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...

Dec 03

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Prey that frighten their predators: deimatic display in a brightly coloured Australian alpine katydid

HSF 14/3 | Project Leader: K Umbers | Amount: $58,000

A project undertaken at Western Sydney University, and supervised by Kate Umbers & Johanna Mappes Arms races between prey and predators are a central theme in evolutionary biology, yet some...

Jul 01

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Exploiting flavonoid diversity in legumes to improve nitrogen-fixing symbioses

HSF 16/2 | Project Leader: U Mathesius | Amount: $ 60,000

A project undertaken at the Research School of Biology, Australian National University, and supervised by Ulrike Mathesius Co-investigator: Giel van Noorden Crop plants require large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer to...

Jul 01

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Is groundwater the missing source of nutrients driving eutrophication in the Great Barrier Reef?

HSF 16/5 | Project Leader: D Tait | Amount: $ 83,000

A project undertaken by the National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University and supervised by Douglas Tait The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is one of Australia's most important environmental and...

Jul 01

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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)...