Completed Projects

Dec 09

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Applying the lessons from Nature: Oxidative stress tolerance in wild ancestors of wheat

HSF 15/11 | Project Leader: K Soole | Amount: $71,800

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, and supervised by Kathleen Soole Oxidative stress is a consequence of living in an oxygen-rich atmosphere and one of...

Nov 18

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Plant hubs, plantbugs and lacebugs: coevolution of emu bush and sap-sucking insects

HSF 13/5 | Project Leader: G Cassis | Amount: $81,000

A project undertaken at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, and supervised by Gerry Cassis Insect-plant associations dominate terrestrial ecosystems and it is...

Jul 01

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Resolving the taxonomic status of ecologically keystone and threatened bats in New Guinea

HSF 15/14 | Project Leader: K Armstrong | Amount: $ 84,800

A project undertaken at the South Australian Museum and supervised by Kyle Armstrong Project team: Dr Kyle Armstrong (South Australian Museum; The University of Adelaide), Mr Sigit Wiantoro (The University...

Jul 01

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Conservation of Antarctica’s unique and underexplored microbial biodiversity

HSF 15/13 | Project Leader: B Ferrari | Amount: $ 80,100

A project undertaken at the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales and supervised by Belinda Ferrari Project team School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW...

Jul 01

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More than a burning issue: Does grass invasion disrupt plant-animal interactions and threaten persistence of semi-arid woodland communities?

HSF 15/12 | Project Leader: C Schlesinger | Amount: $ 53,200

A project undertaken at the Research Institute of Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University and supervised by Christine Schlesinger Introduced pastoral grasses have become major global drivers of ecosystem change,...

Jul 01

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Applying the lessons from Nature: Oxidative stress tolerance in wild ancestors of wheat

HSF 15/11 | Project Leader: K Soole | Amount: $ 71,800

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, and supervised by Kathleen Soole Oxidative stress is a consequence of living in an oxygen-rich atmosphere and one of...

Jul 01

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Taxonomy and population structure of commercially important Indo-Pacific squids of the Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis species complex

HSF 15/9 | Project Leader: K Hall | Amount: $ 81,800

A project undertaken at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and supervised by Dr Karina Hall As traditional finfish stocks have declined, global fisheries for cephalopods (squid, octopus and cuttlefish)...

Jul 01

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How will savanna tree populations respond to fire management?

HSF 15/7 | Project Leader: B Murphy | Amount: $ 58,500

A project undertaken at the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University and supervised by Brett Murphy Background Fire is a critical key management issue in northern...

Jul 01

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A new obligate mutual pollination system involving Boronia (Rutaceae, Sapindales) and Heliozelidae (Adeloidea, Lepidoptera)

HSF 15/6 | Project Leader: A Kallies | Amount: $ 74,200

A project undertaken at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and supervised by Axel Kallies Background Obligate pollination mutualisms are rare, highly interdependent relationships between co-evolved insects...

Jul 01

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Understanding how plants can sustain biomass production under saline growth conditions

HSF 15/4 | Project Leader: S Persson | Amount: $ 79,100

A project undertaken at the School of Biosciences, University of Melbouurne and supervised by Staffan Persson Salinity is major causative factor for global yield losses (1). This is in particular...