Workshop on Large Lakes Science in Duluth, Minnesota, Summer 2002

十大淡水湖拥有地球表面近三分之二（62%）的淡水。这些湖泊和其他大型湖泊已经是社会重要的淡水来源，在未来世纪可能会有更大的取水量。大型湖泊也是运输、旅游、娱乐、商业渔业和粮食生产的宝贵国家资源，区域发展对它们的压力越来越大。这些湖泊中的大多数都是独特而复杂的生态系统，其动态不同于海洋和小型湖泊。尽管世界各地的大型湖泊的重要性和独特性，目前的NSF资助这些水生系统的水平是令人惊讶的小。我们建议举办一个研讨会，为大型湖泊的基础研究制定科学和执行计划。将产生一份报告，将确定这项研究的理由，概述了一些目前紧迫的问题，确定研究界的需求，并提供建议，为未来管理的五大湖的建议NSF。

ABSTRACTThe ten largest freshwater lakes hold nearly two-thirds (62%) of the planet's surface fresh water. These and other large lakes are already important sources of fresh water for society that may be tapped for greater withdrawals in the coming century. Large lakes are also invaluable national resources for transportation, tourism, recreation, commercial fisheries and food production, and they are increasingly stressed by regional development. Most of these lakes are unique, complex ecosystems whose dynamics differ from both oceans and small lakes. Despite the importance and uniqueness of large lakes throughout the world, the current level of NSF funding for these aquatic systems is surprisingly small. We propose to hold a workshop that will develop a science and implementation plan for basic research on large lakes. A report will be produced that will define the rationale for this research, outline some of the current pressing questions, identify the needs of the research community, and provide advice to NSF for the future management of great lakes proposals.