Research questions to facilitate the future development of European long-term ecosystem research infrastructures: a horizon scanning exercise

0509530 - BÚ 2020 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Musche, M. - Adamescu, C. M. - Angelstam, P. - Bacher, S. - Bäck, J. - Buss, H. L. - Duffy, C. - Flaim, G. - Gaillardet, J. - Giannakis, G. V. - Haase, P. - Halada, L. - Kissling, W. D. - Lundin, L. - Matteucci, G. - Meesenburg, H. - Monteith, D. T. - Nikolaidis, N. P. - Pipan, T. - Pyšek, Petr - Rowe, E. C. - Roy, D. B. - Sier, A. - Tappeiner, U. - Vila, M. - White, T. - Zobel, M. - Klotz, S.
Research questions to facilitate the future development of European long-term ecosystem research infrastructures: a horizon scanning exercise.
Journal of Environmental Management. Roč. 250, November 15 (2019), s. 1-17, č. článku 109479. ISSN 0301-4797. E-ISSN 1095-8630
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GX19-28807X
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : ecology * invasion * horizon scanning
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 5.647, year: 2019
Method of publishing: Open access

Distributed environmental research infrastructures are important to support assessments of the effects of global change on landscapes, ecosystems and society. These infrastructures need to provide continuity to address long-term change, yet be flexible enough to respond to rapid societal and technological developments that modify research priorities. We used a horizon scanning exercise to identify and prioritize emerging research questions for the future development of ecosystem and socio-ecological research infrastructures in Europe. Twenty research questions covered topics related to (i) ecosystem structures and processes, (ii) the impacts of anthropogenic drivers on ecosystems, (iii) ecosystem services and socio-ecological systems and (iv), methods and research infrastructures. Future research infrastructures should support a range of methodological approaches including observation, experiments and modelling. They should also have flexibility to respond to new requirements, for example by adjusting the spatio-temporal design of measurements. When new methods are introduced, compatibility with important long-term data series must be ensured. Finally, indicators, tools, and transdisciplinary approaches to identify, quantify and value ecosystem services across spatial scales and domains need to be advanced.
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