Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240102310

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP240102310

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Understanding specificity and flexibility in coral symbioses. This project aims to understand why some corals can switch algal partners while others remain faithful to a single strain. This is important because corals depend on their symbiotic algal partners for survival and because some algae provide greater resilience to environmental stress than others. This project will greatly enhance our understanding of the molecular and physiological factors governing flexibility and specificity in coral-algal symbioses. It will provide much-needed knowledge required to identify associations most appropriate for specific conditions, prioritise populations for conservation, and assess the feasibility of new approaches to managing and restoring coral reefs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2024

End Date: 12-2027

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $505,077.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Animal cell and molecular biology | Comparative physiology | Genomics | Zoology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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