Plant Virus Ecology Research Coordination Network

植物病毒生态学是研究植物病毒在管理和非管理生态系统中的生态作用，以及生态系统特性对植物病毒分布和进化的相互影响的新兴领域。由于诊断工具的限制，以及生态学和病毒学之间历史上的分离，导致这两个学科独立发展，很少有学术交流，植物病毒生态学作为一个领域的发展一直滞后。通过最初的一系列年度会议、讲习班和调解讨论，区域协调网络将评估基础设施需求，确定研究议程的优先顺序，采取措施扩大新兴社区，并建立外地所需的长期支持。为了吸引来自不同背景的年轻人和普通公众，RCN将产生更广泛的影响，通过与全国知名的科学博物馆一起开发一个原型互动植物病毒生态展览和公立学校外展计划，并通过雇用来自代表性不足群体的本科生来开发和展示研讨会。

Plant virus ecology is an emerging field that examines the ecological roles of plant-associated viruses in managed and unmanaged ecosystems, and the reciprocal influence of ecosystem properties on the distribution and evolution of plant viruses. Development of plant virus ecology as a field has lagged due to limits in diagnostic tools and also to the historic separations between ecology and virology that have led the two disciplines to develop independently, with little intellectual exchange. Through an initial series of annual meetings, workshops, and mediated discussions, the RCN will evaluate infrastructural needs, prioritize a research agenda, take steps to expand the emerging community and build long-term support needed for the field. To engage young people and the general public from diverse backgrounds, the RCN will have broader impacts by developing a prototype interactive plant virus ecology exhibit and public school outreach programs with a nationally regarded science museum and by employing undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in developing and presenting workshops.