Securing a future for Australia’s blue forests. This project will develop a biorepository program to protect and enhance the resilience of threatened seaweed forests to climate change. By integrating

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Securing a future for Australia’s blue forests. This project will develop a biorepository program to protect and enhance the resilience of threatened seaweed forests to climate change. By integrating experimental marine ecology with conservation genetics, climate modelling and Indigenous considerations in novel ways, this project will identify at-risk and heat-tolerant seaweed populations and develop culturally safe biobanking and assisted adaptation strategies for seaweed forests. Outcomes include the development of novel approaches to cryopreserve seaweed cells and preserve genetic diversity. This will provide significant benefits, such as ensuring the persistence of coastal ecosystem services and the socio-economic benefits they provide.. Scheme: Linkage Projects. Field: 3103 - Ecology. Lead: A/Prof Ezequiel Marzinelli