Using long-term ecosystem service and biodiversity data to study the impacts and adaptation options in response to climate change: insights from the global ILTER sites network

Vihervaara, Petteri; D'amato, Dalia; Forsius, Martin; Angelstam, Per; Baeßler, Cornelia; Balvanera, Patricia; Boldgiv, Bazartseren; Bourgeron, Patrick S.; Dick, Jan; Kanka, Róbert; Klotz, Stefan; Maass, Manuel; Melecis, Viesturs; Petřík, Petr; Shibata, Hideaki; Tang, Jianwu; Thompson, Jill; Zacharias, Steffen

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“…Progress made in the production and use of analytical tools for mega-ecological data was also emphasized (Cornwell et al 2008;Ishihara et al 2011). Also, some responders noted the rising popularity of ''biodiversity'' as a common keyword for the ecological community and general public during the last decade (Fujikura et al 2010;Larigauderie et al 2012;Vihervaara et al 2013). Others commented on an abundance of project-based largescale ecological research studies compared with fewer small-scale studies conducted by individuals (DIVERS-ITAS; IGBP; .…”

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Progress in the 21st century: a Roadmap for the Ecological Society of Japan

Enoki

Nakashizuka

Nakano

et al. 2014

Ecological Research

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The primary goal of the 60th anniversary symposium of the Ecological Society of Japan (ESJ) was to re‐examine the role of the Society. The first of five lectures, “Development of Long‐term Ecological Research in Japan,” discussed the increasingly important role of long‐term and networked research studies. Ecological research in Asia faces many challenges, because Asia features natural and anthropogenic landscapes with highly diverse ecosystems. “Developing Strategies of the Ecological Society of Japan for Worldwide Societies of Ecology with Special Reference to Strategies for Asia” emphasized the role of ESJ in promoting ecological research and outreach in Asia. Ecosystem sustainability is a key issue in both the theory and practice of ecosystem management. A framework concept of an environmental and biodiversity cycle was proposed in the session “Linking Community and Ecosystem Dynamics” for understanding the mechanisms driving the sustainability of ecosystems. Ecosystem services are essential aspects of land use and conservation planning and management. “Integrating Models of Ecosystem Services and Land Use Changes” reviewed recently‐developed models that simulate patterns of land‐use change and analyze its effects on ecosystem services and also recommended future directions for collaboration among researchers. “Disaster Resilience and Coastal Ecology” highlighted the contributions of ecologists to evaluating the resilience of damaged coastal ecosystems and provided sound proposals to local communities and governments for rehabilitation plans. The past achievements and future directions of ESJ were discussed by the panelists and the audience in “Past and Future of the Ecological Society of Japan.”

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Progress in the 21st century: a Roadmap for the Ecological Society of Japan

Enoki

Nakashizuka

Nakano

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Ecological Research

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“…Indeed, this time period corresponds to the establishment of BIOTA-AFRICA (Jürgens et al, 2012); the assessment of IBAs (BirdLife International, 2002;Bennun et al, 2005); and the SAEON launch (Joubert and Trollip, 2011). This shows the very little experience of Africa in LTER and justifies the weaknesses and persistent gaps which characterize Africa′s climate information system (Archer et al, 2007), as LTER always includes investigations on biotic and abiotic factors (Lane, 1997;Hobbie et al, 2003;Jürgens et al, 2012;Robertson et al, 2012;Vihervaara et al, 2013). Biodiversity conservation is the main concern of any LTER, and 75.7% of the sites were located in biodiversity hotspots or protected areas.…”

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“…Therefore, extensive research and careful analyses of relevant data over a longer period of time are required for a better understanding and the sustainable management of the biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems (Kim, 2006). A new form of producing and sharing knowledge has emerged as an international research collaboration known as the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network (Vihervaara et al, 2013).…”

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“…With over 2000 scientists, technicians and graduate students engaged in its activities, CERN is one of the largest national networks worldwide and an important member of the International Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) Network created in 1993. The ILTER is a ′network of networks′, in terms of a global network of research sites (Kim, 2006;Fu et al, 2010;Vihervaara et al, 2013).…”

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Building African Ecosystem Research Network for sustaining local ecosystem goods and services

Yevide

et al. 2015

Chin. Geogr. Sci.

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Abstract:A new form of producing and sharing knowledge has emerged as an international (United States of America, Asia, and Europe) research collaboration, known as the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network. Although Africa boasts rich biodiversity, including endemic species, it lacks the long-term initiatives to underpin sustainable biodiversity managements. At present, climate change may exacerbate hunger and poverty concerns in addition to resulting in ecosystem degradation, land use change, and other threats in Africa. Therefore, ecosystem monitoring was suggested to understanding the effects of climate change and setting strategies to mitigate these changes. This paper aimed to investigate ecosystem monitoring ground sites and address their coverage gaps in Africa to provide a foundation for optimizing the African Ecosystem Research Network (AERN) ground sites. The geographic coordinates and characteristics of ground sites-based ecosystem monitoring were collected from various networks aligned with the LTER implementation in Africa. Additionally, climatic data and biodiversity distribution maps were retrieved from various sources. These data were used to assess the size of existing ground sites and the gaps in description, ecosystems and biomes. The results reveal that there were 1089 sites established by various networks. Among these sites, 30.5%, 27.5%, and 28.8% had no information of area, year of establishment, current status, respectively. However, 68.0% of them had an area equal to or greater than 1 km 2 . Sites were created progressively over the course of the years, with 68.9% being created from 2000 to 2005. To date, only 41.5% of the sites were operational. The sites were scattered across Africa, but they were concentrated in Eastern and Southern Africa. The unbalanced distribution pattern of the sites left Central and Northern Africa hardly covered, and many unique ecosystems in Central Africa were not included. To sustain these sites, the AERN should be based on operational sites, seeking secure funding by establishing multiple partnerships.

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“…Recognizing that the value of long-term data extends beyond use at any individual site, the global ILTER network aims at making data collected by all (I)LTER sites broadly accessible to other investigators (e.g. Parr et al, 2002;Breda et al, 2006;Vihervaara et al, 2013) (Haase et al, 2016). Site metadata and data are increasingly accessible via the DEIMS-SDR web-service (Mirtl et al 2017).…”

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Integration of terrestrial observational networks: opportunity for advancing Earth system dynamics modelling

Baatz

Sullivan

et al. 2017

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Abstract. Advancing our understanding of Earth System Dynamics (ESD) depends on the development of models and other analytical tools that integrate physical, biological and chemical data. This ambition of increased understanding and model development of ESD based on integrated site observations was at the origin of the creation of the networks of Long Term Ecological Research (LTER), Critical Zone Observatories (CZO), and others. We organized a survey to identify pressing gaps in data availability from these networks, in particular for the future development and evaluation of models that 5 represent ESD processes. With the survey results, we look for gaps between data collection and ESD model development, to draw perspectives for the improvement both in data collection and model integration.From this overview of model applications gathered in the context of LTER-and CZO research, we identified three challenges: 1) Improving integration of observational data in Earth system modelling, 2) developing coupled Earth system models, and 3) identifying complementarity and ways to integrate the existing networks. These challenges lead to 10 perspectives and recommendations for strategic integration of observational networks and links to the ESD modelling community. We propose the further integration of the observational networks, either by 1) making the existing sitedetermined networks also functional topological networks with organising spread and coverage, and/or 2) thematically and geographically restructuring or co-locating the existing networks, and further formalizing these recommendations among these communities. Such integration will enable cross-site comparison and synthesis studies, which will offer significant 15 insights and extraction of organizing principles, classifications, and general rules of coupling processes and environmental conditions. IntroductionIn light of accelerating global change (e.g. IPCC, 2014;Camill, 2010), the scientific and societal imperatives are paramount 20 to improve our understanding of Earth System Dynamics (ESD), which comprise complex interactions among rock, soil, water, air, and living organisms that regulate the natural habitat and determine the availability of life-sustaining resources for human well-being (MEA, 2005). Understanding and modelling of Earth system processes and interactions among Earth system compartments can be enhanced by accessing a wider range of both observational and experimental data (Banwart et al., 2012;Aronova et al., 2010;Reid et al., 2010). For this purpose, observational networks have been developed the last 25 decennia aiming at a temporal and multidisciplinary coverage of continental and global scale ecosystem observations. The Critical Zone Observatory network (Brantley et al. 2015), the International Long Term Ecosystem Research network (Mirtl et al., 2017), the National Ecological Observatory Network of the US , Schimel et al. 2001, the Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (Fu et al., 2010) and the Australian Terrestrial Ecosystem Research N...

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Using long-term ecosystem service and biodiversity data to study the impacts and adaptation options in response to climate change: insights from the global ILTER sites network

Cited by 47 publications

References 64 publications

Progress in the 21st century: a Roadmap for the Ecological Society of Japan

Progress in the 21st century: a Roadmap for the Ecological Society of Japan

Building African Ecosystem Research Network for sustaining local ecosystem goods and services

Integration of terrestrial observational networks: opportunity for advancing Earth system dynamics modelling

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