Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE140101675]Researchers: Dr Dan Warren (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description Integrating Evolutionary History into Ecological Modeling. Ecological niche models are used across evolution, ecology and conservation to estimate species' environmental tolerances. However, these methods suffer from a near-universal assumption that may be flawed; that the species is the appropriate evolutionary grouping for study. This project will develop methods for using evolutionary information to improve estimates of species' environmental tolerances, and will demonstrate those methods in simulation and empirical studies. This will significantly improve our understanding of evolutionary ecology and will also result in improved conservation outcomes, addressing the national priority of an environmentally sustainable Australia and the goal of responding to environmental change and variability.
Funding Amount $395,220
Funding Scheme Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- ARC : DE140101675
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE140101675