The conservation of widely distributed species: implications of differences between western and eastern koala populations

考拉是澳大利亚的标志性物种，仅旅游收入就高达25亿美元。这个项目将是第一个测试考拉与栖息地关系的跨区域变化的项目，对保护占据广泛地理范围的其他物种具有重要意义。它还将预测未来气候变化对生活在生态容忍边缘的西部考拉种群的影响。它将为区域自然资源管理机构和国家保护机构提供一个健全的生态框架，以长期保护西部考拉。通过将新的保护知识纳入分集水区和物业管理规划，区域社区将受益于参与。

Koalas are an iconic species in Australia, generating $2.5 billion in tourist income alone. This project will be a first to test cross-regional variations in koala-habitat relationships, with implications for conservation of other species occupying broad geographical ranges. It will also predict the effect of future climate change on western koala populations living at the margin of their ecological tolerances. It will provide regional natural resource management bodies and state conservation agencies with a sound ecological framework to conserve western koalas in the long term. Regional communities will benefit from involvement by incorporating new conservation knowledge into sub-catchment and property management planning.