Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP230100657
Funding Status
Active
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
Determining the links between size and function in phytoplankton. Marine phytoplankton are responsible for around 50% of the carbon fixation on planet. This project will examine how phytoplankton size declines will alter marine food webs and carbon sequestration. Changes in nutrients and temperature will cause phytoplankton to be smaller but the consequences of these changes are uncertain because of a lack of knowledge regarding how changes in cell size affect function within a species. This project will evolve 20 species of algae to be different sizes and estimate the consequences of these size changes for biological functions. The project will then use these data to refine global models of carbon budgets, leading to better predictions about how the global carbon pump will change.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2023
End Date: 12-2025
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $392,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Evolutionary impacts of climate change | Evolutionary ecology | Evolutionary biology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
