Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0663675
Funding Status
Closed
Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the Feedback Form.
Funded Activity Summary
Modes of speciation in subterranean diving beetles from calcrete aquifers of central Western Australia. Understanding speciation is a fundamental biological problem and our analyses of the diving beetles will broaden our understanding of modes of speciation and how an extraordinary biodiversity of subterranean animals (stygofauna) evolved in the limestone aquifers of central WA. The aquifers are an important source of water for pastoralists and mining companies and the limestone is also a valuable resource, so there is a need for further research on the impacts of these uses. We will generate further knowledge of the diversity and biological significance of the stygofauna, information that is critical for the environmentally sustainable management of the aquifers and their ecosystems.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2006
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $195,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Invertebrate Biology | Population And Ecological Genetics | Ecology And Evolution Not Elsewhere Classified | Evolutionary Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Land and water management | Biological sciences | Living resources (flora and fauna) |
