Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00605, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Campbell, Douglas (Mount Allison University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : New Brunswick|Nouveau-Brunswick, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The sunlit upper layer of the ocean is naturally fertilized with iron, yet phytoplankton productivity is limited by_x000D_
low iron across wide oceanic regions. For example the waters offshore central Chile are high in nitrogen and_x000D_
phosphorus but phytoplankton growth, and therefore the entire ecosystem, is limited by scarce iron. Our_x000D_
hypothesis is that adding iron to stimulate a phytoplankton bloom at location(s) and time(s) when juvenile fish_x000D_
are shoaling and eggs are hatching will decrease mortality and increase recruitment, increasing fish biomass._x000D_
Lucent Biosciences, Inc. has developed proprietary nutrient formulations to stimulate phytoplankton_x000D_
productivity. To develop these formulations to stimulate harvestable marine productivity they must determine:_x000D_
i) Whether the formulation supports accelerated growth and higher population sizes of diverse marine_x000D_
phytoplankters._x000D_
ii) Whether the formulation shows toxicity to diverse marine phytoplankters_x000D_
ii) Whether the formulation alters the sinking rate of marine phytoplankters which determines how long_x000D_
increased production is available for transfer up the food web._x000D_
The Campbell lab has expertise in high throughput analyses of phytoplankton growth rates and sinking_x000D_
rates. They will analyze the effects of the Lucent Biosciences formulations on growth, sinking and vitality of_x000D_
marine phytoplankton., program purpose french : The sunlit upper layer of the ocean is naturally fertilized with iron, yet phytoplankton productivity is limited by_x000D_
low iron across wide oceanic regions. For example the waters offshore central Chile are high in nitrogen and_x000D_
phosphorus but phytoplankton growth, and therefore the entire ecosystem, is limited by scarce iron. Our_x000D_
hypothesis is that adding iron to stimulate a phytoplankton bloom at location(s) and time(s) when juvenile fish_x000D_
are shoaling and eggs are hatching will decrease mortality and increase recruitment, increasing fish biomass._x000D_
Lucent Biosciences, Inc. has developed proprietary nutrient formulations to stimulate phytoplankton_x000D_
productivity. To develop these formulations to stimulate harvestable marine productivity they must determine:_x000D_
i) Whether the formulation supports accelerated growth and higher population sizes of diverse marine_x000D_
phytoplankters._x000D_
ii) Whether the formulation shows toxicity to diverse marine phytoplankters_x000D_
ii) Whether the formulation alters the sinking rate of marine phytoplankters which determines how long_x000D_
increased production is available for transfer up the food web._x000D_
The Campbell lab has expertise in high throughput analyses of phytoplankton growth rates and sinking_x000D_
rates. They will analyze the effects of the Lucent Biosciences formulations on growth, sinking and vitality of_x000D_
marine phytoplankton., agreement title english : Lucent Biosciences Phytoplankton Nutrient Formulations, agreement title french : Lucent Biosciences Phytoplankton Nutrient Formulations, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada