BIOCOMPLEXITY--INCUBATION ACTIVITY: Models and meta-networks for interdisciplinary research in biodiversity risk assessment

越来越多的证据表明，与我们日益城市化的工业社会相关的活动正在引起全球环境变化，可能是不可持续的。其中一个主要影响是许多动植物物种的减少。一个由生物学家和社会科学家组成的跨学科小组将共同努力，更好地了解道路、疾病、污染、战争、狩猎和其他活动如何影响濒危物种的长期生存。将在一系列讲习班中开发计算机模型和其他研究工具，以更好地理解和解释这些关系。一个重要目标是建立一个国际网络，以鼓励未来对这些新工具和概念的研究和应用。该项目具有国家和国际意义。为了保护世界上最受威胁的物种，有必要了解它们如何在人类主导的环境中生存。从历史上看，研究植物和动物的生物学家并不经常与社会科学家密切合作。对于来自不同学科的研究人员来说，这个项目是一个宝贵的机会，他们可以分享他们的专业知识，并开发可用于为美国和世界各地的濒危物种制定有效和可持续的保护战略的工具。

Growing evidence indicates that activities associated with our increasingly urban-industrial society are causing global environment change and may not be sustainable. One of the major impacts is the decline of many animal and plant species. An interdisciplinary group of biologists and social scientists will work together to better understand how roads, disease, pollution, war, hunting, and other activities affect the long-term survival of endangered species. Computer models and other research tools will be developed in a series of workshops to better understand and explain these relationships. An important goal is to build an international network to encourage future research and application of these new tools and concepts. This project has national and international significance. To conserve the world's most threatened species it is necessary to understand how they can survive in landscapes dominated by people. Historically, biologists studying plants and animals have not often worked closely with social scientists. This project is a valuable opportunity for researchers from different disciplines to share their expertise and to develop tools that can be used to create effective and sustainable conservation strategies for endangered species in the United States and around the world.