Enhancement of forest canopy research, education, and conservation in the new millennium
Enhancement of forest canopy research, education, and conservation in the new millennium
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新千年加强森林冠层研究、教育和保护
作者：
N. Nadkarni
森林冠层的研究已经从一个年轻的“前沿”研究领域发展到一个充满活力和融合的调查和交流领域的关键阶段。当前全球范围内的许多环境和社会问题（如环境变化、酸性沉积、生物多样性丧失）都与我们对森林冠层的认识直接相关。我提出了六项活动，以帮助蓬勃发展的森林冠层研究领域取得有效进展。使冠层研究人员能够相互交流，并与我们研究领域以外的人交流，是解决这些问题的一个重要因素。建立研究生水平的培训计划也是产生和维持一个健康的学科的高度优先事项。应启动正式程序，确定具有重大关切的特定森林地点，其中应包括向保护团体和决策者通报优先地点。向非科学家灌输对生物和相互作用的惊奇和欣赏感是森林冠层保护的另一个重要途径。
Study of the forest canopy has reached a critical stage in its development from a young ‘frontier’ area of study to a vibrant and coalescing field of investigation and communication. Many current environmental and social issues at global scales (e.g., environmental change, acid deposition, loss of biodiversity) are related directly to our knowledge of forest canopies. I present six activities that are needed to help the vibrant and growing field of forest canopy studies progress efficiently. Enabling canopy researchers to communicate with each other and with those outside our field is an important element to address these issues. The establishment of a graduate-level training program is also a high priority to generate and maintain a healthy discipline. Formal procedures to identify particular forest sites of critical concern should be initiated, and these should include communication of prioritized sites to conservation groups and policy makers. Instilling a sense of wonder and appreciation for organisms and interactions in non-scientists is another important avenue for forest canopy conservation.