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Project Code [2018-NC-PhD-6]
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Project title
Maximising macroalgal diversity and ecosystem function on coastal infrastructure - an eco-engineering approach
Primary Funding Agency
Irish Research Council
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
Environmental Protection Agency
Lead Organisation
University College Dublin (UCD)
Lead Applicant
Veronica Farrugia Drakard
Project Abstract
The aim of this project will be to investigate how artificial coastal structures can be modified to influence the composition of seaweed communities established on them, and how this process is affected by local environmental pressures and global climate change. The outcomes of this study are expected to have significant implications with regards to local biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. Furthermore, any results obtained could potentially be used to inform conservation strategies in various other environmental contexts, and would therefore be of interest at a regional and even global scale
Grant Approved
�96,000.00
Research Hub
Natural Environment
Research Theme
Natural capital and ecosystem services including soils and biodiversity
Initial Projected Completion Date
01/10/2022