Oxygen isotope (δ18O) composition of leaves and wood in rainforest plants grown under varying environmental conditions (Old ID 23274)
Role
Supervisor
Description
This project aims to identify environmental factors (such as varying altitudes, humidity, temperature, rainfall and carbon dioxide concentrations) that change the stable oxygen isotopic ratio within the wood and leaves of rainforest plants. This will be done through analysis of samples collected from wet tropics forests, and from grown plants in controlled greenhouses (with varying temperatures and CO2 levels). The results will help to explain how plants have responded to past environmental changes, and to infer how they will respond to future changes. This will assist in the development environmental management practices of the wet tropics bioregion.
Date
01 Apr 2017 - 30 Nov 2017
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
δ18O – Stable oxygen isotope ratio;Environmental variation;Climate change;Wet tropics bioregion;Stem and leaf variation
Funding Body
Wet Tropics Management Authority
Amount
1500
Project Team
Alex Cheesman;Lucas Cernusak