Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP100200409
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Restoration genetics of five endangered fish species from the Murray-Darling Basin. Extended drought and environmental degradation have caused unprecedented loss of aquatic biodiversity in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB), Australia's most important agricultural region. This project will reduce the risk of extinction of two endangered and three critically endangered freshwater fish species from the lower MDB. It will provide major benefits to the broader Australian community by addressing government policies regarding sustainable water management in rural areas, biodiversity protection and recovery of threatened species. The study will also increase the research profile of Australia in the international scientific community by improving our understanding about genetic diversity in captive breeding and restoration programs.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2010
End Date: 12-2014
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $405,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Conservation and Biodiversity | Genetics | Freshwater Ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Rehabilitation of Degraded Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |
