Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150104263
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Regime change: when and how do ecological subordinates turn dominant? This project aims to bridge the gap between physiology and ecology in kelp forest species by developing mechanistic models to predict change and, in an unprecedented step, test them in long-term experiments at naturally acidified sites to understand the consequences of ocean acidification (OA) and warming for kelp forests. Ecosystem change is a frequent outcome of decadal modifications of the physical and chemical environment. Whilst these changes often involve degradation from productive states, we have a poor understanding of the mechanisms which drive change. Key stressors in marine systems, OA and warming are predicted to drive loss of kelp forests but we still don't understand the reality of these predictions.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2015
End Date: 12-2019
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $363,300.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecology | Community Ecology | Ecological Physiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments |
