Comparative ecology of common and threatened plants in fire-prone habitats

易发生火灾的生境中常见和受威胁植物的比较生态学

• 批准号: LP0349066
• 负责人: Prof Robert Whelan
• 金额: $ 5.65万
• 依托单位: University of Wollongong
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2003-08-29 至 2006-08-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0349066
• 关键词: Comparative; ecology; common; threatened; plants

There is a critical lack of data on the fire responses of many threatened plant species in Australia, yet such information is essential for species recovery planning and land management. This project will use plants in the Family Epacridaceae (the heaths) as a case study to test whether particular plant traits are associated with rarity vs commonness in fire prone habitats of south eastern Australia. The results will increase knowledge of the ecology of this particular, under-studied plant group and will also enable the development of ecologically sound fire management practices, especially in relation to threatened species.

澳大利亚严重缺乏许多受威胁植物物种火灾反应的数据，但这些信息对于物种恢复规划和土地管理是必不可少的。该项目将使用Epacridaceae(石南科)植物作为案例研究，以测试特定的植物特征是否与澳大利亚东南部易着火的栖息地的稀有性和共性有关。结果将增加对这一特殊的、未被研究的植物群的生态学的了解，并将有助于制定生态无害的火灾管理做法，特别是与受威胁物种有关的做法。