Macroecosystem science is dedicated to exploring and understanding the mechanisms underlying ecosystem structure, function, and processes. Accurately measuring and quantitatively describing the basic properties and state changes of ecosystem, and establishing corresponding measurement methods and dimensional systems, are key steps in promoting the development of macroecosystem research. Therefore, based on traditional ecosystem element attributes such as biology and soil, as well as researches on biological traits at the levels of organs, individuals, and species, constructing measurement methods and dimensional systems that quantitatively characterize the intrinsic properties and state changes of ecosystem, and developing new macroecosystem research theories and application systems, are fundamental theoretical and methodological issues that urgently need to be addressed in macroecosystem science research. In this article, we started from the attribute state and dimensional system of traditional phy-sics, systematically discussed the theoretical methods, measurement variables, and dimensional systems for quantitatively describing ecosystem properties and states, proposed the concepts of ecosystem traits (ESTs) and multi-dimensional ecosystem trait networks (ETNs), and extended them to the measurement and application analysis of macroecosystem traits, aiming to deepen the understanding of ecosystem structure composition, operating mechanisms, and state evolution monitoring and evaluation, and promote regional and global conservation, comprehensive resource utilization, and sustainable development of economy and society.
宏观生态系统科学致力于探索并理解生态系统的结构、功能和过程机制。精准度量和定量描述生态系统基本属性和状态变化,并建立相应的度量方法及量纲体系,是促进宏观生态系统研究发展的关键环节。因此,基于传统的生物、土壤等生态系统要素属性,以及植物器官、个体和物种等水平的生物性状研究成果,构建定量表征生态系统本征属性及状态变化的度量方法和量纲体系,并发展全新的宏观生态系统研究理论及应用体系,是宏观生态系统科学研究亟待解决的基础理论和方法学问题。本文从传统物理学的属性状态和量纲体系出发,系统论述了定量描述生态系统属性和状态的理论方法、测度变量及量纲体系,提出了生态系统性状(ESTs)和多维度性状网络(ETNs)概念,并将其扩展到宏观生态系统性状的测量和应用分析,期望能够加深对生态系统结构组成、运行机制、状态演变的监测和评估方面的认识,促进区域及全球生态环境保护、资源综合利用和经济社会的可持续发展。.
Keywords: dimensional system; ecosystem trait; macroecosystem; resource-environmental effect.