从国家自然科学基金资助项目看喀斯特学科基础研究的发展

通过对国家自然科学基金资助的喀斯特基础研究项目分析,表明其资助对喀斯特基础研究的发展和研究队伍的培养都起到了重要支撑和导向作用。喀斯特基础研究项目的主题从最初的地质地貌和水文等逐步过渡到喀斯特生态环境问题及古环境和古气候重建等方面。而鉴于喀斯特基础研究的地域特点,不断加大的地区基金支持力度和资助额度应该有利于对喀斯特地域特色的生态环境和生物资源等的研究和保护。文章还就喀斯特基础研究中的石漠化问题的薄弱面进行了探讨,认为加强这些方面的资助必将对促进其科学问题的解决和为石漠化的治理奠定坚实科学基础。 

Prospects for the development of karst basic research in view ofthe item funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China

Analysis on the karst basic research projects funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC） revealed that NSFC played significant supporting and guiding roles both in the development of karst basic researches and training of high level research teams in the field. Those projects were focused on the geological, geomorphic and hydrological issues in karst area at the beginning, and then more attention was paid to the eco-environment and rebuilding of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment with speleothem gradually. Considering the regional specialty of karst basic research, it is suggested that enhancing supporting and increasing funding intensity per project would benefit the research and protect of eco-environment and bio-resources in karst area. The authors also discussed those weak parts in karst rocky desertification researches, and suggested more funding from NSFC will be able to promote those basic researches and lay a solid basis for the control of karst rocky desertification.