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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE230101226
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Funded Activity Summary
Plant community responses to fire regime: the role of plant–soil feedbacks. We need to know how different prescribed burning regimes set the stage for long-term changes in plant community composition, diversity, and flammability. This project aims to reveal how plant community dynamics under different fire scenarios can be predicted based on contemporary interactions between plants and soil micro-organisms. This innovative approach to fire ecology integrates soil biology and plant ecophysiology with sophisticated experiments and novel modelling techniques. Expected outcomes include a much-needed mechanistic framework for early detection of major ecological changes under novel fire regimes, with direct benefits for land managers and the long-term conservation of Australia’s iconic vegetation.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 12-2023
End Date: 12-2026
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $450,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Terrestrial ecology | Ecological applications | Fire ecology | Soil biology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
