Current Projects

Nov 22

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Using soil resilience to test sustainable carrying capacities of reintroduced soil foraging mammals.

HSF 21040 | Project Leader: D Eldridge | Amount: $83,000

A project undertaken at the University of New South Wales, and supervised by Dr David Eldridge. Australia has a poor history of native mammal extinctions and range retractions, particularly for...

Nov 22

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Green History – southern beeches and the role of vulcanicity in shaping the modern Australian flora.

HSF 21034 | Project Leader: A Rozefelds | Amount: $82,000

A project undertaken at the Queensland Museum, and supervised by Dr Andrew Rozefelds. Each year, Queenslanders swelter through hot and often wet summers, but cooler uplands that support rainforests do...

Dec 25

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Quantifying forest mortality after unprecedented drought and bushfires in Eastern Australia.

HSF 20126 | Project Leader: R Nolan | Amount: $83,538

A project undertaken at Western Sydney University, and supervised by Rachael Nolan Over 7 million hectares were burnt by bushfires across eastern and south-eastern Australia during the unprecedented 2019/20 Black...

Dec 25

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Establishing the response of Eastern Antarctic soil microbiomes to a changing climate.

HSF 20114 | Project Leader: B Ferrari | Amount: $83,200

A project undertaken at University of NSW, and supervised by Belinda Ferrari Antarctica is one of the most ‘extreme’ environments on Earth. In soils of eastern Antarctica, microbes both dominate...

Dec 25

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Developing a mechanistic impact of the effect of fires on stream macroinvertebrates.

HSF 20108 | Project Leader: B Kefford | Amount: $85,588

A project undertaken at University of Canberra, and supervised by Ben Kefford Fires are an important disturbance in Australian and other landscapes that potentially impact stream organisms and ecosystems via...

Dec 25

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Illuminating the function and evolution of iridescence.

HSF 20082 | Project Leader: T White | Amount: $61,298

A project undertaken at The University of Sydney, and supervised by Thomas White Vision dominates the sensory world of most animals, including humans, and colour is a central channel of...

Dec 25

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How do lizard mothers control the timing of birth?

HSF 20068 | Project Leader: G While | Amount: $84,023

A project undertaken at University of Tasmania, and supervised by Geoff While Giving birth to live young represents a major biological innovation. It has facilitated the evolution of a wide...

Dec 25

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Grassland responses to the re-introduction of cultural burns.

HSF 20059 | Project Leader: J Price | Amount: $83,462

A project undertaken at Charles Sturt University, and supervised by Jodi Price Temperate grassy ecosystems in southern Australia have been decimated since European occupation, and the few remaining remnants are...

Dec 25

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Developing broad-spectrum pathogen resistance in the Solanaceae.

HSF 20054 | Project Leader: A Millar | Amount: $86,000

A project undertaken at Australian National University, and supervised by Anthony Millar Global pesticide use in 2020 is estimated at 3.5 million tonnes. Although crucial to underpin food security by...

Dec 25

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How will Australia’s subtropical rainforests respond to climate change?

HSF 20050 | Project Leader: J Dwyer | Amount: $89,630

A project undertaken at The University of Queensland, and supervised by John Dwyer Australia’s subtropical rainforests face serious challenges in coming decades. In just thirty years the climate of Brisbane...