Assessing and understanding ecological changes in highly disturbed estuaries: addressing the complexity of multiple stressors

评估和理解高度扰动河口的生态变化：解决多种压力源的复杂性

• 批准号: LP0990640
• 负责人: Prof Emma Johnston
• 金额: $ 50.65万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-10-10 至 2013-10-09
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0990640
• 关键词: Assessing; understanding; ecological; changes; highly

The conservation of estuarine ecosystems is necessary due to the intrinsic value of their biodiversity and the ecosystem services they provide to humans (food, tourism, recreation). This project will identify anthropogenic stressors that pose ecological threats to estuaries. We will identify indicator species and biomarkers that are cost-effective signs of ecological change, useful to any manager of Australian estuaries. The simultaneous assessment of multiple stressors is a great advance in the ecological assessment of estuarine health. We will develop a manual of methods and indicators for measuring the success of environmental management programs.

由于河口生态系统的生物多样性及其为人类提供的生态系统服务(食物、旅游、娱乐)的内在价值，保护河口生态系统是必要的。该项目将确定对河口构成生态威胁的人为应激源。我们将确定具有成本效益的生态变化迹象的指示物种和生物标记物，这对澳大利亚河口的任何管理者都很有用。多应激源同时评价是河口健康生态评价的一大进步。我们将制定一份衡量环境管理项目成功与否的方法和指标手册。