Collaborative Research: Testing biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in an ecological stoichiometry framework in the world's largest...

Collaborative Research: Testing biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships in an ecological stoichiometry framework in the world's largest... Collaborative Research: Testing Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning Relationships in and Ecological Stoichmetry Framework in the World Largest Natural REU: Collaborative Research: Testing Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning Relationships in an Ecological Stoichiometry Framework in the World's Largest Here I submit a request for supplementary funding to my current NSF Ecology grant (DEB- 0618193) to support an undergraduate researcher via the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. I am currently actively involved in undergraduate research programs associated with Arizona State Universitys (ASU) School of Life Sciences, including the School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research (SOLUR) Program funded by ASU and the Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM) program funded by NSF. This supplement will allow me to recruit a qualified student from these programs (or others, including students beyond ASU) to participate and continue ecological research on a multi-year project. This request is targeted to support a student during summer 2009.