Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558710

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0558710

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mechanisms of Iron Acquisition by the Cyanobacterium Trichodesmium in Coastal Waters. The toxic cyanobacterium Trichodesmium is the most conspicuous phytoplankter in Great Barrier Reef waters which, as a nitrogen fixer, produces and biologically packages "new" nitrogen into forms potentially available to other marine organisms and, as such, is likely to be a key driver of food web dynamics on the GBR. In this study, we will clarify the mechanism by which the critical nutrient iron is acquired by this organism and, in so doing, assess the role that terrestrial activities play in iron supply.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 30-06-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $402,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Chemical Oceanography | Oceanography | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Control of pests and exotic species | Estuarine and lagoon areas |

Other Keywords

Chemical Oceanography | Control of pests and exotic species | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Estuarine and lagoon areas | Land and water management | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Oceanography

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