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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP220200004
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Resolving the role of kelp in blue carbon cycles to enable management. We aim to uncover how kelp forests contribute to carbon storage, biodiversity enhancement and nutrient mitigation in Australia. We will combine mapping and modelling to identify local variation in kelp carbon stocks and sequestration potential and verify kelp carbon export to deep ocean sinks through genetic tracing in seawater and sediments. Co-benefits will be identified through nutrient experiments and reef surveys. We will also assess the risk that calcification and production of halogenic gas within the kelp forest could offset its climate mitigation potential. Project outcomes will enable management to consider kelp ecosystem services broadly and optimize our capacity to meet current emission reduction and biodiversity commitments.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2023
End Date: 06-2027
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $807,403.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Carbon sequestration science | Ecology | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
