Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160101539

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160101539

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Symbiotic partnership between algae and animals that powers coral reefs. This project aims to unlock the molecular basis of a partnership between a microscopic plant and an animal that powers coral growth. Most corals depend on microscopic algae living inside their bodies to nourish them. Most corals have to recruit new algae each time they reproduce, but only a particular strain of algae is accepted. This project aims to establish how anemones and corals identify and take in the right alga, how the alga gives them food, and how the animal hosts regulate growth of their algae to optimise food production but avoid being overrun by algae. Understanding the partnership that drives reef growth and survival may better equip us to protect this threatened resource.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $529,800.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Interactions (incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Host-Parasite Interactions | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Invertebrate Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Coastal and Estuarine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Cellular Interactions (incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Coastal and Estuarine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Host-Parasite Interactions | Invertebrate Biology

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