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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE150101773
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Biogeography. Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are crucial tools for conservation and planning, but they assume that environmental variables (e.g. temperature) are the only controls on distributions, when historical factors, like dispersal limitation and phylogenetic niche conservatism, are also important. A Bayesian Hierarchical Model (BHM) will be constructed to jointly estimate dispersal history, niche evolution, and present-day SDMs for each species in a clade. BHMs will be tested against traditional SDMs using Australian clades (e.g. frogs) and simulations. BHMs will advance scientific understanding of how species and biogeography coevolve and provide practical improvements in predictions for species that are rare, data-poor, or in changed climates.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2015
End Date: 04-2018
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $369,536.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Biogeography and Phylogeography | Evolutionary Biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
