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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200103100
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The role of drought-stress and insect attack on rainforest plant health. This project aims to examine the vulnerability of tropical plants to drought and insect attack in a large-scale field experiment. We will pioneer a new research approach that focuses on the causes and stages of decline in plant health prior to death, in order to identify the characteristics of plant species that make them more susceptible to drought and insect attack. Expected outcomes of this project include an improved capacity to predict the function and composition of future forests. This project will provide significant benefits to communities concerned with the direct and indirect effects of droughts in protected areas, forestry reserves and agriculture.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2020
End Date: 05-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $395,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Physiology | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Ecological Applications | Community Ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Forest and Woodlands Environments |
