New metrics to measure and track fauna community condition in Australia

该项目旨在通过开发一个描述动物群落状况的系统来改善生物多样性的测量方式，类似于用于植物群落的系统。它为澳大利亚的鸟类开发并测试了该系统，然后将该方法扩展到其他动物群体。该项目预计将开发一个数据驱动的鸟类群落类型学，并附带从站点到国家层面可扩展的群落状况指标，以及在实践中使用这些指标的指南。这些指标将有助于对遗址的生物多样性价值进行全面和相关的衡量，改进对恢复行动的评估，揭示群落状况的趋势，并为新兴生物多样性市场的监测和评估工具提供信息。

This project aims to improve how biodiversity is measured by developing a system to describe the condition of animal communities, analogous to those used for plant communities. It develops and tests the system for Australia’s birds, then extends the approach to other animal groups. The project expects to develop a data-driven typology of bird communities, accompanying community condition metrics that are scalable from site to national levels, and guidance for using these metrics in practice. These metrics will enable holistic and relevant measures of the biodiversity value of sites, improve evaluation of restoration actions, reveal trends in community condition, and inform monitoring and evaluation tools for emerging biodiversity markets.