Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Victoria
$200,000.00
Deep Ocean Research
FY 2019-20
Summary
This programme will use deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities to examine diversity distribution in these unique ecosystems. Objectives include:1. Compare diversity distribution along tectonic features that have markedly different geological settings2. Test hypotheses based on oceanographic currents of faunal connectivity at isolated vent sites.3. Execute high level functional diversity comparisons among three Pacific biogeographic regions.Anticipated accomplishments: 1. Diversity discovery in western Pacific vent communities; 2. A global collaboration to analyze ecosystem function at hot vents and the threats from mining; and 3. A framework of methods, applications and assessment to contribute to vent ecosystem management and conservation initiatives.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000231365-2016
Name nom
Tunnicliffe, Verena
Department département
Biology AND Earth & Ocean Sciences
Organization id
7
Institution établissement
University of Victoria
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
4600
Research subject group en
Oceanography
Research subject group fr
Océanographie
Research subject en
Oceanography
Research subject fr
Océanographie
Installment
NA
Partie
0
Nb partie
NA
Application title
Deep Ocean Research
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
This programme will use deep-sea hydrothermal vent communities to examine diversity distribution in these unique ecosystems. Objectives include:1. Compare diversity distribution along tectonic features that have markedly different geological settings2. Test hypotheses based on oceanographic currents of faunal connectivity at isolated vent sites.3. Execute high level functional diversity comparisons among three Pacific biogeographic regions.Anticipated accomplishments: 1. Diversity discovery in western Pacific vent communities; 2. A global collaboration to analyze ecosystem function at hot vents and the threats from mining; and 3. A framework of methods, applications and assessment to contribute to vent ecosystem management and conservation initiatives.
