Backyard Bandicoots: Engaging community in urban bushland conservation

后院强盗：参与城市丛林保护的社区。该项目旨在通过确定城市强盗（群）使用的资源，开发城市生态系统功能和恢复模型。挖掘的哺乳动物在寻找无脊椎动物、地下真菌和植物材料时，会翻动大量的土壤。这些生态系统工程师有助于水分渗透、养分循环、增加土壤微生物功能和幼苗招募。它们传播下伏菌根真菌，为植物提供营养，对澳大利亚营养贫乏的土壤至关重要。这项研究有望改善丛林保护区的目标种植，并确定和减轻城市中对土匪的威胁。

Backyard bandicoots: Engaging community in urban bushland conservation. This project aims to develop a model for urban ecosystem function and restoration, by identifying resources used by urban bandicoots (quenda). Digging mammal species turn over substantial volumes of soil as they forage for invertebrates, subterranean fungi, and plant material. These ecosystem engineers contribute to water infiltration, nutrient cycling, increased soil microorganism function, and seedling recruitment. They spread hypogeous mycorrhizal fungi that contribute to plant nutrition, crucial in Australia's nutrient-poor soils. This research is expected to improve targeted plantings in bushland reserves, and identify and mitigate threats to bandicoots in cities.