Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP1093759]Researchers: John Richard Evans (Chief Investigator) , Owen Atkin (Chief Investigator) , Dr Stephen Sitch (Partner Investigator) , Jonathan Lloyd (Partner Investigator) , Mark Tjoelker (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Leaf respiration under drought: a global perspective. Predicting future net carbon exchange is necessary for better management of vegetation resources by Australia. Incorporating the responses of plant respiration to drought and temperature is crucial for predicting future rates of net carbon exchange. Using laboratory and field studies, this research will develop an understanding of how water availability and temperature impact on plant respiration of a broad range of economically important and ecologically relevant plant species. Equations will be formulated that will improve how modellers calculate drought-dependent variations in plant respiration (and thus plant productivity), thereby improving predictions for a future, warmer world.
Funding Amount $330,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP1093759
- ARC : DP1093759