The role of atmospheric carbon dioxide in fostering hyperdiversity in Australian conifer palaeofloras

大气二氧化碳在促进澳大利亚针叶树古植物区系过度多样性中的作用

• 批准号: DP0878342
• 负责人: Prof Robert Hill
• 金额: $ 14.46万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 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/DP0878342
• 关键词: role; atmospheric; carbon; dioxide; fostering

Human intervention into atmospheric processes appears to have triggered an excursion in atmospheric CO2 to levels unknown for millennia. Our ability to predict the environmental implications of such a change will play a major role in ameliorating the social and financial impact upon Australia. This project examines the ecology and function of forests that grew under CO2 levels considerably higher than present, and will provide an invaluable insight into how future biological systems will function. The evidence produced by this project has potential economic flow-ons, particularly for long-term planning of softwood versus hardwood plantation forestry.

人类对大气过程的干预似乎引发了大气中二氧化碳的偏移，达到了数千年来未知的水平。我们预测这种变化对环境的影响的能力将在减轻对澳大利亚的社会和财政影响方面发挥重要作用。该项目考察了在二氧化碳水平远高于目前水平下生长的森林的生态和功能，并将为未来生物系统如何运作提供宝贵的见解。该项目产生的证据具有潜在的经济效益，特别是对于软木与硬木人工林的长期规划。