Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps
Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps
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DOI：
10.1002/ecs2.3853
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发表时间：
2021-12-01
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2.7
通讯作者：
Wood, Paul J.
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作者：
Hill, Matthew J.;Greaves, Helen M.;Wood, Paul J.
池塘是全球最具生物多样性和生态重要性的淡水生境之一，可为减轻人为压力和扭转水生生物多样性的下降提供重要机会。池塘还通过提供生态系统服务为社会作出重要贡献。尽管池塘的生态和社会的重要性，淡水研究，政策和保护历来集中在更大的水体，在我们的理解和池塘生态系统的保护仍然存在显着的差距。2019年5月，池塘研究人员和从业人员参加了一个研讨会，以解决几个池塘生态，保护和管理问题。研讨会期间和之后确定了9个研究主题和30个研究问题，以解决以下方面的知识差距：（1）池塘生境定义;（2）全球和长期数据可用性;（3）人为压力;（4）水生-陆地相互作用;（5）演替和干扰;（6）淡水连通性;（7）池塘监测和技术进步;（8）社会经济因素;（9）保护、管理和政策。会议还讨论了未来将池塘纳入环境和保护政策的关键领域。解决我们对池塘生态系统的基本理解的差距将促进更有效的研究主导的池塘景观保护和管理，将其纳入环境政策，支持生态系统服务的可持续性，并帮助解决许多导致淡水生物多样性下降的全球威胁。
Ponds are among the most biodiverse and ecologically important freshwater habitats globally and may provide a significant opportunity to mitigate anthropogenic pressures and reverse the decline of aquatic biodiversity. Ponds also provide important contributions to society through the provision of ecosystem services. Despite the ecological and societal importance of ponds, freshwater research, policy, and conservation have historically focused on larger water bodies, with significant gaps remaining in our understanding and conservation of pond ecosystems. In May 2019, pond researchers and practitioners participated in a workshop to tackle several pond ecology, conservation, and management issues. Nine research themes and 30 research questions were identified during and following the workshop to address knowledge gaps around: (1) pond habitat definition; (2) global and long-term data availability; (3) anthropogenic stressors; (4) aquatic-terrestrial interactions; (5) succession and disturbance; (6) freshwater connectivity; (7) pond monitoring and technological advances; (8) socio-economic factors; and (9) conservation, management, and policy. Key areas for the future inclusion of ponds in environmental and conservation policy were also discussed. Addressing gaps in our fundamental understanding of pond ecosystems will facilitate more effective research-led conservation and management of pondscapes, their inclusion in environmental policy, support the sustainability of ecosystem services, and help address many of the global threats driving the decline in freshwater biodiversity.