Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0450965

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0450965

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dealing with an indigenous despot - the Noisy Miner, a keystone species in the rural landscape of eastern Australia. This study will identify sustainable means of limiting the domination of remnant native and planted woodland by the hyper-aggressive Noisy Miner. This species excludes insectivorous birds from remnant woodlands, contributing to the decline of birds in eucalypt woodlands in rural southern Australia. Halting the decline in insectivorous birds in our agricultural areas is critical if we are to ever achieve truly sustainable agricultural production. This study will identify habitat characteristics that can be manipulated by land holders to make remnants and plantations less suitable for Noisy Miners, while enhancing the re-establishment of other threatened birds.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-02-2004

End Date: 22-06-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $180,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rehabilitation of degraded farmland | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas

Other Keywords

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Rehabilitation of degraded farmland | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas | Terrestrial Ecology

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