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生态系统是必要的，也是至关重要的。这对夏威夷来说是一个迫在眉睫的问题，因为夏威夷的地方性很强，地理位置偏僻，生物多样性也很丰富。为了继续并有希望增加未来关注这些生态系统的研究人员的数量，吸引本科生的兴趣是很重要的。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。该项目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机构之间的合作，以开发一个以热带保护生物学为重点的本科生研究机会项目。UHH的理科学生人数不断增长（仅在过去四年中就超过20%），学生基础多样化，致力于为本科生提供有价值的研究机会，并在UHH的教师导师中提供生物学，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公室的所在地，这些机构和办公室正在进行保护生物学研究项目。美国农业部林业局、美国地质局生物资源司、国家公园和其他机构在许多研究项目上合作，并将为本科生提供额外的研究机会。该项目包括夏季部分和整个学年的持续努力。10名学生将在夏季进行为期10周的研究体验。在为期一周的培训之后，学生参与者将与位于夏威夷岛上的保护生物学项目的研究人员并肩工作。每周的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，并就各自项目的进展进行口头报告。学生们还将在整个夏季以渐进的方式提交期末报告的书面部分，这些部分将在夏季结束时被编辑、编译和润色为期末报告。每个学生将在10周的课程结束时做一次期末报告。在完成暑期研究经历后进入大学的学生，如果表现出开发可发表的研究项目的希望，将有机会在学年期间继续他们的研究。这些学生还将负责整个学年的预定会议和期末报告和论文。咨询电话：808-933-0706，邮箱：ziegler@hawaii.edu, Sharon Ziegler-Chong

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).