Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557394

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0557394

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Oxygen-18 in water, carbon dioxide, and organic matter: a tool for linking plant biological processes, hydrology and climate change. The globe is warming but pan evaporation is decreasing, because the world is dimming. We do not understand why. Stable, naturally occurring oxygen isotopes in plants (for example, tree rings) and in the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere vary and record climatic changes and physiological responses. Bringing these disparate areas of research together will help us to interpret the changes and responses. Such information is needed for planning future water requirements in Australia (agriculture, natural ecosystems, dams) and around the world. The isotopic composition of tree rings and of the atmospheric carbon dioxide is affected by that in water of leaves, and the processes linking them will be studied in detail.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2005

End Date: 12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $400,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Climatology (Incl. Palaeoclimatology) | Global Change Biology | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Electricity services and utilities |

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