Funding Type: EPA STRIVE Programme 2007 - 2013
Funding Year: 2007
Project Type: Medium Scale Project
Lead Partner: Queen's University Belfast
Project Summary:
This all-island consortium of experienced researchers from university, SME and government sectors will address the knowledge gap identified under the Water Framework Directive for alien invasive species in Ireland's river basin districts, and produce a monitoring and reporting strategy. This will be achieved by literature review of impacts on natural ecosystems, vectors, spread potential and control options; analysis of impacts of selected invasive species on structure and function of natural ecosystems (primarily by innovative studies of impacted and non-impacted foodwebs using stable isotopes in exemplar waterbodies); and preparation of an archived GIS-based database of aquatic aliens in Ireland.
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