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Climate change: adaptation and resilience in the face of uncertainty. Climate change poses a wide range of challenges to Australia's agricultural sector and for the management of natural ecosystems. These challenges are recognised in the National Research Priorities 1, An Environmentally Sustainable Australia, and 4, Safeguarding Australia. The potential economic costs of climate change to vital national assets such as the Murray-Darling Basin and the Great Barrier Reef, amount to billions of do ....Climate change: adaptation and resilience in the face of uncertainty. Climate change poses a wide range of challenges to Australia's agricultural sector and for the management of natural ecosystems. These challenges are recognised in the National Research Priorities 1, An Environmentally Sustainable Australia, and 4, Safeguarding Australia. The potential economic costs of climate change to vital national assets such as the Murray-Darling Basin and the Great Barrier Reef, amount to billions of dollars per year, and ecological costs are even more significant. Uncertainty about the rate at which climate change will take place and about effects in different regions is central to the problem. This project will explore adaptive management strategies that promote resilience in the face of uncertainty.
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Optimal management of complex ecological systems. Natural systems are inherently complex and difficult to predict. This complexity means that efficient management strategies are often uncertain, and resource managers have few theories or rules on which to base their decisions. We will integrate the existing theories and principles of conservation biology with decision-making tools and theory used in statistics, economics, control theory, engineering and mathematics. We will use novel methods to ....Optimal management of complex ecological systems. Natural systems are inherently complex and difficult to predict. This complexity means that efficient management strategies are often uncertain, and resource managers have few theories or rules on which to base their decisions. We will integrate the existing theories and principles of conservation biology with decision-making tools and theory used in statistics, economics, control theory, engineering and mathematics. We will use novel methods to investigate the reliability of different management decisions that are made in the face of uncertainty and involve learning. Our aim is to discover a general theory for a new branch of conservation biology: applied theoretical conservation ecology.Read moreRead less
Prediction and Management Strategies for Blooms of the Toxic Cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula in Coastal Australian Waters. Blooms of the toxic cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula in Australia coastal waters are resulting in severe ecological and economic impacts, including significant human health problems. What is urgently needed is the capacity to predict the onset of a Lyngbya bloom and the development of management strategies to reduce or control blooms. We have assembled a dynamic team of a ....Prediction and Management Strategies for Blooms of the Toxic Cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula in Coastal Australian Waters. Blooms of the toxic cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula in Australia coastal waters are resulting in severe ecological and economic impacts, including significant human health problems. What is urgently needed is the capacity to predict the onset of a Lyngbya bloom and the development of management strategies to reduce or control blooms. We have assembled a dynamic team of active and experienced researchers using various state-of-the-art technologies to elucidate the key factors contributing to Lyngbya blooms and have industry partners willing to implement large scale testing of various controls. We have a unique opportunity to potentially solve a pressing environmental problem.Read moreRead less