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Conservation biology at field research stations: five potential roles in forest ecosystem management

For more than 150 years, biological field stations have performed a wide range of roles in education and scientific research in biology, ecology and related applied sciences. According to Jack (1945), the first biological field station in the world was established at Concarneau, France, in 1859. Since then, the idea of a biological field station has spread swiftly and in many directions. More than 360 field stations currently exist around the world (Whitesell, Lilieholm, and Sharik 2002; Michener et al. 2009; Organization of Biological Field Stations 2013), and these stations are being utilised to educate thousands of students, while also providing valuable research opportunities in diverse kinds of ecosystems (Figure 1). These stations may therefore serve as potential powerhouses of conservation resources. In this article, I explore the potential roles of biological field stations related to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. To focus my discussion, I mostly use examples of field research stations associated with forest ecosystems.