Ecology of insect herbivore assemblages: influence of climate, evolutionary history and plant traits

昆虫食草动物组合的生态学：气候、进化历史和植物性状的影响

• 批准号: DP0769961
• 负责人: Prof Nigel Andrew
• 金额: $ 17.75万
• 依托单位: The University of New England
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2007-03-01 至 2010-02-27
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0769961
• 关键词: Ecology; insect; herbivore; assemblages; influence

The results from this project will be a key reference when assessing future impacts of human-induced impacts on natural communities. Our research will provide insights into the impacts of climate change on herbivorous insects associated with Acacia: the dominant plant genus in the major climatic zones of Australia. Results and conclusions from this research will aid land-holders, government agencies and other parties in determining how important Acacia-dominated ecosystems are in conserving insect biodiversity in a range of different habitats within regional and rural Australia. Our research will also aid in a better understanding of biocontrol agents of Australian Acacia pest species here and overseas.

该项目的结果将成为评估未来人类活动对自然群落影响的重要参考。我们的研究将深入了解气候变化对与金合欢相关的食草昆虫的影响：金合欢是澳大利亚主要气候带的主要植物属。这项研究的结果和结论将有助于土地所有者，政府机构和其他各方确定金合欢占主导地位的生态系统在保护澳大利亚区域和农村不同栖息地的昆虫生物多样性方面的重要性。我们的研究也将有助于更好地了解澳大利亚相思害虫物种的生物防治剂在这里和海外。