Snails to the rescue! Conservation of Australia’s island invertebrates

蜗牛来救援！

• 批准号: LP230100042
• 负责人: Dr Kate Umbers
• 金额: $ 30.2万
• 依托单位: Western Sydney University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP230100042
• 关键词: Snails; rescue; Conservation; Australia; island

This project aims to deliver an exemplar industry network model for conservation on Australia’s islands which are hotspots both of biodiversity and of extinctions. Protecting species on islands is therefore key to securing Australia’s biodiversity. We will secure Norfolk Island's 60 species of land snails via in situ and ex situ conservation with six key industry partners. The project expects to unite conservation actions across research, governments, and industry. Expected outcomes of this project include Norfolk Island emerging as a leader in global conservation. This should provide significant benefits such as a model for conservation that is applicable to thousands of isolated, range-restricted invertebrate species across Australia.

该项目旨在为澳大利亚岛屿的保护提供一个示范性的产业网络模型，这些岛屿是生物多样性和灭绝的热点地区，因此，保护​​岛屿上的物种是确保澳大利亚生物多样性的关键，我们将通过原地保护诺福克岛的 60 种陆地蜗牛。该项目预计将联合研究、政府和行业的保护行动，包括诺福克岛成为全球保护的领导者。这应该会带来显着的好处，例如适用于澳大利亚各地数千种孤立的、范围有限的无脊椎动物物种的保护模型。