Examples of Linkage Projects commencing in 2015
Northern Territory
Charles Darwin University will receive $353 806 through the Australian Research Council
Linkage Projects scheme for one new research project commencing in 2015.
Details for the project funded are below.
To view the summaries of all successful projects across the nation, visit the ARC website.
Charles Darwin University
Lead Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Alison King (LP150100388)
Summary: This project aims to use a traits-based modelling framework, incorporating
variability both within and between species, to forecast the resilience of freshwater fishes in
northern Australia to impending environmental change. While northern Australian rivers are
among the most pristine and productive on earth, they face profound change due to human
activity. Emerging evidence suggests that flexibility in functional traits (e.g. life history,
physiology, behaviour, diet) may result in resilience to environmental change. This project
aims to provide decision-makers with essential information and new tools to underpin future
planning and resource management.
Partner Organisations: Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries; Department of Land
Resource Management
ARC funding: $353 806 over three years