee | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| City | CHAPEL HILL |
| State | NC |
| Amount obligated | $665,539 |
| Principal investigator | Amanda DelVecchia |
| Program | Org Interaction & Ecology |
| Start date | 08/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Life in streams, and other habitats, is predominantly supported by biomass that is made from the sun’s energy via photosynthesis at the base of the food web. According to the current paradigm, fish and other aquatic organisms consume biomass produced by photosynthesis locally in the water and supplemented by photosynthesis on land, which washes into waterways as dead and decaying organic matter. Emerging evidence suggests that photosynthesis is not, however, the only pathway which supports strea |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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