Macroecology of reptiles and frogs over latitudinal and temporal gradients

该项目旨在解决爬行动物和青蛙群落中主要的宏观生态概念，重点关注物种多样性和体型变化的环境和气候梯度。本项目希望通过将跨越3000公里纬度梯度的第四纪化石遗址数据与当前生态数据相结合，生成一个独特的宏观生态数据集。预期结果包括通过更新世气候变化对澳大利亚爬行动物和青蛙群落进行首次综合生态评估，并对未来进行预测。这项研究将通过提供与气候变化相关的动物群落组成的循证知识，使澳大利亚社会受益。

This project aims to address major macroecological concepts in reptile and frog communities through time, focusing on environmental and climatic gradients in species diversity and body-size variation. This project expects to generate a unique macroecological dataset by integrating data from Quaternary fossil sites spanning a 3000km latitudinal gradient with current ecological data. Expected outcomes include the first comprehensive ecological assessment of Australian reptile and frog communities through Pleistocene climate oscillations, with predictions into the future. This research will benefit Australian society by providing evidence-based knowledge of faunal community composition through time in association with changing climates.