Mesozoic Austral Biodiversity: Research and Regional Museum Applications

中生代南方生物多样性：研究和区域博物馆应用

• 批准号: LP100100339
• 负责人: Prof Michael Lee
• 金额: $ 41.86万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-08-19 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP100100339
• 关键词: Mesozoic; Austral; Biodiversity; Research; Regional

The impact of environmental alteration on Australia’s biodiversity has poorly understood long-term effects. This project examines the controversial biogeography and evolution of Australia’s biodiversity during the Age of Dinosaurs (mid-Cretaceous ~100 MYA) and their adaptational responses to climatic change. Fossils readily capture the public imagination and thus help promote complex scientific concepts in the global media. This project raises awareness about sustainable use of non-renewable fossil resources through public education and ecotourism fieldwork programs; these will help generate local interest and thus protection of sensitive fossil localities by highlighting them as lucrative tourism assets for regional communities.

人们对环境变化对澳大利亚生物多样性的长期影响知之甚少。本项目研究了有争议的生物地理学和恐龙时代（白垩纪中期~100 MYA）澳大利亚生物多样性的演变及其对气候变化的适应反应。化石很容易抓住公众的想象力，从而有助于在全球媒体中推广复杂的科学概念。该项目通过公众教育和生态旅游实地考察项目，提高人们对可持续利用不可再生化石资源的认识；这将有助于激发当地的兴趣，从而保护敏感的化石产地，突出它们作为地区社区利润丰厚的旅游资产。