Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (Gleon): The Evolution of Grassroots Network Science

A grassroots, global network to examine lake function using sensor data? Why not? That was the perspective of Drs. Tim Kratz (limnologist), David Hamilton (limnologist), Peter Arzberger (mathematician), and Fang-Pang Lin (computer scientist) in 2004 when they hatched the idea of the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (Fig. 1). Nine years later, with over 380 members from 40 countries, and 50 publications to its credit, GLEON is growing at a rapid pace and pushing the boundaries of the practice of network science. GLEON is really three networks: a network of lakes, data, and people.

Fil: Weathers, Kathleen C.. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Estados Unidos

Fil: Hanson, Paul C. . University of Wisconsin. Center for Limnology; Estados Unidos

Fil: Arzberger, Peter. University of California; Estados Unidos

Fil: Brentrup, Jennifer. Miami University; Estados Unidos

Fil: Brookes, Justin. University Of Adelaide; Australia

Fil: Carey, Cayelan C.. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Biological Sciences; Estados Unidos

Fil: Gaiser, Evelyn. Florida International University; Estados Unidos

Fil: Hamilton, David P. . University of Waikato; Nueva Zelanda

Fil: Hong, Grace S.. University of Wisconsin. Center for Limnology; Estados Unidos

Fil: Ibelings, Bas. Université de Genève; Suiza

Fil: Istvánovics, Vera. Water Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Hungría

Fil: Jennings, Eleanor. Dundalk Institute of Technology; Irlanda

Fil: Kim, Bomchul. Kangwon National University; Corea del Sur

Fil: Kratz, Tim . University of Wisconsin. Center for Limnology; Estados Unidos

Fil: Lin, Fang-Pang . National Center for High-Performance Computing; República de China

Fil: Muraoka, Kohji. University of Waikato; Nueva Zelanda

Fil: O’Reilly, Catherine. Illinois State University; Estados Unidos

Fil: Piccolo, Maria Cintia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahía Blanca. Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (i); Argentina

Fil: Rose, Kevin C.. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Estados Unidos

Fil: Ryder, Elizabeth. Dundalk Institute of Technology; Irlanda

Fil: Zhu, Guangwei. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Nanjing Institute of Limnology and Geography and Limnology; China