Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0453945

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0453945

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Assessing Effects of Petroleum Oil Pollution on Estuarine Rock Platform Invertebrate Communities. The effects of oil spills on our native intertidal organisms are virtually unknown. For some years before and since a major oil spill in Sydney, 1999, we have conducted impact and recovery studies on rock platform species assemblages of Port Jackson. Results show impacts at both community and individual species levels. This project aims to answer important questions arising from this work and would allow: (1) to establish a cause and effect relationship between oil exposure and Australian invertebrate species responses(2) generate quantitative chronic and acute oil impact data on invertebrate species at a range of oil exposures and best practice amelioration, (3) generation of the first toxicological data of the impact of oil pollutants on Australian estuarine invertebrates, (4)investigation of possible early-warning biomarkers of oil exposure, and (5) rapid assessment monitoring procedures for future environmental management of our estuarine systems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 30-06-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $70,668.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecology | Immunological And Bioassay Methods

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Ecology | Immunological And Bioassay Methods | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology)

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