REU Site Program: Undergraduate Opportunities in Tropical Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources Management at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo

研究和保护岛屿地区的自然资源对于保护现有的无数独特的生态系统是必要的，也是至关重要的。 这是夏威夷的当务之急，因为它具有高度的地方性、地理隔离和生物多样性。 为了继续并希望增加未来研究人员关注这些生态系统的数量，重要的是要抓住本科生的兴趣。 夏威夷岛以其多样性和在群岛中发现的几乎所有生态位的高度代表性，为培养这些未来的研究人员提供了一个极好的生活实验室。该计划代表了夏威夷大学希洛分校（UHH）与在夏威夷岛进行研究的州和联邦研究组织之间的合作，以开发一个专注于热带保护生物学的本科生研究机会计划。 UHH，其不断增长的学生入学率在科学（超过20%，仅在过去四年），和多样化的学生基础，致力于提供宝贵的研究机会，本科生与教师导师在UHH提供生物学，海洋科学，农业，林业和自然资源管理。 夏威夷岛也是许多机构和办事处的所在地，这些机构和办事处正在进行保护生物学研究项目。 美国农业部森林服务局，美国地质局生物资源部，国家公园和其他机构在许多研究项目上合作，并愿意为本科生提供额外的研究机会。该计划需要一个夏天的组成部分，并在学年持续努力。 10名学生将被选中在夏季为期10周的研究经验。 在为期一周的培训后，学生将与夏威夷岛上的保护生物学项目的研究人员并肩工作。 每周会议将允许学生相互交流，并与其他研究人员和教师进行互动，并就他们的个人项目的进展情况进行口头陈述。 学生还将提交他们的最终报告的书面部分在整个夏天，这将是编辑，汇编和抛光成一个最终报告在夏季结束时渐进件。 每个学生将在10周结束时进行最后的陈述。 谁是参加UHH后，他们的夏季研究经验的学生，并已表现出承诺开发一个可持续的研究项目将有机会在学年继续他们的研究。 这些学生还将负责整个学年的预定会议和最终演讲和论文。 信息可从UHH的Sharon Ziegler-Chong（电话：808-933-0706;电子邮件：ziegler@hawaii.edu）获得。

The study and conservation of natural resources in insular areas are necessary for and critical to the preservation of the myriad, unique ecosystems present. This is of immediate concern in Hawai'i, with its high levels of endemism, geographic isolation, and biodiversity. In order to continue and hopefully increase the number of future researchers focusing on these ecosystems, it is important to capture the interest of undergraduates. The Island of Hawai'i, with its diversity and high representation of almost all ecological niches found in the archipelego, presents an excellent living laboratory in which to train these future researchers. This program represents a collaboration between the University of Hawai'i at Hilo (UHH) and state and federal research organizations conducting research on the Island of Hawai'i, to develop an undergraduate research opportunity program focused on tropical conservation biology. UHH, with its growing student enrollment in sciences (more than 20% over the last four years alone), and diverse student base, is committed to providing valuable research opportunities for undergraduates with faculty mentors at UHH available in Biology, Marine Science, Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management. The Island of Hawai'i is also home to numerous agencies and offices that have ongoing conservation biology research programs. The US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the US Geological Service Biological Resources Division, the National Park and others work together on many research projects and are will to provide additional research opportunities for undergraduates. This program entails a summer component and a continued effort during the academic year. Ten students will be selected for 10-week research experiences during the summer. Following a one-week orientation, student participants will work side by side with researchers on conservation biology projects located on the Island of Hawai'i. Weekly meetings will allow students to interact with each other and with other researchers and faculty, and give oral presentations on the progress of their individual projects. Students will also submit written sections of their final report in progressive pieces throughout the summer, which will be edited, compiled and polished into a final report at the end of the summer. Each student will give a final presentation at the end of the 10-week period. Students who are attending UHH following their summer research experience and have shown promise to develop a publishable research project will have the opportunity to continue their research during the academic year. These students will also be responsible for scheduled meetings throughout the academic year and a final presentation and paper. Information is available from Sharon Ziegler-Chong at UHH (telephone: 808-933-0706; email: ziegler@hawaii.edu).