Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140104544

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140104544

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Driving a palaeomagnetic revolution: geophysical and environmental signals from magnetic biominerals. Magnetotactic bacteria biomineralise magnetic nanoparticles. They are ubiquitous in aquatic environments, so their inorganic remains (magnetofossils) should give rise to sedimentary palaeomagnetic signals. Ancient magnetofossil identifications were sparse until new techniques recently demonstrated their extensive geological occurrence. This project proposes to determine: the mechanisms by which magnetofossils contribute to sedimentary palaeomagnetic signals; if magnetofossil occurrences provide information about the marine carbon cycle; and, if magnetofossil chemistry can constrain the depth of sedimentary palaeomagnetic signal acquisition. These are major outstanding questions in sedimentary palaeomagnetism.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $220,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism | Palaeoclimatology | Geophysics | Marine Geoscience

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Oil and Gas Exploration |

Other Keywords

Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Expanding Knowledge in the Earth Sciences | Geophysics | Magnetism and Palaeomagnetism | Marine Geoscience | Oil and Gas Exploration | Palaeoclimatology

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