Appropriate - Technology Access to Stimulate Research in Tropical Rain Forest Biology

适当的技术获取刺激热带雨林生物学研究

• 批准号: 9207796
• 负责人: Donald Stone
• 金额: $ 19.33万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-12-15 至 1995-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9207796&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Appropriate; Technology; Access; Stimulate; Research

The La Selva Biological Station of the Organization for Tropical Studies, located in tropical wet forests of the Republic of Costa Rica, has become one of the world's most active sites for research on the ecology of pristine and altered tropical ecosystems. Recent developments at the Station have fueled a rapid and sustained increase in research usage. Advanced laboratory facilities, spectacular biodiversity resources, a new Geographic Information/Database Management System, diverse habitats for observation and manipulation, excellent infrastructure, and a welcoming socio-political environment have all contributed to La Selva's continuing growth. A substantial to fulfilling the research and education potential of the station, however, has been the difficulty of access to approximately half of the reserve's area. OTS will create an appropriate-technology, environmentally benign access system for pedestrians, bicycles, and small electric vehicles. The Western Annex Rapid Transit system (WART) is a 6-km long, 1.7 m wide paved path that will link laboratory/living areas to the most distant sections of La Selva. Development of the WART concept and the environmental and engineering criteria employed in its design are well thought out. The project will bring immediate and substantial benefits to researchers whose projects range from molecules to ecosystems, and in habitats from primary lowland rain forest to abandoned pastures. Improved access is critical to realizing La Selva's outstanding potential to advance tropical science. The Western Annex Rapid Transit system, using technology appropriate tot he scale of the transportation problem and applied in an environmentally-sensitive design, will provide this access.

环境保护组织的拉塞尔瓦生物站 热带研究，位于 哥斯达黎加共和国的热带潮湿森林， 成为世界上 研究原始和原始生态的活跃地点 改变热带生态系统。 最近的事态发展在车站已经推动了一个快速和 持续增加 研究使用。 先进的实验室设施，壮观 生物多样性资源，一个新的 地理信息/数据库管理系统，多样 观测生境 良好的基础设施和热情的接待 社会政治环境 都为拉塞尔瓦的持续增长做出了贡献 一个实质性的履行研究和教育 然而，空间站的潜力， 很难获得大约一半的 储备区。 OTS将 创造一个技术合适，环境友好的 行人通道系统， 自行车和小型电动车。 西附楼 捷运系统（WART） 是一条6公里长，1.7米宽的铺砌道路， 实验室/生活区最 拉塞尔瓦的偏远地区 WART的发展 概念与环境 设计中采用的工程标准 深思熟虑 该项目将 为研究人员带来直接和实质性的好处 他们的项目包括 分子到生态系统， 低地雨林被遗弃 牧场 改善获得服务的机会对于实现 塞尔瓦的杰出潜力， 推进热带科学 西附楼捷运系统Western Annex Rapid Transit 系统，使用技术 适当的规模的运输问题， 施用 环境敏感的设计，将提供这种访问。