Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Coral reefs are among the most threatened ecosystems on earth, and are strongly affected by comparative small changes in the environment. However, some coral populations have been shown to survive in habitats analogous to those predicted for later this century. This project will quantify how species diversity and their associated ecological traits vary along environmental gradients to understand how functional diversity varies among habitats. This information will enable better predictions of the functional composition of future coral reef ecosystems, and whether plasticity in functional traits may mediate the functional declines of reef ecosystems.
Date
30 Jun 2018 - 31 Dec 2022
Project Type
CONTRACT_RESEARCH
Keywords
Tropical Ecosystems and Environment;Industries and Economies in the Tropics;Peoples and Societies in the Tropics;Tropical Health, Medicine & Biosecurity
Funding Body
Queensland Museum
Amount
164896
Project Team
N/A