Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170101630

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170101630

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Satellite tracking of health threats from grass pollen exposure. This project aims to discover why pollen exposure has increased since the 1960s. Grass pollens are the main environmental allergen source in Australia and the primary cause of allergic diseases. This project will investigate the ecological causes of changing pollen allergen exposures through integrating 40 years of satellite data, field phenology cameras, and pollen traps that track grass pollen sources, their evolution and impact areas. The outcomes are expected to advance knowledge of environmental drivers and enable more accurate pollen forecasts that alleviate the medical and socioeconomic burden of allergic diseases, estimated to cost 30 billion dollars.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $522,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Ecological Applications | Landscape Ecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Environmental Health | Health Protection and/or Disaster Response |

Other Keywords

Ecological Applications | Ecological Impacts of Climate Change | Environmental Health | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Health Protection and/or Disaster Response | Landscape Ecology | Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

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