Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP170103372
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Habitat degradation on coral reefs. This project aims to determine how reef degradation modifies predator-prey dynamics in fish communities, and how parental effects may help species to cope with habitat change. Live corals are ecosystem engineers that support the world’s most biodiverse communities, but anthropogenic factors have led to unprecedented global declines in live coral. The transition from live to dead coral-dominated habitats is associated with a modified sensory landscape of fear for resident fishes, via chemical interference emanating from degraded coral. Inter-generational advantages would help management to regulate reef usage to promote resilience.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2017
End Date: 12-2019
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $462,500.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecology | Behavioural Ecology | Community Ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
