Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240100230

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240100230

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Identifying potential trade-offs of adapting to climate change. Climate change and marine heatwaves introduce strong, directional selection for heat tolerance which, in turn, alters the genetic composition and diversity of marine species. While this may facilitate adaptation to warmer conditions, reduced genetic diversity may limit resilience or cause maladaptation to additional stressors. This project will focus on habitat-forming kelps and will aim to both assess the negative consequences of rapid selection and to disentangle the mechanisms of climate adaptation. Through a powerful combination of controlled experiments on known genotypes and cutting-edge transcriptomic approaches, this project will transform our understanding of the adaptability of foundation species in a rapidly changing ocean.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $783,088.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Phycology (incl. marine grasses) | Ecology | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) | Global change biology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Coastal Or Estuarine Biodiversity | Ecology | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Effects of Climate Change on Australia (Excl. Social Impacts) | Global change biology | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) | Phycology (incl. marine grasses)

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