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The International Long-Term Ecological Research–East Asia–Pacific Regional Network (ILTER-EAP): history, development, and perspectives

  • Special Feature: Current Topics in Ecology
  • Biodiversity and Its Ecological Functions in East-Asia and Pacific Region: Status and Challenges
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Abstract

There are growing needs to broaden and deepen our multi-faceted understanding of the ecosystems, and the networks of Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) can play significant roles in fostering and applying ecosystem studies at regional and global scales. The International LTER Network (ILTER) is organized as a global network of field research sites and scientists to address current ecological issues such as biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation within a globally changing environment. The ILTER East Asia–Pacific Regional Network (ILTER-EAP) is one of the four constituent ILTER regional networks. Since 1995, ILTER-EAP has been developed to promote data sharing, research collaborations and capability building in the science and to bridge gaps between societal needs and scientific imperatives on concerns in the Asia–Pacific Region. Currently, ILTER-EAP comprises nine formal ILTER members and two associate networks. Their activities involve long-term and multiple-site observations of structural, functional and developmental aspects of ecosystems, data sharing, and bridging society and ecological science. This paper presents a review of the activities of ILTER-EAP, focusing on its: (1) vision and the development following its inception, (2) scientific activities and major outputs related to selected thematic areas, (3) contributions from ILTER-EAP to the international initiatives, and (4) future challenges and opportunities relating to its development and role in facilitating regional and global research collaborations. Accordingly, regional research questions were identified that could be most effectively addressed by opening up a common research platform, integrated data management system and the network science, which is open to all interested parties.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Nguyen Kim Loi (Nong Lam University) and Thu Huyen Do (Vietnam National University) for organizing the 11th biennial conference of ILTER-EAP which facilitated the discussion among the networks, Hen-biau King (TERN-Taiwan, former Chair of ILTER and ILTER-EAP) for suggesting the way forward; Yiching Lin and Chau-chin Lin (TERN-Taiwan), Tsutom Hiura (JaLTER), Xiubo Yu (CERN), Michael Liddel (TERN-Australia) for their valuable inputs and comments on a draft of this paper; the ILTER-DEIMS developing team for their contributions to geographical and thematic analyses; and Herbert Haubold (ILTER) for his careful reading of the draft of this manuscript. We thank Atsushi Kume, Masahiro Nakaoka and Yuko Aoshima from Ecological Research for giving us the opportunity to present this paper. We thank the editor and two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on our manuscript. Last, this review paper would not have been possible without previous and on-going research conducted by scientists within ILTER-EAP and its member networks.

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  1. Department of Forestry, Environment, and Systems, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707, Korea

    Eun-Shik Kim & Young-Sun Kim

  2. Department of Forest Biology, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    Yongyut Trisurat

  3. River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan

    Hiroyuki Muraoka

  4. Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, N9 W9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0809, Japan

    Hideaki Shibata

  5. Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao (CEBREM), Central Mindanao University (CMU), Musuan, Bukidnon, Philippines

    Victor Amoroso

  6. Ecology Group, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 14201, Mongolia

    Bazartseren Boldgiv

  7. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, USA

    Bazartseren Boldgiv

  8. Department of Biological Environment, Akita Prefectural University, Akita, 010-0195, Japan

    Kazuhiko Hoshizaki

  9. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109, Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia

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  11. Biosphere Informatics Laboratory, Department of Social Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan

    Nobuhito Ohte

  12. Biodiversity Research Laboratory, Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines

    Perry S. Ong

  13. Division of Silviculture, Taiwan Forest Research Institute, 100, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chiao-Ping Wang

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Kim, ES., Trisurat, Y., Muraoka, H. et al. The International Long-Term Ecological Research–East Asia–Pacific Regional Network (ILTER-EAP): history, development, and perspectives. Ecol Res 33, 19–34 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-017-1523-7

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