Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101593]Researchers: Professor Cynthia Riginos (Chief Investigator) , Professor Cynthia Riginos (Chief Investigator) , ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) , Gert Wörheide (Partner Investigator) , Sven Uthicke (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Tracking origins and spread of Crown-of-Thorns Seastars on the Great Barrier Reef. This proposal aims to uncover the source reefs for Crown-of-Thorns Seastars (CoTS) outbreaks and the main routes of spread through the Great Barrier Reef. Coral eating CoTS pose a significant threat to the Great Barrier Reef. Using population genomics, invasive species genetics, and epidemiology and drawing upon extensive collections of adults and larvae dating from the 1980’s onwards, this project will test prominent hypotheses about outbreak origins and subsequent spatial spread of CoTS via larval dispersal. The project expects to clarify the locations and timing of long distance dispersal pathways and to test whether larval detection near reefs can provide an early warning for local outbreaks on these same reefs.
Funding Amount $416,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101593
- ARC : DP190101593