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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE150101266
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Evolutionary and environmental basis of CO2 tolerance in coral reef fishes. This project aims to examine the effects of ocean acidification on coral reef fishes due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Physiological performance of fish vary under elevated CO2, but behaviour is consistently, negatively impacted. This project aims to investigate evolutionary trade-offs between behaviour and performance, physiological mechanisms key to compromising, maintaining, or enhancing metabolic performance under elevated CO2, and the importance of habitat in how fish respond to elevated CO2. As fish play critical roles in marine ecosystems by structuring food webs and driving ecological processes, this information will be critical for predicting the effects of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems and biodiversity.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2015
End Date: 12-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $358,536.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change | Ecological Physiology | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments |
