ABRS Grants
| Category | Investigators | Project Title | Hosting Institution | AmountAUD ex GST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fungi | Dr Michael Priest & Dr James Cunnington |
Australian species of the Genus Albugo and its segregate genera | Orange Agricultural Institute | $10 000 |
| Algae | Dr Michelle Casanova | A key to Nitella and Chara in Australia (Characeae, Charophyta) | Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne | $42 000 |
| Dr Adela Harvey & Dr William Woelkerling |
Monographic account of Corallinaceae, subfamily Lithophylloideae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in south-eastern Australia | La Trobe University | $38 300 | |
| Dr John Huisman | Western Australian Marine Plants Online | Western Australian Herbarium | $37 000 | |
| Bryophytes | Dr Niels Klazenga | Online catalogue and conservation overview of Australian mosses | Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne | $22 560 |
| Dr Niels Klazenga | Revision and Flora of Australia treatment of Australian representatives of Racomitrium and Schistidium (Bryophyta, Grimmiaceae) | Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne | $58 345 | |
| Flora | Prof. Jeremy Bruhl | Phylogeny of Schoeneae and floral development of Australian manpaniids (Cyperaceae) to assess relationships and character homology | University of New England | $5 500 |
| Dr. Ian Thompson | Taxonomic treatment and revision of the tribes Bossiaeeae and Brongniartieae (except Hovea), Fabaceae | Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne | $54 500 | |
| Fauna | Dr Belinda Appleton | Completion of the emerging morphological and molecular taxonomy of the genus Nyctophilus | University of Melbourne | $10 000 |
| Prof. William Ballard, Assoc. Prof. Richard Russell, Dr Nigel Beebe & Dr David Yeates |
Taxonomy and Phylogenetic Relationships of Australian Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) | University of New South Wales | $30 000 | |
| Dr Jennifer Beard | Safeguarding Australia: improving our diagnostic capabilities for flat mites (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) | Queensland Museum | $60 000 | |
| Mr Peter Davie | A taxonomic revision of Australia’s mangrove and intertidal crab fauna with production of interactive keys, and a field guide | Queensland Museum | $26 000 | |
| Dr Kerrie Ann Davies | Description of new species of Fergusobia and Schistonchus nematodes for phylogenetic analyses | University of Adelaide | $10 000 | |
| Dr Lisa-ann Gershwin | Taxonomy of medusae and ctenophores of Australian coastal waters | South Australian Museum | $10 000 | |
| Dr Mark Hutchinson, Dr Paul Doughty, Mr Mark Adams, Prof. Steve Donnellan & Dr Paul Horner |
Systematics and evolutionary history of the most successful Australian geckos — Gehyra | University of Adelaide | $20 000 | |
| Ms Kate Hutson & Assoc. Prof. Ian Whittington |
Metazoan parasites of selected macro-inshore fish of south-eastern Australia, including species of commercial importance | University of Adelaide | $60 000 | |
| Dr John Jennings, Dr Andrew Deans & Mr Nicholas Stevens |
Systematics of Australian ensign wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) | University of Adelaide | $30 000 | |
| Dr Bradley Law, Ms Maria Adams, Mr Mark Adams, Mr Michael Pennay |
Development of regional keys to bat calls of New South Wales and investigation of cryptic species: Stage 1 Eastern NSW | New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Forests NSW) | $42 000 | |
| Mr Christopher Madden | Illustrated generic interactive key to aquatic chironomid (Diptera) larvae of Australia using whole animal characteristics | South Australian Museum | $25 000 | |
| Dr Christopher Reid | The fiery leaf-beetles (Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae): their systematics, taxonomy and biogeography | Australian Museum | $35 000 | |
| Dr Steve Shattuck & Dr Alan Andersen |
Systematics and speciation of the ecologically important but taxonomically difficult ants in the Monomorium rothsteini complex | CSIRO Entomology | $19 600 | |
| Dr Helen Smith, Dr Ingi Agnarsson, Dr Gregory Anderson & Dr Mark Harvey |
The systematics of Australian comb-footed spiders in the subfamily Hadrotarsinae (Araneae: Theridiidae) | Australian Museum | $60 000 | |
| Dr Sarah Smith, Dr Glenn Shea & Mr Ross Sadlier |
A taxonomic and phylogenetic study of the Egernia striolata (Scincidae) species group | Charles Darwin University | $12 000 | |
| Dr Kazimiera Tomaszewska & Dr Adam Slipinski |
Taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of Australian ladybird beetles of the subfamily Coccidulinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) | Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences | $10 000 | |
| Dr Philip Ward | Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of spider ants, genus Leptomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) | University of California, Davis, USA | $10 000 | |
| Prof. Lesley Warner | Taxonomic review of the genera Labiobulura and Subulura (Subuluridae: Nematoda) parasites of Australian marsupials and rodents | South Australian Museum | $3 000 |