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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP210103369
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
The ecological impact of large carnivore restoration. This project aims to assess the ecological changes that have arisen due to the repatriation of estuarine crocodiles to Australian ecosystems. It is significant because the restoration provides a rare opportunity to empirically test changes in ecosystem processes under varying degrees of large carnivore predation pressure. Expected outcomes include improved understanding of the processes that govern the strength of predator-ecosystem interactions and an ability to quantify the biomass, social structure, and behaviours of predators required to influence these processes. Benefits should include improvements in how the ecological role of large carnivores is measured, and when and where carnivore populations should be culled or conserved.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 10-2021
End Date: 09-2024
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $391,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Natural Resource Management | Ecosystem Function | Ecological Applications | Environmental Management |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Coastal and Estuarine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
