Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180102203]
Researchers:
Belinda Medlyn
(Chief Investigator)
,
David Tissue
(Chief Investigator)
,
Pendall, Elise
(Chief Investigator)
,
Sally Power
(Chief Investigator)
,
Prof Alan Knapp
(Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Brown is the new green: grassland responses to drought and heat. This project aims to improve accuracy and precision in predicting the impact of water availability and heat stress on grassland function. Grassland ecosystems are important reservoirs of global biodiversity and carbon storage. Grasslands are highly sensitive to drought and heat stress, but studies recently showed that current grassland models cannot predict these responses because they do not adequately represent the key processes of physiological drought tolerance, leaf browning, and species traits. This project will collect targeted data sets in order to develop and test model representations of these key processes. This will provide significant benefits, such as greatly increasing capacity to predict the impact of drought and heat stress on grasslands, at scales ranging from field to globe.
Funding Amount $485,949
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180102203
- ARC : DP180102203