Coral Reef Fishes And The Global Decline In Reef Health: Is Biodiversity At Risk Or Resilient?

成功管理和保护海洋物种有赖于了解在地方和区域两级控制海洋生物多样性的进程。这项研究将开发一个通用模型来预测珊瑚礁鱼类群落对热带太平洋上栖息地结构和多样性下降的反应。利用澳大利亚开发的专门知识和生态工具，并与太平洋彼岸的科学家合作，该项目将广泛了解珊瑚礁面临的威胁，并在制定澳大利亚及邻近区域的海洋生物多样性管理计划方面发挥主导作用。

Successful management and protection of marine species depends on understanding the processes that control the biodiversity of marine communities at both local and regional scales. This study will develop a general model to predict the response of reef fish communities to declining habitat structure and diversity across the tropical Pacific Ocean. Using expertise and ecological tools developed in Australia, and in collaboration with scientists working on the other side of the Pacific, this project will develop a broad-scale understanding of the threats to coral reefs and play a leading role in the development of marine-biodiversity management plans for Australia and neighbouring regions.