Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP190100058
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Turf Wars: fighting the new battle facing blue forests. This project aims to use ecological models and field experiments to uncover drivers and critical thresholds for turf expansion. Habitat loss is a leading threat to goods and services from the oceans. Globally, kelp forests are collapsing and being replaced by persistent unwanted algal ‘turfs’. Understanding of this habitat shift is rudimentary, and solutions to mitigate the impacts virtually non-existent. Through stress experiments and genomic analyses, this project aims to discover resilient kelps that promote forest persistence under stress. By expanding our understanding of critical habitat transitions, and exploring new solutions, this project aims to enhance our capacity to respond to the ongoing degradation of Australia’s Great Southern Reef.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2019
End Date: 06-2022
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $460,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Phycology (incl. Marine Grasses) | Ecology | Global Change Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
