Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP170100023
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Global threats to kelp forests from heatwaves, herbivores and diseases. This project aims to understand the mechanisms behind climate-mediated declines in kelp. Ocean warming causes the collapse of valuable temperate kelp forests globally and on both sides of Australia, but it is unknown if this is because of direct physiological effects from temperature or the indirect effects of changes in species interactions. This project will compare the direct effects of marine heatwaves to the indirect effects of range-shifting tropical herbivores and pathogens for the kelp forests of the Great Southern Reef, one of Australia’s largest coastal ecosystems. This project will generate knowledge underpinning adaptation strategies for these critical ecosystems, and could enhance the capacity to respond to degradation of these natural assets.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2017
End Date: 06-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $385,000.00
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 |
