Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0344219]Researchers: A/Prof Ross Alford (Chief Investigator) , Linda Schwarzkopf (Chief Investigator) , Schwarzkopf, Lin (Chief Investigator) , Prof Thomas Schoener (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Beyond Abundance: An experimental study of the effects of predators on prey behaviour and reproduction. Understanding the influence of top predators on community composition and population dynamics at lower trophic levels is a central problem in ecology, with important implications for ecological theory and conservation biology. Our study will be among the first to examine effects of presence and absence of top-level predators on the behaviour, reproduction, and microhabitat use of mid-level predators. Understanding how the behaviour and ecology of lower-level species change in response to changes in abundance of top-level predators will increase the ability of managers to mitigate the impacts of changes in predator abundance on managed ecosystems.
Funding Amount $96,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0344219
- ARC : DP0344219