Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190100101 [ 2019 - 2023 ]

Research Grant

Researchers Dr Nicholas Murray

Brief description This project aims to quantify and diagnose the causes of declines in the world’s coastal wetland ecosystems. Unprecedented rates of loss have been reported in many coastal ecosystems, but there is a lack of knowledge regarding their distribution, status and trajectory at the global scale. The project will integrate earth observation, machine-learning and ecosystem risk assessment methods to deliver new high-resolution time-series data, quantitative knowledge on the influence of social, economic and environmental factors on ecosystem loss, and predictions of different future states of coastal ecosystems. Key benefits include an improved ability to monitor and manage coastal ecosystems in Australia and globally.

Funding Amount $417,068

Funding Scheme Discovery Early Career Researcher Award