Biodiversity Strand 2008

Freshwater Biological Association - £90,000
Towards the cost over two years of the re-publication of the classic freshwater invertebrate guide and bespoke freshwater fauna on-line data recording module.

Marine Biological Association - £195,000
Towards research costs over three years designing artificial urban coastal habitats maximising biodiversity.

NERC Sea Mammal Research Unit - £49,023
Towards the salary of a research assistant and modifications to a photo identification programme for grey seals.

North of England Zoological Society - £17,254
Towards the cost of training for new regional volunteer wildlife recorders.

Roehampton University - £76,088
Towards the cost of a survey of groundwater organisms in Devon and Dorset and subsequent design of sampling protocol for other areas.

University of Nottingham - £85,023
Towards the salary and project costs over two years, to evaluate impact of anti-parasitic drugs on invertebrates.

University of Sussex - £102,942
Towards the cost of research validation for reptile survey work in the National Amphibian and Reptile Recording Scheme (NARRS) over two years.

Total - £615,330

No of Grants - 7

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