Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP220102706

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP220102706

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Eco-evolutionary drivers of niche dynamics in invasive weeds. The project aims to understand how and why invasive species become invasive. Many exotic species are known to expand their ecological niches in their novel range, exploiting habitats that ancestral populations never used. Using a unique approach that combines field transplant and quantitative genetics experiments, this study will identify the drivers of niche expansion in invasive Australian capeweed, and predict if the invasive populations are likely to further expand their niches. By delivering key insights into mechanisms of adaptive evolution in invasive species, this research should benefit efforts to effectively limit the spread of invasive plants that threaten the native environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 26-08-2022

End Date: 25-08-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $291,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Invasive Species Ecology | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Evolutionary Biology | Invasive Species Ecology

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