Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE180100746
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Trait plasticity and the maintenance of functional diversity. This project aims to determine if trait plasticity mediates functional degradation of coral reefs. It will use natural environmental gradients to identify mechanisms that enable corals to persist in marginal habitats. The project will use three-dimensional imaging to measure how variability in traits influences functional redundancy. This will facilitate better predictions of the effects of environmental change on reef systems. Expected outcomes include improved understanding of the response of coral reef ecosystems to environmental change and a framework for predicting reefs at risk of degradation. Benefits will be to both global biodiversity conservation and the provision of ecosystem services in reef dependent communities.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2018
End Date: 12-2022
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $365,058.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Ecosystem Function | Ecological Applications | Community Ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments |
