Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180100113

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP180100113

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

How isolated is Antarctica? Assessing past and present plant colonisations. The project aims to assess how biologically isolated Antarctica is by discovering how, when and where natural colonisations of the continent have occurred. The research will focus on mosses, the dominant plant group in the Antarctic. genomic tools will be combined with environmental, spatial, and ecological data to assess mechanisms and directions of dispersal to and around Antarctica, and to predict areas most likely to be colonised in the future. This will help understand the processes underpinning the evolution and diversity of Antarctic species, and the vulnerability and adaptability of Antarctic ecosystems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-05-2018

End Date: 31-12-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $384,014.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Science and Management | Invasive Species Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity | Biogeography and Phylogeography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Biogeography and Phylogeography | Conservation and Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Invasive Species Ecology

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