Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0663159

Funded Activity Summary

Unraveling Pathways of Nitrogen Cycling in the Sediments of Shallow Coastal Systems using Biomarkers, Stable Isotope Tracer Experiments and Modeling. Many 100's of millions of dollars are likely to be spent over the next ten years on the management of nitrogen enrichment, and protection of biodiversity, in Australia's coastal waters. This project will significantly advance our understanding of how organisms from bacteria to macrofauna affect the functioning of our coastal systems. Understanding the role that organisms at all levels play in the functioning of coastal ecosystems is the first step towards protecting this biodiversity. As such the findings from this research will have direct implications to the management, rehabilitation and protection of waterways (including biodiversity) in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-08-2006

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $320,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other Chemical Sciences | Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical and chemical conditions | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Estuarine and lagoon areas |

Other Keywords

Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Estuarine and lagoon areas | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Other Chemical Sciences | Physical and chemical conditions

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