A high arctic experience of uniting research and monitoring
Monitoring is science keeping our thumb on the pulse of the environment to detect any changes of concern for societies. Basic science is the question-driven search for fundamental processes and mechanisms. Given the firm root of monitoring in human interests and needs, basic sciences have often been...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/cf4426be-8b81-4305-94e7-1ee3a75e3677 2024-02-11T09:59:22+01:00 A high arctic experience of uniting research and monitoring Schmidt, Niels Martin Christensen, Torben Røjle Roslin, Tomas 2017 https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/cf4426be-8b81-4305-94e7-1ee3a75e3677 https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000553 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/cf4426be-8b81-4305-94e7-1ee3a75e3677 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Schmidt , N M , Christensen , T R & Roslin , T 2017 , ' A high arctic experience of uniting research and monitoring ' , Earth's Future , vol. 5 , no. 7 , pp. 650-654 . https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000553 Arctic Climate change Ecosystems Environmental research Research station Science article 2017 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000553 2024-01-17T23:59:46Z Monitoring is science keeping our thumb on the pulse of the environment to detect any changes of concern for societies. Basic science is the question-driven search for fundamental processes and mechanisms. Given the firm root of monitoring in human interests and needs, basic sciences have often been regarded as scientifically “purer”—particularly within university-based research communities. We argue that the dichotomy between “research” and “monitoring” is an artificial one, and that this artificial split clouds the definition of scientific goals and leads to suboptimal use of resources. We claim that the synergy between the two scientific approaches is well distilled by science conducted under extreme logistic constraints, when scientists are forced to take full advantage of both the data and the infrastructure available. In evidence of this view, we present our experiences from two decades of uniting research and monitoring at the remote research facility Zackenberg in High Arctic Greenland. For this site, we show how the combination of insights from monitoring with the mechanistic understanding obtained from basic research has yielded the most complete understanding of the system—to the benefit of all, and as an example to follow. We therefore urge scientists from across the continuum from monitoring to research to come together, to disregard old division lines, and to work together to expose a comprehensive picture of ecosystem change and its consequences. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Climate change Greenland Zackenberg Aarhus University: Research Arctic Greenland Thumb ENVELOPE(-64.259,-64.259,-65.247,-65.247) Earth's Future 5 7 650 654 |
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Monitoring is science keeping our thumb on the pulse of the environment to detect any changes of concern for societies. Basic science is the question-driven search for fundamental processes and mechanisms. Given the firm root of monitoring in human interests and needs, basic sciences have often been regarded as scientifically “purer”—particularly within university-based research communities. We argue that the dichotomy between “research” and “monitoring” is an artificial one, and that this artificial split clouds the definition of scientific goals and leads to suboptimal use of resources. We claim that the synergy between the two scientific approaches is well distilled by science conducted under extreme logistic constraints, when scientists are forced to take full advantage of both the data and the infrastructure available. In evidence of this view, we present our experiences from two decades of uniting research and monitoring at the remote research facility Zackenberg in High Arctic Greenland. For this site, we show how the combination of insights from monitoring with the mechanistic understanding obtained from basic research has yielded the most complete understanding of the system—to the benefit of all, and as an example to follow. We therefore urge scientists from across the continuum from monitoring to research to come together, to disregard old division lines, and to work together to expose a comprehensive picture of ecosystem change and its consequences. |
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Schmidt , N M , Christensen , T R & Roslin , T 2017 , ' A high arctic experience of uniting research and monitoring ' , Earth's Future , vol. 5 , no. 7 , pp. 650-654 . https://doi.org/10.1002/2017EF000553 |
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