Coordination for Land-Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER)

9416294霍比LMER研究计划寻求调查和了解由于人口增长、土地利用变化和全球气候变化而在沿海环境中发生的变化。要理解其中涉及的诸多因素，就必须进行多学科、综合和协调的研究。因此，LMER站点通过NSF的资助定期举行会议，以促进解决共同问题、比较结果、关注共同目标和协调与各种沿海生态系统项目的研究所需的合作。LMER协调委员会和协调办公室在科学界提高了对LMER计划的认识，促进了合作研究的机会，与其他联邦机构协调LMER活动，并建立了与国际沿海研究努力的联系。协调办公室大大加强了各项目之间的沟通，并为组织专题科学会议提供了便利。该项目将为设在伍兹霍尔的海洋生物实验室的大型海洋生态系统协调办公室的继续运作提供支持，支持大型海洋生态系统协调委员会的活动，并组织大型海洋生态系统科学家和其他人的定期会议，以便对这些对环境重要的生态系统的研究提供全面和综合的方法。

9416294 Hobbie The LMER research program seeks to investigate and understand the changes that are occurring in coastal environments due to human population growth, land use changes and global climate change. To comprehend the many factors involved, it is necessary to conduct research on a multidisciplinary, comprehensive and coordinated level. Accordingly, the LMER sites have met regularly, through funding from NSF to facilitate the cooperation needed to solve common problems, compare results, focus on shared goals and coordinate research with various coastal ecosystem programs. The LMER Coordinating Committee and the Coordination Office have developed an awareness of the LMER program within the scientific community as well as facilitated opportunities for cooperative research, coordinated LMER activities with other federal agencies, and created ties to international coastal research efforts. The Coordination Office has greatly increased communication among the projects and facilitated the organization of special focus scientific meetings. This project will provide support for the continued operation of the LMER Coordination Office at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, support the activities of the LMER Coordinating Committee and organize regular meetings of the LMER scientists and others to provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the study of these environmentally important ecosystems.