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Network Activities of International
Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) and
the Advancement of Biodiversity Research
at Local, Regional and Global Levels
Eun-Shik KIM
Professor, Department of Forest Resources
Kookmin University
Seoul 136-702, Korea
Temperature Increase!
Global Warming!!
Biodiversity at risk!!!
Climate Change: A New Driver?
Biodiversity at local, regional, and global levels
is at risk due mainly to ecosystem destruction
followed by diverse human activities and
ecosystem degradation affected by environmental
pollution around the world.
Recently, climate change possibly accelerated by
global warming emerges as a new and powerful
driver for change of biodiversity at ecosystem levels.
Integrity of genetic and species biodiversity within an ecosystem
Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood)
CBD Definition of Biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD):
The variability among living organisms
and the ecological complexes of which
they are part and which include diversity
within species, between species and
ecosystems.
Ecosystem Attributes and
Niche of Biodiversity
Complexity
Interaction and
interdependence
Temporal Change
Function
Ecosystem
Structure
Connectability
Ecosystem and its attributes
Ecosystem is considered as the true level of biological
integration, which encompasses all the living species
(i.e., flora, fauna, and microbiota) and the environment
within which the organisms are living.
Ecosystem attributes: structure, function, complexity,
interaction and interdependence, temporal changes, etc.
To conserve the diversity within species and between species,
it is vital to conserve the diversity of ecosystems.
The Challenges
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Biodiversity, Species Compositon, and Ecosystem
Functioning
Ecological Aspects of Biogeochemical Cycles
Ecological Implications of Climate Change
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Invasive Species
Land Use and Habitat Alteration
Hydroecology and Emerging Issues
ILTER and its Network
The International Long-Term Ecological Research
(ILTER) Network has been developed since 1993
Currently, there are 40 member Networks at
country (territory) level
The ILTER East Asia-Pacific (ILTER-EAP)
Regional Network has been formed since 1995
West European
Central /
Eastern
European
North
American
Central / South
American
ILTER
Coordinating
&
Executive
Committees
African
East Asia /
Pacific
Middle East
Framework of International LTER Network
International Long Term Ecological
Research (ILTER)-1
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‘A network of networks’
A global network of research sites located in
a wide array of ecosystems worldwide that can
help understand environmental change across
the globe.
- ILTER's focus is on long-term, site-based
research.
Benefits of Collaboration
„ Achieve works that an individual
cannot do independently
„ Share good ideas
„ Share sophisticated equipments
„ Share data
„ Broaden spatial scale
„ Shorten research time
„ Advance knowledge
The key issues of ILTER at present
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Climate change (Monitoring and
Assessment of Adaptation & Mitigation)
Sustainable development
Biodiversity and its sustainable use
Sustainable use of resources and
ecosystem management (land & water)
Environmental hazards and disasters
Initial EAP Regional
ILTER Networks
Member Network in
East Asia & Pacific Regional ILTER Network:
Mongolia
China
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
East Asia /
Pacific
Regional
Network
Taiwan
Indonesia
Australia
Philippines
Thailand
East Asia and Pacific Regional Network
of ILTER (EAP-ILTER)
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Diverse Ecosystem Structures
Ecosystem Patterns & Processes
… Transect ecosystem gradient studies
… Carbon flux network activities
Biodiversity
Ecosystem Services
Water (Hydrology)
Potential Initiation of Global Ecological Obser
vatory Network (GEON) Activities
Including Thailand LTER sites
& Philippines LTER sites
ILTER issues related
to advance biodiversity research
Construction of biodiversity monitoring and
observation system
Development of monitoring systems for early
detection and warning
Development and implementation of adaptation
strategies.
Ecosystem Attributes and
Niche of Biodiversity
Complexity
Interaction and
interdependence
Temporal Change
Function
Ecosystem
Structure
Connectability
Attributes of Ecosystem Integrity
Biodiversity Program Suggested
Genuineness
Health
Asian Biodiversity
Function
Defense
Ecosystem
Integrity
Conservation
ABCDEFGHI Program with Network Activities
Asian
Biodiversity
Conservation and
Defense through
Ecosystem
Function,
Genuineness,
Health, and
Integrity Program
A Potential and Suggested Research Program
sponsored by the ASIA-HORCs
Network Activities of International
Long-Term Ecological Research (ILTER) and
the Advancement of Biodiversity Research
at Local, Regional and Global Levels
Classification, inventory, conservation, sustainable use
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
Integrity
Networks
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
NEON Fundamental Questions
How are ecological systems affected by changes in land use,
climate, and biogeochemistry across a range of
spatiotemporal scales?
How do changes in the availability and distribution of the
nation’s water affect ecological systems?
How do patterns and movements of genes and organisms across
the continent affect biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, the
spread of infectious diseases and invasive species, and human
systems?
Biodiversity PDA
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Portable, rugged, field-capable
device
Electronic field guide and data
recorder
Integrated GPS
Wireless link
High resolution digital camera
Measures temperature, light
levels, relative humidity,
barometric pressure
Barcode reader / label generator
ILTER
as a Ground Facility for the supply of
adaptation services and products to UNEP
ILTER
A Network of Ecosystem Observations for
Biodiversity Conservation & Climate Change Adaptation:
At Global, Regional and National Levels
Thank you
for your kind attention!