Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0774966

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0774966

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Balancing Water Quality and Ecosystem Health with Water Yield -- Ecosystem Response to Thinning in Wungong Catchment. Reduced rainfall in past decades and future climate uncertainty have added a sense of urgency in Australia to search for new water resources to sustain a growing economy and population. A forest thinning trial is planned in the Wungong Catchment, Western Australia, to substantially increase water yield. Thinning is attractive as a low-cost option, and is potentially suitable for other catchments. However the potential environmental and ecological impacts, which are major community concerns, must be investigated. This project will assess the levels of impact, associated ecosystem responses and the capacity of catchment ecosystems to sustain such management intervention.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-2007

End Date: 12-2013

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $440,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Nutrition And Physiology | Management And Environment | Forestry Sciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Water services and utilities | Climate change | Native forests |

Related Links