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Grant Award View - GA2509
Beyond burial: redefining the blue carbon paradigm
GA ID:
GA2509
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
10-Nov-2017
Publish Date:
20-Feb-2018
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
12-Mar-2018 to 31-Mar-2022
Original: 1-Jan-2018 to 31-Dec-2020
Value (AUD):
$436,936.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Variations:
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 17/18 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Projects
Grant Activity:
Beyond burial: redefining the blue carbon paradigm
Purpose:
This project aims to constrain the magnitude and drivers of alkalinity and greenhouse gas fluxes in mangroves. Mangroves cover less than 0.03 per cent of the Earth’s surface yet account for approximately 14 per cent of oceanic carbon burial. Mangroves also export alkalinity to the coastal ocean, and act as sources of methane and nitrous oxide. The effect of these fluxes on climate may exceed carbon burial by several-fold, but are unaccounted for in blue carbon budgets. This project will couple high-resolution radionuclide geochronology of soil carbon cycling with autonomous measurements of aquatic exports and greenhouse gas fluxes. This study will provide the detailed data required to refine the blue carbon paradigm.
Internal Reference ID:
DP18 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
Southern Cross University
Recipient ABN:
41 995 651 524
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
EAST LISMORE
Town/City:
EAST LISMORE
Postcode:
2480
State/Territory:
NSW
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
NSW
Postcode:
2480
Country:
AUSTRALIA