Can coastal floodplains of north Australia survive ferals and rising seas?

热带海岸泛滥平原是澳大利亚北部的标志性特征；然而，由于野生有蹄类动物和相对海平面上升之间的复杂相互作用，它们正在经历广泛的退化。利用跨文化的多学科方法，该项目将发现土著Yirralka游骑兵对野生有蹄类动物的控制是否会减少植被的退化和侵蚀，并增强洪泛区对海平面上升的适应能力。该项目将提供重要的新数据，为野生有蹄类动物的管理战略以及沿海碳模型提供信息，因为这些过程可能会产生碳源，而不是汇。我们的协作科学将在自然和文化资源管理方面对地方和国家产生好处。

Tropical Coastal Floodplains are an iconic feature of northern Australia; however, they are experiencing widespread degradation due to complex interactions between feral ungulates and relative sea level rise. Using cross-cultural multidisciplinary methods, this project will discover if feral ungulate control by the Aboriginal Yirralka Rangers will reduce vegetation decline and erosion and enhance floodplain resilience to sea level rise. This project will provide significant new data to inform feral ungulate management strategies as well as coastal carbon models as these processes are likely to create a carbon source rather than sink. Our collaborative science will have local to national benefits for natural and cultural resource management.