Evolutionary ecology of vegetation

将对植被的建筑和生态以及为什么它在世界各地有所不同，有一个更基本的理解。理解既有利于土地管理，也具有文化价值。在高二氧化碳的未来情景下，需要通过进化、竞争和生理的基本机制来运作的模型，而不是通过从当今植物中推断出来的模型。澳大利亚在全球化植物特性生态方面处于领先地位，该计划将进一步发展这一角色。通过在悉尼盆地和全国范围内的密集短期课程，将发展研究能力，以迎接即将到来的功能生态学、地球系统科学、比较基因组学和古生物学之间的四个方向的融合。

A more fundamental understanding will be developed about the architecture and ecology of vegetation and why it varies around the world. Understanding confers benefits for land management as well as cultural value. Under a high carbon dioxide future scenario, models will be needed that operate through fundamental mechanisms of evolution, competition and physiology, rather than through extrapolation from present-day plants. Australia is a leader in globalising plant trait ecology, and the program will develop that role further. Through intensive short courses within the Sydney basin and at national scale, research capacity will be developed towards the coming four-way fusion among functional ecology, earth system science, comparative genomics and palaeobiology.