Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1095200

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1095200

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Testing the biodiversity-function paradigm for the provision of clean water in aquifers. The ability of groundwater microbes to purify groundwater is an incredibly valuable service. All Australians benefit from this natural service either directly by having clean drinking water, or indirectly through the economic benefits of groundwater-reliant agriculture or industries. Clearly, managing aquifers to maintain this process is vital. This project will identify whether the biodiversity of the groundwater ecosystem is important for this process to occur and, consequently, whether management should focus on biodiversity conservation (with its accompanying benefits) or forego biodiversity as a priority and manage the environment to maximise the beneficial ecosystem goods and services it provides.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-07-2010

End Date: 30-06-2015

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $169,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Soil And Water Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Conservation And Biodiversity | Soil Sciences | Freshwater Ecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Conservation And Biodiversity | Freshwater Ecology | Land and water management | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Soil And Water Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Soil Sciences

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