Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0349199

Funded Activity Summary

Genetic evaluation of the diversity of the stygobitic fauna of the Pilbara, Western Australia. This study has two main aims, designed to help manage populations of the subterranean invertebrate fauna in an economically important region of Western Australia: 1) to provide phylogenetic and population genetic information on the structure of populations of amphipods and other groundwater fauna in the Pilbara, Western Australia, and 2) to investigate areas of the ecology of the fauna including response to changes in water chemistry. The genetic information will be used to gain an understanding of species diversity, distributions, and movement in order to help set conservation priorities in managing resources, habitats, and fauna. The ecological data will be used to study the effects of dewatering and changes in water chemsitry on morphology and survival.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-12-2003

End Date: 04-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $193,035.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Population And Ecological Genetics | Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Animal Systematics, Taxonomy And Phylogeny | Conservation And Biodiversity | Environmental Science and Management | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Land and water management | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Population And Ecological Genetics

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