Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP190100844
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Building resilient alpine environments with less snow. In this project, we aim to build resilience into alpine National Parks and Alpine Resorts to counter the effects of ongoing declines in snow. Alpine environments depend on snow to regulate water flows, insulate vegetation, control soil erosion and promote proper ecosystem functioning. How these processes will operate in a snow-free future is unknown. We will determine how and where snow characteristics drive soil water availability for plants and which plant species have the best adaptation and regeneration potential under extreme conditions such as heat, frost and drought. Benefits of the project include innovative land management and rehabilitation solutions, to safeguard Australia's alpine areas under changing environmental conditions.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2021
End Date: 06-2024
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $380,260.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Soil Physics | Plant Biology | Plant Developmental and Reproductive Biology | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Mountain and High Country Soils | Mountain and High Country Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
