Host institution:
University of Vigo, Spain
Postgraduate:
Elise Quigley
Supervisors:
Prof. Dr. Maria J. I. Briones
Prof. Dr. José Paulo Sousa
ESR10
Impacts of MiP on soil meso- and macro-fauna
Objectives:
This ESR project will evaluate the potential risks of MiP for soil fauna (macro- and meso-fauna) and their fate in agricultural systems. More specifically, we will quantify the effects of MiP on soil detritivores (geophagous worms) that ingest large amounts of soil and are hence, more prone to be affected by MiP in terms of feeding and burrowing activities.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 955334.