Setting and achieving realistic restoration goals in human-dominated ecosystems

联邦和州方案以及社区和非政府组织的活动越来越注重将生态系统恢复作为保护和自然资源管理的工具。更清楚地了解生态系统动态，更好地阐明现实的恢复目标，可以大大提高恢复的成功率，并更好地投资政府和私人资金。该项目将提供对生态系统动态的更好的了解，无论是在当前条件下还是在未来环境变化的影响下。对恢复生态学领域的理论和概念发展的贡献将提高澳大利亚科学的知名度，并增强我们作为该领域领导者的声誉。

Federal and state programs and community and NGO activities increasingly focus on ecosystem restoration as a tool in conservation and natural resource management. Clearer understanding of ecosystem dynamics and better articulation of realistic restoration goals can lead to much improved restoration success and better investment of government and private funds. This project will provide a better understanding of ecosystem dynamics both under current conditions and also as influenced by future environmental changes. The contribution to the theoretical and conceptual development of the field of restoration ecology will increase the profile of Australian science and enhance our reputation as leaders in this field.