Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150102092

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150102092

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments in an acidifying ocean. Dissolution of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in sediments in the context of ocean acidification is poorly understood. This project will use in situ advective benthic chamber incubations and experimental manipulations under future ocean acidification scenarios to determine the controls on the dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments. This project is significant because changes in the dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments in an acidifying ocean are at least as important, and potentially more important, than calcification to the future accretion and survival of carbonate ecosystems. It is expected that outcomes of this project will significantly advance our understanding of the drivers of the dissolution of CaCO3 in sediments and the functioning of globally important carbonate ecosystems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $349,700.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Inorganic Geochemistry | Ecosystem Function | Geochemistry | Isotope Geochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Marine Environments | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments |

Other Keywords

Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments | Ecosystem Function | Geochemistry | Inorganic Geochemistry | Isotope Geochemistry | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Marine Environments

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