Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451749

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0451749

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Boom and bust: the role of fire and rain in driving the dynamics of seeds and rodents in arid Australia. The arid Australian environment oscillates between spectacular boom periods, when biotic productivity and diversity are high, and busts, when biotic resources are depleted. This project first outlines a conceptual model of this dynamic and complex system. It then investigates the roles of rainfall and fire in driving boom-bust events, focusing particularly on food resources (seeds) and their consumers (desert rodents) in the hyper-variable Simpson Desert. We propose observations and experiments to quantify how these climatic events affect seed production, seed fate, and ultimately the dynamics of desert rodents, and outline their importance for effective management of the desert environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2004

End Date: 01-04-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $255,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna)

Other Keywords

Ecology | Life Histories (Incl. Population Ecology) | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Terrestrial Ecology

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