Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0209627

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0209627

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The effects of habitat fragmentation on dispersal and social organisation in the Brown Antechinus. Fragmentation of native habitat continues to threaten Australian species, yet we have little understanding of processes leading to resulting extinctions. This study will characterise the effects of human-induced habitat fragmentation on social organisation and dispersal in Brown Antechinus. We will use a combination of genetic and demographic analyses to quantify and describe perturbation of social structure and mating system within habitat fragments, and of dispersal among them. The patchwork of native vegetation within the Tumut pine plantation provides an ideal natural experimental study system and will produce data essential for rational management of landscapes in the face of human disturbance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 30-06-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $129,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Management And Environment | Population And Ecological Genetics | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas |

Other Keywords

Genetics | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Management And Environment | Population And Ecological Genetics | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas

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