Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP210100450
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Designing successful genetic-rescue approaches for threatened species. This project aims to determine how threatened populations of inbred native species can be 'genetically rescued' by introducing genetically healthy individuals. This is significant because Australia is a global hotspot of extinctions and threatened species, so tools that can be used to offset extinction risk will benefit entire ecosystems at risk. We will focus on two inbred populations of koalas in South Australia to (1) measure and map patterns of genetic diversity, (2) map densities and track individuals to measure demography, (3) develop advanced spatial models that combine population demography and genetic processes to predict the effectiveness of genetic rescue, and (4) source and rear healthy individuals to test our predictions.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2022
End Date: 09-2026
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $770,622.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Wildlife and Habitat Management | Environmental Science and Management | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Conservation and Biodiversity |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Forest and Woodlands Environments | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
