Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures

Author : Abad Chabbi,Henry W. Loescher
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781498751339

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Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures by Abad Chabbi,Henry W. Loescher Pdf

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures: Challenges and Opportunities reveals how environmental research infrastructures (RIs) provide new valuable insights on ecological processes that cannot be realized by more traditional short-term funding cycles and are integral to understand our changing world. This book bonds the latest state-of-the-science knowledge on environmental RIs, the challenges in creating them, their place in addressing scientific frontiers, and the new perspectives they bear. Each chapter is thoughtfully invested with fresh viewpoints from the environmental RI vantage as the authors explore and explain many topics such as the rationale and challenges in global change, field and modeling platforms, new tools, challenges in data management, distilling information into knowledge, and new developments in large-scale RIs. This work serves an advantageous guide for academics and practitioners alike who aim to deepen their knowledge in the field of science and project management, and logistics operations.

Author : Zhiming Zhao,Margareta Hellström
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030528294

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Towards Interoperable Research Infrastructures for Environmental and Earth Sciences by Zhiming Zhao,Margareta Hellström Pdf

This open access book summarises the latest developments on data management in the EU H2020 ENVRIplus project, which brought together more than 20 environmental and Earth science research infrastructures into a single community. It provides readers with a systematic overview of the common challenges faced by research infrastructures and how a ‘reference model guided’ engineering approach can be used to achieve greater interoperability among such infrastructures in the environmental and earth sciences. The 20 contributions in this book are structured in 5 parts on the design, development, deployment, operation and use of research infrastructures. Part one provides an overview of the state of the art of research infrastructure and relevant e-Infrastructure technologies, part two discusses the reference model guided engineering approach, the third part presents the software and tools developed for common data management challenges, the fourth part demonstrates the software via several use cases, and the last part discusses the sustainability and future directions.

Author : Emma Burns,Andrew Lowe,Nicole Thurgate,David Lindenmayer
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643108585

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Biodiversity and Environmental Change by Emma Burns,Andrew Lowe,Nicole Thurgate,David Lindenmayer Pdf

This data-rich book demonstrates the value of existing national long-term ecological research in Australia for monitoring environmental change and biodiversity. Long-term ecological data are critical for informing trends in biodiversity and environmental change. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) is a major initiative of the Australian Government and one of its key areas of investment is to provide funding for a network of long-term ecological research plots around Australia (LTERN). LTERN researchers and other authors in this book have maintained monitoring sites, often for one or more decades, in an array of different ecosystems across the Australian continent – ranging from tropical rainforests, wet eucalypt forests and alpine regions through to rangelands and deserts. This book highlights some of the temporal changes in the environment that have occurred in the various systems in which dedicated field-based ecologists have worked. Many important trends and changes are documented and they often provide new insights that were previously poorly understood or unknown. These data are precisely the kinds of data so desperately needed to better quantify the temporal trajectories in the environment in Australia. By presenting trend patterns (and often also the associated data) the authors aim to catalyse governments and other organisations to better recognise the importance of long-term data collection and monitoring as a fundamental part of ecologically-effective and cost-effective management of the environment and biodiversity.

Author : David Lindenmayer,Philip Gibbons
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780643103573

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Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia by David Lindenmayer,Philip Gibbons Pdf

Ecological and biodiversity-based monitoring has been marked by an appalling lack of effectiveness and lack of success in Australia for more than 40 years, despite the billions of dollars that are invested in biodiversity conservation annually. What can be done to rectify this situation? This book tackles many aspects of the problem of biodiversity monitoring. It arose from a major workshop held at The Australian National University in February 2011, attended by leaders in the science, policy-making and management arenas of biodiversity conservation. Chapter contributors examine what has led to successful monitoring, the key problems with biodiversity monitoring and practical solutions to those problems. By capturing critical insights into successes, failures and solutions, the authors provide high-level guidance for important initiatives such as the National Biodiversity Strategy. Ultimately, the authors hope to considerably improve the quality and effectiveness of biodiversity monitoring in Australia, and to arrest the decline of biodiversity. KEY FEATURES * Engaging style * Practical information that is based on very high quality scientific information

Author : Irene L. Hudson,Marie R. Keatley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048133352

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Phenological Research by Irene L. Hudson,Marie R. Keatley Pdf

As climate change continues to dominate the international environmental agenda, phenology – the study of the timing of recurring biological events – has received increasing research attention, leading to an emerging consensus that phenology can be viewed as an ‘early warning system’ for climate change impact. A multidisciplinary science involving many branches of ecology, geography and remote sensing, phenology to date has lacked a coherent methodological text. This new synthesis, including contributions from many of the world’s leading phenologists, therefore fills a critical gap in the current biological literature. Providing critiques of current methods, as well as detailing novel and emerging methodologies, the book, with its extensive suite of references, provides readers with an understanding of both the theoretical basis and the potential applications required to adopt and adapt new analytical and design methods. An invaluable source book for researchers and students in ecology and climate change science, the book also provides a useful reference for practitioners in a range of sectors, including human health, fisheries, forestry, agriculture and natural resource management.

Author : Prof Tim Clancy,Suzanne Long,Bek Christensen,Amy Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : 0992517605

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Transforming Australian Ecosystem Science by Prof Tim Clancy,Suzanne Long,Bek Christensen,Amy Gibson Pdf

Annotation. The TERN Project was established in 2008 under NCRIS. The intent of NCRIS was to implement a strategic and collaborative approach to establish world class facilities, networks and infrastructure that is accessible to researcher's to met their long term needs. TERN's role is in the development of an integrated approach to understanding Australia's ecosystems. This report details the benefits delivered by TERN under the NCRIS Funding.

Author : Viacheslav Vasenev,Elvira Dovletyarova,Zhongqi Cheng,Riccardo Valentini,Carlo Calfapietra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030160913

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Green Technologies and Infrastructure to Enhance Urban Ecosystem Services by Viacheslav Vasenev,Elvira Dovletyarova,Zhongqi Cheng,Riccardo Valentini,Carlo Calfapietra Pdf

These proceedings of the Smart and Sustainable Cities Conference (SSC) in Moscow from May 23 to 26, 2018 addresses important questions regarding the global trend of urbanization. What are the environmental consequences of megacities’ expansion? What smart solutions can make life in cities safe, comfortable and environmentally friendly? It is projected that 70% of the global population will live in cities by 2050, and as such the book describes how this rapid urbanization will alter the face of the world. Focusing on solutions for the environmental problems of modern megapolises, it discusses advanced approaches and smart technologies to monitor, model and assess the environmental consequences and risks. The contributors present examples of successful sustainable urban development, including management and design of green infrastructure, waste management, run-off purification and remediation of urban soils. The SSC conference and its proceedings offer a valuable contribution to sustainable urban development, and are of interest to the scientific and research community, municipal services, environmental protection agencies, landscape architects, civil engineers, policy makers and other stakeholders in urban management and greenery.

Author : Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Forest conservation
ISBN : MINN:31951D01478977A

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Research Priorities for Enterning the 21st Century by Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.) Pdf

Author : Chiara Catalano,Maria Beatrice Andreucci,Riccardo Guarino,Francesca Bretzel,Manfredi Leone,Salvatore Pasta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030759292

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Urban Services to Ecosystems by Chiara Catalano,Maria Beatrice Andreucci,Riccardo Guarino,Francesca Bretzel,Manfredi Leone,Salvatore Pasta Pdf

The aim of this book is to bring together multidisciplinary research in the field of green infrastructure design, construction and ecology. The main core of the volume is constituted by contributions dealing with green infrastructure, vegetation science, nature-based solutions and sustainable urban development. The green infrastructure and its ecosystem services, indeed, are gaining space in both political agendas and academic research. However, the attention is focused on the services that nature is giving for free to and for human health and survival. What if we start to see things from another perspective? Our actions shall converge for instance to turn man-made environment like cities from heterotrophic to autotrophic ecosystems. From landscape ecology to urban and building design, like bricks of a wall, from the small scale to the bigger landscape scale via ecological networks and corridors, we should start answering these questions: what are the services that are we offering to Nature? What are we improving? How to implement our actions? This book contains three Open Access chapters, which are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Author : Ciro Gardi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317504719

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Urban Expansion, Land Cover and Soil Ecosystem Services by Ciro Gardi Pdf

More than half of the world population now lives in cities, and urban expansion continues as rural people move to cities. This results in the loss of land for other purposes, particularly soil for agriculture and drainage. This book presents a review of current knowledge of the extension and projected expansion of urban areas at a global scale. Focusing on the impact of the process of 'land take' on soil resources and the ecosystem services that they provide, it describes approaches and methodologies for detecting and measuring urban areas, based mainly on remote sensing, together with a review of models and projected data on urban expansion. The most innovative aspect includes an analysis of the drivers and especially the impacts of soil sealing and land take on ecosystem services, including agriculture and food security, biodiversity, hydrology, climate and landscape. Case studies of cities from Europe, China and Latin America are included. The aim is not only to present and analyse this important environmental challenge, but also to propose and discuss solutions for the limitation, mitigation and compensation of this process.

Author : Kimberly Etingoff
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781771882828

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Urban Ecology by Kimberly Etingoff Pdf

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. With increasing global urbanization, the environments and ecologies of cities are often perceived to suffer. While pollution and destruction of green space and species may occur, cities also remain part of natural systems. Cities provide natural processes necessary for survival for humans and other living organisms in urban areas. Urban ecology elucidates some of these processes and sheds light on their importance to healthy, fulfilling urban livelihoods. Urban Ecology: Strategies for Green Infrastructure and Land Use provides background on issues relating to urban ecology and urban natural processes. The first section covers the types, values, and recognition of ecosystem services provided by natural processes in urban areas. The second section details the importance and potential of green spaces in urban areas. The third section focuses on biodiversity traits of cities, and the ways in which urbanization affects biodiversity indicators. Finally, the fourth section covers some of the tools and approaches available for urban planners and designers concerned with improving or maintaining urban environments and the services they provide. This easily accessible reference volume offers a comprehensive guide to this rapidly growing field. Case studies and up-to-date research provide urban planners with new options for creating cities that will meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Also appropriate for graduate students who are preparing for careers related to urban planning, this compendium captures and integrates the current work being done in this vitally important field.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780309166942

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Neon by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Life Sciences,Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network Pdf

The book endorses the National Science Foundation's concept of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for providing a nationwide network of facilities and infrastructure for ecological and environmental research that is impossible with existing infrastructure. The committee identified six grand challenges in environmental biology - biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, climate change, ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, invasive species and land and habitat use-that deserves high priority for research and needs to be addressed on a regional or continental scale. However, the book says that NEON needs a refined focus and a more detailed plan for its implementation to ensure the maximization of its contribution to science and to better fit within the purview of Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction funding.

Author : Simron Jit Singh,Helmut Haberl,Marian Chertow,Michael Mirtl,Martin Schmid
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400711778

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Long Term Socio-Ecological Research by Simron Jit Singh,Helmut Haberl,Marian Chertow,Michael Mirtl,Martin Schmid Pdf

The authors in this volume make a case for LTSER’s potential in providing insights, knowledge and experience necessary for a sustainability transition. This expertly edited selection of contributions from Europe and North America reviews the development of LTSER since its inception and assesses its current state, which has evolved to recognize the value of formulating solutions to the host of ecological threats we face. Through many case studies, this book gives the reader a greater sense of where we are and what still needs to be done to engage in and make meaning from long-term, place-based and cross-disciplinary engagements with socio-ecological systems.

Author : Jenny Goldstein,Eric Nost
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781496232786

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The Nature of Data by Jenny Goldstein,Eric Nost Pdf

When we look at some of the most pressing issues in environmental politics today, it is hard to avoid data technologies. Big data, artificial intelligence, and data dashboards all promise “revolutionary” advances in the speed and scale at which governments, corporations, conservationists, and even individuals can respond to environmental challenges. By bringing together scholars from geography, anthropology, science and technology studies, and ecology, The Nature of Data explores how the digital realm is a significant site in which environmental politics are waged. This collection as a whole makes the argument that we cannot fully understand the current conjuncture in critical, global environmental politics without understanding the role of data platforms, devices, standards, and institutions. In particular, The Nature of Data addresses the contested practices of making and maintaining data infrastructure, the imaginaries produced by data infrastructures, the relations between state and civil society that data infrastructure reworks, and the conditions under which technology can further socio-ecological justice instead of re-entrenching state and capitalist power. This innovative volume presents some of the first research in this new but rapidly growing subfield that addresses the role of data infrastructures in critical environmental politics.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on an Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309217088

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Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030 by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on an Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030 Pdf

The United States has jurisdiction over 3.4 million square miles of ocean in its exclusive economic zone, a size exceeding the combined land area of the 50 states. This expansive marine area represents a prime national domain for activities such as maritime transportation, national security, energy and mineral extraction, fisheries and aquaculture, and tourism and recreation. However, it also carries with it the threat of damaging and outbreaks of waterborne pathogens. The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami are vivid reminders that ocean activities and processes have direct human implications both nationally and worldwide, understanding of the ocean system is still incomplete, and ocean research infrastructure is needed to support both fundamental research and societal priorities. Given current struggles to maintain, operate, and upgrade major infrastructure elements while maintaining a robust research portfolio, a strategic plan is needed for future investments to ensure that new facilities provide the greatest value, least redundancy, and highest efficiency in terms of operation and flexibility to incorporate new technological advances. Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030 identifies major research questions anticipated to be at the forefront of ocean science in 2030 based on national and international assessments, input from the worldwide scientific community, and ongoing research planning activities. This report defines categories of infrastructure that should be included in planning for the nation's ocean research infrastructure of 2030 and that will be required to answer the major research questions of the future. Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030 provides advice on the criteria and processes that could be used to set priorities for the development of new ocean infrastructure or replacement of existing facilities. In addition, this report recommends ways in which the federal agencies can maximize the value of investments in ocean infrastructure.