Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986823

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0986823

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Out of the darkness: predicting rates of respiration of illuminated leaves along nutrient gradients. Our research will greatly assist in predictions of future net carbon exchange necessary if Australia is to better manage its vegetation resources. Crucial to predicting future rates of net carbon exchange is an understanding of how climate and nutrients impact on leaf respiration. Our research will develop an understanding of how light, temperature and phosphorus (the most widespread, limiting nutrient in Australia) impact on leaf respiration of a broad range of contrasting plants representative of several diverse Australian ecosystems. We will develop equations that will allow modellers to better predict climate/nutrient dependent variations in leaf respiration (and thus rates of plant productivity), both now and in the future.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-10-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $503,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Plant Biology | Global Change Biology | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Biological sciences | Global climate change adaptation measures |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Global Change Biology | Global climate change adaptation measures | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Terrestrial Ecology

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