Limits to the resilience of Australian forests and woodlands to drought

澳大利亚森林和林地抵御干旱的能力有限

• 批准号: FT130101115
• 负责人: Prof Brendan Choat
• 金额: $ 50.4万
• 依托单位: Western Sydney University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2014-06-30 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT130101115
• 关键词: Limits; resilience; Australian; forests; woodlands

Water availability is a primary determinant of plant growth and the distribution of plant species and communities throughout the world. In Australia, climate change is predicted to result in increasing temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns, leading to more intense droughts in some areas. This project will examine the resilience of Australian forests and woodlands to drought under both current and future climate scenarios. The results of this work will feed into the new generation of dynamic global vegetation models, allowing for robust prediction of changes in the structure and productivity of Australian vegetation communities in the face of rapid climate change.

水的供应是植物生长以及植物物种和群落在世界各地分布的主要决定因素。在澳大利亚，气候变化预计将导致气温上升和降水模式改变，导致一些地区出现更严重的干旱。该项目将研究澳大利亚森林和林地在当前和未来气候情景下对干旱的适应能力。这项工作的结果将输入新一代动态全球植被模型，从而能够对澳大利亚植被群落在面临快速气候变化时的结构和生产力变化进行可靠的预测。