讲座题目：Overview of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, a Long-Term Ecological Research Project in a U.S. Urban Region

主讲人：Steward Pickett （Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies）

主持人：象伟宁 教授

开始时间：2014年7月09日（周三）上午9:15-10:00

讲座地址：闵行校区 生科辅楼城市生态实验室一楼119会议室

主办单位：生态与环境科学学院、科技处

报告人简介：

Steward Pickett, a Distinguished Senior Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in Millbrook, New York, is an expert in the ecology of plants, landscapes, and urban systems.  He was awarded the PhD by the University of Illinois in 1977. He directs the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, Long-Term Ecological Research program. His research focuses on the ecological structure of urban areas and the temporal dynamics of vegetation, which has taken him to the primary forests of western Pennsylvania, the post-agricultural old fields of New Jersey, and the riparian woodlands and savannas of Kruger National Park, South Africa.  He has edited or written books on ecological heterogeneity, humans as components of ecosystems, conservation, the linkage of ecology and urban design, the philosophy of ecology, and ecological ethics.  He has served as President of the Ecological Society of America, and on the Board of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

报告简介：

The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) is a Long-Term Ecological Research project that investigates metropolitan Baltimore as a social-ecological system. One of two competitively funded LTERs in urban areas in the United States, the program brings together biological, physical, and social scientists to discover how the ecological, built, and social components of Baltimore interact and how they change over time.  BES uses several theories: (i) spatial patch dynamics of biophysical and social factors; (ii) watersheds as integrative tools; and (iii) the human ecosystem framework. These frameworks support empirical research on urban biota, nutrient, and energy budgets, as well as biotic and structural classifications appropriate to urban design. Our research brings together measurements and models from biophysical and social sciences. BES investigates (i) the structure and change of the urban ecosystem; (ii) the fluxes of matter, energy, capital, and population in the metropolis; and (iii) how ecological information affects the quality of the local and regional environments. The science is being applied to urban design, evaluating urban sustainability, and understanding mechanisms of resilience in the changing urban system.