Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0343843

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0343843

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Economics of carbon, nitrogen and water use in Acacia and Eucalyptus. Australia's flora is dominated by plants with sclerophyllous foliage, that is hard leaves that are tolerant of nutrient and/or water stress. Either nutrient and/or water stress are suggested as driving the evolution of sclerophylly and distribution of extant species. Mechanisms of tolerance to drought and nutrient stress differ, and these differences are reflected in patterns of nitrogen and carbon allocation and economics of nitrogen and water use in photosynthesis. The present study will use these differences in economics to distinguish between water- and nutrient-driven adaptations in a range of Acacia and Eucalyptus species from mesic to arid environments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 24-07-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $255,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Plant Biology | Nutrition And Physiology | Plant Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Hardwood plantations | Native forests | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Hardwood plantations | Native forests | Nutrition And Physiology | Plant Biology | Plant Physiology | Terrestrial Ecology

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