REU Sites for Studies of Marine Antarctic Ecosystem Research

帕尔默站南极海洋LTER（长期生态研究）项目为本科生参与研究提供了极好的机会。南极海洋LTER的所有研究都与一个中心假设有关：浮冰范围的年际变化影响着食物网的各个层面，从浮游植物到顶端捕食者。LTER和本科生研究经验项目有几个共同的目标，这些目标是通过本科生参与研究活动来实现的。这些目标包括：加强本科教育，吸引学生学习海洋科学，培养下一代科学家。对海洋科学感兴趣的本科生将有机会体验跨学科项目的许多方面，这些项目涉及当前和不断发展的技术。他们将参加南极的野外季节和美国大学的实验室工作。参加帕尔默南极海洋LTER的REU学生可以从事的研究领域包括：遥感；水柱的水文和光学特征；浮游植物生理和生产；浮游动物和浮游生物的分布和补充；以及海鸟收集的浮游动物和浮游生物的分析。在这段经历中，我们希望学生从一个广泛的概述和依赖状态转变为与他们的REU顾问一起专注于更窄的范围和独立的项目。

The Palmer Station Antarctic Marine LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) project provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduate participation in research. All research within the antarctic marine LTER relates to a central hypothesis: that interannual variation in the extent of pack ice affects all levels in the food web, from phytoplankton to apex predators. The LTER and the Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs have several common objectives which are achieved by undergraduates participating in research activities. These objectives include: enhancing undergraduate education, attracting students to marine science, and training the next generation of scientists. Undergraduates with an interest in marine sciences will have the opportunity to experience many aspects of an interdisciplinary project which involves current and evolving techniques. They will participate both in the field seasons in Antarctica, and in the laboratory work in universities in the United States. Areas of research available to REU students who participate in the Palmer antarctic marine LTER include: remote sensing; hydrographic and optical characteristics of the water column; phytoplankton physiology and production; distribution and recruitment of zooplankton and nekton; and analysis of zooplankton and nekton collected by seabirds. During this experience we expect students to move from a broad overview and dependent status to narrower focus and independent projects with their REU advisors.