Building a multidisciplinary database across cultures: lessons from the Mongolian Rangelands and Resilience (M0R2) Project

Khishigbayar JAMIYANSHARAV ¹Melinda J. LAITURI ²Mara SEDLINS ³Tobin MAGLE ⁴Maria FERNANDEZ-GIMENEZ ⁵Sophia LINN ⁶Steven R. FASSNACHT ⁷Niah VENABLE ⁷Tungalag ULAMBAYAR ⁸Arren Mendezona ALLEGRETTI ⁹Chantsallkham JAMSRANJAV ¹⁰Robin REID¹¹

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1. Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
2. Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||ESS-Watershed Science, Colorado State University CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||Geospatial Centroid at CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
3. Morgan Library, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
4. Division of Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706, USA
5. Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||Forest, Rangeland, Stewardship, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
6. Geospatial Centroid at CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
7. Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||ESS-Watershed Science, Colorado State University CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
8. Forest, Rangeland, Stewardship, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
9. Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
10. Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
11. Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA||Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, CSU, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Abstract

Data are the backbone of science. This paper describes the construction of a complex database for social-ecological analysis in Mongolia. Funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human (CNH) Systems program, the Mongolian Rangelands and Resilience (M0R2) project focused on Mongolian pastoral systems, community adaptive capacity, and vulnerability to climate change. We examine the development of a complex, multi-disciplinary research database of data collected over a three-year period, both in the field and from other sources. This data set captures multiple types of data: ecological, hydrological and social science surveys; remotely-sensed data, participatory mapping, local documents, and scholarly literature. The content, structure, and organization of the database, development of data protocols and issues related to data access, sharing and long-term storage are described. We conclude with recommendations for long-term data management and curation from large multidisciplinary research projects.

Key words

database/interdisciplinary/Mongolia/social-ecological analysis/integrated data

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出版年

2025

Frontiers of earth science

ISSN：2095-0195

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