Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP180102969
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Role of top-down-rehydration in drought tolerance of mangroves. This project aims to understand the role of absorption and storage of atmospheric water (vapour, mist, rain, dew) by shoots in survival of mangroves where high soil salinity limits root water uptake, particularly during hot, dry conditions. This research will advance understanding of drought and salinity tolerance. The project outcomes will include identification of environmental conditions that limit drought survival and functional plant traits that enhance drought survival. These outcomes are fundamental to interpreting mechanisms underlying mangrove dieback under drought and will benefit the development of process-based models for better prediction of mangrove responses to climate change.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2018
End Date: 12-2021
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $368,400.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Ecological Physiology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Coastal and Estuarine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
