EI members amongst successful ARC Linkage Projects 2012 (Round 2)
The has released the funding outcomes for Linkage Projects 2012 (Round 2). The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide secured 11 new grants, 5 of these involving Environment Institute members.
Congratulations to all of our successful members on their grant success.
The successful projects involving Environment Institute members were (with EI participants highlighted):
Evolution and biogeography of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n idiopid trapdoor spiders: implications for conservation biology and environmental assessment
Participants: , Dr Michael Rix, Prof Mark Harvey and
Project Summary: This project will use DNA techniques to study the evolution of trapdoor spiders and provide genetic criteria for their identification, environmental assessment and determining conservation priorities.
Partner Organisations: Western ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum, South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum, BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd, Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd, Biota Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd
Identifying cost-effective reforestation approaches for biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration in southern ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
Participants: and Dr Margaret Mayfield
Project Summary: The project will determine the reforestation approach that maximises the native biodiversity found in bushland/shrubland regrowth in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, while maximising the carbon sequestered for the lowest cost.
Partner Organisations: SA Department of Environment And Natural Resources, Zoos SA, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Flora Foundation
Bad tastes, odours and toxins in our drinking water reservoirs: are benthic cyanobacteria the culprits?
Participants: , A/Prof Andrew Humpage, A/Prof Michael Burch, A/Prof Paul Monis and Prof Tsair-fuh Lin
Project Summary: This project will investigate species of Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that grow on the sediments of reservoirs and produce toxins and bad tastes that contaminate drinking water sources. Thus providing more comprehensive management solutions to the water industry.
Partner Organisations: SA Water Corporation, Water Quality Research ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Ltd, Sydney Catchment Authority, National Cheng Kung ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, Taiwan
Root distribution and salinity and soil water dynamics in a chenopod shrubland: implications for restoration ecology
Participants: A/Prof Jose Facelli, and
Project Summary: This project investigates the dynamics of water and roots in soils in arid lands to inform revegetation practitioners on the best approaches to reconstruct soils and vegetation after mineral extraction. The project will also provide basic information on the function of chenopod shrublands in arid southern ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ that may be affected by climate change.
Partner Organisations: Iluka Resources Ltd
An integrated tool for informing pest management: modelling range shifts for an invasive vertebrate in response to climate change
Participants: , , and Mr Gregory Mutze
Project Summary: This research project focuses on providing user-orientated tools that enable a strategic approach to European rabbit management and vertebrate pest control in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in response to anticipated climate and land-use change.
Partner Organisations: Biosecurity SA, WA Department of Agriculture and Food, NSW Department of Primary Industries
Congratulations to all of the successful candidates from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
Congratulations to all of our successful members on their grant success.
The successful projects involving Environment Institute members were (with EI participants highlighted):
Evolution and biogeography of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n idiopid trapdoor spiders: implications for conservation biology and environmental assessment
Participants: , Dr Michael Rix, Prof Mark Harvey and
Project Summary: This project will use DNA techniques to study the evolution of trapdoor spiders and provide genetic criteria for their identification, environmental assessment and determining conservation priorities.
Partner Organisations: Western ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum, South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Museum, BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd, Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd, Biota Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd
Identifying cost-effective reforestation approaches for biodiversity conservation and carbon sequestration in southern ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
Participants: and Dr Margaret Mayfield
Project Summary: The project will determine the reforestation approach that maximises the native biodiversity found in bushland/shrubland regrowth in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, while maximising the carbon sequestered for the lowest cost.
Partner Organisations: SA Department of Environment And Natural Resources, Zoos SA, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Flora Foundation
Bad tastes, odours and toxins in our drinking water reservoirs: are benthic cyanobacteria the culprits?
Participants: , A/Prof Andrew Humpage, A/Prof Michael Burch, A/Prof Paul Monis and Prof Tsair-fuh Lin
Project Summary: This project will investigate species of Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that grow on the sediments of reservoirs and produce toxins and bad tastes that contaminate drinking water sources. Thus providing more comprehensive management solutions to the water industry.
Partner Organisations: SA Water Corporation, Water Quality Research ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Ltd, Sydney Catchment Authority, National Cheng Kung ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, Taiwan
Root distribution and salinity and soil water dynamics in a chenopod shrubland: implications for restoration ecology
Participants: A/Prof Jose Facelli, and
Project Summary: This project investigates the dynamics of water and roots in soils in arid lands to inform revegetation practitioners on the best approaches to reconstruct soils and vegetation after mineral extraction. The project will also provide basic information on the function of chenopod shrublands in arid southern ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ that may be affected by climate change.
Partner Organisations: Iluka Resources Ltd
An integrated tool for informing pest management: modelling range shifts for an invasive vertebrate in response to climate change
Participants: , , and Mr Gregory Mutze
Project Summary: This research project focuses on providing user-orientated tools that enable a strategic approach to European rabbit management and vertebrate pest control in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in response to anticipated climate and land-use change.
Partner Organisations: Biosecurity SA, WA Department of Agriculture and Food, NSW Department of Primary Industries
Congratulations to all of the successful candidates from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
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