Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140104621

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140104621

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Weathering the perfect storm: mitigating the post-fire impacts of invasive predators on small desert vertebrates. Wildfires deplete food and shelter resources for many native vertebrates, exposing them to increased predation from invasive predators such as the red fox and feral cat. Focusing on the fire-prone spinifex grasslands of central Australia, this project firstly identifies the role of specific refuge habitats that provide native species with protection in the post-fire environment, and then proposes an innovative experimental program to quantify and mitigate predation-impacts. The results will stimulate new thinking about predator-prey theory and, in an environment predicted to experience more wildfires in future, provide guidance about how to protect the rich biotic resources of the continental interior.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-10-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $980,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Terrestrial Ecology | Environmental Science and Management | Invasive Species Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments |

Other Keywords

Conservation and Biodiversity | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environments | Environmental Science and Management | Invasive Species Ecology | Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Terrestrial Ecology

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