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

Sevilleta Field Station为大量研究科学家和学生提供服务，他们研究新墨西哥州中部广泛的生态多样性地区。 该地区包括许多生物群落之间的过渡区，包括大平原草原，奇瓦瓦沙漠，科罗拉多高原灌木草原，内陆查帕拉尔，莫戈隆皮翁-杜松林地和山地森林。 该区域目前的科学研究重点是生物在各种空间和时间尺度（季节、年度和长期）对气候变化的反应、生物多样性问题以及自然和人为干扰后的生态系统恢复。 用于塞维利亚河研究活动的资金已超过1 560万美元，并继续增加。 从1990年至1995年，有357名科学家和学生在塞维利亚野外站服务的区域从事109个研究项目。 Sevilleta站为这些项目的很大一部分提供了后勤支持。 该项目涉及改进台站业务的三个领域，这些领域需要改进，以满足实地研究科学家日益增长的需求。 计算-增加图形/地理信息系统和ARC/INFO工作站和计算机服务器，并为台站驻地配备终端;信息-安装一个差分全球定位系统社区基地站，用于外地全球定位系统工作，增加一个计算机化的Ariel图书馆参考站，用于文献检索/图书馆间借阅计算机传输，以及购置台站图书馆参考材料;运输-增加了几辆用于实地研究的车辆，覆盖了新墨西哥州中部的大片地区。 通过这些改进，空间站的能力将最终满足塞维利亚科学界对现场支持的后勤需求。

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.