A Planning Visit to Hovsgol Lake, Mongolia for Developing a Long-Term Ecological Study

这是Clyde Goulden博士带领一组科学家访问蒙古和俄罗斯布里亚特州的一个潜在研究地点以开展长期生态研究的计划拨款。初步调查包括蒙古的Hovsgol Nuur遗址，贝加尔湖西南的一个大湖，以及布里亚特的奥卡和通卡山谷的湖泊和河流。这次访问的目的是收集整个色楞格河流域和Hovsgol Nuur的无脊椎动物（如浮游动物和片脚类动物）和鱼类的数据，以研究Hovsgol Nuur与贝加尔湖之间的生态关系。从这些地区获得的数据非常有限。这次旅行可以为该地区的研究提供重要的初步资料，由于Hovsgol Nuur位于蒙古的偏远地区，没有通往湖泊的道路，并且在1990年之前只有蒙古人和俄罗斯人被允许进入该地区，因此外人只能在有限的程度上进入该地区。古尔登博士是一位杰出的科学家，在开展困难的实地项目方面有着出色的记录。这次访问可以为在亚洲部分地区进行实地研究提供重要的基线信息。

Goulden 9415322 This is a planning grant for Dr. Clyde Goulden to lead a group of scientists to visit a potential research sites in Mongolia and the Buryat Oblast of Russia to develop a long-term ecological study. The preliminary investigation includes the sites of Hovsgol Nuur in Mongolia, a large lake southwest of Lake Baikal, and lakes and rivers in the Oka and Tunka Valleys in Buryat. The purpose of this visit is to collect data on invertebrates (e.g., zooplankton and amphipods) and fishes throughout the Selenga river basin and Hovsgol Nuur to examine the ecological relationship between Hovsgol Nuur and Baikal Lake. The data available from these areas are very limited. This trip can provide important preliminary information for research in this area, which has been accessible for outsiders to only a limited degree since Hovsgol Nuur is situated in a remote part of Mongolia and there is no road to reach the lake, and since only Mongolians and Russians were allowed to enter this area prior to 1990. Dr. Goulden is a distinguished scientist with an excellent record in carrying out difficult field projects. This visit can provide important baseline information for carrying out field research in part of Asia.