Building resilient alpine environments with less snow

在这个项目中，我们的目标是在高山国家公园和高山度假村中建立弹性，以应对雪量持续下降的影响。高山环境依赖雪来调节水流、隔离植被、控制土壤侵蚀和促进生态系统的正常运作。这些过程在无雪的未来将如何运作尚不清楚。我们将确定雪的特性如何以及在何处驱动土壤水分对植物的可用性，以及哪些植物物种在高温、霜冻和干旱等极端条件下具有最佳的适应和再生潜力。该项目的好处包括创新的土地管理和恢复解决方案，以在不断变化的环境条件下保护澳大利亚的高山地区。

In this project, we aim to build resilience into alpine National Parks and Alpine Resorts to counter the effects of ongoing declines in snow. Alpine environments depend on snow to regulate water flows, insulate vegetation, control soil erosion and promote proper ecosystem functioning. How these processes will operate in a snow-free future is unknown. We will determine how and where snow characteristics drive soil water availability for plants and which plant species have the best adaptation and regeneration potential under extreme conditions such as heat, frost and drought. Benefits of the project include innovative land management and rehabilitation solutions, to safeguard Australia's alpine areas under changing environmental conditions.