Aquatic Ecology Research Park for the University of Oklahoma Biological Station

俄克拉荷马大学生物站水生生态研究园

• 批准号: 9113094
• 负责人: William Matthews
• 金额: $ 2.17万
• 依托单位: University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-12-01 至 1994-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9113094&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Aquatic; Ecology; Research; Park; University

Dr. William Matthews is an aquatic ecologist at the University of Oklahoma. He proposes to establish an aquatic research park adjacent to the University of Oklahoma's Biological Station located along Lake Texoma, a large reservoir created along the Red and Washita Rivers. Artificial streams would be constructed to simulate quiet pools of water interspersed with "riffle" intervals of more turbulent water. These artificial stream systems would be available for research by resident and visiting investigators. The streams would be used for a diverse array of studies, including experiments on predator/prey interactions and population dynamics, factors influencing the composition of fish assemblages, and the role of animal populations in the decomposition of wood in streams. These and other projects conducted at the Oklahoma Biological Station will greatly increase our understanding of the ecology of natural streams.

威廉·马修斯博士是俄克拉荷马大学的水生生态学家。 他提议在俄克拉荷马大学生物站附近建立一个水生研究园，该生物站位于特克索马湖沿岸，这是一个沿着红河和瓦什塔河建造的大型水库。 将建造人工溪流来模拟安静的水池，其中散布着更湍急的水的“浅滩”间隔。 这些人工流系统可供常驻和访问研究人员进行研究。 这些溪流将用于各种研究，包括捕食者/猎物相互作用和种群动态、影响鱼类组合组成的因素以及动物种群在溪流中木材分解中的作用的实验。 在俄克拉荷马州生物站进行的这些项目和其他项目将大大增加我们对自然溪流生态的了解。