Research Participation in a Survey of the Natural Resources of the Venezuelan Guayana Region

研究参与委内瑞拉圭亚那地区自然资源调查

• 批准号: 8918864
• 负责人: Brian Boom
• 金额: $ 2万
• 依托单位: New York Botanical Garden
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-10-15 至 1993-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8918864&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Research; Participation; Survey; Natural; Resources

This Science in Developing Countries Program award will provide travel support to seven New York Botanical Garden scientists under the direction of Dr. Brian Boom, to participate in a survey of the natural resources of the Venezuelan Guayana region. Initiated in 1985 by the Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), this ten-year survey is being done through the Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales "Ezequiel Zamora" (UNELLEZ) in Venezuela. The New York Botanical Garden scientists will be cooperating with them as botanical consultants and collectors. The survey trips, most of them helicopter-supported, offer unparalleled opportunities to collect plant specimens in remote, and largely unexplored forest regions of the Guayana. After a year and a schedule of ten trips, 1,200 - 15,400 specimens should be collected. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the survey teams, these specimens will be well-correlated with satellite remote-sensing and ground-truth ecological data. The collections will not only add much to our knowledge of Guayana phytogeography, but will also contribute to our understanding of regional biodiversity.

该发展中国家科学计划奖将为七位纽约植物园科学家在 Brian Boom 博士的指导下提供差旅支持，以参加委内瑞拉圭亚那地区的自然资源调查。 这项为期十年的调查由圭亚那委内瑞拉公司 (CVG) 于 1985 年发起，并通过委内瑞拉西美洲国家实验大学 (UNELLEZ) 进行。 纽约植物园的科学家将作为植物顾问和收藏家与他们合作。 这些调查旅行大部分由直升机支持，为在圭亚那偏远且基本上未经勘探的森林地区收集植物标本提供了无与伦比的机会。 经过一年的十次旅行，应收集 1,200 - 15,400 个标本。 由于调查团队的多学科性质，这些标本将与卫星遥感和地面实况生态数据具有良好的相关性。 这些藏品不仅将增加我们对圭亚那植物地理学的了解，还将有助于我们对区域生物多样性的理解。