Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0770094

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0770094

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Hydrodynamics of Fringing Reef Systems. Ningaloo Marine Park is part of the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas. Coral reefs are in a state of decline worldwide, yet Ningaloo Reef has remained in a relatively pristine state. However, its close proximity to land makes it particularly vulnerable to human activities, which are forecast to significantly grow in the near future. Results from this project will advance our ability to predict circulation on reefs and other similar coastal systems. This will provide insight into various ecological processes that are linked to hydrodynamics (e.g. recruitment), and will provide a foundation for conducting risk analysis of processes that threaten the integrity of nearshore environments (e.g. contaminant spills).

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 16-05-2007

End Date: 30-06-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $251,090.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Oceanography | Chemical Oceanography | Oceanography | Physical Oceanography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) | Marine protected areas |

Other Keywords

Biological Oceanography | Chemical Oceanography | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Marine protected areas | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) | Oceanography | Physical Oceanography

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