Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100990

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190100990

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Funded Activity Summary

Environmental mismatch in invertebrate translocations for conservation. This project aims to use matchstick grasshoppers as a model system to develop strategies and protocols for maximising the adaptive potential of species when movement of individuals or genes is required. Biodiversity management increasingly requires translocation or targeted gene flow to maintain genetic diversity, raising the issue of disrupting local environmental adaptations. Matchstick grasshoppers are extremely well understood genetically, are highly amenable to experimental investigation, and include populations and species threatened by habitat destruction. This project will generate novel conservation tools for the focal species as well as empirical precedents for resolving the problem of environmental mismatch in translocation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2019

End Date: 15-06-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $441,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Wildlife and Habitat Management | Environmental Science and Management | Conservation and Biodiversity | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Conservation and Biodiversity | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Environmental Science and Management | Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments | Wildlife and Habitat Management

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