Macroecology of reptiles and frogs over latitudinal and temporal gradients

爬行动物和青蛙在纬度和时间梯度上的宏观生态学

• 批准号: DP210101883
• 负责人: A/Prof Jane Melville
• 金额: $ 38.71万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2021-08-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP210101883
• 关键词: Macroecology; reptiles; frogs; over; latitudinal

This project aims to address major macroecological concepts in reptile and frog communities through time, focusing on environmental and climatic gradients in species diversity and body-size variation. This project expects to generate a unique macroecological dataset by integrating data from Quaternary fossil sites spanning a 3000km latitudinal gradient with current ecological data. Expected outcomes include the first comprehensive ecological assessment of Australian reptile and frog communities through Pleistocene climate oscillations, with predictions into the future. This research will benefit Australian society by providing evidence-based knowledge of faunal community composition through time in association with changing climates.

该项目旨在通过时间来解决爬行动物和青蛙社区的主要宏观生态概念，重点是物种多样性和身体大小变化的环境和气候梯度。该项目预计将通过将跨越3000公里纬度梯度的第四纪化石遗址的数据与当前生态数据相结合，生成一个独特的宏观生态数据集。预期成果包括通过更新世气候振荡对澳大利亚爬行动物和青蛙群落进行首次全面生态评估，并对未来进行预测。这项研究将通过提供与气候变化相关的动物群落组成的循证知识，使澳大利亚社会受益。