Systems approaches in global change and biogeochemistry research

作者：Smith Pete^*; Albanito Fabrizio; Bell Madeleine; Bellarby Jessica; Blagodatskiy Sergey; Datta Arindam; Dondini Marta; Fitton Nuala; Flynn Helen; Hastings Astley; Hillier Jon; Jones Edward O; Kuhnert Matthias; Nayak Dali R; Pogson Mark; Richards Mark; Sozanska Stanton Gosia; Wang Shifeng; Yeluripati Jagadeesh B; Bottoms Emily; Brown Chris; Farmer Jenny; Feliciano Diana; Hao Cui; Robertson Andy; Vetter Sylvia; Wong Hon Man; Smith Jo

来源：Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 2012, 367(1586): 311-321.

DOI：10.1098/rstb.2011.0173

• system biology
• ecology
• systems approach
• global change
• biogeochemistry
• model

Systems approaches have great potential for application in predictive ecology. In this paper, we present a range of examples, where systems approaches are being developed and applied at a range of scales in the field of global change and biogeochemical cycling. Systems approaches range from Bayesian calibration techniques at plot scale, through data assimilation methods at regional to continental scales, to multi-disciplinary numerical model applications at country to global scales. We provide examples from a range of studies and show how these approaches are being used to address current topics in global change and biogeochemical research, such as the interaction between carbon and nitrogen cycles, terrestrial carbon feedbacks to climate change and the attribution of observed global changes to various drivers of change. We examine how transferable the methods and techniques might be to other areas of ecosystem science and ecology.

• 出版日期2012-1-19