Assessing the impacts of myrtle rust on forest dynamics and function (Old ID 31154)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project investigates the consequences for environmental health of myrtle rust – an exotic fungal pathogen - infection on kanuka box (Tristaniopsis exiliflora). Kanuka box is a tree that grows along fast-flowing, rocky watercourses of northeast Queensland and is important for stabilising banks and preventing erosion within catchments of the Great Barrier Reef. Myrtle rust can kill kanuka box and is therefore a serious ecosystem-level threat that urgently needs to be better understood to assist in conservation management.
Date
01 Oct 2023 - 30 Jun 2027
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
Tristaniopsis exiliflora (Myrtaceae);Myrtle rust;Riparian ecosystems
Funding Body
National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Resilient Landscapes Hub, James Cook University
Amount
318400
Project Team
Stuart Worboys;Matt Barrett;Gerald Turpin