Mechanisms linking site water status and net primary productivity

澳大利亚是所有有人居住的大陆中最干燥的，也是初级生产力最低的。该项目将确定将这些观察结果联系起来的机制。通过详细的机械理解如何网站水平衡决定网站生产力和应用这种理解在一个国家的最先进的模型的发展，我们将提高森林和水资源管理和我们的理解澳大利亚独特的生态。

Australia is the driest of all inhabited continents and also has the lowest primary productivity. This project will determine the mechanisms linking these observations. Through development of a detailed mechanistic understanding of how site water balance determines site productivity and application of this understanding in a state-of-the-art model, we shall improve forest and water resource management and our understanding of the unique ecology of Australia.