Adapting to climate change: does enhanced metabolism provide heritable protection against ocean acidification and increasing temperature in oysters? [ 2012 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers Prof Dr Hans O. Portner; Dr Wayne Andrew O'Connor; Dr Laura Maree Parker; A/Prof Pauline Mary Ross; A/Prof Paul Andrew Haynes; A/Prof David Andrew Raftos

Brief description By the end of this century, our oceans will have much higher concentrations of carbon dioxide and will be several degrees warmer. We have developed a population of oysters that can survive in these conditions, and the project will examine these oysters at the molecular level to determine whether increased metabolism is responsible for their survival.

Funding Amount $285,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects