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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200100223
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
High resolution health assessment of Antarctic plants as climate changes. Declines in terrestrial ecosystem health as a result of a drying climate have been observed in some areas of East Antarctica. This project aims to determine if such changes are widespread. Since mosses, the dominant plants of Antarctica, preserve a record of past climate down their shoots they can be used as surrogates to study how both ecosystems and climate are changing at remote polar sites. Outcomes will include improved climate data for Antarctica, enabling more robust analysis of regional climate change, and development of ultrahigh-resolution techniques capable of non-destructively monitoring Antarctic ecosystem health. This research will advance ecosystem science and inform best practice in management of Antarctic biodiversity.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2020
End Date: 06-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $505,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Monitoring | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Ecological Applications | Landscape Ecology
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 |
