RCN: An International Network to Assess the Status of Insects

RCN：评估昆虫状况的国际网络

• 批准号: 2225092
• 负责人: David Wagner
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-08-01 至 2027-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2225092&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; International; Network; Assess; Status

There is substantial evidence that insects are declining in both abundance and diversity across many regions of the planet. These unsustainable rates of loss will have manifold consequences for the functioning of the planet’s ecosystems. Essential ecosystem services provided by insects—pollination, litter decomposition and soil formation, pest control, and nutrient cycling — are essential for the functioning of the biosphere, food production, and human health. Estimates of global ecosystem services provided by insects and other invertebrates exceed $1 trillion annually. This five-year Research Coordination Network (RCN) will bring together scientists from around the world to study the status and trajectories of insect populations and communities globally. This network of international scientists will be tasked with determining the magnitude and patterns of decline, identifying the primary causes and consequences for ecosystem function and human welfare, and developing policy recommendations to mitigate and reverse the losses. The research will develop educational and outreach materials that will raise awareness for and appreciation of insects — the little things that run the world.The RCN will unite entomologists, conservation biologists, community scientists, agriculture and forestry professionals, policy-makers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to (a) develop a community-driven approach to systematic data synthesis, (b) map and meta-analyze current knowledge of insect population and diversity trends globally, and (c) propose pathways to protect insect biodiversity. The multinational network will compile global evidence, identify data gaps, develop community-endorsed data standards for insect monitoring, assess geographic and taxonomic patterns of population change, synthesize information on principal threats, advance statistical methods to meta-analyze quantitative data relevant to insect population trends, recommend immediate and long-term strategies to protect insect biodiversity, and promote policy development to support these strategies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

有大量证据表明，绝缘层在地球许多地区的抽象和多样性中都在下降。这些不可持续的损失率将对地球生态系统的功能产生多种影响。绝缘提供的基本生态系统服务 - 授粉，垃圾分解和土壤形成，害虫控制和养分循环 - 对于生物圈，食品生产和人类健康的运作至关重要。隔热材料和其他无脊椎动物提供的全球生态系统服务的估计每年超过1万亿美元。这个五年的研究协调网络（RCN）将汇集来自世界各地的科学家，以研究全球昆虫种群和社区的地位和轨迹。该国际科学家网络将负责确定下降的幅度和模式，确定生态系统功能和人类福利的主要原因和后果，以及制定政策建议，以减轻和扭转损失。这项研究将开发教育和宣传材料，以提高人们对昆虫的认识和欣赏 - 跨越世界的小事。RCN将团结昆虫学家，保护生物学家，社区科学家，同意和林业专业人士，政策制定者，数据科学家和其他利益相关者，以及（a）开发社区驱动力的昆虫同步，BEAN（B），（b）趋势同步，BE），（B） （c）保护绝缘生物多样性的建议途径。跨国网络将汇编全球证据，确定数据差距，制定社区尊敬的数据标准，以进行绝缘监测，评估人口变化的地理和分类学模式，综合有关主要威胁的信息，提前统计方法，以荟萃分析的统计方法，元分析定量数据与这些策略相关的既定策略，以支持这些策略。基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响评论标准。