Ideas and perspectives: Strengthening the biogeosciences in environmental research networks
Ideas and perspectives: Strengthening the biogeosciences in environmental research networks
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10.5194/bg-15-4815-2018
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2018-08
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4.9
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D. Richter;S. Billings;P. Groffman;E. Kelly;K. Lohse;W. McDowell;T. White;S. P. Anderson;D. Baldocchi;S. Banwart;S. Brantley;J. Braun;Zachary S Brecheisen;Charles S. Cook;H. Hartnett;S. Hobbie;J. Gaillardet;E. Jobbágy;H. Jungkunst;Clare E. Kazanski;J. Krishnaswamy;D. Markewitz;K. O''Neill;C. Riebe;P. Schroeder;C. Siebe;W. Silver;A. Thompson;A. Verhoef;Gan Zhang
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D. Richter;S. Billings;P. Groffman;E. Kelly;K. Lohse;W. McDowell;T. White;S. P. Anderson;D. Baldocchi;S. Banwart;S. Brantley;J. Braun;Zachary S Brecheisen;Charles S. Cook;H. Hartnett;S. Hobbie;J. Gaillardet;E. Jobbágy;H. Jungkunst;Clare E. Kazanski;J. Krishnaswamy;D. Markewitz;K. O''Neill;C. Riebe;P. Schroeder;C. Siebe;W. Silver;A. Thompson;A. Verhoef;Gan Zhang
抽象的。长期的环境研究网络是推动地方、区域和全球环境科学和教育的一种方法。今天，在世界各地运作的环境研究网络数量惊人，种类繁多。在资金、基础设施、激励性问题、科学实力以及催生和维持网络的科学方面，这些都是不同的。一些网络选择了个别站点，因为它们产生了宝贵的长期数据，而另一些网络则选择了跨越生态梯度的新站点。然而，所有长期的环境网络都面临着两个挑战。网络必须跟上科学进步的步伐，并与科学界和整个社会互动。如果网络不能成功应对这些挑战，它们就有可能变得无关紧要。这篇论文的目的是断言，生物地理科学为环境研究网络提供了扩大科学影响和公众参与的许多机会。我们通过四个网络探索其中的一些机会：国际长期生态研究网络计划(ILTERs)、临界区观测站(CZO)、地球和生态观测站网络(EONS)以及涡流站点的FLUXNET计划。虽然这些网络是由跨学科的科学家建立和扩大的，但专业知识和资金的优势已将ILTER和EON的活动吸引到生态学和生物学，CZO吸引到地球科学和地质学，而FLUXNET吸引到生态生理学和微气象学。我们的观点不是要使网络同质化，也不是要削弱学科科学。相反，我们认为，通过将生物学和地质学更全面地整合到长期环境研究网络中，科学家可以更好地利用网络资产，跟上不断变化的环境科学的步伐，并与更多的科学和公众受众接触。
Abstract. Long-term environmental research networks are one approach to advancing local, regional, and global environmental science and education. A remarkable number and wide variety of environmental research networks operate around the world today. These are diverse in funding, infrastructure, motivating questions, scientific strengths, and the sciences that birthed and maintain the networks. Some networks have individual sites that were selected because they had produced invaluable long-term data, while other networks have new sites selected to span ecological gradients. However, all long-term environmental networks share two challenges. Networks must keep pace with scientific advances and interact with both the scientific community and society at large. If networks fall short of successfully addressing these challenges, they risk becoming irrelevant. The objective of this paper is to assert that the biogeosciences offer environmental research networks a number of opportunities to expand scientific impact and public engagement. We explore some of these opportunities with four networks: the International Long-Term Ecological Research Network programs (ILTERs), critical zone observatories (CZOs), Earth and ecological observatory networks (EONs), and the FLUXNET program of eddy flux sites. While these networks were founded and expanded by interdisciplinary scientists, the preponderance of expertise and funding has gravitated activities of ILTERs and EONs toward ecology and biology, CZOs toward the Earth sciences and geology, and FLUXNET toward ecophysiology and micrometeorology. Our point is not to homogenize networks, nor to diminish disciplinary science. Rather, we argue that by more fully incorporating the integration of biology and geology in long-term environmental research networks, scientists can better leverage network assets, keep pace with the ever-changing science of the environment, and engage with larger scientific and public audiences.