Saving seagrass from climate change

这项研究旨在测试是否可以通过使用新的遗传拯救方法增强范围边缘种群的遗传连接来保护海草生态系统免受气候变化的影响。我们将使用联合国教科文组织世界遗产的豚湾的范围边缘海草草甸作为我们的模型，这是在2010/2011年的海洋热浪显着影响。该项目将产生关于海草如何在原地适应和生存的新知识。预期成果是改进海草草甸的养护、管理和恢复做法。这将为这一具有重要经济和文化意义的生态系统的长期复原力带来重大利益。

This research aims to test whether seagrass ecosystems can be safeguarded from climate change impacts by enhancing genetic connectivity in range edge populations using novel genetic rescue approaches. We will use the range edge seagrass meadows of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shark Bay as our model, which was significantly impacted by a marine heat wave in 2010/2011. The project will generate new knowledge on how seagrasses can adapt and survive in situ. Expected outcomes are improved conservation, management and restoration practices for seagrass meadows. This should provide significant benefits for long-term resilience of this economically and culturally significant ecosystem.