Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560490

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0560490

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Identifying and managing the ecological impacts of free-ranging wild horses. Wild horses cause significant ecological damage in conservation areas in Australia, but experimental research examining horse impacts is lacking. Our approach is to assess ecological impacts of wild horses in Guy Fawkes River National Park, a significant wilderness in northern NSW. We will describe the relationship between horse abundance and environmental impacts, experimentally determine how horse exclusion affects key environmental variables, and test the sensitivity of threatened plants to wild horse browsing and trampling. A key outcome will be development of scientifically-validated protocols for assessing horse impacts, and for managing wild horses in other areas of eastern Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-04-2005

End Date: 30-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $72,444.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Natural Resource Management | Land And Parks Management | Environmental Science and Management | Wildlife And Habitat Management

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Control of pests and exotic species |

Other Keywords

Control of pests and exotic species | Environmental Science and Management | Land And Parks Management | Land and water management | Natural Resource Management | Wildlife And Habitat Management

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