Improvement of Facilities at the Palo Verde Biological Station

帕洛维德生物站设施改善

• 批准号: 9412961
• 负责人: Gary Hartshorn
• 金额: $ 23.96万
• 依托单位: Duke University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-09-15 至 1997-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9412961&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improvement; Facilities; Palo; Verde; Biological

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) has three biological field stations in Costa Rica that are used by a broad spectrum of the international scientific community. Both La Selva (wet lowland rainforest) and Las Cruces (wet mid-elevation site) are developed and well along the way to achieving their respective training and research potential. Palo Verde (seasonally dry lowlands), on the other hand, is a diamond in the rough with primitive facilities that have been stressed beyond capabilities to service the demand. This project is designed to meet the need for improved facilities that can accommodate the many researchers who wish to investigate dry forest ecosystems and their derivative landscapes, with direct implications for the management of the vast zone centered on the Tempisque Conservation Area and Moracia irrigation project will expand and remodel the station to: (1) ameliorate overcrowding and accommodate a broader range of research projects; and (2) provide access to communications, databases, and utilities to support long term research. Palo Verde was originally singled out in 1969 for use in comparative ecosystem studies because of the stark contrast between its seasonally dry forest and the tropical wet forest of La Selva that is at the same latitude but has more than twice the rainfall. The site is appreciated as much now for the diverse mosaic of forests and wetlands in pristine, disturbed and regenerating states that interface with farms and fisheries. With the extension of the long-term agreement with the Costa Rican Park Service and the recent inauguration of a Ph.D.-level station director position, and a husband and wife team in place, OTS is now ready to move Palo Verde into the mainstream of international tropical science. In addition, the project will include support for the establishment of full Internet connectivity in a configuration appropriate to conditions in Costa Rica.

热带研究组织（OTS）在哥斯达黎加有三个生物野外站，供国际科学界广泛使用。La Selva（潮湿的低地雨林）和Las Cruces（潮湿的中高海拔地区）都得到了发展，并且在实现各自培训和研究潜力的过程中表现良好。另一方面，帕洛阿尔维德（季节性干旱的低地）是一块未经加工的钻石，其原始设施已经超出了满足需求的能力。该项目旨在满足对改善设施的需求，以容纳许多希望调查干旱森林生态系统及其衍生景观的研究人员，这对以Tempisque保护区为中心的广大地区的管理有直接影响，Moracia灌溉项目将扩大和改造该站，以：(1)改善过度拥挤并容纳更广泛的研究项目；(2)提供对通信、数据库和实用工具的访问，以支持长期研究。1969年，帕洛阿尔维德最初被挑选出来用于比较生态系统研究，因为它的季节性干燥森林与拉塞尔瓦的热带潮湿森林之间形成了鲜明的对比，后者位于同一纬度，但降雨量是前者的两倍多。这里的森林和湿地分布在原始的、受干扰的和正在再生的状态，与农场和渔场相连。随着与哥斯达黎加公园管理局长期协议的延长，以及最近一个博士级站主任职位的就职，以及一对夫妇的到位，OTS现在准备将帕罗弗德推向国际热带科学的主流。此外，该项目将包括支持以适合哥斯达黎加条件的配置建立全面的互联网连接。