Arthropod species composition in the black sand extended growing season experiment, 2021 - 2024.

Understanding overall arthropod diversity in alpine systems will help us determine how diverse our biota is and what functional ecological roles these animals can provide to ecosystem maintenance and stability. And ultimately, how these services are altered with climate change. Arthropod diversity and functional roles will be altered with climate change, and understanding these interactions will teach us how to protect alpine systems and make predictions for the impacts to other ecosystems. Understanding impacts on pollinators will help us predict the quality of pollinator services at lower elevations, which species need support/protection, and any policies and food management strategies that need to be implemented to adapt to changes in food production.

明晰高山生态系统（alpine systems）内节肢动物（arthropod）的整体多样性，有助于我们明确该区域生物群落的多样性水平，以及这些动物可为生态系统维持与稳定提供哪些功能性生态角色，并最终厘清这些生态服务如何随气候变化发生改变。
气候变化将改变节肢动物的多样性及其功能角色，解析此类相互作用机制，将助力我们制定高山生态系统的保护策略，并预测其对其他生态系统的影响。
明晰对传粉者（pollinators）的影响，将帮助我们预测低海拔地区传粉服务的质量、需要获得保护与支持的物种，以及为适应粮食生产变化所需推行的相关政策与粮食管理策略。