Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0666374

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0666374

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Australia's mammalian carnivore diversity in space and time. To more effectively address the current extinction crisis we need to understand past diversity. This research program will comprehensively investigate the diversity of mammalian carnivores on three continents over geological time. Results will provide insight into whether the evolution of Australia's mammal carnivores differs fundamentally from those of other continents, as has often been suggested but not quantitatively demonstrated. Studies focused in the present are important, but often miss critical factors that can only be clarified through analyses with deep time perspectives. The findings will translate into an improved understanding of what makes Australia unique and better-informed decisions regarding wildlife management.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $750,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Palaeoecology | Geology | Palaeontology | Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental education and awareness | Climate change | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Climate change | Control of pests and exotic species | Environmental education and awareness | Geology | Palaeoecology | Palaeontology

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