Investigating the source of arsenic contamination in the Bogong Moth and the impacts on the ecology of the Australian alps.

调查博贡蛾的砷污染来源及其对澳大利亚阿尔卑斯山生态的影响。

• 批准号: DI0775819
• 负责人: Dr Pettina Love
• 金额: $ 6.31万
• 依托单位: La Trobe University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2010-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DI0775819
• 关键词: Investigating; source; arsenic; contamination; Bogong

Much of Australias alpine region is National Park and as such, is managed for the conservation of its unique fauna and flora. The recent discovery of Arsenic in the Bogong Moth and one of its key predators, the endangered Pygmy Possum, raises questions about how to manage this threat to this unique ecosystem. Two main concerns are the preservation of the Bogong Moth, as an Indigenous Icon, and the conservation of the Pygmy Possum. In order to manage this threat we need to identify how, when and where the Bogong Moth is exposed to Arsenic. This information will aid in conserving the unique alpine species, including the Mountain Pygmy Possum, and protecting the Indigenous value of the Moth.

澳大利亚高山地区的大部分是国家公园，因此，管理是为了保护其独特的动植物。最近在博贡蛾及其主要捕食者之一、濒临灭绝的侏儒负鼠身上发现了砷，这引发了如何管理这种对这个独特生态系统的威胁的问题。两个主要问题是作为土著偶像的博贡蛾的保护和侏儒负鼠的保护。为了应对这一威胁，我们需要确定博贡蛾如何、何时、何地暴露在砷中。这些信息将有助于保护独特的高山物种，包括俾格米山负鼠，并保护飞蛾的本土价值。