Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0342815]Researchers: Dr John Gibson (Chief Investigator) , Swadling, Kerrie, Dr (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Antarctic freshwater lake fauna: Palaeobiogeography, palaeoecology and applications to climate change studies. The origins of the Antarctic freshwater fauna are poorly known: Are the species currently extant long-term endemics descended from species present before the formation of the Antarctic ice-cap, or are they recent invaders from more temperate zones? By studying the distribution of faunal remains in the sediments of freshwater lakes, a picture of the development of the fauna in space and time ('palaeobiogeography') will be formed that will allow the Antarctic fauna to be placed in a wider biogeographic context. Changes in the faunal distribution will also be interpreted in terms of lake palaeoecology and climate change.
Funding Amount $240,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0342815
- ARC : DP0342815