Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP180104041

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP180104041

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The effect of microbial diversity vs function on marine holobionts. This project aims to integrate a central theme of modern ecology - the relationship between biodiversity and functioning of communities - with the new biological paradigm of holobionts, where organisms are the entirety of the host plus its associated microbiome. This project blends marine and microbial ecology, aiming to experimentally decouple effects of microbial diversity versus function on the performance of dominant marine holobionts, habitat-forming seaweeds. Expected outcomes are to characterise key microbial taxa and functions and their effects on seaweed performance, and how this is affected by environmental stress. This will provide significant benefits, such as providing critical information and new tools for understanding and managing a major Australian ecosystem.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 30-06-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $443,024.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Marine Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Microbial Ecology | Microbiology

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