Project description
Putting the dry limit for microbial life in US Western drylands under the microscope
Dryland, which represents 40 % of land in the US, is quickly degrading and putting pressure on microbial life. The quest is on to determine how temperature rise and precipitation loss — effects of global warming — are impacting wildlife and vegetation in these areas. This is important because a 3 °C temperature increase is expected by 2099. Enter DRYLIFE, an EU-funded project which will identify the conditions that determine the dry limit for microbial life. Operating in the EU and the United States, DRYLIFE will develop paradigmatic models. The results could optimise future climate impact projection on drylands and deliver information that policy makers need.
Fields of science
Keywords
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
MSCA-PF - MSCA-PF
Coordinator
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA
Net EU contribution
€ 265 099,20
Address
Via S Maria In Gradi 4
01100 Viterbo
Italy
01100 Viterbo
Italy
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Region
Centro (IT) Lazio Viterbo
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
No data
Partners (1)
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
United States
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Address
Franklin Street 1111 12 Floor
94607 Oakland Ca
94607 Oakland Ca
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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
No data