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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP170104668
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The contribution of human/marine herbivore interactions to reef degradation. This project aims to define how interactions between human society and herbivores influence marine ecosystem structure and function. It will analyse geographic patterns from recent systematic sampling of reef communities worldwide and study fish, macro-invertebrate and meso-grazer herbivory to identify herbivores’ role in the collapse and recovery of reef ecosystems. This project will examine the match between a critical ecosystem function and community structure across local to global scales, including the identification of non-linearities and interactions involving human effects on this process. This research is expected to safeguard marine ecosystems from collapse.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2017
End Date: 12-2022
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $513,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecosystem Function | Ecological Applications | Community Ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Coastal and Estuarine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |
