Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0663243

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0663243

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Australian rushes: unearthing the function of root clusters and sand-binding roots. Unearthing the functioning of highly specialised root structures provides fundamental insights into the role of native rush plants in south-western Australian ecosystems and addresses a major issue with Australia's biodiversity, currently a Priority area for the ARC. Native rushes form a prominent but inconspicuous component of the Australian 'grass-like' flora, accounting for more than half the plant biomass on some landscapes. Rushes are also highly sensitive to small increments in nutrients in disturbed environments and thus form a management priority relating to their use in rehabilitation of degraded landscapes, such as mine sites and wetland margins.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-05-2006

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $340,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Biology | Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ornamentals, Australian natives and nursery plants | Biological sciences | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Botany Not Elsewhere Classified | Environmental Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified | Ornamentals, Australian natives and nursery plants | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology

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