Participant Costs: Building Global Ecological Understanding

社会面临的许多问题越来越具有区域性和全球性。世界某一地区的干旱、洪水和疾病等问题可能对其他地区产生深远的健康和经济影响。理解这种关系和联系需要理解全球尺度的生物过程和动态。国际网络和“观测站”正在出现，它们可以在提供宝贵的数据和专门知识以发展这种理解方面发挥重要作用。本次研讨会将汇集天文台和网络科学家，共同制定路线图，探索网络的网络和观测站的观测站方法，以回答区域到全球的生态问题。研讨会将探讨：i)当前的生态理论和跨越大陆的重大挑战问题是什么，以提供更广泛的生态理解和预测能力，为科学和社会提供信息；ii)如何利用观测站/网络来应对大洲（全球）之间的重大挑战，iii)观测站/网络之间可以整合哪些属性以促进更广泛的理解；四是科学界应该遵循的近期战略目标。讲习班将确定相关的社会需求和利益，以及这些网络/观测站如何贡献数据、知识和预报。研讨会将重点讨论观测站/网络对社会效益领域的生态贡献，包括：农业、生物多样性、气候、生态系统、水和天气。

AbstractMany problems societies face are increasingly regional to global in scope. Problems such as droughts, floods, and disease in one part of the world can have far reaching health and economic impacts on other regions. Understanding the relationship and linkages require an understanding of global scale biological processes and dynamics. International networks and "Observatories" have been emerging that could play a significant role in providing valuable data and expertise to develop this understanding. This workshop will bring together Observatory and Network scientists with the overarching goal of developing a road-map to explore a network-of-networks and observatory-of-observatories approach to answer regional to global ecological questions. The workshop will explore: i) what are the current ecological theories and grand challenge questions that span continents in order to provide a broader ecological understanding and prognostic capability to inform science and society; ii) how can Observatories/Networks be used to address among continent (global) grand challenges, iii) what attributes can be integrated among Observatories/Networks to foster a broader understanding; and iv) which are the near term strategic targets that should be followed by the scientific community. The workshop will identify related societal needs and benefits and how these networks/observatories can contribute data, knowledge and forecasts. The workshop will focus on ecological contribution of Observatories/Networks to societal benefits areas including: agriculture, biodiversity, climate, ecosystems, water, and weather.