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，地球许多地区的昆虫数量和多样性都在下降。这些不可持续的损失速度将对地球生态系统的功能产生多方面的影响。昆虫提供的基本生态系统服务——授粉、凋落物分解和土壤形成、害虫防治和养分循环——对于生物圈的运作、粮食生产和人类健康至关重要。据估计，昆虫和其他无脊椎动物每年提供的全球生态系统服务超过 1 万亿美元。这个为期五年的研究协调网络（RCN）将汇集来自世界各地的科学家，研究全球昆虫种群和群落的现状和轨迹。这个国际科学家网络的任务是确定衰退的程度和模式，确定生态系统功能和人类福祉的主要原因和后果，并制定减轻和扭转损失的政策建议。该研究将开发教育和宣传材料，以提高人们对昆虫这一运行世界的小东西的认识和欣赏。RCN 将联合昆虫学家、保护生物学家、社区科学家、农业和林业专业人士、政策制定者、数据科学家和其他利益相关者，(a) 开发社区驱动的系统数据合成方法，(b) 对昆虫种群和多样性的当前知识进行绘图和荟萃分析 全球趋势，(c) 提出保护昆虫生物多样性的途径。该多国网络将汇编全球证据，确定数据差距，制定社区认可的昆虫监测数据标准，评估种群变化的地理和分类模式，综合有关主要威胁的信息，推进统计方法对与昆虫种群趋势相关的定量数据进行荟萃分析，提出保护昆虫生物多样性的近期和长期战略，并促进政策制定以支持这些战略。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命和 通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，该项目被认为值得支持。