Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0877063

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0877063

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How do ecologically significant complex traits evolve in natural populations? Evolution and selection on plant chemistry in Eucalyptus. The scent of Eucalyptus oil is one of the signatures of Australia but we actually import large amounts of these oils. As well as being valuable industrially, Eucalyptus oils also influence many aspects of our environment ranging from icons such as the koala to the occurrence of smog in cities. Understanding how plants make these oils helps us to understand ecological processes and also to improve the financial incentives for land restoration through the planting of valuable oil-bearing trees. We aim to use recent new techniques in genetics to explain why the quantity and types of Eucalyptus oils vary so widely and to apply this information to improving land management and conservation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 30-06-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna)

Other Keywords

Conservation And Biodiversity | Ecology | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Terrestrial Ecology

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