Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP150101111

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP150101111

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mine-site rehabilitation through novel plant and microbe interactions. This project will endeavour to improve restoration technologies aimed at reconstructing diverse and resilient new plant communities following disturbance. The factors which govern successful outcomes of restoration are not fully understood. Current restoration practices rely on the soil microbial community to generate key microbial ecosystem services but their function in novel post-mining substrates modified with soil ameliorants is limited. The project aims to use next-generation DNA sequencing to elucidate the structure and function of microbial ecosystem dynamics in modified substrates and apply this understanding to improve restoration outcomes for species and communities affected by the expansion of mining activities in the Pilbara and nationally.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-06-2016

End Date: 22-11-2019

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $355,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Environmental Science and Management | Conservation and Biodiversity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rehabilitation of Degraded Mining Environments | Mining Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Conservation and Biodiversity | Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Environmental Science and Management | Mining Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Rehabilitation of Degraded Mining Environments

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