U.S.-Chile: Planning Visit to Incorporate Chilean Kelp Forests into Study of Kelp Life History Evolution

这一美洲项目奖将支持圣何塞州立大学的迈克尔·H·格雷厄姆博士计划访问智利蒙特港的拉各斯大学，与亚历杭德罗·H·布什曼博士合作。国际海带协会启动了一项长期研究计划，以调查海带多样性对海带森林生态系统功能的影响。这次计划访问将有助于PI确定将智利海带种群纳入研究计划的效果。智利种群和特有海带物种的增加将扩大长期研究的地理和分类广度，增强结果的潜在成功和影响。除了研究这一生态系统的重要性外，该项目还将涉及对两国研究生的培训，加强这些年轻研究人员进行基础和应用研究的能力。

0407937Graham, Michael H.This Americas Program award will provide support for a planning visit by Dr. Michael H. Graham, San Jose State University, to work with Dr. Alejandro H. Buschmann at Universidad de Los Lagos in Puerto Montt, Chile. The PI has initiated a long-term research program to investigate the effects of kelp diversity on kelp forest ecosystem function. This planning visit will help the PI to determine the efficacy of including Chilean kelp populations into the research program. The addition of Chilean populations and endemic kelp species will broaden both the geographic and taxonomic breadth of the long-term research, enhancing the potential success and impact of the results.In addition to the importance of studying this ecosystem, this project will involve training of graduate students from both countries, strengthening the abilities of these young researchers to conduct both basic and applied research.