Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100565]Researchers: Michael Keough (Chief Investigator) , Prof Malcolm McConville (Chief Investigator) , Anthony Chariton (Partner Investigator) , Dr Melita Stevens (Partner Investigator)
Brief description New tools to detect ecological effects of contaminants in estuaries. Identifying risks to estuarine environments from pollutants is difficult for environmental managers, who must choose between laboratory toxicity testing that is precise, but hard to generalise to field situations, and more realistic field-based monitoring, which is expensive, with a high signal to noise ratio. New molecular techniques may provide more options. Metabolomics can provide insights into the health of animals, and ecogenomics offers a way to rapidly assess the composition of an ecological community. These techniques offer great promise, but they must be cross-validated against existing methods to derive the best ’toolbox’. Working with Melbourne Water and CSIRO the investigators aim to do this using demonstration estuaries in Victoria.
Funding Amount $315,911
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100565
- ARC : LP140100565