Role
Chief Investigator
Description
Nursery Frogs of the Cophixalus genus make up 5 of 7 critically endangered vertebrate species. They are vulnerable to climate change and restricted to extremely small ranges on mountain-tops and boulder-fields. Without conservation action, they are predicted to go extinct within 20 years. A major threat to threatened species like this is a loss of genetic diversity which leads to inbreeding depression, inability to adapt, and heightened extinction risk. This project aims to provide essential genetic assessment of one widespread and three threatened Nursery Frogs. Managers will be engaged with directly to inform conservation decisions in wild and captive populations.
Date
01 Jul 2022 - 01 Dec 2023
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Conservation genomics;Conservation management;Nursery Frogs;Wet Tropics;Climate Change
Funding Body
Skyrail Rainforest Foundation
Amount
5000
Project Team
Conrad Hoskin;Megan Higgie