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The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) is a research center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara, California. Better known by its acronym, NCEAS (pronounced “n-seas”) opened in May 1995. Funding for NCEAS is diverse and includes supporters such as the U.S. National Science Foundation, the State of California, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. NCEAS supports cross-disciplinary research that analyzes and synthesizes existing data to address major fundamental issues in ecology and allied fields,〔(Center Seeks Synthesis to Make Ecology More Useful ) - Science Vol.275 no.5298 pp. 310-311 (1997)〕 and encourages the application of science to natural resource management and public policy decision making. To facilitate synthetic analysis, NCEAS advances new techniques in mathematical and geospatial modeling, dynamic simulation, and visualization of ecological systems through its Ecoinformatics program. Since its inception, the Center has hosted over 5,000 individuals and supported roughly 500 research projects, which have resulted in more than 2,000 publications in 300+ different journals.〔(Products of NCEAS Research )〕 In addition, NCEAS engages graduate students and grade school children through a variety of outreach and education programs. ==Mission== NCEAS’ core mission is to foster synthesis and analysis, and promote effective collaboration among researchers to alter how science is conducted. This mission includes 3 goals: * Advance the state of ecological knowledge through the search for general patterns and principles in existing data * Organize and synthesize ecological information in a manner useful to researchers, resource managers, and policy makers addressing important environmental issues * Influence the way ecological research is conducted by promoting a culture of synthesis, collaboration and data sharing〔(NCEAS Overview )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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