Out on a Limb -- Forest Canopies

“身处险境——森林冠层”展览将向人们介绍森林冠层，并说明科学家进入冠层所面临的挑战。一个旅行的热带雨林立体模型——科学家探索树冠的比例模型，以及附带的图形面板和互动活动——将在佛罗里达州西南部的社区场所流传，提高公众对森林树冠对地球生命重要性的认识。树冠研究提供了一种高度可视化的、探索性的科学探究方法，可以有效地传达给公众和学校团体。本项目由美国国家科学基金会资助，（DEB-0228871），是公共受众传播研究项目的一部分。

The "Out on a Limb -- Forest Canopies" exhibit will educate people about forest canopies, and illustrate the challenges of canopy access by scientists. A traveling rain forest diorama -- with scaled models of scientists exploring the canopy, and accompanying graphic panels and interactive activities -- will circulate to community venues in southwest Florida, increasing public awareness of how forest canopies are important to life on Earth. Canopy research provides a highly visual, exploratory approach to scientific inquiry that can be effectively communicated to the general public and school groups. Based on research funded by NSF, (DEB-0228871), this project was funded as part of the Communicating Research to Public Audiences program.