Conservation planning: incorporating patch dynamics and climate change to achieve better outcomes

这项研究将为规划一个环境可持续发展的澳大利亚做出重大贡献。主要成果将包括指导方针，首次将珊瑚白化的斑块动态和远洋生产力纳入保护规划。通过使用澳大利亚的标志，大堡礁，作为本研究的案例研究，研究结果将直接适用和实施。此外，该研究将有助于了解气候变化对斑块动态的潜在影响，并将为此类变化的规划提供指导和理论。这项研究将使澳大利亚能够有效地保护其生物多样性，并将这些知识与邻国联系起来。

This research will make significant contributions to planning for An Environmentally Sustainable Australia. Key outcomes will include guidelines for including, for the first time, the patch dynamics of coral bleaching and pelagic productivity in conservation planning. By using an Australian icon, the Great Barrier Reef, as the case study for this research, the findings will be directly applicable and implementable. Furthermore, this study will result in an understanding of the potential effect of climate change on patch dynamics, and will provide guidelines and theory for planning for such changes. This research will enable Australia to effectively protect its biodiversity and to relate this knowledge to its neighbours.