Completed Projects

Apr 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 Melbourne and supervised by Staffan Persson Salinity is major causative factor for global yield losses (1). This is in particular...

Mar 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...

Feb 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...

Jan 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,...

Sep 01

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Enhancing conservation and cultural knowledge through orchids of Papua New Guinea

HSF 14-10 | Project Leader: J Lynch | Amount: $ 75,000

A collaborative project undertaken at the University of Canberra by Jasmyn Lynch Project Team: Jasmyn Lynch, University of Canberra, Australia & Jim Thomas, Tenkile Conservation Alliance, Papua New Guinea Summary...

Sep 01

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Mining genomes to understand evolution of the iconic Australian eucalypts

HSF 14-9 | Project Leader: T Schuster | Amount: $ 72,500

A project undertaken at The Plant Systematics Research Group, The University of Melbourne, and supervised by Tanja Schuster and Josquin Tibbits Background The eucalypts (tribe Eucalypteae) include the sclerophyll genera Eucalyptus (>665...

Aug 01

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Evolutionary investigations into insect olfaction and host choice using a mosquito model system

HSF 14-8 | Project Leader: N Beebe | Amount: $ 78,600

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, and supervised by Dr Nigel Beebe Summary A malaria mosquito host feeding shift was observed in closely related...

Jul 01

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Does digging by marsupials reduce fire risk and promote recovery from fire in Australia’s temperate woodlands

HSF 14-7 | Project Leader: C Johnson | Amount: $ 56,100

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania, and supervised by Chris Johnson Many medium-sized Australian marsupials dig for their food. In the process they turn...

Jun 01

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Plotting the Pilbara’s Thermalscape for Conservation of Climate Sensitive Species

HSF 14-6 | Project Leader: J Gollan | Amount: $ 81,600

A project undertaken at the University of Technology, Sydney, and supervised by John Gollan In the Pilbara region of northwest Western Australia, large-scale mining threatens climate-sensitive plants and animals (Fig.1)....

May 01

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Impacts of toxicants in the marine ecosystem on the health of Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus): spatial variation in heavy metals and investigations of endocrine disruption

HSF 14-5 | Project Leader: R Gray | Amount: $ 34,500

A collaborative project undertaken at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney 2014 - 2016. Supervised by Dr Rachael Gray Co-investigators: Dr Michael Lynch, Veterinary Services Melbourne Zoo;...