Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140102776

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140102776

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Causes and consequences of disease in the habitat forming seaweed Ecklonia radiata. Despite compelling arguments for the increasing importance of disease as a key structuring force in marine communities, we know little about the causes or broad impact of disease for most natural marine systems. This is particularly true for kelp forests, the dominant community type on temperate rocky shores. This project will integrate field ecology with microbiology and modern environmental gene sequencing techniques to characterise the frequency, causative agents and impact of disease on Ecklonia radiata, the dominant seaweed in Australia. This project will further investigate how environmental conditions, including human impacts, modulate disease in this key, habitat forming seaweed.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-03-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $458,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Global Change Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Coastal and Estuarine Environments |

Other Keywords

Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Global Change Biology | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Coastal and Estuarine Environments

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