Paleorecords of Global Change: Understanding the Dynamics of Ecosystem Response

该奖项重申了对明尼苏达大学研究培训小组（RTG）的支持。参与的教师包括地质系、地理系、生态学、进化和行为系的成员。RTG强调本科生和研究生水平的培训，重点是理解过去气候变化与自然和生物景观的各种变化之间的关系。研究领域包括以地质记录为指标，研究气候对植被生长和多样性、对海洋生物、对湖泊和自然景观其他方面的影响。人类居住（人为变化）对气候和景观的近期影响也被研究，使用的技术类似于研究更古老的影响。该奖学金将通过短期（3个月）或中期（1-2年）的奖学金来支持研究生的培训，小额研究奖励用于研究或出席会议的费用，以及允许学员参加其他机构的短期课程或允许其他机构的学生来RTG学习专业技术的旅行奖励。本科生的培训在夏季和学年期间都得到支持。由于对天然同位素的定位和分布的分析在RTG的研究活动中起着关键作用，因此该奖励的一个重要方面是部分支持购买和操作供学员使用的现代采样和分析仪器。＊＊＊

9413239 Davis This award renews support for a Research Training Group (RTG) at the University of Minnesota. Participating faculty include members of the Departments of Geology, of Geography and of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. The RTG emphasizes training at the undergraduate and graduate student level with focus on understanding the relationship of past climate changes and various changes in the physical and biological landscape. Research areas include studies of the effects of climate on the growth and diversity of vegetation, on marine organisms, and on lakes and other aspects of the physical landscape, using the geological record as an indicator. Recent effects of human habitation (anthropogenic change) on climate and the landscape are also studied using techniques similar to those used to look at more ancient effects. Funds provided by the award will be used to support training of graduate students through short (3 month) or medium term (1-2 year) fellowships, small research awards for costs of research or meeting attendance, and travelling awards that allow the trainees to attend short courses at other institutions or allow students from other institutions to come to the RTG to learn specialized techniques. Training of undergraduates is supported both during the summer and academic years. Since the analysis of the localization and distribution naturally occurring isotopes plays a key role in the RTG's research activities, an important aspect of the award has been partial support for purchase and operation of modern sampling and analytical instrumentation to be used by the trainees. ***