Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0208241]Researchers: Dr Andrew Davidson (Partner Investigator) , Dr Fiona Taylor (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Brief description Antarctic marine diatoms: Key to predicting the effects of global climate change on a temperature-sensitive ecosystem. This project aims to determine the effects of global climate change on Antarctic diatoms. Diatoms are a major component of the polar phytoplankton. They are sensitive to changes in their marine environment, detection of which is an essential part of the Antarctic climate change strategy. Understanding the environmental processes that cause natural variation in extant diatoms will make it possible to reconstruct the response of fossil diatoms, preserved in marine sediments, to past climate change. This understanding is vital for predicting the effect of future anthropogenic warming on this ecosystem.
Funding Amount $187,118
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0208241
- ARC : DP0208241