Collaborative Research: Feedbacks among Ecosystem Engineers and their Influence on Ecosyst — NSF Award to Princeton University (NJ
The spatial organization of landscapes is a major determinant of how ecosystems function and how many species they support. Understanding how such organization emerges, and how it affects biodiversity and processes such as carbon storage and nutrient recycling, is thus a key theme in ecological research and management.
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Feedbacks among Ecosystem Engineers and their Influence on Ecosyst |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2303836 |
| Awardee | Princeton University |
| City | PRINCETON |
| State | NJ |
| Amount obligated | $466,398 |
| Principal investigator | Robert Pringle |
| Program | Population & Community Ecology, Cross-BIO Activities |
| Start date | 05/01/2024 |
| Abstract | The spatial organization of landscapes is a major determinant of how ecosystems function and how many species they support. Understanding how such organization emerges, and how it affects biodiversity and processes such as carbon storage and nutrient recycling, is thus a key theme in ecological research and management. Animals that act as ‘ecosystem engineers’ by modifying the environment are major causes of spatial variation. When multiple engineering species co-occur, each may regulate the beh |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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