Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP160103071
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Mechanisms of acclimation of coralline algae to ocean acidification. This project aims to investigate the biological and ecological mechanisms by which reef-building coralline algae may have survived past ocean acidification and warming events and may acclimate to future changes. Coralline algae play critical roles in coral reef ecology but are sensitive to human-induced ocean acidification. However, the abundant geological record coincident with past acidification events is inconsistent with their sensitivity to high carbon dioxide. Acclimation and adaptation is therefore possible but in ways we do not yet understand. The project expects to provide insights to the ability of key marine organisms to acclimate to rapid environmental change and provide information critical for the conservation of valuable marine systems.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2016
End Date: 05-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $429,400.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Phycology (incl. Marine Grasses) | Plant Biology | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Global Change Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Marine Environments | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
