Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0211475

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0211475

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Critical flux paths influencing ecological processes in an urban estuary. This study will focus on the roles of benthic algae, denitrification and consumers on nutrient fluxes and planktonic production in the Swan River estuary, Western Australia. A 5-year research program of measurements and numerical modelling has identified these processes as poorly quantified, critical to the estuary trophic status, and essential data in order to accurately predict potential impacts of remediation strategies. We will validate the impacts of denitrification through in situ measurements, review data on higher order consumers, and use this information in a numerical model to understand the interactions of biogeochemical fluxes, plant, animal and microbial communities, and transport processes in the estuary.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-05-2002

End Date: 31-12-2002

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $50,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Environmental Engineering Modelling | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Estuarine and lagoon areas

Other Keywords

Ecology | Environmental Engineering Modelling | Estuarine and lagoon areas | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology)

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