Attributes of a Good Network

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Attributes of a Good Network

• Presented by Bill Heal

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Attributes of a Good Network

• Networking
• Transparent, participatory, flexible,
  interactive, communicative, democratic,
  innovative, youthful.
• Science
• Question and Hypothesis driven (ACIA as a start?)
• Integrated monitoring manipulation modelling
  (3Ms)
• Hierarchical in space and time
• Intellectual Property Rights are community based
  and democratic
• General
• Socio-economic connections are not add-ons.
• Stakeholder participation must be active.
• Outreach and education must be professional.
• Base funding should be secure but amplified.
• Regular independent reviews.

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International Tundra Experiment (ITEX)
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ECN Core Measurement Protocols

• Freshwater
• Surface water chemistry
• River discharge
• Continuous pH, temperature, conductivity
  turbidity
• Temperature dissolved oxygen profiles for lakes
• Chlorophyll a
• Invertebrates
• Macrophytes
• Zooplankton
• Phytoplankton
• Diatoms

• Terrestrial
• Meteorology
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Surface water discharge chemistry
• Soil solution chemistry
• Precipitation chemistry
• Soil surveys
• Vegetation surveys
• Vertebrates (birds, rabbits)
• Invertebrates (butterflies)
• Site Management

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North European Field Stations in Environmental
Space
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Sensitivity of terrestrial ecosystems to acid
deposition
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Arctic Environmental Database
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ECN Sites

• 11 Terrestiral 38 Freshwater

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The distribution of 1 km Squares surveyed in 1990
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Dominant Land Cover types for each 1Km square of
Great Britain
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Quote

• Sound Science should underpin all environmental
  policy. The environment cannot speak for itself
  and we require a clear understanding of its
  present and future condition to guide its
  stewardship. Research to improve our
  understanding for future action is still one of
  the best precautionary measures.
• William Waldegrave, Minster responsible for the
  OST, 1992