Trophic Networks at the dawn of tetrapod Terrestrialisation

Project description

Examining trophic networks at the beginning of tetrapod terrestrialisation

The Late Devonian period marked the apogee of the terrestrialisation process with the establishment of complex continental ecosystems. Tetrapods followed plant and arthropod invasions on land, which changed Earth’s continental ecosystems forever. Their complete terrestrialisation has only been recorded by the Carboniferous and Late Devonian periods, which represent ideal starting points to help us understand this significant process. The EU-funded TNT project examines the trophic relationships in eight crucial and diverse Devonian vertebrate assemblages containing tetrapods. It blends calcium isotope analyses with statistical analyses of ecomorphological characters to reconstruct the trophic position and interactions and the palaeoecology of Late Devonian vertebrates under different environments and climates. TNT will estimate the predation pressures on tetrapods and ascertain whether they were a driving force for their terrestrialisation.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › palaeontology › paleoecology

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-CAR - CAR – Career Restart panel

Coordinator

ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE DE LYON

Address

Parvis Rene Descartes 15
69342 Lyon
France

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 277 061,76