Impacts of changing detrital source biodiversity on estuarine ecosystems

碎屑源生物多样性变化对河口生态系统的影响

• 批准号: LX0881891
• 负责人: Prof Melanie Bishop
• 金额: $ 1.52万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage - International
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-02-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LX0881891
• 关键词: Impacts; changing; detrital; source; biodiversity

Coastal development, invasive pests, and climate change are impacting abundances of estuarine aquatic plants. This in turn is affecting the composition and magnitude of detrital enrichment, threatening biodiversity, fisheries production and endangered birds. Our pioneering research will forecast the impacts of changing detrital-source biodiversity on soft-sediment communities and the food webs they support in Australia and the USA. Ecological generalities obtained can be used to support policy development that ensures sustainable management of estuaries. This work will also facilitate training of early career researchers and focus research efforts of leading US researchers towards issues crucial for Australian estuarine management.

沿海开发、入侵性害虫和气候变化正在影响河口水生植物的丰度。这反过来又影响碎屑富集的组成和程度，威胁生物多样性、渔业生产和濒临灭绝的鸟类。我们的开创性研究将预测碎屑源生物多样性的变化对澳大利亚和美国的软沉积物群落及其支持的食物网的影响。 获得的生态普遍性可用于支持确保河口可持续管理的政策制定。这项工作还将促进对早期职业研究人员的培训，并将美国领先研究人员的研究重点集中在澳大利亚河口管理的关键问题上。