Why do some declining species persist while others go extinct?

为什么一些正在衰退的物种能够持续存在，而另一些物种却灭绝了？

• 批准号: DE200100121
• 负责人: Dr Ben Scheele
• 金额: $ 29.74万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2020-12-19 至 2024-02-20
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE200100121
• 关键词: Why; do; some; declining; species

Global change is driving thousands of species towards extinction. Legislation requires the protection of biodiversity, but current scientific understanding of species declines limits effective action. By taking a new approach to studying species declines, this integrative research aims to identify why some species persist, while others decline. This project is expected to improve understanding of species vulnerability to extinction, and the conditions which allow species to coexist with threats. Anticipated benefits include advancing ecological theory, improving conservation planning, and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of policy and management to prevent species extinctions.

全球变化正在使成千上万的物种走向灭绝。立法要求保护生物多样性，但目前对物种的科学认识下降，限制了有效的行动。通过采用一种新的方法来研究物种的减少，这项综合研究旨在确定为什么有些物种持续存在，而另一些物种则减少。预计该项目将提高对物种灭绝脆弱性的认识，以及使物种与威胁共存的条件。预期的好处包括推进生态理论，改善保护规划，提高政策和管理的效率和有效性，以防止物种灭绝。