IRES Track I: Understanding Climate, Renewable Energy, and Oceanic Condition Effects on Intercontinental Connections of Birds of Prey

IRES 第一轨：了解气候、可再生能源和海洋条件对猛禽洲际联系的影响

• 批准号: 2246324
• 负责人: James Belthoff
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Boise State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-06-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2246324&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Understanding; Climate; Renewable

Boise State University’s Raptor Research Center (RRC) and Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO) constitute part of a globally recognized hub of raptor research located in Boise, Idaho. Boise is also home to the nation’s only MS graduate program in Raptor Biology. Our IRES project leverages this expertise with that of a globally recognized international partner, Foundacion Migres, located in Tarifa, Spain, to collaborate on transformative research focused on potential effects of a changing climate, oceanographic conditions, wind dynamics, and renewable energy on migratory raptors. The Migres research campus is uniquely located in the world’s most important flyway for raptors, on the Iberian Peninsula between Europe and Africa at the strait of Gibraltar. This is an important area for renewable (wind and solar) energy development and research, and focus is on intercontinental connections of migrating birds and resolving conflicts between wildlife and renewable energy. Our IRES program leverages the RRC, IBO and Migres partnership to deliver 8-week, international student research experiences for U.S. graduate and undergraduate students, engage students in structured professional development and scientific communication, and allow students to gain an understanding of a multicultural research environment abroad to help prepare them for the global workforce. Our collaborative international research focuses on effects of weather, wind, oceanographic conditions and wind/solar energy development on migration and population dynamics of birds of prey. Weather and wind conditions, influenced by changing climate and oceanographic conditions, may significantly affect a bird’s decision to initiate migration, the course and pace of migration, and survival during migration. These factors especially affect large raptors and other soaring birds. We focus on migrating raptors crossing the Strait of Gibraltar during migration and range expansion of African raptor species in a region that connects birds from the European and African continents. Because of a changing climate and increased need for energy production, there is need for mitigating conflicts arising among anthropogenic and biological factors and wildlife.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.

博伊西州立大学猛禽研究中心 (RRC) 和山间鸟类观测站 (IBO) 是位于爱达荷州博伊西的全球公认的猛禽研究中心的一部分，也是美国唯一的猛禽生物学硕士项目的所在地。利用这一专业知识与全球公认的国际合作伙伴 Foundacion Migres（位于西班牙塔里法）的专业知识，合作开展变革性研究，重点关注气候变化、海洋条件、风的潜在影响迁徙猛禽的动力学和可再生能源研究园区位于世界上最重要的猛禽迁徙路线上，位于欧洲和非洲之间的直布罗陀海峡的伊比利亚半岛，这是一个重要的可再生能源（风能和太阳能）区域。 ）能源开发和研究，重点是候鸟的洲际联系以及解决野生动物和可再生能源之间的冲突。我们的 IRES 计划利用 RRC、IBO 和 Migres 合作伙伴关系来实现这一目标。为美国研究生和本科生提供为期 8 周的国际研究体验，让学生参与结构化的专业发展和科学交流，并让学生了解国外的多元文化研究环境，帮助他们为全球协作做好准备。研究重点是天气、风、海洋条件和风/太阳能开发对猛禽迁徙和种群动态的影响。天气和风条件受气候和海洋条件变化的影响，可能会显着影响鸟类开始迁徙的决定，迁移的过程和速度，以及这些因素尤其影响大型猛禽和其他翱翔的鸟类，因为非洲猛禽物种在连接欧洲和非洲大陆的地区迁徙和活动范围扩大。随着气候变化和能源生产需求的增加，需要减轻人为和生物因素与野生动物之间的冲突。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进行评估，被认为值得支持审查标准。