Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160101468

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160101468

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Enhanced coral stress tolerance via manipulation of prokaryotic symbionts. The project aims to develop a novel approach to improve environmental stress tolerance in corals. Coral reefs are under threat from a range of stressors that have led to massive declines in coral cover and health worldwide. There is now great concern that the rate of environmental change is outpacing the natural capacity of corals to acclimatise, adapt and survive. Although it is important to address the root causes of climate change, a focus on strategies to mitigate its impacts is also required. This project explores the potential to augment the capacity of corals to tolerate stress through the manipulation of their associated prokaryotic communities. This project may result in novel coral reef restoration approaches.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-04-2016

End Date: 03-04-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $494,700.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Ecology | Environmental Marine Biotechnology | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Environmental Marine Biotechnology | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

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