Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140101800
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Habitat fragmentation: critical role in the decline and recovery of coral reef fish biodiversity. Preserving biodiversity in the face of environmental degradation and climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. Although habitat fragmentation is considered a key cause of the current extinction crisis, the effects of changing habitat configuration on species persistence and recovery is almost completely unknown. Coral reefs are among the most diverse and threatened ecosystems on the planet and this project will provide the first insights into how coral reef fish diversity responds to increased subdivision and isolation of reef habitat. It will identify critical aspects of habitat change that either enhance local diversity or threaten populations with extinction and provide new ecological data to refine conservation strategies.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 12-2016
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $434,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Protected Conservation Areas in Marine Environments | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
