Thinning of nature . This research aims to understand how the declining abundance of life across foodwebs will affect the stability of ecosystems and the services they provide. Using pollination and s

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Thinning of nature . This research aims to understand how the declining abundance of life across foodwebs will affect the stability of ecosystems and the services they provide. Using pollination and seed dispersal foodwebs we will simulate and then test using real-world cases what happens to their properties and function when they lose individuals. The project expects to generate new knowledge about the resilience and vulnerability of ecosystems, using an innovative combination of methods. Expected outcomes include enhanced capacity to integrate these areas of expertise, and powerful models for predicting the consequences of environmental change. This should provide significant benefits including Australia achieving the goals of its Strategy for Nature. . Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3103 - Ecology. Lead: Prof Melodie McGeoch