Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0878306

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0878306

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Coral reef connectivity: an empirical and theoretical synthesis. Australia possesses the greatest marine biodiversity of any first world country and this biodiversity is a major contributor to our economic wealth. Nonetheless, Australia's coral reef communities are threatened by various human activities and climate change. Wisely designed systems of marine reserves are critical to mitigating threats to coral reefs, but existing approaches do not incorporate crucial information about ecological connections between reefs. We will use graph theory metrics to identify priority reefs for protection based on empirical genetic and hydrological connectivity information. In addition, we will determine the sensitivity of these priorities to climate change scenarios.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $473,640.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Conservation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Marine protected areas |

Other Keywords

Conservation | Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Environmental Science and Management | Marine protected areas

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