Integrating climate adaptation into rainforest restoration plantings (Old ID 26711)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project aims to investigate the impact of within species adaptation to climate on reforestation success in the Australian Wet Tropics. For a suite of six species of tropical tree frequently employed in rainforest restoration plantings in northeast Queensland, we will test the hypothesis that collecting seed from populations in similar ecoclimatic settings to the planting site will result in superior seedling growth and survival. The results of the study will allow us to provide practical advice to reforestation practitioners about the importance of matching the provenance of seed source to planting sites, and opportunities for selecting provenances pre-adapted to predicted future climatic conditions at planting sites.
Date
01 Mar 2021 - 30 Sep 2024
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Restoration;Microbiome;Ecophysiology;Common garden;Adaptation;Rainforest
Funding Body
Australian Genome Research Facility, Australian Research Council
Amount
425237
Project Team
Susan Laurance;Darren Crayn