Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0449886

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0449886

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sediment stock-piling and the fate of Australian floodplains. Historic landuse practices have profoundly altered Australia's river systems in less than 200 years. Up to 80% of the sediment and associated pollutants eroded from Australia's catchments are stored in floodplains. The assumption that floodplains can continue to absorb the impacts of upland erosion and land degradation is extremely risky, yet it underpins current catchment management policies in Australia. This project delivers essential data on floodplain storage and remobilisation rates using innovative sediment dating and tracing technologies. The significance of this research lies in its immediate relevance to rural industries and the management of Australian riverine and offshore ecosystems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochronology | Geomorphology | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience | Surfacewater Hydrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Land and water management | Other |

Other Keywords

Geochronology | Geomorphology | Land and water management | Other | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience | Surfacewater Hydrology

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