A Comprehensive Biotic Survey of Philippine Land Vertebrates and Their Parasites

菲律宾陆地脊椎动物及其寄生虫的综合生物学调查

• 批准号: 0743491
• 负责人: Rafe Brown
• 金额: $ 90.09万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-07-01 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0743491&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Comprehensive; Biotic; Survey; Philippine; Land

The project is an integrated team effort to comprehensively survey, review, and summarize the biodiversity of terrestrial vertebrates and their parasites in the Philippines. The Philippines has been designated a "megadiverse country" and a "global conservation hotspot" (distinctions shared only with Madagascar), yet its biodiversity remains largely unknown, underappreciated, and undescribed. This project will survey vertebrate and parasite diversity at more than 50 sites throughout the country- across elevational, climatological, habitat, and seasonal gradients. The results will be an unprecedented collection of finest-quality museum specimens with complete, digitized and web-served accompanying data for an estimated 2500-3000 species.New biodiversity information products will include digital collection data, faunal summaries, keys and field guides, and descriptions of new host and parasite taxa for use by biodiversity specialists. Second-order results will include conceptual studies, and investigation of emerging infectious diseases presenting immediate threats to amphibian (chytrid fungus), and bird (avian influenza) biodiversity. By targeting IUCN-categorized "Data Deficient" species and "Key Biodiversity Areas," the project will inform policy makers and the conservation community on a scale never before realized. This research will provide significant educational opportunities for many undergraduate and graduate students, including numerous Filipino-Americans and other underrepresented groups in science.

该项目是一个综合团队的努力，旨在全面调查、审查和总结菲律宾陆生脊椎动物及其寄生虫的生物多样性。菲律宾已被指定为“生物多样性丰富的国家”和“全球保护热点”（这一区别仅与马达加斯加相同），但其生物多样性在很大程度上仍然不为人所知、未被充分认识和描述。 该项目将调查全国 50 多个地点的脊椎动物和寄生虫多样性，涵盖海拔、气候、栖息地和季节梯度。其结果将是史无前例地收集最优质的博物馆标本，以及估计 2500-3000 个物种的完整、数字化和网络服务的随附数据。新的生物多样性信息产品将包括数字收集数据、动物区系摘要、索引和野外指南，以及供生物多样性专家使用的新宿主和寄生虫类群的描述。二阶结果将包括概念研究以及对两栖动物（壶菌）和鸟类（禽流感）生物多样性构成直接威胁的新发传染病的调查。 通过针对世界自然保护联盟分类的“数据缺乏”物种和“关键生物多样性区域”，该项目将以前所未有的规模向政策制定者和保护界提供信息。 这项研究将为许多本科生和研究生提供重要的教育机会，包括众多菲律宾裔美国人和其他科学领域代表性不足的群体。