Andrew Thomas

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Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences. Manchester Metropolitan University. Manchester. M1 5GD
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A.D.Thomas@mmu.ac.uk
S.Hoon@mmu.ac.uk
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NERC LSMSF δ13C isotope and PLFA analysis
Cyanobacterial-driven carbon cycling in Kalahari Sand soils. PI.
With Hoon (MMU), Stott (Lancaster CEH) and Bull (University of Bristol).
£14 800. April 2007.

For further details please click
here.
The Royal Geographical Society Peter Fleming Award
CO2 and N2O  fluxes along a Kalahari rainfall gradient. PI.
With Hoon (MMU) and Dougill (Leeds).
£9 000. February 2008.

For further details please click
here and here
Moors for the Future
Impact of heavy metal pollution on microbial communities in peat bogs.
With Drs Shotbolt (QML) and Linton (MMU).
£1200. May 2005.

For further details please click
here.

Or for recent media coverage on the research click
here for an article in The Guardian
and
here then search for "Peak District Erosion Risk"
for a video piece on BBC North West Tonight
The Leverhulme Trust
Biological crusts and soil nitrogen. PI
with Cresswell (Biological Scieces, MMU) and Dougill (Leeds).
£32,214. September 2004.

For further details please click
here.
For an overview of our recent Kalahari Research please click here

References to the publications that relate to these projects can be found on the Publications page