Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0209546

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0209546

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Quantifying the Effects of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions on an Australian Savanna. Queensland Nickel's Yabulu refinery produces 3,400 tonnes of CO2 daily. CO2, a fertiliser, may affect plant growth in surrounding coastal savannas. QNPL is sponsoring research that uses an open-air CO2-enhancement facility to assess the potential benefits and costs of emissions. An Australian first and a world tropics first, this research will quantify potential impacts of CO2 on vegetation dynamics, soil processes, soil carbon dynamics and livestock management options Expected outcomes include the validation and extension of biophysical grazing management models, estimation of the carbon sequestering capacity of tropical rangelands, and increased understanding of climate change effects on the Australian tropics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-2002

End Date: 12-2004

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $380,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Crop And Pasture Production Not Elsewhere Classified | Land Capability And Soil Degradation | Environmental Impact Assessment | Crop and Pasture Production

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Industrial chemicals and related products | Land and water management | Native vegetation |

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