Preserving vegetation health and biodiversity of natural, urban reserves

该项目的目的是量化嵌入城市环境的小型原生和残存植被保护区的水资源、植被健康和生物多样性之间的联系。该项目将考察大墨尔本的四个保护区，这些保护区拥有当地的树种(河流红树胶)，这些树种被确定为脆弱或濒危物种，并经历了不同的降雨制度和水资源管理做法。具体目标是量化水需求和碳平衡，并测试一套测量方法(现场和遥感)，以将水使用与城市保护区的树木生长和生物多样性联系起来。在这些研究的基础上，该项目旨在开发一个水量平衡和植被生长模型，以帮助城市保护区和公园的管理。

The aim of this project is to quantify the links between water resources, vegetation health and biodiversity in small native and remnant vegetation reserves embedded in urban environments. The project will examine four reserves within Greater Melbourne hosting native tree species (river red gum), identified as vulnerable or endangered, and experiencing different rainfall regimes as well as water management practices. The specific objectives are to quantify water requirements and carbon balances, and to test a set of measurement methods (in situ and remote sensing) to relate water use with tree growth and biodiversity in urban reserves. Based on these studies, the project aims to develop a model for water balance and vegetation growth to assist in the management of urban reserves and parks.