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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE210100929
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Using ancient DNA to uncover climate change impacts on Antarctica. This project aims to utilise ancient DNA preserved in the seafloor to investigate how past Antarctic marine ecosystems have responded to past climatic changes, with a focus on the Holocene (last ~11,700 years). The study will generate the first-ever picture of marine community changes across the entire marine food web and unravel adaptation mechanisms of key marine organisms to climate shifts. Expected project outcomes will include significant knowledge advances into the evolution and resilience of Antarctic ecosystems over geological timescales. This will position Australia at the forefront of marine sedimentary ancient DNA research, and also provide valuable guidance for the conservation of Antarctica during ongoing climate change.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 08-2021
End Date: 08-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $462,948.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Biological Oceanography | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Oceanography
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts) | Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments |
