REU in Ecological Studies: Establishment of an REU Site with the SEVILLETA LTER Program

该奖项为生物学系提供资金， 新墨西哥州大学，阿尔伯克基继续成功的 研究经验的本科生计划与 塞维利亚LTER网站。 每年10名本科生将 参与新墨西哥州中部的生态研究项目。 作为NSF长期生态研究网络的一部分， 塞维利亚LTER网站提供REU学生一个独特的机会 在几个主要的边界考察生态过程， 西南部生物群落（奇瓦瓦沙漠，大平原草原， 大盆地灌木草原，内部查帕拉尔，Pinyon-Juniper 林地、山地针叶林和亚高山森林/草地）。 该计划将利用21塞维利亚的多样性 LTER教师，谁在广泛的科学研究合作 气象学、植物学、动物学、古生态学、流域动力学、 养分循环和景观生态学。 REU计划包括： 1)每周情况介绍和进展会议，2）外地和 研究概念和技术的实验室培训，3） 独立的学生研究项目，4）研讨会系列和 大学课堂作业，5）团体实地考察，6）前后 项目口头报告，7）项目手稿准备 并提交给期刊。 这些活动将整合所有 的理论和技术方面，并促进 大规模生态研究的整体方法。

This award provides funds to the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque to continue a successful Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in association with the Sevilleta LTER SITE. Ten undergraduate students per year will participate in ecological research projects in central New Mexico. As part of the NSF Long-Term Ecological Research Network, the Sevilleta LTER site provides REU 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, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Montane Coniferous Forest, and Sub-Alpine Forest/Meadow). The program will capitalize on the diversity of the 21 Sevilleta LTER faculty, who collaborate on a wide array of scientific studies in meteorology, botany, zoology, paleoecology, watershed dynamics, nutrient cycling, and landscape ecology. The REU Program includes: 1) weekly orientation and progress meetings, 2) field and laboratory training in research concepts and techniques, 3) independent student research projects, 4) seminar series and university classwork, 5) group field trips, 6) pre- and post- project oral presentations, and 7) project manuscript preparation and submission to journals. These activities will integrate all theoretical and technical aspects of the LTER and promote an holistic approach to large-scale, ecological studies.