Understanding the Australian Ecosystem: integrating contemporary and historical perspectives on the evolution, ecology and management of Australia's living resources

整合来自多个学科的信息对于回答这样的问题至关重要：澳大利亚进化谱系的分布是由什么决定的？过去分布是如何变化的，为什么变化？未来分布可能会如何变化？我们将发展一个综合的网络，汇集了地质年代学、地貌学、气候学、生物地理学、古生物学、功能解剖和生理学、系统发生学、生物多样性评估、生态系统动力学、种群生物学和建模等领域的专家。这一网络将为澳大利亚的生物资源提供更深入的了解和更准确、更有影响力的管理建议。考虑到许多参与者的高调，将制定的公共外联计划将具有重要意义。

Integration of information from multiple disciplines is vital to answering questions like 'What governs distribution of evolutionary lineages in Australia? How and why did distributions change in the past? How might distributions change in the future?' We will develop a comprehensive network bringing together experts in geochronology, geomorphology, climatology, biogeography, palaeobiology, functional anatomy and physiology, phylogenetics, biodiversity assessment, ecosystem dynamics, and population biology and modeling. This network will provide deeper understanding of and more accurate and influential management advice for Australia's biotic resources. The public outreach program to be developed will be significant given the high profile of many participants.