Coordination for Land-Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER)

[9416294]霍比LMER研究计划旨在调查和了解由于人口增长、土地利用变化和全球气候变化而正在发生的沿海环境变化。要理解其中的诸多因素，需要在多学科、综合、协调的水平上进行研究。因此，在NSF的资助下，LMER站点定期召开会议，以促进解决共同问题所需的合作，比较结果，关注共同目标，并与各种沿海生态系统项目协调研究。LMER协调委员会和协调办公室提高了科学界对LMER项目的认识，促进了合作研究的机会，协调了LMER与其他联邦机构的活动，并与国际沿海研究工作建立了联系。协调办公室大大增加了项目之间的交流，并便利了特别重点科学会议的组织。该项目将为伍兹霍尔海洋生物实验室的海洋生态系统协调办公室的继续运作提供支持，支持海洋生态系统协调委员会的活动，并组织海洋生态系统协调委员会的科学家和其他人员定期会议，为研究这些具有重要环境意义的生态系统提供全面和综合的方法。

9416294 Hobbie The LMER research program seeks to investigate and understand the changes that are occurring in coastal environments due to human population growth, land use changes and global climate change. To comprehend the many factors involved, it is necessary to conduct research on a multidisciplinary, comprehensive and coordinated level. Accordingly, the LMER sites have met regularly, through funding from NSF to facilitate the cooperation needed to solve common problems, compare results, focus on shared goals and coordinate research with various coastal ecosystem programs. The LMER Coordinating Committee and the Coordination Office have developed an awareness of the LMER program within the scientific community as well as facilitated opportunities for cooperative research, coordinated LMER activities with other federal agencies, and created ties to international coastal research efforts. The Coordination Office has greatly increased communication among the projects and facilitated the organization of special focus scientific meetings. This project will provide support for the continued operation of the LMER Coordination Office at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, support the activities of the LMER Coordinating Committee and organize regular meetings of the LMER scientists and others to provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the study of these environmentally important ecosystems.