Plants, insects and vertebrates: integrated study of ecological and evolutionary interactions
Project goals
We aim to form a strong team of PhD students and their supervisors investigating the ecological and evolutionary relationships among plants, insects and vertebrates. The main goal is to integrate the PhD research in areas that are often separated in various PhD programs. In particular, we aim to integrate: (1) the population, the community and the macroecology levels of the research; (2) the study of vegetation, insects and vertebrates; (3) the study of temperate and tropical ecosystems; (4) the ecological and evolutionary approaches; (5) the observational and experimental approaches, (6) the basic ecological research and its application in nature conservation, and (7) the empirical approaches with modelling and theory, taking advantage of the modern tools of data analysis. The co-operation of PhD students of various specialisations should broaden their understanding of mechanisms behind functioning of ecological systems. Our ultimate goal is to form a team with publication output comparable with thePhD students' teams in world leading laboratories.
Keywords
Public support
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
Programme
Doctor grants
Call for proposals
Doktorské granty 3 (SGA02008GA-DG)
Main participants
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Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
206/08/H044
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Rostliny, hmyz a obratlovci: integrované studium ekologických a evolučních interakcí
Annotation in Czech
Cílem projektu je podpořit existenci doktorandského týmu tří spolupracujících institucí, který tvůrčím způsobem spojuje populačně ekologický a evoluční výzkum. Cílem je vytvořit tým srovnatelný svými publikačními výstupy s nejlepšími světovými týmy PhD-studentů zaměřenými na ekologii a evoluci.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
EH - Ecology - communities
CEP - secondary branch
EF - Botany
CEP - another secondary branch
EG - Zoology
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
10612 - Mycology
10613 - Zoology
10614 - Behavioral sciences biology
10615 - Ornithology
10616 - Entomology
10618 - Ecology
10619 - Biodiversity conservation
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
V - Vynikající výsledky projektu (s mezinárodním významem atd.)
Project results evaluation
The project gone according to plan both in terms of expertise and in terms of disbursement of funds.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2008
Realization period - end
Dec 31, 2011
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Apr 16, 2011
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP12-GA0-GD-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Feb 9, 2015
Finance
Total approved costs
9,958 thou. CZK
Public financial support
9,958 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK
Basic information
Recognised costs
9 958 CZK thou.
Public support
9 958 CZK thou.
100%
Provider
Czech Science Foundation
CEP
EH - Ecology - communities
Solution period
01. 01. 2008 - 31. 12. 2011