Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP160100492
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Ecological valuation tools to protect seagrass during coastal development. Ecological valuation tools to protect seagrass during coastal development. Focussing on differences between shallow and deep seagrasses in the Great Barrier Reef, this project aims to develop a spatial valuation tool so resource managers and policy makers can minimise the effect of port development on seagrass ecosystems. Seagrasses provide ecosystem services (fisheries, nutrient cycling, primary productivity) worth trillions of dollars, but coastal development threatens this capacity. Resource managers lack accurate information about their potential effect and mitigation measures. Anticipated outcomes are protection of key marine environment and World Heritage Assets, and benefits to Australia’s economy through maintenance of ecosystem services and reduced risk associated with development.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 12-2016
End Date: 12-2020
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $490,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecosystem Function | Ecological Applications | Environmental Management
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
