Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100668

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE160100668

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Are corals able to control their calcification in a changing ocean? The project aims to develop a new understanding of fundamental mechanisms responsible for coral calcification and its ability to acclimate to global warming and ocean acidification. Mineral skeleton formation by coral is the key process controlling the creation of reef structures upon which entire ecosystems depend. Despite the importance of coral to the function of reef ecosystems, how calcification works mechanistically within coral itself, and why small modifications of their physical and chemical habitat can have large effects on growth is presently poorly understood. This project seeks to provide this basic knowledge to improve our ability to assess the future of corals and help policy-makers take adequate measures to preserve coral reefs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $354,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Biological Oceanography | Chemical Oceanography | Oceanography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Biological Oceanography | Chemical Oceanography | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Oceanography

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