Paleorecords of Global Change: Understanding the Dynamics of Ecosystem Response

9413239戴维斯这个奖项更新支持研究培训组（RTG）在明尼苏达大学。 参与教师包括地质学，地理学和生态学，进化和行为的部门的成员。 RTG强调本科生和研究生水平的培训，重点是了解过去气候变化与物理和生物景观各种变化的关系。 研究领域包括研究气候对植被生长和多样性、海洋生物、湖泊和自然景观其他方面的影响，使用地质记录作为指标。 人类居住（人为变化）对气候和景观的最新影响也使用类似于那些用来看更古老的影响的技术进行了研究。 该奖项提供的资金将用于通过短期（3个月）或中期（1-2年）奖学金，研究或出席会议费用的小型研究奖，以及允许受训者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来支持研究生的培训。 本科生的培训在夏季和学年都得到支持。 由于天然同位素的定位和分布分析在RTG的研究活动中起着关键作用，该奖项的一个重要方面是部分支持购买和操作受训人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. ***