Using assisted evolution to win the war against invasive species

利用辅助进化赢得对抗入侵物种的战争

• 批准号: DP220101435
• 负责人: A/Prof Johannes Le Roux
• 金额: $ 22.95万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 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: 2022-05-15 至 2025-05-15
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP220101435
• 关键词: Using; assisted; evolution; win; war

Invasive species disrupt ecosystem functioning, causing severe economic costs. This project investigates the use of native insects, alongside assisted evolution, as a novel approach to control invasive plants. Combining experimental and observational data we aim to accelerate adaptation already underway and entrained by selection from interactions between invasive plants and Australian insects. These data will not only address unresolved questions in evolutionary biology but will also provide knowledge on the role native insects can play in the biocontrol of invasive weeds. This will be crucial for conservation managers and agricultural practitioners dealing with plant movement and/or crop development under ongoing environmental change.

入侵物种破坏生态系统功能，造成严重的经济损失。该项目研究了利用本地昆虫，以及辅助进化，作为一种新的方法来控制入侵植物。结合实验和观测数据，我们的目标是加速已经进行的适应，并从入侵植物和澳大利亚昆虫之间的相互作用中进行选择。这些数据不仅将解决进化生物学中尚未解决的问题，而且还将提供有关本地昆虫在入侵杂草生物防治中所起作用的知识。这将是至关重要的保护管理人员和农业从业人员处理植物运动和/或作物发展下持续的环境变化。