FSML: Expansion of Research Infrastructure at Archbold Biological Station

FSML：阿奇博尔德生物站研究基础设施的扩建

• 批准号: 0330680
• 负责人: Hilary Swain
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Archbold Expeditions, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-02-15 至 2008-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0330680&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FSML; Expansion; Research; Infrastructure; Archbold

This award provides partial support for renovations of an existing building to expand laboratory space available for staff and for visiting students and researchers at the Archbold Biological Station. The renovation will convert existing attic space in the Station's main building into 6,000 sq. feet of space devoted to new open-plan laboratories, storage space, small offices and informal meeting areas. The renovation will also increase access to the computer network, and improve building infrastructure with new insulation and upgraded air handling. Research activities at Archbold focus on a distinctive natural ecosystem, the Florida scrub, that has dry, sandy conditions and that is subject to frequent natural fires. Studies range from genetics of rare species to landscape-scale analysis of the effects of fire on species distribution and on ecosystem processes. In addition to its research programs, the Archbold Station has active programs aimed at informal science education, including a nature trail, guided tours of the Station conducted by volunteer docents, and public seminars.

该奖项为现有建筑物的翻新提供了部分支持，以扩大可用于工作人员的实验室空间以及Archbold生物站的来访学生和研究人员。 翻新工程将将车站主楼中的现有阁楼空间转换为6,000平方英尺的空间，这些空间用于新的开放式实验室，存储空间，小型办公室和非正式会议区。 翻新工程还将增加对计算机网络的访问，并通过新的隔热材料和升级的空气处理来改善建筑基础设施。 Archbold的研究活动集中于一个独特的自然生态系统，即佛罗里达灌木丛，该生态系统具有干燥，沙质状态，并且会遭受频繁的自然火灾。研究范围从稀有物种的遗传学到对火对物种分布和生态系统过程影响的景观规模分析。 除了研究计划外，Archbold Station还进行了旨在非正式科学教育的活动计划，包括自然步道，志愿者讲座进行的车站的导游和公开研讨会。