Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Dalhousie University
$120,000.00
ocean chemistry
FY 2020-21
Summary
Nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium are essential nutrients for all life. In the open ocean ecosystem the availability of fixed nitrogen will control the total amount of primary production and subsequent removal of carbon from the atmosphere. In coastal ecosystems, however there can be an excess of fixed nitrogen from human activities that can cause overgrowth of algae, which create anoxic zones, fish kills and release of N2O, a potent green house gas. The proposed research uses a powerful new tool of stable isotopes of 15N and 18O in nutrients, to interpret the processes that control nitrogen in the environment.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000231148
Name nom
Buchwald, Carolyn
Department département
Oceanography
Organization id
79
Institution établissement
Dalhousie University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à 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
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
ocean chemistry
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium are essential nutrients for all life. In the open ocean ecosystem the availability of fixed nitrogen will control the total amount of primary production and subsequent removal of carbon from the atmosphere. In coastal ecosystems, however there can be an excess of fixed nitrogen from human activities that can cause overgrowth of algae, which create anoxic zones, fish kills and release of N2O, a potent green house gas. The proposed research uses a powerful new tool of stable isotopes of 15N and 18O in nutrients, to interpret the processes that control nitrogen in the environment.
