Planning the Development of the Santa Rosa Island Research Station

圣罗莎岛研究站的发展规划

• 批准号: 1318414
• 负责人: Daniel Wakelee
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: California State University Channel Islands
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1318414&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Development; Santa; Rosa; Island

California State University Channel Islands is awarded a grant to plan the development a research station on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands National Park. The station will serve as a platform for multidisciplinary research on and stewardship of the unique natural and cultural resources within the park. The facility includes a four acre parcel and several existing buildings that are being renovated to accommodate visiting researchers, as well as undergraduates engaged in research projects on the island. The project will rely heavily on the experience of individuals associated with field stations and existing institutional partners, including the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The grant will support travel and consultation with key individuals at other institutions that have experience developing and operating field research facilities (particularly those located in island settings). The project will allow CSU Channel Islands to develop a long-term strategic plan to guide the research facility?s physical development, its organizational structure, and its programmatic activities. Santa Rosa Island supports a diverse array of terrestrial animal and plant species. The waters surrounding the island are cold and nutrient rich, with an array of marine life including kelp forests, pelagic fish and numerous marine mammals. Isolation from the mainland fostered allopatric speciation which has yielded numerous endemic species and subspecies. Many of Santa Rosa Island?s endemic species have become endangered over the past century. The current understanding of the earliest colonists to the Americas is based on finds such as the Arlington Man on Santa Rosa Island. The field station will serve as a platform to enable work by researchers and students from a range of disciplines and institutions. Being part of the California State University system, CI is well positioned to foster research and educational partnerships with many of the CSU's other 22 campuses, as well as nearby University of California campuses. As a Hispanic Serving Institution, CI has a special opportunity to use the Santa Rosa facility to engage underrepresented minority students in field-based undergraduate research experiences.

加利福尼亚州立大学海峡群岛被授予赠款，以计划开发在海峡群岛国家公园的圣罗莎岛上的研究站。 该电台将作为公园内独特自然和文化资源的多学科研究和管理的平台。 该设施包括一个四英亩的包裹和几座现有建筑物，这些建筑正在翻修，以适应来访的研究人员以及从事岛上研究项目的本科生。该项目将在很大程度上依赖与现有的机构和机构合作伙伴有关的个人的经验，包括国家公园管理局，美国鱼类与野生动物服务局以及国家海洋学和大气管理局。 该赠款将支持其他机构的关键个人的旅行和咨询，这些机构具有开发和运营现场研究设施（尤其是位于岛屿环境中）的经验。 该项目将允许CSU Channel Islands制定一项长期战略计划，以指导研究机构的身体发展，其组织结构及其程序化活动。圣罗莎岛支持各种各样的陆地动物和植物。岛上周围的水域富含营养丰富，并拥有一系列海洋生物，包括海带森林，上层鱼和许多海洋哺乳动物。从大陆隔离的养育异源物种形成，产生了许多地方性物种和亚种。在过去的一个世纪中，圣罗莎岛的许多特有物种已受到威胁。目前对美洲殖民者的理解是基于圣罗莎岛上的阿灵顿人等发现。现场站将作为一个平台，以使研究人员和来自各种学科和机构的学生能够进行工作。作为加利福尼亚州立大学系统的一部分，CI在与CSU的其他22个校园以及附近的加利福尼亚大学校园中的许多校园中有很好的位置促进研究和教育伙伴关系。作为一家西班牙裔服务机构，CI有一个特殊的机会利用圣罗莎设施与代表性不足的少数民族学生参与基于现场的本科研究经验。