REU Site: Harvard Forest Program in Forest Ecology: Multi-Scale Investigations of a Forested Ecosystem in a Changing World

摘要哈佛大学森林生态研究站的目标是：(1)提高学生在合作、合议的环境中进行高质量跨学科研究的能力；(2)鼓励学生在研究中将基础问题与应用问题联系起来；(3)培养反映美国学生背景和经历多样性的下一代生态科学家和教育工作者。学生们将参与一个以入侵物种生态学为中心的暑期研究项目，通过这个项目，他们将学习如何从不同的科学方向和各种方法和技术深入探讨一个广泛的主题。学生们相互交流，并与来自许多机构的顶尖科学家互动，他们都在哈佛森林长期生态研究基地进行研究。学生和他们的导师使用遗传分析、植物和动物生理学、种群生物学、实验陆地和水生群落生态学以及生态系统分析和建模的工具和技术，对从微生物到森林树木的多样性分类群进行调查。哈佛森林大学夏季研究项目招收了多元化的申请者，特别强调来自传统上在科学职业中代表性不足的文化和种族群体的学生。除了研究之外，学生们还参加讲座和讲习班，以加强他们对森林生态的了解，并提高他们的口头和书面沟通能力。学生的研究以海报和口头报告的形式在区域和国家科学会议上广泛传播，并通过同行评议的文献出版物进行传播。该计划包含了一个伦理成分，向学生介绍道德问题。将特别关注来自科学事业中代表性不足的群体的学生的经历。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/education/reu/reu.html，或联系哈佛森林学院行政主任Edythe Ellin，邮编：01366，Petersham, Massachusetts；电话978-724-3302;电子邮件ellin@fas.harvard.edu。

ABSTRACTThe goals of the Harvard Forest REU Site in Forest Ecology are to (1) Enhance the ability of students to undertake high-quality interdisciplinary research in a collaborative, collegial environment; (2) Encourage students to link fundamental and applied issues in their research; and (3) Cultivate the next generation of ecological scientists and educators that reflects the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of students in the United States. Students are involved in a summer research program with a central focus on the ecology of invasive species, through which they will learn how a single broad topic can be approached in depth from different scientific directions and with a variety of methods and techniques. Students interact with each other and with leading scientists from many institutions, all of whom conduct research at the Harvard Forest Long-Term ecological research site. Students and their mentors conduct investigations on a diversity of taxa - from microbes to forest trees - using tools and techniques of genetic analysis, plant and animal physiology, population biology, experimental terrestrial and aquatic community ecology, and ecosystems analysis and modeling. The Harvard Forest Summer Research Program recruits a diverse applicant pool, with particular emphasis on students from cultural and ethnic groups that are traditionally underrepresented in scientific careers. In addition to research, students attend lectures and workshops to enhance their understanding of forest ecology and to improve their verbal and written communications skills. Student research is disseminated widely, as posters and oral presentations at regional and national scientific meetings and through publications in the peer-reviewed literature. The Program incorporates an ethics component that introduces students to ethical issues. Particular attention will be paid to the experiences of students from groups that are underrepresented in scientific careers. More information is available at http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/education/reu/reu.html, or from Edythe Ellin, Director of Administration, Harvard Forest, PO Box 68, Petersham, Massachusetts, 01366; Telephone 978-724-3302; email ellin@fas.harvard.edu.