Andrew Thomas Recent Research Projects |

| 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 |
