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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE210101029
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
A global exploration of microbial carbon breakdown in wetland ecosystems. This project aims to investigate how plant litter breakdown in wetlands controls soil carbon preservation by identifying the climatic, environmental and microbial drivers of decomposition on a global scale. This project will generate new knowledge in the area of freshwater and coastal wetland ecology using interdisciplinary approaches in biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. Outcomes of this project include novel global datasets that will identify why some wetlands preserve carbon better than others and what management practices can enhance sequestration capacity. This should provide significant benefits, including advancing carbon-cycling models and predictions, and improving capacity to manage and restore wetland function.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 02-2021
End Date: 12-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $462,763.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Microbial Ecology | Soil Sciences | Carbon Sequestration Science
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Coastal and Estuarine Soils |
