U.S.-New Zealand Cooperative Research: Biodiversity and Biogeography of Diatoms in New Zealand

该奖项支持博林格林大学的Rex Lowe和新西兰克赖斯特彻奇国家水与大气研究所的Barry Biggs在新西兰硅藻的生物多样性和生物地理学方面的合作。新西兰地理上的孤立导致了相对完整的独特的动植物群。然而，在新西兰大多数溪流中主导底栖藻类群落的硅藻群却鲜为人知。拟议的研究将调查新西兰南岛韦斯特兰和西南兰选定溪流的分类和分布。这一研究成果不仅丰富了全球生物多样性的知识基础，而且为进一步研究南半球河流的结构和功能提供了坚实的分类基础。

9908522LoweThis award supports collaboration between Rex Lowe, Bowling Green University, and Barry Biggs, National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, Christchurch, New Zealand, on the biodiversity and biogeography of diatoms in New Zealand. The geographic isolation of New Zealand led to a relatively well documented unique flora and fauna. The flora of diatoms that dominate benthic algal communities of most streams in New Zealand, however, is poorly known. The proposed research will survey the taxonomy and distribution in selected streams of Westland and Southwestland on New Zealand's South Island. This research will not only add significantly to the knowledge base on global biodiversity by will also provide a firm taxonomic base for future research into the structure and function of southern hemisphere streams.