RCN: The Colorado River Delta Research Coordination Network

科罗拉多河三角洲研究协调网络这笔赠款将建立一个由自然科学家、社会科学家和法律学者组成的网络，以促进对美国和墨西哥科罗拉多河三角洲的跨学科、跨机构和国际研究。该网络将重点研究自然和人为造成的供水变化如何影响美国和墨西哥科罗拉多河三角洲的生物群和景观。参与者来自两国的研究机构、大学、社区学院、政府机构和非政府组织。这笔赠款将支持研讨会、互访和一个提供关键文献访问的双语网站。科罗拉多河三角洲的景观和生物群曾经受到河流流量自然波动的调节，现在已经进入人类社会的控制之下。因此，科罗拉多河三角洲是地球表面因人类需求而发生变化的一个缩影。网络活动将改善这一快速发展区域的水和环境政策的科学基础。更广泛的影响还包括改善各学科之间、美国和墨西哥科学家之间以及学术、机构和非政府组织科学家之间的研究努力的合作和协调。通过社区大学生的参与，将增加代表不足的少数群体的机会。

ABSTRACTColorado River Delta Research Coordination NetworkThis grant will establish a network of natural scientists, social scientists and legal scholars to facilitate interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international research on the Colorado River delta of the U.S. and Mexico. The network will focus on how natural and human-caused variation in water supply affects the biotas and landscapes of the Colorado River delta in the United States and Mexico. Participants are from research institutions, universities, community colleges, government agencies and NGOs in both countries. The grant will support workshops, exchange visits, and a bilingual website that provides access to key literature.The landscapes and biotas of the Colorado River delta, once regulated by natural fluctuations in the river's flow, have now passed into the control of human society. The Colorado River delta is thus a microcosm for the transformation of the Earth's surface for human needs. Network activities will improve the scientific basis of water and environmental policy in this rapidly growing region. Broader impacts also include improved collaboration and coordination of research efforts among disciplines, between U.S. and Mexican scientists, and among academic, agency, and NGO scientists. Opportunities for under-represented minorities will be enhanced through the participation of community college students.