Current Projects

Oct 07

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When the fox is away, potoroos can play: does fox control alter a threatened native mammal’s response to fire?

HSF 19107 | Project Leader: J Pascoe | Amount: $66,000

A project undertaken by the Conservation Ecology Centre, and supervised by Jack Pascoe In Australia, inappropriate fire regimes and introduced predators have been implicated as the primary drivers of post-European...

Oct 05

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The impacts of tropical cyclones on rain forest structure and functioning

HSF 19105 | Project Leader: G Keppel | Amount: $84,000

A project undertaken at the University of South Australia, and supervised by Gunnar Keppel Tropical cyclones are frequent events that can cause severe damage to ecosystems and infrastructure on large...

Oct 03

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Maximising the resilience of pastures to grazing and extreme drought events

HSF 19103 | Project Leader: A Greenville | Amount: $55,281

A project undertaken at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, and supervised by Aaron Greenville Biodiversity contributes to agricultural production. However, the ecosystem benefits from...

Aug 04

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Are we really heading for ‘insectageddon’? Characterising changes in Eucalypt invertebrate communities under rising CO2

HSF 19084 | Project Leader: S Johnson | Amount: $84,000

A project undertaken at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, and supervised by Scott Johnson. Invertebrates are the most numerous and abundant animals on the planet. They underpin...

Jun 09

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The ecological effects of animal mass mortality events

HSF 19069 | Project Leader: T Newsome | Amount: $61,940

Animal mass mortality events (AMMEs) involve the rapid, catastrophic die-off of organisms. These events can produce many tons of dead biomass in a single event, and they appear to be...

May 09

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Boundaries and bacteria – identifying the mechanism for a parapatric boundary between two tick species

HSF 19059 | Project Leader: M Gardner | Amount: $85,233

A project undertaken at Flinders University, and supervised by Mike Gardner. Sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosa) in the mid north of South Australia have been monitored in a continuous conservation survey...

Mar 07

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Rewilding with mini-beasts for biodiversity and ecosystem function

HSF 19037 | Project Leader: H Gibb | Amount: $87,000

A project undertaken at La Trobe University, and supervised by Heloise Gibb. The science and practice of restoration ecology has advanced rapidly in recent years, with significant progress in our...

Mar 01

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Evaluating the potential of animal signals for pragmatic predator management

HSF 19031 | Project Leader: N Jordan | Amount: $ 57,000

A project undertaken at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, and supervised by Neil Jordan. Dingoes and other carnivores play a vital role in maintaining the...

Jan 03

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Resisting cane toads through gene editing

HSF 19003 | Project Leader: S Frankenberg | Amount: $85,980

A project undertaken at The University of Melbourne and supervised by Stephen Frankenberg Introduced cane toads secrete a toxin that has had a devastating impact on many native Australian species...

Oct 30

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Individually tracking whole weaver ant colonies to decode the behavioural rules of ant self-assembly

HSF 18-10 | Project Leader: C Reid | Amount: $ 78,758

A project undertaken at the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University and supervised by Chris Reid Weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) dominate their ecosystem by combining the best aspects of small...