Development of a theoretical framework for predicting responses of coral reef ecosystems to nutrient enrichment and herbivory

澳大利亚在商品和服务以及经济增长（旅游、渔业和娱乐产业）方面非常依赖其丰富的自然环境资源。我们在大堡礁的工作将为营养污染对珊瑚和海藻的影响提供一个新的视角。我们将使用新的模型来了解珊瑚礁生物对营养富集的敏感性。我们的研究结果将大大提高我们在气候变化和城市或农业活动带来的营养物质流入增加的情况下管理珊瑚礁资源的能力，为一项关键的国家研究优先事项奠定基础。

Australia relies greatly upon its rich natural environmental resources for goods and services and for economic growth (tourism, fisheries, and recreational industries). Our work on the Great Barrier Reef will provide a fresh perspective on the influence of nutrient pollution on corals and seaweeds. We will use new models to understand the sensitivity of reef organisms to nutrient enrichment. Our results will substantially enhance our ability to manage coral reef resources with climate change and increasing nutrient influx from urban or agricultural activities, underpinning a key National Research Priority.