Collaborative Research: RAPID/Workshop- Antarctic Ecosystem Research following Ice Shelf Collapse and Iceberg Calving Events

2017年7月，南极半岛东侧的拉森C冰架上一座特拉华州大小的冰山在全球范围内的宣传，为气候变化中的极地生态系统研究和教育提供了一个独特而具有时间敏感性的机会。该项目的目标是召集一个研讨会，利用美国和国际南极研究界的大量知识资本。为期两天的研讨会将在佛罗里达州立大学举行，届时将聚集一批具有南极生物学、生态学和生态系统科学专门知识的研究人员，分享知识，确定重要的研究知识差距，并概述研究战略计划。该讲习班将帮助科学界和公众进一步了解南极冰架和周围生态系统随着冰架变化而经历的整个大陆的变化。主要产品将是侧重于综合、协调和整合研究工作的报告，以了解南极半岛冰架崩塌和大型冰山崩解的生态影响。该研讨会还将提供一个即时的，互动的经验，为K-12学校的孩子与动手？星期六极地学院？有孩子吗的海报会议，并在研讨会上回答问题的会议。儿童将有机会与南极研究人员互动，熟悉南极科学、生物、生态系统和当前问题，满足他们的科学好奇心。2017年7月，来自拉森C冰架的5，800平方公里的冰山A-68的产犊提供了一个独特且时间敏感的研究机会。最近这一事件所产生的科学势头和公众兴趣将被利用，以便尽早召开一次研讨会，借鉴美国和国际南极研究界的大量知识资本。为期两天的研讨会将在佛罗里达州立大学墨西哥湾沿岸海岸和海洋实验室举行，由Jeroen Ingels（佛罗里达州立大学; FSU）、Richard Aronson（佛罗里达理工学院; FIT）和克雷格史密斯（夏威夷大学马诺阿分校; UHM）组织。一个拥有南极生物学、生态学和生态系统科学多种专业知识的研究人员联盟将聚集在一起，分享知识，确定重要的研究重点和知识差距，并概述研究战略计划，以促进对南极冰架和周围生态系统随着冰架变化而经历的整个大陆变化的理解。

Worldwide publicity surrounding the calving of an iceberg the size of Delaware in July 2017 from the Larsen C Ice Shelf on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula presents a unique and time-sensitive opportunity for research and education on polar ecosystems in a changing climate. The goal of this project is to convene a workshop, drawing from the large fund of intellectual capital in the US and international Antarctic research communities. The two-day workshop will be held at Florida State University where a consortium of researchers with expertise in Antarctic biological, ecological, and ecosystem sciences will be gathered to share knowledge, identify important research knowledge gaps, and outline strategic plans for research. The workshop will help advance scientific and public understanding of the continent-wide changes that Antarctic ice shelves and surrounding ecosystems experience as ice shelves change. The primary products will be reports focusing on synthesizing, coordinating and integrating research efforts to understand the ecological impacts of ice-shelf collapses and large iceberg calving along the Antarctic Peninsula. The workshop will also provide an immediate, interactive experience for K-12 school children with a hands-on ?Saturday Polar Academy?, a children?s poster session, and question-answer session during the workshop. Children will have the opportunity to interact with Antarctic researchers and become familiar with Antarctic science, organisms, ecosystems and current issues, feeding their scientific curiosity. The calving of A-68, the 5,800-km2 iceberg shed in July 2017 from the Larsen C Ice Shelf presents a unique and time-sensitive research opportunity. The scientific momentum and public interest created by this most recent event will be leveraged to convene a workshop at the earliest opportunity, drawing from the large intellectual capital in the US and international Antarctic research communities. The two-day workshop will be held at Florida State University, Coastal and Marine Laboratory on the Gulf Coast organized by Jeroen Ingels (Florida State University; FSU), Richard Aronson (Florida Institute of Technology; FIT), and Craig Smith (University of Hawaii at Manoa; UHM). A consortium of researchers with a diversity of expertise in Antarctic biological, ecological, and ecosystem sciences will be gathered to share knowledge, identify important research priorities and knowledge gaps, and outline strategic plans for research to advance understanding of the continent-wide changes that Antarctic ice shelves and surrounding ecosystems experience as ice shelves change.