The Sevilleta Field Station: Enhancements to Station Computation, Information, and Transportation Capabilities

塞维利亚塔野外站为大量研究新墨西哥中部广泛和生态多样化地区的科学家和学生提供服务。该地区包括众多生物群落之间的过渡地带，包括大平原草原、奇瓦瓦沙漠、科罗拉多高原灌木草原、室内灌木林、Mogollon Pi - juniper林地和山地森林。目前，该地区的科学研究主要集中在不同时空尺度（季节、年度和长期）的生物对气候变化的响应、生物多样性问题以及自然和人为干扰后的生态系统恢复。塞维莱塔研究活动的经费已超过1 560万美元，并在继续增加。从1990年至1995年，有357名科学家和学生在塞维利亚塔野外站服务的区域从事109个研究项目。塞维利亚站为这些项目中的很大一部分提供后勤支助。该项目涉及三个需要加强的台站业务领域的改进，以满足实地研究科学家日益增长的需求。计算-增加图形/GIS和ARC/INFO工作站和计算机服务器，并为车站驻地提供终端；信息-安装一个差分全球定位系统社区基站，用于实地全球定位系统工作，增加一个电脑化的Ariel图书馆参考站，用于文献检索/图书馆间互借电脑传输，以及获取车站图书馆参考资料；运输-增加几辆车用于覆盖新墨西哥中部大片地区的实地研究。有了这些改进，该站的能力将最终满足塞维利亚科学界对实地支持的后勤需求。

The Sevilleta Field Station serves a large number of research scientists and students who study the extensive and ecologically diverse region of central New Mexico. The region incorporates transition zones among numerous biomes, including Great Plains Grassland, Chihuahuan Desert, Colorado Plateau Shrub-Steppe, Interior Chaparral, Mogollon Pi on-Juniper Woodland, and Montane Forests. Current scientific research in the region focuses on biotic responses to climate change at various spatial and temporal time scales (seasonal, annual, and long-term), biodiversity issues, and ecosystem restoration following natural and anthropogenic disturbance. Funding for research activities on the Sevilleta has exceeded $15.6 million, and continues to increase. From 1990 to 1995, there were 357 scientists and students working on 109 research projects in the region served by the Sevilleta Field Station. The Sevilleta Station provided logistical support to a large proportion of these projects. This project addresses improvements in three areas of station operations requiring enhancements to meet growing demands by field research scientists. Computation - the addition of graphical/GIS and ARC/INFO workstations and computer server, with terminals for station residences; Information - installation of a Differential GPS Community Base Station for field GPS work, the addition of a computerized Ariel Library Reference Station for literature searches/inter-library loan computer transmissions, and the acquisition of station library reference materials; Transportation - the addition several vehicles for use in field studies covering large areas of central New Mexico. With these enhancements, the station's capabilities will finally match the logistical demands for field support by the Sevilleta's scientific community.