Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP100200429
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Establishing genetic guidelines for the effective ecological restoration of seagrass meadows. Industry and coastal development in Australia are of national importance for economic growth and prosperity, but they threaten benthic habitats, like seagrasses. Loss of seagrass meadows without mitigation results in greater coastal impacts from damaging storms and waves and a reduction in the health and productivity of marine environments globally. Thus the ecological restoration of seagrass meadows is an urgent national priority action that involves industry, government and the community. Through the detailed assessment of population genetic variation and key population processes in seagrasses, this project will establish genetic guidelines for a more effective seagrass restoration industry.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 11-2010
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $272,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Genetics
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Rehabilitation of Degraded Coastal and Estuarine Environments |
