Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0989485

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0989485

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Assessing the viability of ecosystem processes in habitat fragments: lessons from land-clearing in the tropical savannas. Climate change and land degradation in southern Australia is increasing the demand for agricultural land in northern Australia. Broad scale land-clearing is prohibited in all Australian jurisdictions apart from the Northern Territory. However, our understanding of the impact of fragmentation on ecosystems processes in tropical savannas is poor. This research will set new standards in pursuit of sustainability and conservation objectives within a regional planning context for northern Australian landscapes. We aim to contribute to a sustainability framework and integrated planning process for tropical savannas, so that it reaches its agricultural potential in a sustainable way, while maintaining the area's natural systems and biodiversity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2009

End Date: 14-01-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $78,420.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Science and Management | Sustainable Development | Wildlife And Habitat Management | Conservation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Native vegetation | Pasture, browse and fodder crops | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas |

Other Keywords

Conservation | Environmental Science and Management | Native vegetation | Pasture, browse and fodder crops | Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas | Sustainable Development | Wildlife And Habitat Management

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