An integrated study on biodiversity conservation under global change and bio-inventory management system

为了综合本研究项目5年期间取得的成果，一个协调小组负责研究成果的整合。确定了该项目的一些独特之处及其在生物多样性科学中的意义。作为这一多学科项目的重大贡献，我们建立了实地考察站(北海道、兰比尔和山上的Tomakomai)。(例如，马来西亚的基纳巴卢)以及生物多样性研究的研究网络(例如西太平洋和亚洲的国际生物多样性网络)。推动国际生物多样性观测年是这些活动的主要成果，为生物多样性研究的未来发展提供了坚实的基础。除了这些联网活动外，我们还成功地确定了：i)生物界内“相互作用网络”的重要性；ii)为了保护生物多样性的重要状态，匹配尺度的重要性；以及iii)生境异质性和景观相互作用在创建和维持生物多样性方面的作用。我们还提出了表达生物多样性和生态系统健康状况的生态“指标”。这些结果对制定有效的生物多样性和生态系统保护战略具有重要意义。

In order to synthesize the results obtained during the 5 years term of this research project, a coordination team took a responsibility for the integration of research achievements. Some unique features of this project and its significance in the science of biodiversity were identified. As a major contribution of this multidisciplinary project, we have established field research stations (Tomakomai in Hokkaido, Lanbir and Mt. Kinabalu in Malaysia) as well as research networks (e. g. International Network for DIVERSITAS in Western Pacific and Asia) for biodiversity studies. Promotion of the International Biodiversity Observation Year is the major outcome of these activities, which provide a solid foundation for the future development of biodiversity studies. Besides these networking activities, we succeeded in identifying : i) the importance of "interaction networks" within bological communities, ii) the importance of matching scales in order to preserve biodiversity in its vital state, and iii) the role of habitat heterogeneity and landscape interactions in creation and maintenance of biodiversity. We also proposed ecological "indicators" that express the state of biodiversity and ecosystem health. These results have important implications for developing effective conservation strategies of biodiversity and ecosystems.