Unravelling how ecosystems function through time and space

该项目旨在建立一个全生态系统模型，以追踪能量的生物捕获和物质在整个河流集水区的循环。预计它将通过将所有主要食物网隔间--从溶解的分子到捕食性鱼类--在一个单一框架内的新颖整合，产生关于环境径流的生态反应的新知识。该项目的预期成果是增强预测未来水管理情景的生态后果的能力，促进对河流系统进行更精确的管理。这将为澳大利亚河流的健康以及这些生态系统对社会、环境和农业的贡献提供相当大的好处。

This project aims to build a whole-of-ecosystem model to trace the biological capture of energy and cycling of matter as it moves through entire river catchments. It is expected to generate new knowledge about ecological responses to environmental streamflow through the novel integration of all major food-web compartments – from dissolved molecules to predatory fish – in a single framework. The expected outcome of this project is an enhanced capacity to predict the ecological consequences of future water management scenarios, facilitating more precise management of river systems. This should provide considerable benefits to the health of Australia’s rivers and the contributions these ecosystems make to society, environment, and agriculture.