Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100322]Researchers: Gribben, Paul (Future Fellowship ) , Gribben, Paul (Future Fellowship )
Brief description Do microbes facilitate the invasion of marine plants? Worldwide, management of invasive species is limited by the understandings of processes that allow invasive species to establish and proliferate in a new environment. It is believed that marine microbes play a critical, but untested, role in the establishment of invasive marine macrophytes. This project aims to test the theory by integrating cutting edge microbial ecology with eukaryote ecology, two largely disparate research areas. Invasive species are a serious threat to biodiversity globally and cost more than $4 billion annually. This project aims to create new knowledge essential for safeguarding Australia’s marine ecosystems from invasive pests, and will place Australia at the forefront of invasion ecology.
Funding Amount $762,812
Funding Scheme ARC Future Fellowships
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100322
- ARC : FT140100322