生态学尺度的内涵及其本体论地位辩护

An Analysis of the Ontological Status of Ecological Scale

在生态学尺度问题中,尺度的内涵及其本体论地位问题具有基础的重要性。生态学尺度的内涵兼具多义性和统一性。在忽视统一性的情况下,尺度概念的指称可能会发生错位。进一步地,生态学尺度的本体论承诺会遭到质疑。由此,尺度之指称处在实在性和建构性的张力中。从尺度实在论的立场看,生态学尺度是存在的,尺度的实在性相对于尺度的建构性而言具有本体论的优先地位,尺度的建构性受限于实在的语境。尺度实在论是推进生态学尺度理论发展的合理前提。

In the scale issues of ecology,the connotation of scale and its ontological status are of fundamental importance.The connotation of ecological scale has both polysemy and unity.In the case of ignoring its unity,reference of the concept of scale may be misplaced.Further,the ontological commitment of ecological scales has been negated.Thus,the reference of scale is in the tension of its reality and constructivity.Scale realism shows that ecological scales exist,and the reality of scale has ontological priority over the constructivity of scale.The constructivity of scale is limited by the context of reality.Scale realism is a reasonable premise to advance ecological scale theory.