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Project Code [22/FFP-P/11474]
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Project title
Trait-Tweaks: Exploring Ecological Realism in Ecosystem Models under Future Climate Conditions
Primary Funding Agency
Taighde �ireann-Research Ireland
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
Lead Organisation
Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
Lead Applicant
Not listed
Project Abstract
Terrestrial ecosystems draw down CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and are therefore a key component of Earth's climate. If we are to accurately predict what the climate is going to look like over the next century and beyond we must have models that realistically represent such ecosystems, with all their ecological complexity, Plants and ecosystems respond to changes in their environment both short-term through changes in function and long-term through changes in the species present. This project will include both these responses in a mathematical model of terrestrial ecosystems to better predict the future of the planet.
Grant Approved
�657,675.00
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
2. Ireland's Future Climate, its Impacts, and Adaptation Options
Initial Projected Completion Date
30/06/2028