Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170100734

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170100734

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Unravelling the history of nitrogen cycling within the central Great Barrier Reef. This project aims to use coral skeleton geochemical analysis to establish if, when, and how nitrogen cycling changed along the central inshore region of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) lagoon. Increasing anthropogenic nitrogen discharge to coastal waters could drive ecosystem decline in the GBR, one of Australia’s most sensitive and economically valuable natural environments. However, the full effect of anthropogenic nitrogen is unclear due to a lack of long, continuous records. This project will unravel the history of nitrogen cycling in the GBR since the mid-1800s, knowledge crucial for managing this reef system.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 26-06-2017

End Date: 31-03-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $332,110.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biological Oceanography | Geochemistry | Chemical Oceanography | Isotope Geochemistry

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Marine Environments | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Coastal and Estuarine Environments |

Other Keywords

Biological Oceanography | Chemical Oceanography | Geochemistry | Isotope Geochemistry | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Marine Environments

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