Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100279]
Researchers:
A/Prof Brian Wilson
(Chief Investigator)
,
Clare McArthur
(Chief Investigator)
,
Emeritus Professor Clive McAlpine
(Chief Investigator)
,
Emeritus Professor Clive McAlpine
(Chief Investigator)
,
Mark Krockenberger
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Rehabilitating a changing landscape: using the latest advances in koala ecology to direct adaptive management. The koala has been identified as one of the world's flagship species suffering from environmental change. In contrast to the decline of koalas in New South Wales generally, the eucalypts planted in Gunnedah to combat salinity led to an increase in koalas. However, the startlingly high death rate of Gunnedah koalas (25 per cent of the population) in the heatwave during the drought in 2009 must be understood. There are also new threats brought about by intensive land modification. This project aims to determine the effects of environmental change on the koala population through a study of landscape ecology, leaf chemistry, disease epidemiology and koala movements. This aims to lead to better management decisions for arboreal fauna.
Funding Amount $384,853
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100279
- ARC : LP140100279