Unravelling how ecosystems function through time and space

该项目旨在建立一个全生态系统模型，以追踪生物对能量的捕获和物质在整个河流集水区流动时的循环。它预计将产生新的知识，通过新的整合所有主要的食物网隔间-从溶解的分子到掠食性鱼类-在一个单一的框架中的生态环境的径流。该项目的预期成果是提高预测未来水管理情景的生态后果的能力，促进更精确地管理河流系统。这将为澳大利亚河流的健康以及这些生态系统对社会、环境和农业的贡献带来相当大的好处。

This project aims to build a whole-of-ecosystem model to trace the biological capture of energy and cycling of matter as it moves through entire river catchments. It is expected to generate new knowledge about ecological responses to environmental streamflow through the novel integration of all major food-web compartments – from dissolved molecules to predatory fish – in a single framework. The expected outcome of this project is an enhanced capacity to predict the ecological consequences of future water management scenarios, facilitating more precise management of river systems. This should provide considerable benefits to the health of Australia’s rivers and the contributions these ecosystems make to society, environment, and agriculture.