Download Matching species to site in restora$on design

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.
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