Big data and the future of ecology
Big data and the future of ecology
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DOI：
10.1890/120103
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发表时间：
2013-04-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Porter, John H.
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作者：
Hampton, Stephanie E.;Strasser, Carly A.;Porter, John H.
随着信息时代的兴起和社会各部门的“大数据”，对健全的生态科学的需求也在增加。大数据通常是指通常的数据工具和做法无法轻易处理的海量数据，它为通过数据密集型方法推进科学和为资源管理提供信息提供了前所未有的机会。大数据时代不需要仅仅由“大科学”推动--“大科学”一词用来描述在个人驱动的生态文化中取得好坏参半成功的大规模努力。总的来说，生态学家已经拥有大数据来支持科学工作-大量分布式的高价值信息-但许多人根本没有做出贡献。我们鼓励生态学家加入更大的科学界的全球倡议，以解决重大的科学和社会问题，将他们的分布式数据带到桌面上，并利用其集体力量。贡献这些信息的科学家将站在社会相关科学的最前沿--但他们会是生态学家吗？Front Ecol Environ 2013;11（3）：156-162，doi：10.1890/120103（2013年3月12日在线发布）
The need for sound ecological science has escalated alongside the rise of the information age and "big data" across all sectors of society. Big data generally refer to massive volumes of data not readily handled by the usual data tools and practices and present unprecedented opportunities for advancing science and informing resource management through data-intensive approaches. The era of big data need not be propelled only by "big science" - the term used to describe large-scale efforts that have had mixed success in the individual-driven culture of ecology. Collectively, ecologists already have big data to bolster the scientific effort - a large volume of distributed, high-value information - but many simply fail to contribute. We encourage ecologists to join the larger scientific community in global initiatives to address major scientific and societal problems by bringing their distributed data to the table and harnessing its collective power. The scientists who contribute such information will be at the forefront of socially relevant science - but will they be ecologists? Front Ecol Environ 2013;11(3):156-162, doi: 10.1890/120103 (published online 12 Mar 2013)