Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0558350
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Plant-herbivore interactions: a model two-species system from northern Australia. The proposed research addresses a critical aspect of magpie goose ecology. Understanding the interaction between the birds and the bulbs is critical to respond effectively to past and threatened losses of important sedge habitats to sea level rise. This knowledge will inform management of the Kakadu World Heritage Site and an iconic waterfowl of great cultural and economic significance. In addition to their importance as a Gondwanan relic and sole member of the Family Anseranatidae, the species is an important food-source for Aboriginal people, and tourists travel to the Kakadu wetlands to witness huge dry season congregations.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2005
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $350,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Ecology | Wildlife And Habitat Management | Freshwater Ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Climate change | Socio-cultural issues | Living resources (flora and fauna) |
