Plant ecological strategies across species and an evolutionary-ecology vegetation model

该提案旨在研究有关植物性状、用水和易燃性的基础科学。这些植被过程是森林火灾、水、盐度和碳储存管理的基础，这些都是澳大利亚环境可持续发展的国家优先事项。该提案寻求对茎叶关系和易燃性的成本效益理解，并旨在开发一个进化生态学植被模型。EEVM将包含下一代基础生态科学，直接应用于全球变化情景和生态系统管理。该提案为此目的在国际上的优秀实验室之间形成了一个网络，并使澳大利亚发挥了主导作用。

This proposal is aimed at fundamental science about plant traits and water use and flammability. These vegetation processes underpin management of bushfires, water, salinity and carbon storage, which are national priorities for An Environmentally Sustainable Australia. The proposal pursues cost-benefit understanding of stem-leaf relations and of flammability, and aims also to develop an evolutionary-ecology vegetation model (EEVM). An EEVM will encapsulate the next generation of fundamental ecological science, with direct application for global change scenarios and for ecosystem management. This proposal forms a network among outstanding laboratories internationally for the purpose, and gives Australia a lead role.