Ecological consequences of global warming: predicting effects on biodiversity on intertidal assemblages on the east coast of Australia

了解是什么保护了生物多样性是澳大利亚科学面临的一个关键挑战。这项研究将提供有关全球气候变化后果的关键信息：由于气温上升导致动物分布的南移；由于海平面上升导致的垂直转移以及放牧物种食物数量的变化。这些信息将为未来的保护管理提供基础，并将增进对一些问题的理解，例如物种如何以及为什么能够入侵新的区域，对常驻物种的影响，以及物种如何根据特定栖息地需求的可获得性改变分布。

Understanding what conserves biodiversity is a crucial challenge for Australian science. This research will provide critical information on the consequences of global climatic change: southerly shifts in distributions of animals due to rising temperatures; vertical shifts due to rising sea level and changes in amounts of food for grazing species. This information will underpin the future management of conservation and will improve understanding on issues such as how and why species are able to invade new areas, the effects on the resident species and how species change distribution in relation to the availability of specific needs for habitat.