Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0772943

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0772943

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Responses of southern Australian mammal faunas to climate change before and after human arrival. In the past 170 years, southern Australia mammals have suffered one of the worst extinction rates in the world. More losses are predicted in the face of global warming. This recent extinction wave follows a major extinction event that saw 90% of Australia's large animals disappear 60,000-40,000 years ago. The causes are hotly debated. Some researchers argue for a human cause, others suggest that climate change was to blame. This study will refine our knowledge of the timing and causes of these extinctions in southern Australia by assessing how communities responded to climate change in the lead-up to human arrival. It will provide vital information for managing the conservation of many modern species and guide us in limiting future losses.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $629,274.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Palaeoecology | Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate change | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Living resources (flora and fauna)

Other Keywords

Climate change | Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology | Geochronology And Isotope Geochemistry | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Palaeoecology

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