Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0878694

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0878694

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Using fossil insects and plants to recognise past human impacts on Pacific island biodiversity. This project will enhance our ability to characterise human impact on island biodiversity. It will develop novel research methods that can be applied in the Australian context to understand changes in biodiversity that come with human impact. The contemporary emphasis on biosecurity in the protection of Australia's unique environment against human-introduced exotic pests and diseases can be better understood in the context of past introductions. Our project will demonstrate the role Australian archaeologists and natural scientists can play in understanding the spread of humans across the Pacific and the environmental consequences of colonisation. It will increase collaboration between research institutions in the Australia/Pacific region.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 30-06-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $129,182.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeology Of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania And The | Archaeology | Archaeological Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Studies in human society |

Other Keywords

Archaeological Science | Archaeology | Archaeology Of Complex Societies: Asia, Africa, Oceania And The | Studies in human society

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