U.S.-Russia Planning Visit: Peatland Research Program: A Coordinated Approach

这是一次对俄罗斯的计划访问，目的是开展关于北方泥炭地生态系统生态学和生物地球化学的合作研究活动。主要研究者是来自卡本代尔南伊利诺伊大学的Dale Vitt和来自俄罗斯托木斯克州立大学的Elena Lapshina。在过去的几千年里，泥炭地一直是一个巨大的全球大气二氧化碳净汇。鉴于正在发生的和未来可预测的气候变化，这些系统的碳汇状况现在受到质疑。通过在西伯利亚和北美的协调研究，pi寻求对北部泥炭地生态系统过去、现在和未来的碳循环有一个全面的全球了解。了解包括泥炭地在内的自然系统在全球碳循环中的作用，将继续为预测未来气候提供关键数据。这个关于北方泥炭地生态系统生态学和生物地球化学的项目实现了将美国和欧亚大陆的顶尖专家聚集在一起的计划目标，在平等、互惠和互利的基础上，在共同感兴趣和能力强的领域结合互补的努力和能力。这个国际项目还将有助于培养新一代泥炭地生态学家，因为它包括美国研究生和本科生的参与。

This is a planning visit to Russia to develop collaborative research activities on the ecology and biogeochemistry of boreal peatland ecosystems. The principal investigators are Dale Vitt from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and Elena Lapshina from Tomsk State University, Russia.Peatlands have functioned as a large global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past several thousand years. The sink status of these systems is now in question given ongoing and future predicted climate change. Through coordinated research in Siberia and North America the PIs seek to achieve a comprehensive global understanding of past, present and future carbon cycling in northern peatland ecosystems. Understanding the role of natural systems, including peatlands, in the global carbon cycle will continue to provide critical data relevant to predicting future climate. This project on the ecology and biogeochemistry of boreal peatland ecosystems fulfills the program objectives of bringing together leading experts in the U.S. and Eurasia to combine complementary efforts and capabilities in areas of strong mutual interest and competence on the basis of equality, reciprocity, and mutuality of benefit. This international project will also contribute to the training of a new generation of peatland ecologists as it includes the participation of U.S. graduate and undergraduate students.