Behavioural resilience to climatic variability

对气候变化的行为适应能力

• 批准号: DP220103484
• 负责人: Dr Renee Firman
• 金额: $ 25.48万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-08-29 至 2026-06-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220103484
• 关键词: Behavioural; resilience; climatic; variability

Despite Australian biota being adapted to high natural climate variability, modern climate change is leading to population collapses and shifts into novel ecosystems. This Project, which studies a unique native mammal in the Pilbara, aims to uncover whether changes in behaviour are effective for dealing with environmental extremes and unpredictable climatic conditions. It will integrate laboratory- and field-based investigations to examine behavioural responses to climatic variability and establish how these responses influence individual fitness and future population resilience. This research will advance knowledge on climate-driven behavioural adaptation and improve understanding of how species will cope with Australia’s changing climate.

尽管澳大利亚的生物群正在适应高度的自然气候变异性，但现代气候变化正在导致种群崩溃并转向新的生态系统。该项目研究皮尔巴拉一种独特的本土哺乳动物，旨在揭示行为变化是否对应对极端环境和不可预测的气候条件有效。它将整合实验室和现场调查，以检查对气候变化的行为反应，并确定这些反应如何影响个人健康和未来人口的复原力。这项研究将促进关于气候驱动的行为适应的知识，并增进对物种将如何应对澳大利亚不断变化的气候的理解。