Survey of Terrestrial Arthropods of French Polynesia

法属波利尼西亚陆地节肢动物调查

• 批准号: 0451971
• 负责人: Rosemary Gillespie
• 金额: $ 55万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-02-01 至 2010-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0451971&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Survey; Terrestrial; Arthropods; French; Polynesia

0451971Gillespie and Roderick The islands of French Polynesia include some of the most isolated archipelagos in the world. In common with other isolated islands, those of French Polynesia are known for having many unique species which are generally confined to small areas and are vulnerable to extinction primarily from the impacts posed by numerous invasive species. Although French Polynesia has been largely protected from excessive development and tourism that have plagued other tropical islands, it is not protected from invasive species that are becoming a more serious threat as the global trend of increasing transportation and accessibility reaches even the most remote archipelagoes. The project by Drs. Gillespie and Roderick at University of California-Berkeley, with colleagues from Cornell University, the Bishop Museum, and the Smithsonian, is to survey the arthropod fauna of the high islands, with emphasis on the native species which are generally confined to middle and high elevations. The project has 4 elements: (1) diversity assessment of presumed native species and levels of endemism; (2) databasing and mapping to allow the data on species distributions to be overlaid on topographic maps of different islands; (3) local information dissemination through a workshop in French Polynesia for the participating scientists and local trainees as well as French Polynesian educators and government officials; and (4) development of the entomology (including spiders) collection in Tahiti in conjunction with government officials in French Polynesia, in order to establish an Entomology Collection at the Musee de Tahiti et ses Iles in Tahiti.A major emphasis of the proposal is to harness a growing interest in (and concern about) the biological heritage of the islands among the people of French Polynesia. This growing local interest, coupled with the current cooperation between UC Berkeley's Gump South Pacific Research Station on Moorea and the Territorial Government of French Polynesia, present a timely opportunity to build an understanding of the arthropod biodiversity of these islands. In addition to field collecting opportunities provided U.S. students, the study promotes capacity building of the local Polynesian community within the islands: (i) local trainees will be recruited broadly from throughout French Polynesia to participate with US investigators and their graduate students in the survey; (ii) near the end of the project a workshop will be held to communicate the results and conservation implications of the survey; and (iii) assistance will be provided for setting up an entomological collection in the Musee de Tahiti et ses Iles on the island of Tahiti.

0451971吉莱斯皮和罗德里克法属波利尼西亚的岛屿包括一些世界上最孤立的群岛。与其他孤立岛屿一样，法属波利尼西亚的岛屿以拥有许多独特物种而闻名，这些物种通常局限于很小的地区，很容易因许多入侵物种的影响而灭绝。虽然法属波利尼西亚在很大程度上受到保护，不受其他热带岛屿过度开发和旅游业的困扰，但它没有受到入侵物种的保护，入侵物种正在成为一个更严重的威胁，因为全球运输和交通便利的趋势甚至达到了最偏远的群岛。加州大学伯克利分校的吉莱斯皮博士和罗德里克博士，以及康奈尔大学、主教博物馆和史密森尼学会的同事，正在进行一个项目，调查高海拔岛屿的节肢动物群，重点是通常局限于中高海拔地区的本地物种。该项目有四个组成部分：（1）对假定的本地物种和特有程度进行多样性评估;（2）建立数据库和绘图，以便将物种分布数据覆盖在不同岛屿的地形图上;（3）通过在法属波利尼西亚为参与的科学家和当地受训人员以及法属波利尼西亚教育工作者和政府官员举办讲习班，传播当地信息;（4）与法属波利尼西亚政府官员合作，在塔希提岛开展昆虫学（包括蜘蛛）收藏，以便在塔希提岛的塔希提岛和岛屿博物馆建立昆虫学收藏。这种不断增长的地方利益，再加上加州大学伯克利分校的甘南太平洋研究站莫雷阿岛和法属波利尼西亚领土政府之间目前的合作，提供了一个及时的机会，建立这些岛屿的节肢动物生物多样性的理解。除了为美国学生提供实地收集资料的机会外，这项研究还促进了岛屿内当地波利尼西亚社区的能力建设：（一）将从整个法属波利尼西亚广泛招募当地受训人员，与美国调查人员及其研究生一起参加调查;（二）在项目接近尾声时，将举办一个讲习班，交流调查结果和对保护的影响;及（iii）协助在大溪地岛的大溪地及岛屿博物馆设立昆虫标本馆。