Light islands in a sea of dark rainforest: Human influence on fire, climate and biodiversity in the Australian tropics.

一个关键成果将是在全球变暖的情况下保护和加强生物多样性的知情框架。这项研究将建立在以前对植物加工实践的考古和古生态学研究的基础上；在雨林管理的不同方法之间进行调解，并进一步了解湿热带世界遗产区占领热带雨林的古老历史。土著社区认为，收集考古数据对于控制他们的文化遗址至关重要，这导致了大学和社区之间的伙伴关系。此外，密切的机构和社区关系增加了有关过去土著雨林管理的知识流动。

A key outcome will be an informed framework for protecting and enhancing biodiversity in the face of global warming. This research will build on previous archaeological and palaeoecological studies into plant processing practices; provide mediation between different approaches to rainforest management and further an understanding of the antiquity of rainforest occupation in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Zone. Aboriginal communities see the collection of archaeological data as pivotal in gaining control over their cultural sites, which leads to partnerships between universities and communities. Furthermore, close institutional and community relationships have increased the flow of knowledge about past Indigenous rainforest management.