U.S.-Mongolia Cooperative Research: Systematic and Eco- logical Research in Northern Mongolia

*** 9504867 Goulden博士提出的为期三年的合作研究项目。费城自然科学院的Clyde Goulden、Jon Gelhaus和Gary Rosenberg以及蒙古国立大学和Khan Altai基金会的Ravchig Samya博士。此提案是为了支持P.I.和费城自然科学院的三名科学家的旅行，以及在美国培训一名蒙古青年科学家进行与本研究相关的研究。该项目将启动一个长期合作项目，研究蒙古北部Hovsgol Nuur国家公园的生物多样性。本研究的目标是建立蒙古国家公园的生物学数据库，并通过对蒙古和美国研究生的教育机会，鼓励青年科学家在蒙古国家公园系统中研究系统生物学和生态学。这是对一个相对较低的人为影响的古代系统的重要研究，基本上没有关于该系统生物学的信息。这是一个独特的环境，可以在没有重大人为干预的情况下理解物种形成的自然过程。除了科学效益外，人力资源开发的潜在收益可能是巨大的，因为一旦该站点建立，它可以用作培训来自美国的初级科学家的生活实验室，鼓励蒙古科学家研究系统生物学和生态学，并帮助蒙古科学家组织保护该系统所需的生态信息。＊＊＊

*** 9504867 Goulden This is a three-year cooperative research project proposed by Drs. Clyde Goulden, Jon Gelhaus, and Gary Rosenberg, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and Dr. Ravchig Samya, the National University of Mongolia and the Khan Altai Foundation. This proposal is to support the travel of the P.I. and three scientists from the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science, and the training of one junior Mongolian scientist in the U.S. for research related to this study. This project is to begin a long-term cooperative program to study the biodiversity of national parks in Hovsgol Nuur, Northern Mongolia. The goals of this study are to establish a biological data base for Mongolian national parks and through educational opportunities for Mongolian and U.S. graduate students, to encourage young scientists to study systematic biology and ecology in the national park system in Mongolia. This is an important study of an ancient system with relatively low anthorpogenic impacts and essentially no information on the biology of the system. This is an unique environment for understanding the natural processes of speciation without significant human intervention. In addition to scientific benefits, the potential gains from human resource development are likely to be significant, since once the site is established, it can be used as a living laboratory to train the junior scientists from the U.S., to encourage the Mongolian scientists to study systematic biology and ecology, and to help Mongolian scientists organize the ecological information needed to protect this system. ***