Evidence for effective climate-adapted seed sourcing strategies
Research Program
Data Integration, Forecasting and Scale
Project Leader
Dr Rebecca Jordan
Project ID
4.6
Summary
This project will provide evidence for climate-adapted seed-sourcing strategies through experiments at four mine sites. These experiments will enable direct comparisons of local vs alternative climate-adapted seed-sourcing approaches.
The study will be a global first as alternative seed-sourcing strategies have not yet previously been tested in the field.
It involves:
- Establishing the infrastructure for monitoring of short and long-term outcomes of post-mine revegetation success
- Providing data and conclusions on the relative performance of these strategies for early vegetation establishment
- Developing an experimental design that could be taken up at other mines and revegetation sites in Australia and around the world.
The project will seek to work with First Nations groups to understand their values regarding alternative seed-sourcing strategies.
Regulators will also be engaged to raise awareness about the need for climate-resilient alternatives in setting revegetation objectives.
Project Partners
BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd, Murdoch University, Flinders University, Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions, Australian Genome Research Facility Limited, Hanson Construction Materials Pty Ltd, Newmont Mining Services, Revegetation Industry Association of Western Australia, Ecoplant Australia Pty Ltd, Anglo American, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Advisory Partners
Department for Energy and Mining, South Australian Government
Duration
39 months