New Laboratory at Ranomafana National Park Research Station, Madagascar

马达加斯加拉努马法纳国家公园研究站的新实验室

• 批准号: 0122357
• 负责人: Patricia Wright
• 金额: $ 21万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Stony Brook
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0122357&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: New; Laboratory; Ranomafana; National; Park

A grant has been awarded to Dr. Wright at the State University of New York at Stony Brook to continue the upgrade of the research station at Ranomafana National Park. This upgrade will improve the ability of the station to meet its twin goals of training and research. Annual use of the Ranomafana National Park Research Station (RNPRS) in Madagascar has grown from 75 to up to 182 scientists in the past five years. However the facilities are too small for these usage levels, provide inadequate laboratory facilities for modern scientific research techniques, and have no direct communication with the international community. Previous NSF support (DEB-9602577 and DEB-9978270) contributed to the planning of the upgrade and the construction of a classroom/dining room and administrative complex. This grant provides funds to construct an air-conditioned laboratory to permit modern scientific research techniques in this remote rainforest site.The new laboratory will be adjacent to and connected to the Dining/Classroom and Administration building being constructed during Phase I. The building will be three stories high, providing 675 m2 of floor space and 150 m2 of veranda. All labs will have sinks, lab benches, ample electrical outlets at 110V and 220V, and locked storage. The labs will be designed to be general-use, but each floor will include specialized equipment to address current research needs. Windows on the south side will overlook the scenic Namorona River and the forested national park across the river.Madagascar is one of the world's top ten biodiversity hot spots, containing a disproportionately high number of the world's plant and animal species for its area. Most of Madagascar's species are endemic (found nowhere else in the world) because the island has been separated from the mainland for 88 million years and species have evolved in isolation. The rain forest habitat of Madagascar is severely threatened by human activities (logging, slash and burn agriculture, hunting) resulting in the disappearance of 79% of the original rain forest habitat. High species diversity, long isolation, high endemicity, and severe threat make Madagascar rain forests a focus of intense scientific and conservation interest. For these same reasons, the rain forest at Ranomafana National Park serves as an excellent comparison to some of the better-studied rain forest sites in the Neotropics, Africa, and Asia. Ranomafana National Park Research Station is located in Ranomafana National Park, which protects 43,500 ha. of rain forest in southeast Madagascar. The station is operated by the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments (ICTE), affiliated with the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Over 125 faculty-level researchers and over twice that number of students, most from US universities, have conducted research at RNP since the station was built in 1989. The RNPRS is the most important center for rain forest research and training in Madagascar and the only research station with more than one permanent building. Research at the RNPRS will contribute to local, national, and international understanding of the dynamics of this unique rain forest, as well as how to protect it's threatened biodiversity. Training programs at the RNPRS will reach greater numbers of US undergraduate and graduate students, and Malagasy students, scientists, and policy makers.

纽约州立大学石溪分校的赖特博士获得了一笔赠款，用于继续升级拉诺马法纳国家公园的研究站。这次升级将提高空间站的能力，以实现其训练和研究的双重目标。在过去的5年里，每年使用马达加斯加拉诺马法纳国家公园研究站（RNPRS）的科学家已经从75人增加到182人。然而，这些设施对于这些使用水平来说太小，为现代科学研究技术提供的实验室设施不足，并且没有与国际社会的直接联系。以前的NSF支持（DEB-9602577和DEB-9978270）有助于规划升级和教室/餐厅和行政综合体的建设。这笔拨款用于建造一个有空调的实验室，以便在这个偏远的雨林地区进行现代科学研究。新实验室将毗邻并连接第一阶段正在建造的餐饮/教室和行政大楼，该建筑将有三层楼高，提供675平方米的建筑面积和150平方米的阳台。所有实验室都有洗手池、实验工作台、充足的110V和220V电源插座以及上锁的存储空间。这些实验室将被设计成通用型，但每层楼都将包括专门的设备，以满足当前的研究需求。南面的窗户可以俯瞰风景秀丽的纳莫罗那河和河对面的森林国家公园。马达加斯加是世界十大生物多样性热点地区之一，拥有世界上大量的动植物物种。马达加斯加的大多数物种都是当地特有的（在世界其他地方找不到），因为该岛与大陆分离了8800万年，物种是在孤立的情况下进化的。马达加斯加的雨林栖息地受到人类活动（伐木、刀耕火种、狩猎）的严重威胁，导致79%的原始雨林栖息地消失。高物种多样性、长期隔离、高地方性和严重威胁使马达加斯加雨林成为科学和保护兴趣的焦点。出于同样的原因，拉诺马法纳国家公园的雨林与新热带地区、非洲和亚洲的一些研究得更好的雨林遗址相比，是一个很好的对比。Ranomafana国家公园研究站位于Ranomafana国家公园内，保护区面积43500公顷。马达加斯加东南部的热带雨林。该站由隶属于纽约州立大学石溪分校的热带环境保护研究所（ICTE）运营。自1989年该站建成以来，已有超过125名教员级研究人员和两倍多的学生在RNP进行研究，其中大多数来自美国大学。RNPRS是马达加斯加最重要的雨林研究和培训中心，也是唯一拥有一座以上永久性建筑的研究站。RNPRS的研究将有助于当地，国家和国际对这一独特雨林动态的了解，以及如何保护其受到威胁的生物多样性。RNPRS的培训项目将惠及更多的美国本科生和研究生、马达加斯加学生、科学家和政策制定者。