Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem Ecology
Abstract The development of several large‐, “continental”‐scale ecosystem research infrastructures over recent decades has provided a unique opportunity in the history of ecological science. The Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI) is an integrated network of analogous, but independent, s...
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| author | Henry W. Loescher Rodrigo Vargas Michael Mirtl Beryl Morris Johan Pauw Xiubo Yu Werner Kutsch Paula Mabee Jianwu Tang Benjamin L. Ruddell Peter Pulsifer Jaana Bäck Steffen Zacharias Mark Grant Gregor Feig Leiming Zhang Christoph Waldmann Melissa A. Genazzio |
| author_facet | Henry W. Loescher Rodrigo Vargas Michael Mirtl Beryl Morris Johan Pauw Xiubo Yu Werner Kutsch Paula Mabee Jianwu Tang Benjamin L. Ruddell Peter Pulsifer Jaana Bäck Steffen Zacharias Mark Grant Gregor Feig Leiming Zhang Christoph Waldmann Melissa A. Genazzio |
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| description | Abstract The development of several large‐, “continental”‐scale ecosystem research infrastructures over recent decades has provided a unique opportunity in the history of ecological science. The Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI) is an integrated network of analogous, but independent, site‐based ecosystem research infrastructures (ERI) dedicated to better understand the function and change of indicator ecosystems across global biomes. Bringing together these ERIs, harmonizing their respective data and reducing uncertainties enables broader cross‐continental ecological research. It will also enhance the research community capabilities to address current and anticipate future global scale ecological challenges. Moreover, increasing the international capabilities of these ERIs goes beyond their original design intent, and is an unexpected added value of these large national investments. Here, we identify specific global grand challenge areas and research trends to advance the ecological frontiers across continents that can be addressed through the federation of these cross‐continental‐scale ERIs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8b3240894b1405da534a03f475a7f652022-12-22T02:08:40ZengWileyEarth's Future2328-42772022-05-01105n/an/a10.1029/2020EF001696Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem EcologyHenry W. Loescher0Rodrigo Vargas1Michael Mirtl2Beryl Morris3Johan Pauw4Xiubo Yu5Werner Kutsch6Paula Mabee7Jianwu Tang8Benjamin L. Ruddell9Peter Pulsifer10Jaana Bäck11Steffen Zacharias12Mark Grant13Gregor Feig14Leiming Zhang15Christoph Waldmann16Melissa A. Genazzio17Battelle, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Boulder CO USADepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences University of Delaware Newark DE USAHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH Leipzig GermanyTerrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Australia The University of Queensland Brisbane QL AustraliaSouth African Environmental Observation Network of the National Research Foundation (SAEON) Pretoria South AfricaChinese Ecosystem Research Network Chinese Academy of Sciences (CERN) Beijing ChinaIntegrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) ERIC Head Office Helsinki FinlandBattelle, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Boulder CO USAThe Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole MA USASchool of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ USAGeography and Environmental Studies Carleton University Ottawa ON CanadaInstitute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, Forest Sciences University of Helsinki Helsinki FinlandUFZ ‐ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH Department Monitoring and Exploration Technologies Leipzig GermanyTerrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Australia The University of Queensland Brisbane QL AustraliaSouth African Environmental Observation Network of the National Research Foundation (SAEON) Pretoria South AfricaSynthesis Center of Chinese Ecosystem Research Network Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaCenter for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM) University of Bremen Bremen GermanyBattelle, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Boulder CO USAAbstract The development of several large‐, “continental”‐scale ecosystem research infrastructures over recent decades has provided a unique opportunity in the history of ecological science. The Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI) is an integrated network of analogous, but independent, site‐based ecosystem research infrastructures (ERI) dedicated to better understand the function and change of indicator ecosystems across global biomes. Bringing together these ERIs, harmonizing their respective data and reducing uncertainties enables broader cross‐continental ecological research. It will also enhance the research community capabilities to address current and anticipate future global scale ecological challenges. Moreover, increasing the international capabilities of these ERIs goes beyond their original design intent, and is an unexpected added value of these large national investments. Here, we identify specific global grand challenge areas and research trends to advance the ecological frontiers across continents that can be addressed through the federation of these cross‐continental‐scale ERIs.https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001696environmental research infrastructuremacrosystem scienceinteroperabilitysocietal benefitnew capabilitiesfederating infrastructure |
| spellingShingle | Henry W. Loescher Rodrigo Vargas Michael Mirtl Beryl Morris Johan Pauw Xiubo Yu Werner Kutsch Paula Mabee Jianwu Tang Benjamin L. Ruddell Peter Pulsifer Jaana Bäck Steffen Zacharias Mark Grant Gregor Feig Leiming Zhang Christoph Waldmann Melissa A. Genazzio Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem Ecology Earth's Future environmental research infrastructure macrosystem science interoperability societal benefit new capabilities federating infrastructure |
| title | Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem Ecology |
| title_full | Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem Ecology |
| title_fullStr | Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem Ecology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem Ecology |
| title_short | Building a Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure to Address Global Grand Challenges for Macrosystem Ecology |
| title_sort | building a global ecosystem research infrastructure to address global grand challenges for macrosystem ecology |
| topic | environmental research infrastructure macrosystem science interoperability societal benefit new capabilities federating infrastructure |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001696 |
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