Collaborative Research: EPSCoR RII Track 2 Oklahoma and Kansas: A cyberCommons for Ecological Forecasting

合作研究：EPSCoR RII Track 2 俄克拉荷马州和堪萨斯州：生态预测的网络共享

• 批准号: 0919443
• 负责人: Kristin Bowman-James
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0919443&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; EPSCoR; RII; Track

EPS-0919466, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Paul Risser, linked to EPS-0919443 (University of Kansas Center for Research Inc)Collaborative Research: EPSCoR RII Track 2 Oklahoma and Kansas:A cyberCommons for Ecological ForecastingFour universities (Kansas University (KU), Oklahoma University (OU), Kansas State University (KSU), and Oklahoma State University (OSU)) in two EPSCoR states, Kansas and Oklahoma, are united to create a cyberCommons, a powerful, integrated cyber environment for knowledge discovery and education across complex environmental phenomena. The cyberCommons will integrate two frameworks?the science framework of data, models, analytics and narratives, and the cyberinfrastructure framework of hardware, software, collaboration environment and integration environment. Two scientific questions underlie the understanding and forecasting of ecological systems in the Central Plains, which are in the main focus of this project: (1) What are the impacts of changes in land-use/land-cover and climate, both natural and anthropogenic, on biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem function? In turn, what are the feedbacks among these drivers and consequences? and (2) What are the impacts of changes in land-use/land-cover and climate, both natural and anthropogenic, on biodiversity?its composition, patterns and dynamics? In turn, how do these changes in biodiversity affect the spread of plant and animal diseases and invasive species, and how do these phenomena influence ecosystem structure, function and services?Intellectual Merit. Scientists at the four universities have independently developed research expertise, web-based data portals, web applications, and models dealing with the ecological drivers and consequences. CI tools are, for the most part, advancing this research along single, independent pipelines of ecological and biotic data, models, analytics and narrative scenarios. The cyberCommons is thought to enable unified, collaborative research across these pipelines, transforming the modeling and synthesis of ecological complexity. It will build on and unite the consortium?s existing expertise and capabilities in ecological observation, data assimilation and distribution, mathematical modeling, and CI architectures. Effectively, the cyberCommons will create a new research and educational community that transcends geographic, disciplinary and institutional boundaries in promoting peer-to-peer collaboration and new pedagogy. Broader Impacts. The cyberCommons is proposed to build upon strengths in the two states in the ecological, biodiversity and CI sciences. The researchers plan to enhance these strengths and research competitiveness through a new CI/science framework by enabling cross-domain investigation of complex environmental phenomena. The knowledge discovery advanced by the cyberCommons is expected to have immediate and long-term applicability to the management and sustainability of grassland ecosystems on the Central Plains. Using web portals, resources and tools developed for the cyberCommons, teachers and students at a wide range of institutions in OK and KS will have new opportunities for hands-on exploration of the science of ecological forecasting. Such outreach efforts will reach the growing population of minorities, help advance the curriculum at a diverse range of institutions, and improve workforce education and training in areas of vital importance to the economy of the region. New curricular content at the participating universities will help prepare the next generation of researchers to work in CI environments and virtual collaborations. By leveraging existing successful programs that serve young women, blacks, and Native Americans in both states, the cyberCommons will foster engagement in science and careers among groups traditionally underrepresented in science, engineering and eco-forecasting disciplines.

Paul Risser俄克拉荷马州诺曼校区EPS-0919466，与EPS-0919443（堪萨斯大学研究中心）相关联，合作研究：EPSCOR RII TRACK 2 OKLAHOMA和KANSAS：KANSAS大学生态学大学（Kansas University ocogical Forecodic forecological Universities of Ecological University ocogical forecolative forcom oficogic （KSU）和俄克拉荷马州立大学（OSU）堪萨斯州和俄克拉荷马州的两个州立大学（OSU）统一建立了一个网络通讯，这是一个强大的，强大的综合网络环境，用于跨复杂环境现象的知识发现和教育。网络通讯将整合两个框架？数据，模型，分析和叙述的科学框架，以及硬件，软件，协作环境和集成环境的Cyber​​infrstructure框架。这两个科学问题是对中部平原生态系统的理解和预测，这是该项目的主要重点：（1）土地使用/土地覆盖和气候变化的影响，自然和人类学对生物地球化学周期和生态系统功能的影响是什么？反过来，这些驱动因素和后果有什么反馈？ （2）自然和人为多样性的土地利用/土地覆盖和气候变化的影响是什么？它的组成，模式和动态？反过来，生物多样性的这些变化如何影响动植物疾病和入侵物种的传播，以及这些现象如何影响生态系统的结构，功能和服务？知识的优点。这四所大学的科学家已经独立发展了研究专业知识，基于Web的数据门户，网络应用程序以及涉及生态驱动因素和后果的模型。在大多数情况下，CI工具是通过生态和生物数据，模型，分析和叙事场景的单一独立管道来推进这项研究的。人们认为，网络通讯可以在这些管道上进行统一的协作研究，从而改变了生态复杂性的建模和综合。它将在生态观察，数据同化和分布，数学建模和CI体系结构中建立并团结财团的现有专业知识和能力。有效地，网络通讯将创建一个新的研究和教育社区，以超越地理，纪律和机构界限，以促进点对点协作和新的教学法。更广泛的影响。提议网络通讯在生态学，生物多样性和CI科学中的两个州的优势基础上。研究人员计划通过对复杂环境现象进行跨域研究，通过新的CI/科学框架来增强这些优势和研究竞争力。预计网络通讯所提出的知识发现将立即适用于中部平原上草地生态系统的管理和可持续性。使用Web门户网站，为网络通讯开发的资源和工具，在OK和KS的各种机构的教师和学生开发的资源和工具将为动手探索生态预测科学提供新的机会。这种推广工作将达到不断增长的少数民族人口，帮助推进各种机构的课程，并改善对该地区经济至关重要的领域的劳动力教育和培训。参与大学的新课程内容将有助于准备下一代研究人员在CI环境和虚拟协作中工作。通过利用在两个州为年轻妇女，黑人和美洲原住民服务的现有成功计划，网络通讯将促进传统上在科学，工程和生态遗产学科中代表不足的群体之间的科学和职业。