Synthesis of Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Victoria Land, Antarctica: A Workshop; September 8-12, 2004; Jekyll Island, GA

南极洲维多利亚土地土壤生物多样性和生态系统功能综合：研讨会；

• 批准号: 0406141
• 负责人: Diana Wall
• 金额: $ 5.17万
• 依托单位: Colorado State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-01 至 2006-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0406141&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Synthesis; Soil; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Functioning

This is the first workshop to provide a forum for scientists studying issues related to soil biodiversity and its role in ecosystem functioning in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Research assessing the linkages of soil biodiversity to ecosystem functioning has accelerated globally in the past 15 years, with scientists from many nations investigating topics such as: the role of soil organisms in decomposition; their role in the transfer of materials and nutrients; and the relationships between aboveground diversity and belowground diversity, at local to global scales. Because the Victoria Land Antarctic system can be considered a model outdoor laboratory, studies conducted there have made unique contributions to these and other current important topics in biology, ranging from evolutionary biology to disturbance ecology. Here, as in few other ecosystems, scientists can examine how physical and chemical properties structure communities, and investigate the effects of disturbances such as soil warming on individual species and communities.A diverse range of participants, representing different nationalities, ages, disciplines, and experiences will meet to consider soils and soil biodiversity in the Victoria Land Region and to share and synthesize their research findings. They will assess the current understanding of soil biodiversity at levels that range from the molecular to the ecosystem and will determine the effects of human impacts in this region. They will compare and contrast these findings with other ecosystems and will define future research needs and priorities. The broader impacts and intellectual merits of the workshop include investigating soil species biogeography and relating it to global biodiversity estimates, determining if there are key species in this fragile ecosystem, comparing organism survival strategies, and compiling all information to assess the vulnerability of soil biota to disturbance in this ecosystem. The workshop will also link Antarctic soil ecologists with researchers from international and NSF Long Term Ecological Research sites to provide a basis for comparison to other ecosystems and to engage new investigators in research at this polar site. Other broader societal impacts include infusing fresh, new ideas into existing and future research for understanding how soil species contribute to soil fertility, soil stabilization and linkages to sediments of streams and lakes. Overall, the research has ultimate use for soil sustainability. Finally, publications to the scientific community will be peer reviewed journal articles or a book on soil ecology in Victoria Land that will further extend the intellectual body of knowledge obtained through research.

这是第一个为研究与土壤生物多样性有关的科学家提供论坛的研讨会，及其在南极维多利亚州的生态系统功能中的作用。在过去的15年中，全球范围内，全球范围内，研究土壤生物多样性与生态系统功能的联系的研究在许多国家都在研究主题，例如：土壤生物在分解中的作用；它们在材料和养分转移中的作用；以及地面多样性与地下多样性之间的关系，本地与全球范围之间的关系。由于维多利亚州南极系统可以视为模型户外实验室，因此在此进行的研究对这些生物学的这些和其他当前的重要主题做出了独特的贡献，从进化生物学到干扰生态学。在这里，与其他少数生态系统一样，科学家可以研究物理和化学特性如何构建社区，并研究诸如土壤变暖对个别物种和社区等干扰的影响。代表不同国籍，年龄，纪律和经验的各种参与者将会相遇，以考虑胜利的土壤和胜利者土地地区的土壤和土壤生物多样性，以共享和共享他们的研究发现。他们将评估目前对从分子到生态系统的水平上土壤生物多样性的理解，并确定人类影响在该地区的影响。他们将将这些发现与其他生态系统进行比较和对比，并将定义未来的研究需求和优先事项。研讨会的更广泛的影响和智力优点包括研究土壤物种生物地理学，并将其与全球生物多样性估计有关，确定该脆弱的生态系统中是否存在关键物种，比较生物体生存策略，并编译所有信息以评估该生态系统中土壤生物的脆弱性。该研讨会还将将南极土壤生态学家与国际和NSF长期生态研究站点的研究人员联系起来，以提供与其他生态系统进行比较的基础，并吸引新的研究人员在此极地地点进行研究。其他更广泛的社会影响包括将新鲜的新想法注入现有和未来的研究中，以了解土壤物种如何促进土壤生育能力，土壤稳定以及与溪流和湖泊沉积物的联系。总体而言，该研究最终用于土壤可持续性。最后，科学界的出版物将是同行评审的期刊文章或维多利亚土地土壤生态学的书，该书将进一步扩展通过研究获得的知识体系。