Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0773754

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0773754

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Biodiversity enhancement in arid Australia: the importance of micro-refugia and biotic interactions. This project will dramatically increase our understanding of the factors that influence the biodiversity of Australia's deserts, and thus improve our ability to manage these iconic landscapes for both conservation and production needs. It will attract attention from the international community by helping to resolve contentious theoretical debate about the function of refuge habitats, and how species interact with each other to influence overall diversity. It will provide the longest time series of ecological data available for any Australian desert, and hence provide a key resource for increasing community awareness and achieving sustainable management of biodiversity throughout the continent's arid interior.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-07-2007

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $263,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Conservation And Biodiversity | Biogeography | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of pests and exotic species | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management

Other Keywords

Biogeography | Conservation And Biodiversity | Control of pests and exotic species | Ecology | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Terrestrial Ecology

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