IRES Track I: Island Invasion Biology - Leveraging the Galapagos and Hawaiian Islands to provide immersive undergraduate research experiences.

IRES 轨道 I：岛屿入侵生物学 - 利用加拉帕戈斯群岛和夏威夷群岛提供沉浸式本科生研究体验。

• 批准号: 2245931
• 负责人: Rakan Zahawi
• 金额: $ 29.89万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2245931&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Island; Invasion; Biology

The Galapagos and Hawaiian archipelagoes arguably represent two of the most iconic island ecosystems in the world. Both are extremely geographically isolated volcanic landmasses that have evolved unique flora and fauna, but their fragile ecosystems are threatened by a broad range of factors, perhaps the most consequential being introduced non-native invasive species. While our understanding of invasive species biology on tropical island systems has been shaped extensively by research in Hawaiʻi, other intensively studied locations, such as the Galapagos Islands, have much to offer. This project will host an immersive, experiential learning, undergraduate student research program on island invasion biology at the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The program will provide a unique opportunity for University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) students, who represent one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation, to immerse themselves in cutting edge international research in invasion biology at two globally-recognized research institutions that have spearheaded a wealth of understanding in this field. The histories that have shaped the two archipelagoes, including similarities and differences, will allow students and mentors to develop novel research that is relevant to both island systems, as well as tropical islands more broadly, while fostering new research collaborations between UHM faculty and foreign collaborators at CDF. As such, this project will serve as a catalyst for future research collaborations thereby providing opportunities for student research experiences for years to come in a field of critical importance to both locations.The Galapagos and Hawaiian archipelagoes arguably represent two of the most iconic island ecosystems in the world. Both are extremely isolated, volcanically-originated landmasses that have evolved unique and endemic biota. In addition, both are threatened by a broad range of anthropogenic drivers of change, perhaps the most consequential being introduced invasive species. Importantly, following decades of applied research on the control and mitigation of invasive species, the two archipelagoes represent ideal platforms for student learning in a field of research with broad local and global ramifications. This project will host an immersive, experiential learning, undergraduate student research program on island invasion biology at the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. At least six U.S. students in each cohort year from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) (≥18 students total) will spend one year, including eight weeks in Galapagos, researching the drivers and consequences of invasive species introductions, while assessing means to mitigate their spread and impact. In the semester preceding their field research program, students will take an accredited UHM course on invasion biology to provide them with a core baseline understanding of the threats and challenges posed by invasive species in tropical island systems, using the Hawaiian Islands as a model system. During this course, students will interact with UHM faculty advisors and foreign collaborators at CDF, to develop the framework and design for their individual summer research projects in Galapagos. Each foreign collaborator will oversee 2 students each field season and, along with UHM mentors, will provide pre- and post-field program support. Upon returning to Hawaiʻi, students will continue to work with their UHM and CDF mentors to write up project results for submission to peer-reviewed scientific outlets, and present results to the UHM campus and the broader applied conservation and scientific community.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

加拉帕戈斯群岛和夏威夷群岛可以说是世界上最具标志性的两个岛屿生态系统，这两个群岛都是地理上极其孤立的火山陆地，演化出了独特的动植物群，但其脆弱的生态系统受到多种因素的威胁，这或许是最严重的因素。虽然我们对热带岛屿系统中入侵物种生物学的了解主要是通过夏威夷的研究得出的，但其他深入研究的地点，例如加拉帕戈斯群岛有很多东西可以提供，该项目将在厄瓜多尔加拉帕戈斯群岛的查尔斯·达尔文基金会（CDF）举办一个关于岛屿入侵生物学的沉浸式体验式学习本科生研究项目。该项目将为大学提供一个独特的机会。夏威夷马诺阿 (UHM) 学生代表了全国最多元化的学生群体之一，他们将在两个全球认可的研究机构中沉浸在入侵生物学的前沿国际研究中塑造这两个群岛的历史（包括相似点和差异）将使学生和导师能够开展与这两个岛屿系统以及更广泛的热带岛屿相关的新颖研究。 ，同时促进 UHM 教师和 CDF 的外国合作者之间的新研究合作，因此，该项目将成为未来研究合作的催化剂，从而为学生在未来几年在对两个地点都至关重要的领域提供研究经验的机会。加拉帕戈斯群岛夏威夷群岛可以说是世界上最具标志性的两个岛屿生态系统，这两个岛屿都是极其孤立的、源自火山的陆地，它们都进化出了独特的地方性生物群，此外，它们可能还受到广泛的人为变化驱动因素的威胁。重要的是，经过数十年关于控制和减轻入侵物种的应用研究，这两个群岛成为了学生在广泛的本地和研究领域学习的理想平台。该项目将在厄瓜多尔加拉帕戈斯群岛的查尔斯·达尔文基金会 (CDF) 举办一项关于岛屿入侵生物学的沉浸式体验式学习本科生研究项目，每届至少有六名来自夏威夷大学的美国学生。马诺阿 (UHM) 分校（总共 18 名以上学生）将花费一年时间，其中包括在加拉帕戈斯群岛的八周，研究入侵物种引入的驱动因素和后果，同时评估手段为了减轻它们的传播和影响，在实地研究项目之前的一个学期，学生将参加经认可的 UHM 入侵生物学课程，利用在本课程中，学生将与 UHM 的教师顾问和 CDF 的外国合作者互动，为他们在加拉帕戈斯群岛的个人夏季研究项目开发框架和设计。每个外国合作者将在每个实地季节监督 2 名学生。 ， 沿着返回夏威夷后，学生将继续与 UHM 导师和 CDF 导师合作，撰写项目结果以提交给同行评审的科学媒体，并将结果提交给夏威夷大学。 UHM 校园和更广泛的应用保护和科学界。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。