Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200100223]Researchers: Lucieer, Arko (Chief Investigator) , Prof Margaret Barbour (Chief Investigator) , Sharon Robinson (Chief Investigator) , Quan Hua (Partner Investigator)
Brief description High resolution health assessment of Antarctic plants as climate changes. Declines in terrestrial ecosystem health as a result of a drying climate have been observed in some areas of East Antarctica. This project aims to determine if such changes are widespread. Since mosses, the dominant plants of Antarctica, preserve a record of past climate down their shoots they can be used as surrogates to study how both ecosystems and climate are changing at remote polar sites. Outcomes will include improved climate data for Antarctica, enabling more robust analysis of regional climate change, and development of ultrahigh-resolution techniques capable of non-destructively monitoring Antarctic ecosystem health. This research will advance ecosystem science and inform best practice in management of Antarctic biodiversity.
Funding Amount $505,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP200100223
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200100223
