An Integrated Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Vegetation in the Victorian Alps

气候变化对维多利亚阿尔卑斯山植被影响的综合评估

• 批准号: LP0348897
• 负责人: Prof Mark Burgman
• 金额: $ 26.8万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2004-04-27 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0348897
• 关键词: Integrated; Assessment; Impacts; Climate; Change

This project will integrate novel approaches from experimental ecology, genetics and ecological monitoring to evaluate the potential effects of climate change on biodiversity in the Victorian Alps. Warming of alpine landscapes is increasingly likely, yet the potential impacts are poorly understood. We will examine the responses of key plant species to experimental warming, asses their inherent genetic capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions, and asses the consequences of individual species responses for broader habitat change using simulation modelling. The project will result in a sound framework for monitoring management strategies that anticipate climate change in the Australian Alps.

该项目将整合实验生态学、遗传学和生态监测的新方法，以评估气候变化对维多利亚阿尔卑斯山生物多样性的潜在影响。高山景观变暖的可能性越来越大，但对潜在影响的了解却很少。我们将研究关键植物物种对实验性变暖的反应，评估其适应不断变化的环境条件的固有遗传能力，并评估使用模拟建模的单个物种对更广泛的栖息地变化的反应的后果。该项目将产生一个健全的框架，用于监测预测澳大利亚阿尔卑斯山气候变化的管理战略。