ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT140100498

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT140100498

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

What drives novel community formation? Mechanisms of resilience against invasion and native species persistence under land use change. Environmental change is driving the creation of novel communities, stable mixes of native and exotic species. These communities are inevitable outcomes of human-induced environmental changes, yet why and how they form is still poorly understood. As these communities maintain high levels of native biodiversity, they are of great conservation value. Using Western Australia wildflower communities, This project aims to provide the first experimental tests of which environmental and biotic factors drive novel community formation, native species persistence and resilience to invasion. This will be important for developing realistic conservation plans in many ecosystems globally, and more specifically in Western Australia's biodiversity hotspot.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-10-2014

End Date: 30-04-2019

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $770,543.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population Ecology | Ecology | Community Ecology | Invasive Species Ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Community Ecology | Ecology | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Invasive Species Ecology | Population Ecology | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Environments

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