Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LX0775967
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Global implications of Australian Cretaceous faunas: biogeography, evolution and effects of climate change. Climate change is a critical issue with poorly known long-term effects. This collaboration will provide information on how marine and terrestrial faunas have responded to environmental alteration in the past. Mesozoic vertebrates make spectacular fossils that capture public attention. This collaboration will enhance public museum displays by collection and preparation of important new specimens; many found by the investigators are already centerpieces in major museums (e.g. SA Museum). This project will also promote awareness and sustainable use of the environment through media promotion and 'earthwatch-style' ecotourism field trips; these highlight finite fossil resources as lucrative sources of tourism revenue to regional communities.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2007
End Date: 12-2008
Funding Scheme: Linkage - International
Funding Amount: $40,306.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Palaeoecology | Biogeography | Ecology | Palaeontology |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Tourism not elsewhere classified | Economic issues | Earth sciences
