U.S.-the Philippines Cooperative Research: Population Biology, Ecology, and Behavior of Small Cetaceans in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines

美国-菲律宾合作研究：菲律宾苏禄海小型鲸类的种群生物学、生态学和行为

• 批准号: 9500339
• 负责人: Gerald Kooyman
• 金额: $ 4.17万
• 依托单位: University of California-San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-04-15 至 1998-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9500339&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Philippines; Cooperative; Research; Population

This is a two year cooperative research project proposed by Dr. Gerald Kooyman, University of California at San Diego, and Ms. Moonyeen Nida Ramos Alava, Silliman University, the Philippines. This proposal is to conduct a study of population biology, ecology, and behavior of cetaceans (including dolphins) in the Philippines. The project requests funds to support the P.I. and a Ph.D. student to carry out a study in the Sulu Sea, the Philippines, to estimate the abundance of marine mammals and to understand the relationship between abundance and habitat types. They will also study feeding habits, and the behavior and social structure of cetacean species. Dr. Kooyman is a specialist in this area and has an outstanding record of research and publication. His Ph.D. student, Ms. Louella Dolar, has an in-depth understanding of the Sulu Sea ecosystem. This is an important area of marine biology. There is little or no available information on the cetacean species in Sulu Sea. This project will make a relatively large contribution to our state of knowledge on this species and can provide useful data on the conservation of this species. Furthermore, this project is leveraged dollar- for-dollar with funds from International Foundation for Science, Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines, and U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service. The relatively modest support from the National Science Foundation can yield large potential benefits.

这是一个为期两年的合作研究项目，由加州圣地亚哥大学的Gerald Kooyman博士和菲律宾Silliman大学的Moonyeen Nida拉莫斯Alava女士提出。 这项建议是对菲律宾的鲸类（包括海豚）的种群生物学、生态学和行为进行研究。 该项目要求资金支持P.I.和博士 2009年，该研究所邀请一名学生在菲律宾苏禄海进行一项研究，以估计海洋哺乳动物的丰度，并了解丰度与生境类型之间的关系。 他们还将研究鲸目动物的食性、行为和社会结构。 Kooyman博士是这一领域的专家，在研究和出版方面有着杰出的记录。 博士学位学生Louella Dolar女士对苏禄海生态系统有着深入的了解。 这是海洋生物学的一个重要领域。 关于苏禄海鲸目动物的资料很少或根本没有。 该项目将为我们对该物种的了解做出相对较大的贡献，并可以为该物种的保护提供有用的数据。 此外，该项目是由国际科学基金会、菲律宾环境和自然资源部以及美国国家海洋渔业局提供资金的杠杆式项目。 美国国家科学基金会的相对温和的支持可以产生巨大的潜在效益。