Environmental change in northern Cenozoic Australia: a multidisciplinary approach [ 2009-06-23 - 2013-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Prof Jian-xin Zhao (Chief Investigator) ,  A/Prof Jonathan Woodhead (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Ian Graham (Chief Investigator) ,  Gilbert Price (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Allan Chivas (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Environmental change in northern Cenozoic Australia: a multidisciplinary approach. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that by 2020 to 2050, Australia will suffer significant biodiversity loss and water shortages. Our research will document and date the evolution of Australia's biota through three cycles of climate change over the last 25 million years to quantify and thereby better anticipate the nature and dimension of threats facing our natural and cultural communities. We will develop innovative techniques to date prehistoric biotic and climatic events and, using a range of tracers, characterize ancient environments and groundwater. This project will assist rural and regional Australia through education and job creation in geotourism and natural resource interpretation and provide a mechanism to combat generational skill shortage.

Funding Amount $900,000

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