Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101715

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140101715

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Volcanoes as safe-havens for Antarctic species during ice ages. Understanding how plants and animals responded to past changes in climate can help us to predict what might happen in the future, yet there are key gaps in our knowledge of past processes. Genetic evidence shows that many Antarctic species have been isolated on the continent for millions of years, but during the last Ice Age, Antarctica was blanketed in glaciers. How could species have survived such extreme conditions and how did they respond to past global warming? This project will analyse genetic diversity patterns to test whether Antarctic species survived ice ages on ice-free land near volcanoes and, capitalising on the unique setting of Antarctica, will give insights into the role of volcanoes in promoting biodiversity in cold regions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 27-05-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $395,220.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Biogeography and Phylogeography | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts) | Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change |

Other Keywords

Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Biogeography and Phylogeography | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts) | Evolutionary Biology | Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

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