Cary Conference VII: Successes, Limitations and Frontiers in Ecosystem Science: May 6-8, 1997

卡里第七次会议：生态系统科学的成功、局限性和前沿：1997 年 5 月 6-8 日

• 批准号: 9617026
• 负责人: Michael Pace
• 金额: $ 4.1万
• 依托单位: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-03-01 至 1999-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9617026&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cary; Conference; VII; Successes; Limitations

Pace 9617026 In 1985 the Institute of Ecosystem Studies inaugurated a series of "Cary Conferences" with sponsorship by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust. These conferences which have all focused on discussion and examination of fundamental issues in ecology have been attended by over 350 scientists from 20 countries. This award will assist in the support of the seventh Cary Conference to be held in May 1997, which will focus on ecosystem science by identifying and characterizing past successes, evaluating limitations and exploring frontiers. Successes are defined as bodies of work that have 1) advanced our scientific understanding of ecosystem structure and function, and 2) provided insight and solutions to environmental problems. The conference will focus on current conceptual limitations and how these might be resolved. Limitations will also be critically addressed from the perspective of how ecosystem science can develop its scope for prediction and application. The frontiers of ecosystem science will be explored by examining important conceptual areas and the potential for the application of new approaches to standing problems. A major thesis behind this analysis is that ecosystem science is unique in that many of the major advances in the field have been driven by the emergence of new environmental problems that could not be solved with existing approaches and techniques. Explicit recognition of the relationships between environmental problems and progress in ecosystem ecology may be very useful for determining the key factors that have led to successes in this field, highlighting what limits progress, and improving ability to predict and address frontier topics. A conference volume will provide an evaluation of the state of ecosystem research and should be of wide interest to practitioners, new students entering, the field, and other ecologists curious about contemporary ecosystem research. A more general interest brochure and/or electronic media and web page will demonstrate t he strength and values of ecosystem ecology to a broader audience, including scientists from other disciplines, environmental managers, and scientific funding agency personnel.

1985年，生态系统研究所在玛丽·弗拉格勒卡里慈善信托基金的赞助下举办了一系列“卡里会议”。来自20个国家的350多名科学家参加了这些会议，这些会议都侧重于讨论和审查生态学的基本问题。 该奖项将有助于支持将于1997年5月举行的第七届卡里会议，该会议将通过查明和描述过去的成功、评价局限性和探索新领域，集中讨论生态系统科学。 成功被定义为：1）促进了我们对生态系统结构和功能的科学理解，2）为环境问题提供了见解和解决方案。会议将重点讨论当前的概念局限性以及如何解决这些局限性。还将从生态系统科学如何发展其预测和应用范围的角度来批判性地解决局限性。将通过审查重要的概念领域和应用新方法解决长期问题的潜力来探索生态系统科学的前沿。 这一分析背后的一个主要论点是，生态系统科学是独一无二的，因为该领域的许多重大进展都是由现有方法和技术无法解决的新环境问题的出现所推动的。明确认识到环境问题与生态系统生态学进展之间的关系，对于确定导致这一领域取得成功的关键因素、突出限制进展的因素以及提高预测和解决前沿课题的能力可能非常有用。 一个会议卷将提供生态系统研究的状态的评估，并应广泛的兴趣，从业者，新的学生进入，该领域，和其他生态学家好奇当代生态系统研究。 一个更具普遍性的宣传册和/或电子媒体和网页将向更广泛的受众展示生态系统生态学的力量和价值，包括来自其他学科的科学家、环境管理人员和科学资助机构人员。