Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP220200004

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP220200004

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Resolving the role of kelp in blue carbon cycles to enable management. We aim to uncover how kelp forests contribute to carbon storage, biodiversity enhancement and nutrient mitigation in Australia. We will combine mapping and modelling to identify local variation in kelp carbon stocks and sequestration potential and verify kelp carbon export to deep ocean sinks through genetic tracing in seawater and sediments. Co-benefits will be identified through nutrient experiments and reef surveys. We will also assess the risk that calcification and production of halogenic gas within the kelp forest could offset its climate mitigation potential. Project outcomes will enable management to consider kelp ecosystem services broadly and optimize our capacity to meet current emission reduction and biodiversity commitments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2023

End Date: 30-06-2027

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $807,403.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Carbon sequestration science | Ecology | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Assessment and Management of Benthic Marine Ecosystems | Carbon sequestration science | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Ecology | Effects of Climate Change on Australia (Excl. Social Impacts) | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)

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