Coral reef connectivity: an empirical and theoretical synthesis

珊瑚礁连通性：经验和理论综合

• 批准号: DP0878306
• 负责人: Prof Cynthia Riginos
• 金额: $ 32.79万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0878306
• 关键词: Coral; reef; connectivity; empirical; theoretical

Australia possesses the greatest marine biodiversity of any first world country and this biodiversity is a major contributor to our economic wealth. Nonetheless, Australia's coral reef communities are threatened by various human activities and climate change. Wisely designed systems of marine reserves are critical to mitigating threats to coral reefs, but existing approaches do not incorporate crucial information about ecological connections between reefs. We will use graph theory metrics to identify priority reefs for protection based on empirical genetic and hydrological connectivity information. In addition, we will determine the sensitivity of these priorities to climate change scenarios.

澳大利亚拥有第一世界国家中最大的海洋生物多样性，这种生物多样性是我们经济财富的主要贡献者。尽管如此，澳大利亚的珊瑚礁社区受到各种人类活动和气候变化的威胁。精心设计的海洋保护区系统对于减轻对珊瑚礁的威胁至关重要，但现有的方法没有纳入有关珊瑚礁之间生态联系的关键信息。我们将使用图论指标，以确定优先珊瑚礁保护的基础上经验遗传和水文连通性信息。此外，我们将确定这些优先事项对气候变化情景的敏感性。