Long-term Ecological Research at North Inlet: Evolution of a Coastal Landscape and Response to Disturbance

该合同涵盖了终止北进水口LTER现场所需的任务。终止需要1)存档和记录根据以前的NSF拨款编制的核心LTER数据集，以及2)将完成的数据合成研究论文，提交给生态期刊。该研究网站的数据是河口生态系统的唯一代表，必须妥善存档和记录，以供将来使用。大约三分之二的核心数据集竞争到1992年2月。一些数据集(小型动物、大型动物、浮游动物、降雨化学)需要额外的处理和分析。这项授标将允许在授权期结束前完成所有核心数据集，直至1992年2月。样品将被存档并储存在巴鲁克实地实验室，以供今后参考。所有文件都将以电子版或硬拷贝形式提供给其他科学家，并提供给LTER网络办公室。长期数据集将综合在几个综合性出版物中，提交给主要的生态期刊。综合将侧重于核心数据集之间的相互关系，与可变性有关的问题，以及对生态理论的评估。

This award covers tasks necessary to terminate the North Inlet LTER Site. Termination requires 1) archiving and documenting core LTER datasets compiled under previous NSF grants, and 2) synthesizing completed data into research papers to be submitted to ecological journals. Data from this research site uniquely represent estuarine ecosystems and must be properly archived and documented for future use. Approximately two thirds of the core datasets are compete to February 1992. Several datasets (meiofauna, macrofauna, zooplankton, rainfall chemistry) require additional processing and analysis. This award will permit completion of all core datasets to February 1992 by the end of the award period. Samples will be archived and stored at the Baruch Field Laboratory for future reference. All documentation will be made accessible to other scientists in electronic or hardcopy versions and provided to the LTER Network Office. Long-term data sets will be synthesized in a few integrative publications to be submitted to key ecological journals. Synthesis will focus on inter-relationships among core datasets, issues related to variability, and evaluation of ecological theory.