U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research: Pollinator Loss in a Isolated Population of Primula seiboldii

9416914汤姆森该奖项支持纽约州立大学斯坦布鲁克分校的詹姆斯·汤姆森博士和筑波大学的瓦西谷教授之间为期两年的合作研究项目。这个项目代表了一位日本植物学家和一位美国蜜蜂生态学家的合作，以调查日本本土植物--报春花--的生殖失败。这种植物在东京北部的一个城市保护区里经历了结实失败，各种证据表明，这是因为当地的大黄蜂已经从该地区消失了。这个项目的第一个基本方面是扩展这一证据，然后通过暂时将大黄蜂群体带到保护区来严格检验这一假设。第二个应用方面涉及重建自给自足的大黄蜂种群，并制定管理计划。该提案汇集了在生态系统研究和保护生物学领域工作的两个国家的研究科学家。这位美国科学家将有机会熟悉筑波大学的研究人员和研究实践。因此，这项建议实现了该计划通过国际合作交流和转让科学知识的目标。***

9416914 Thomson This award supports a two-year cooperative research project between Dr. James Thomson of the State University of New York at Stonybrook and Professor Izumi Washitani of the University of Tsukuba. This project represents a collaboration of a Japanese botanist and an American bee ecologist to investigate the reproductive failure of a native Japanese plant, the primrose Primula seiboldii. This plant experiences seed-set failure in an urban reserve north of Tokyo and a variety of evidence suggests that this is because native bumble bees have disappeared from the area. The first, fundamental aspect of the this project is to extend this evidence and then test the hypothesis rigorously by temporarily bringing bumble bee colonies to the reserve. The second, applied aspect involves re-establishing a self- sustaining population of bumble bees and preparing a management plan. The proposal brings together research scientists from two countries working in the area of ecosystem studies and conservation biology. The U.S. scientist will have the opportunity to become familiar with researchers and research practices at the University of Tsukuba. Therefore, this proposal fuldills the objectives of the Program in its exchange and transfer of scientific knowledge through an international collaboration. ***