Scaling up from site-based research to a national research and monitoring network : lessons from Tierberg Karoo Research Centre and other design considerations
Date
2007
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Publisher
Academy of Science for South Africa
Abstract
South Africa is in the process of setting up a national environmental observatory system (SAEON) to monitor and gain a predictive understanding of the effects of climate change and land use on biodiversity, carbon and nutrient fluxes, soils and sediments, primary and secondary productivity, hydrology and disturbance regimes. It is intended that the data should be archived, analysed and translated into information accessible to decision-makers. We present a case that illustrates the infrastructural needs and challenges for long-term research and then discuss optimal designs and collaborations required to detect change in many variables, land-use types and geographical areas of South Africa.
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CITATION: Milton, S. J., et al. 2007. Scaling up from site-based research to a national research and monitoring network : lessons from Tierberg Karoo Research Centre and other design considerations. South African Journal of Science, 103(7-8):311-317.
The original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.za
The original publication is available at http://www.scielo.org.za
Keywords
Climatic changes, Ecological disturbances
Citation
Milton, S. J., et al. 2007. Scaling up from site-based research to a national research and monitoring network : lessons from Tierberg Karoo Research Centre and other design considerations. South African Journal of Science, 103(7-8):311-317