Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0233460

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0233460

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A new hypothesis for the development of hollows in Box-Ironbark forest. Timber harvesting in Box-Ironbark forest over the past 150 years has significantly affected the habitat of hollow dependent fauna. Current management aims at speeding the growth of trees to accelerate hollow formation. Recent studies suggest that hollows form in trees of the Box-Ironbark forest following basal stem damage by fire or windstorm, rather than from branch damage as previously assumed. This hypothesis will be tested in relation to wildfires in 1985, 1991 and 1993 and by experimental simulation of these events. The results of this research are likely to have major implications for the management of Box- Ironbark forests.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 28-11-2002

End Date: 18-05-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $67,635.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Management And Environment | Wildlife And Habitat Management

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Forestry | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management |

Other Keywords

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Forestry | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Management And Environment | Wildlife And Habitat Management

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