Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557022

Funded Activity Summary

Unravelling community interactions between mammals and fungi, and the role of mycophagy in mediating biodiversity and driving ecosystem processes. Maintenance of Australia's forest biodiversity and healthy forested ecosystems are of national importance. Mammal species that are key to dispersing beneficial fungi in our forests have suffered greatest declines in the past, and further declines may ultimately lead to ecosystem collapse. My research seeks to unravel community relationship between mammals and fungi, and how interactions within and between these groups maintain diverse communities. My results will enable forest managers to protect forest biodiversity from current and future threats and to restore degraded ecosystems. Through training of early career ecologists, the research also represents a tangible benefit to Australian science.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-08-2005

End Date: 14-02-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $267,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Wildlife And Habitat Management |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Rehabilitation/reafforestation

Other Keywords

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Environmental Science and Management | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Rehabilitation/reafforestation | Wildlife And Habitat Management

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