REU in Ecosystem Studies: Establishment of an REU Site withthe SEVILLETA LTER Program.

该奖项为阿尔伯克基新墨西哥大学生物系提供资金，以在塞维莱塔LTER遗址建立REU项目。十名本科生将参与新墨西哥州中部的长期生态研究项目。作为NSF长期生态研究网络的一部分，Sevilleta LTER网站为学生提供了一个独特的机会，研究几个主要西南部生物群(奇瓦瓦沙漠、大平原草原、大盆地灌木草原、内陆查帕拉尔、松柏林地和亚高山森林)边界的生态过程。与19名LTER教研员直接合作，REU的学生将参与广泛的生态学研究，包括气象学、植物学、动物学、流域动力学、养分循环、景观生态学、地理信息系统和数据管理/计算机系统。学生将参加一系列研讨会，学习各种实地研究技术，设计和实施他们自己的研究项目，口头报告和发表他们的结果，并前往LTER教职员工参加全国科学会议。这些活动将有助于整合LTER计划的各个方面，并促进对生态系统研究的全面方法。

This award provides funds to the department of biology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque to establish an REU Program at the Sevilleta LTER site. Ten undergraduates will participate in long-term ecological research projects in central New Mexico. As part of the NSF Long-Term Ecological Research Network, the Sevilleta LTER site provides students with a unique opportunity to examine ecological processes at the boundaries of several major southwestern biomes (Chihuahuan Desert, Great Plains Grassland, Great Basin Shrub-Steppe, Interior Chaparral, Pinon- Juniper Woodland and Sub-Alpine Forest). Working in direct association with the 19 LTER faculty researchers, the REU students will become involved in a wide variety of ecology studies, including meteorology, botany, zoology, watershed dynamics, nutrient cycling, landscape ecology, GIS and data management/computer systems. Students will participate in a seminar series, learn various field research techniques, design and implement their own research project, orally report and publish their results, and travel to a national scientific meeting with the LTER faculty. These activities will serve to integrate various aspects of the LTER Program, and facilitate a holistic approach to ecosystem studies.