Biological Crust Composition and Soil Surface Nitrogen in the Kalahari

Biological Crust Composition and Soil Surface Nitrogen in the Kalahari

Sponsor: The Leverhulme Trust (Project Grant Number F/00426/B)

These pages provide a brief outline of a research project investigating the role of cyanobacteria in nitrogen fixation in dryland soils.

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For more information on any aspect of the project please feel free to contact us:

Dr Andrew Thomas Principal investigator	Dr Neil Cresswell Co-investigator	Dr Andrew Dougill Co-investigator
Manchester Metropolitan University Environmental & Geographical Sciences	Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Biological Sciences	University of Leeds School of Earth & Environment
Email: a.d.thomas@mmu.ac.uk	Email: n.cresswell@mmu.ac.uk	Email: adougill@env.leeds.ac.uk
www.egs.mmu.ac.uk/staff/thomas.html	www.sci-eng.mmu.ac.uk/biology/staff/n-cresswell.htm	http://www.env.leeds.ac.uk/~adougill/default.htm

Dr Patricia Linton Postdoctoral Research Associate	Ms Denise Mager Postgraduate PhD student
Manchester Metropolitan University	Manchester Metropolitan University
Environmental & Geographical Sciences	Environmental & Geographical Sciences
Email: p.e.linton@mmu.ac.uk	Email: d.mager@mmu.ac.uk