Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0664967
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Why do only some exotics become invasive? Combining ecological and genomic approaches to address alternative hypotheses in a recent Australian weed. This project will specifically test alternative hypotheses about how weeds become invasive. As invasive weeds affect both agricultural and native ecosystems equally, research on understanding the mechanisms of weed invasion is critical. Outcomes will benefit Australia by allowing better prioritisation of management against exotic plants already in the country by providing predictive tools to estimate likelihood of spread. For formal Pest Risk Analysis by regulators (eg Biosecurity Australia), our project will provide genomic tools by which the potential weediness of a regulated plant can be assessed through genetic screening, and forms part of an international effort to identify 'weedy genes'.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2006
End Date: 12-2009
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $561,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Gene Expression | Population And Ecological Genetics | Genetics
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of pests and exotic species | Control of pests and exotic species | Control of pests and exotic species |
