U.S.-Russia Planning Visit: Peatland Research Program: A Coordinated Approach

美俄计划访问：泥炭地研究计划：协调一致的方法

• 批准号: 0514073
• 负责人: Dale Vitt
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-08-15 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0514073&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Russia; Planning; Visit; Peatland

This is a planning visit to Russia to develop collaborative research activities on the ecology and biogeochemistry of boreal peatland ecosystems. The principal investigators are Dale Vitt from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and Elena Lapshina from Tomsk State University, Russia.Peatlands have functioned as a large global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past several thousand years. The sink status of these systems is now in question given ongoing and future predicted climate change. Through coordinated research in Siberia and North America the PIs seek to achieve a comprehensive global understanding of past, present and future carbon cycling in northern peatland ecosystems. Understanding the role of natural systems, including peatlands, in the global carbon cycle will continue to provide critical data relevant to predicting future climate. This project on the ecology and biogeochemistry of boreal peatland ecosystems fulfills the program objectives of bringing together leading experts in the U.S. and Eurasia to combine complementary efforts and capabilities in areas of strong mutual interest and competence on the basis of equality, reciprocity, and mutuality of benefit. This international project will also contribute to the training of a new generation of peatland ecologists as it includes the participation of U.S. graduate and undergraduate students.

这是对俄罗斯的一次计划性访问，旨在开展关于北方泥炭地生态系统的生态学和生物地球化学的合作研究活动。 主要研究人员是来自南伊利诺伊大学卡本代尔分校的戴尔·维特和来自俄罗斯州立大学托木斯克的埃琳娜·拉普申娜。在过去的几千年里，泥炭地一直是全球大气二氧化碳的一个大的净汇。这些系统的汇的地位，现在的问题，目前和未来的预测气候变化。 通过在西伯利亚和北美的协调研究，PI寻求对北方泥炭地生态系统过去、现在和未来的碳循环有全面的全球了解。 了解包括泥炭地在内的自然系统在全球碳循环中的作用将继续为预测未来气候提供关键数据。 这个关于北方泥炭地生态系统的生态学和生物地球化学的项目实现了汇集美国和欧亚大陆领先专家的计划目标，在平等、互惠和互利的基础上，在具有强烈共同利益和能力的领域，将联合收割机互补的努力和能力结合起来。 这个国际项目也将有助于培养新一代泥炭地生态学家，因为它包括美国研究生和本科生的参与。