美国长期生态学研究网络的战略规划——走向综合科学的未来

从2004年11月起至今,美国长期生态学研究网络在美国国家科学基金会的资助下,为未来(几)十年的综合和网络层面研究进行了战略规划.规划的最终目标是形成一个新的长期生态学研究(LTER)网络层面科学计划,并通过1个科学课题组、7个网络科学工作组和一系列研讨会来进行.在制定和完善科学计划的过程中,规划行动获得了LTER网络层面科学的跨学科问题、概念框架、基本科学问题、社会与环境综合科学动议、网络计算机基础设施的战略规划、教育与宣传战略规划等重大科学产出.规划的意义在于它告诉了怎样走向LTER的未来--网络层面综合科学,因而有利于LTER及长期生态研究的发展,并可为CERN等其他长期生态学研究网络的规划与发展提供启示.

Strategic Planning of US Long Term Ecological Research Network

From November 2004, the US Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) network has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct a strategic planning process for synthesis and network-level research for the coming decade(s). This planning activity aims at developing a new LTER network-level science plan and is organized and driven by a Science Task Force, seven Network Science Working Groups and a series of planning meetings. In the process of drawing up and refining the science plan, the planning activities caused some significant scientific outcomes, such as LTER science overarching question, conceptual framework, five basic questions, Integrated Science for Society and the Environment (ISSE) initiative, LTER Cyberinfrastructure Strategic Plan and Education and Outreach Strategic Plan. It's a significant planning to tell LTER how to achieve network-level synthesis science, the future of LTER so it would contribute to the development of LTER network and long term ecological research, and provide insights for the planning and development of other LTER network, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) for example. 