Completed Projects

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Investigation and mitigation of reduced fecundity due to infectious disease in the endangered Australian sea lion, N. cinerea

HSF 16/3 | Project Leader: R Gray | Amount: $ 57,590

A project undertaken at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, and supervised by Rachael Gray At last census the Australian sea lion population was estimated at less than...

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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Can landscape structures enhance the resilience of biodiversity to climatic extremes? Insights from the Millennium Drought

HSF 15/3 | Project Leader: D Nimmo | Amount: $ 86,210

A project undertaken at the Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, and supervised by Dale Nimmo Project background and aims One of the key findings of the...

Jul 01

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The role of the mitochondrial genome in promoting adaptation to climate change

HSF 15/2 | Project Leader: D Dowling | Amount: $ 81,120

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, and supervised by Damian Dowling Understanding how the energy producing (mitochondrial) genes of eukaryotes evolve is important because the...

Jul 01

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Communication and misinformation: coevolutionary dynamics in a multi-parasite system

HSF 15/1 | Project Leader: W Feeney | Amount: $ 76,620

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, and supervised by William Feeney The parasitic cuckoos are amongst nature’s greatest cheats. Instead of building a nest,...