Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0346152

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0346152

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Ecosystem Assembly in Old Fields in the Western Australian Wheatbelt. This project aims to examine the process of ecosystem re-assembly on land which is taken out of agricultural production and left without further management. Land abandonment is common in many parts of the world and could increase dramatically in Australia due to land degradation, salinity and structural change. We will investigate the factors which influence whether native plant species can recolonise abandoned farmland, using field and greenhouse studies. We will do this within the context of ecosystem assembly, thereby answering a practical question and also providing input to a conceptual area which is currently of great interest in

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-2003

End Date: 06-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rehabilitation of degraded farmland | Rehabilitation/reafforestation

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