Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093759

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1093759

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Leaf respiration under drought: a global perspective. Predicting future net carbon exchange is necessary for better management of vegetation resources by Australia. Incorporating the responses of plant respiration to drought and temperature is crucial for predicting future rates of net carbon exchange. Using laboratory and field studies, this research will develop an understanding of how water availability and temperature impact on plant respiration of a broad range of economically important and ecologically relevant plant species. Equations will be formulated that will improve how modellers calculate drought-dependent variations in plant respiration (and thus plant productivity), thereby improving predictions for a future, warmer world.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $330,000.00

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

Related Links