Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0556559

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0556559

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

New approaches to measuring the composition and nutrient status of single phytoplankton cells. Phytoplankton support 90% of aquatic food webs, and are responsible for nearly half of global primary productivity. Conversely, blooms of some phytoplankton, often associated with excess nutrients, can cause major environmental problems, including fish kills and risks to human health. However, current methods for determining the nutrient status of phytoplankton are time consuming and ignore the complexity of responses of different species in mixed populations. This project will develop new, rapid, ways of examining the nutrient condition of individual algal cells, which will be of considerable use to the water industry as well as to our understanding of aquatic ecology.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-01-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $300,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Ecology | Phycology | Freshwater Ecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Ecology | Freshwater Ecology | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Phycology

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