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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150102771
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Adaptive capacity of marine invertebrates in a climate change ocean. As the oceans simultaneously warm and acidify, prospects for marine biota are of concern. This project aims to determine the potential for phenotypic adjustment and evolutionary adaptation. To discern the roles of phenotype and genotype in marine invertebrate stress tolerance this project endeavours to use selection experiments, long-term rearing and quantitative genetics . A focus on vulnerable calcification systems could determine genetic mechanisms underlying impaired growth. Investigation of species from the east Australia latitudinal thermal gradient, a global change hot spot could generate insights into biological responses and adaptive potential in a changing ocean and on time scales relevant to resource managers to understand the challenges faced by marine biota.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2015
End Date: 06-2022
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $725,100.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Climate Change Adaptation Measures | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
