Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP150100675
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Call Out and Listen In: A New Way to Detect and Control Invasive Species. This project aims to use novel acoustic techniques to detect and capture invasive frog species to protect native species. Invasive frogs are an under-appreciated but serious ecological problem worldwide, because they are voracious predators and are often toxic to native species. Male frogs call to attract mates, and answer calls they hear. Using new acoustic technologies, these behaviours can be exploited to detect species and attract gravid females for removal. This project aims to combine an early warning system (electronic listening) and trap (calling and catching), which can be customised to any invasive frog, and use it to detect and remove cane toads, especially in low density populations.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2015
End Date: 12-2020
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $593,519.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining | Ecological Applications | Invasive Species Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales | Consumer Electronic Equipment (excl. Communication Equipment) | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |
