Plant-herbivore interactions: a model two-species system from northern Australia

提出的研究解决了喜鹊鹅生态学的一个关键方面。了解鸟类和球茎之间的相互作用对于有效应对过去和威胁的重要莎草栖息地因海平面上升而丧失至关重要。这些知识将为卡卡杜世界遗产和一种具有重大文化和经济意义的标志性水禽的管理提供信息。除了作为冈瓦纳人的遗迹和鹅科的唯一成员的重要性之外，这个物种还是土著居民重要的食物来源，游客们前往卡卡杜湿地见证巨大的旱季聚集。

The proposed research addresses a critical aspect of magpie goose ecology. Understanding the interaction between the birds and the bulbs is critical to respond effectively to past and threatened losses of important sedge habitats to sea level rise. This knowledge will inform management of the Kakadu World Heritage Site and an iconic waterfowl of great cultural and economic significance. In addition to their importance as a Gondwanan relic and sole member of the Family Anseranatidae, the species is an important food-source for Aboriginal people, and tourists travel to the Kakadu wetlands to witness huge dry season congregations.