Biodiversity and ecosystems in Asia: studies and activities of International Long-Term Ecological Research Network in East Asia and Pacific
Biodiversity and ecosystems in Asia: studies and activities of International Long-Term Ecological Research Network in East Asia and Pacific
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亚洲生物多样性和生态系统：东亚和太平洋国际长期生态研究网络的研究和活动
DOI：
10.1007/s11284-017-1548-y
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发表时间：
2017
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2
通讯作者：
Nakaoka Masahiro
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作者：
Muraoka Hiroyuki;Nakaoka Masahiro
Editorial On the global scale, the Eastern Asian and Pacific regions are considered areas of high biodiversity because of their wide ranges of temperature and precipitation along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients, and the historically strong cultural bonds between humans and nature. Data and information about the biodiversity and ecosystem functions in these regions that clarify their present status and recent changes are needed to facilitate their conservation and management by local communities and academics. We can use long-term ecological research (LTER) to show the changes in biodiversity, ecosystem structure, functions, and services, and to monitor threats to both biodiversity and ecosystem services. The International Long-Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER https://www. ilter. network/), which comprises long-term research sites and scientists, was established to develop collaborative research and scientific exchange between the research sites and research groups in the member networks. The East Asia and the Pacific regional network of ILTER (ILTEREAP) is made up of nine LTER member networks from Australia, China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. The history and activities of this network have been documented by Kim et al.(2018) in this issue, and readers who are interested in collaborating with the ILTER-EAP network are encouraged to contact the Hiroyuki Muraoka, the chair, and also the author of this preface and co-author of the paper by Kim et al.(2018).This special issue is an outcome from the most recent biennial conference of ILTER-EAP, which was established in 1996 to promote research collaboration, data management training, and community development. Further information is available in Kim et al.(2018). The 11th biennial conference was held jointly with the 5th International Conference for Environment and Natural Resources (ICENR 2016), organized by Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), in October 2016 in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. The joint conference was attended by more than 300 local and international experts and scientists from universities, scientific institutions, government agencies, and industry. More than 15 countries and regions were represented, including Australia, Austria, Burkina Faso, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Israel, Germany, Korea, Malaysia, Netherland, Philippines, Taiwan, the US, and Vietnam. The conference program comprised a training workshop on data management, oral and poster presentations, and a field visit to the Can Gio Mangrove forest. Sixty studies were presented at the plenary, and oral and poster sessions on themes such as the impacts of, and adaption to climate change; biodiversity and ecosystems services; ecosystems under climate change; green growth and bio-based industries; integrated water resources management and ecohydrology; water treatment technologies; air quality management and clean technologies. This special issue of Ecological Research is an outcome of the joint conference. The aim of this issue is to share knowledge about the current environmental status of biodiversity and ecosystems, and changes in both because of possible climate and human impacts, in the East Asia and Pacific regions. Given its importance for environmental conservation and sustainability, this information should be disseminated to user communities and scientific com-
