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Matchingspeciestositein restora/ondesign Amount:$30,746(2015rate)taxfree scholarshipwithpossible6monthextension plusprojectopera/onalfunds Loca7on:Hobart,Tasmania Eligibility:Domes/candInterna/onalstudents withFirstClassorSecondUppersHonours/ Mastersorequivalent Submissiondatesforapplica7onsarelistedon hAp://www.utas.edu.au/arc-forest-value/phdproject-opportuni7es AbouttheCentre This research project is part of the ARC Centre for Forest Value.TheTrainingCentrewillbuildthecapacitytoshiRthe forestry and wood products sector from a tradi/onal, resource driven, low-technology base to a market-driven, precision-manufacturing focused industry that applies modern technologies and business approaches to the value chain from germplasm to commercial buildings, and from produc/ontorestora/onplan/ngs. Learnmoreatwww.utas.edu.au/arc-forest-value ProjectOverview This project will provide a gene/c, ecological and silvicultural framework to guide establishment and integra/on of environmental plan/ngs within mul/-use produc/on landscapes. It will be embedded in an ac/ve program of forest restora/on being undertaken by Greening Australia and exploit a unique infrastructure of long-term restora/on trials established in Tasmania under two ARC Linkage grants. It will address researchon: 1. Establishmentandmanagementofenvironmentalplan/ngs,includingissuesofplant produc/on, site selec/on and prepara/on, species and provenance choice, plant establishment (including direct seeding), management of plan/ngs (including drought,frost,browsinganddiseaserisk,andweedcontrol) 2. Monitoringthebiodiversityimpactsanduseoftreeplan/ngs 3. Managementofoffsiteeffects(e.g.wildlingspreadandpollenflow)oftreeplan/ngs SpecificProject Farmsarecomposedofamosaicofsoiltypesthatoccurinarangeoflandscapeposi/ons; which may be different in underlying rock type, slope, aspect and risk of waterlogging, droughtorfrost.Na/veplantspeciesarewelladaptedtospecificecologicalniches.When conduc/ng restora/on, the correct choice of species for site is vital to ensure success. However, sites for restora/on commonly have been exposed to a long history of agriculture, par/cularly stock grazing and nutrient addi/on, which alters soil characteris/cs from their natural state. Further, climate change is altering the environmentalcharacteris/csofsite.Howdowematchspeciestositeinanalteredand alteringlandscape? TheARCIndustrialTransforma/onTrainingCentreforForestValueissupportedfromthe AustralianResearchCouncil’sIndustrialTransforma/onTrainingCentresscheme(project numberIC150100004). Tosubmitanexpressionofinterestorforgeneralinforma/on,pleasecontacttheCentre [email protected] For informa/on related to this project please contact Professor Brad Pohs [email protected] or Professor Mark Hunt [email protected] for more informa/on. PartnerOrganisa/ons