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

古尔登9415322 这是一项计划拨款，用于克莱德古尔登博士带领一组科学家访问蒙古和俄罗斯布里亚特州的潜在研究地点，以开展长期的生态研究。 初步调查包括蒙古的Hovsgol Nuur遗址，贝加尔湖西南部的一个大湖，以及布里亚特的Oka和Tunka山谷的湖泊和河流。 这次访问的目的是收集无脊椎动物的数据（例如， 通过对整个色楞格河流域和库布苏古尔湖的鱼类（浮游动物和端足类）和鱼类的调查，研究了库布苏古尔湖和贝加尔湖之间的生态关系。 这些地区的现有数据非常有限。 这次旅行可以为该地区的研究提供重要的初步信息，由于Hovsgol Nuur位于偏远地区， 蒙古和没有道路到达湖泊，因为只有蒙古人和俄罗斯人被允许进入这一地区之前，1990年。 Goulden博士是一位杰出的科学家，在执行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开展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.