Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0347206

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0347206

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Resolving the molecular phylogeny and classification of Australian acacias, a major biodiversity resource. This collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne will resolve the phylogeny of Australia's largest group of flowering plants, the acacias, to form the basis of a new classification. With more than 960 species, Australian acacias are a major biodiversity resource yet their genetic diversity and evolutionary relationships are poorly known. We will determine the main taxonomic groups and their relationships by sequencing the DNA of more than 300 species. Acacias are of ecological importance and of use in land reclamation, horticulture, and rural craftwood industries.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-03-2003

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $215,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Plant Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Evolutionary Biology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Living resources (flora and fauna) |

Other Keywords

Evolutionary Biology | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Plant Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny

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