NEON and STREON: opportunities and challenges for the aquatic sciences
NEON and STREON: opportunities and challenges for the aquatic sciences
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DOI：
10.1086/679489
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发表时间：
2015-03-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
McDowell, William H.
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作者：
McDowell, William H.
国家生态观测网（氖）的建立为大陆范围的研究和水产科学综合提供了前所未有的机会。氖水生网络的组织者将在美国生物气候区的29条溪流或小河的站点上装备设备，以测量O-2动态、水生群落结构和水生化学长达30年。数据将通过一套传感器和标准化技术对各种变量进行传统测量来收集。这些数据的可用性将为水产科学家开创一个新时代，他们可以使用这些数据来了解区域到大陆尺度上河流生态系统结构和功能的主要驱动因素的影响。这种丰富的数据流也将给水生生物带来挑战。这些挑战包括解释在遥远的现场测量，大型数据集的分析和管理，适当的合成工具的开发，以及水产科学文化的变化。随着氖的出现，未来几十年最成功的水产科学家将同样精通野外测量和大型数据集的复杂分析。
Creation of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) provides unparalleled opportunities for continental-scale research and synthesis in aquatic sciences. Organizers of the NEON aquatic network will equip sites at 29 streams or small rivers across bioclimatic regions of the USA to measure O-2 dynamics, aquatic community structure, and aquatic chemistry for up to 3 decades. Data will be collected via a suite of sensors and traditional measurements of a wide range of variables with standardized techniques. The availability of such data will usher in a new era for aquatic scientists, who can use the data to understand the influence of major drivers of stream ecosystem structure and function at regional to continental scales. This rich data stream also will present challenges for the aquatic community. These challenges include interpreting field measurements at distant sites, analysis and management of large data sets, development of appropriate tools for synthesis, and changes in the culture of aquatic science. With the advent of NEON, the most successful aquatic scientists in the coming decades will be equally versed in field measurements and sophisticated analysis of large data sets.