RUI: REVSYS: Monographing the Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea)

RUI：REVSYS：灯节科专题（甲壳纲：Cumacea）

• 批准号: 0542806
• 负责人: Sarah Gerken
• 金额: $ 28.53万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Anchorage Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0542806&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; REVSYS; Monographing; Lampropidae; Crustacea

Cumaceans are small crustaceans that live in marine sediments, commonly encountered in marine sampling programs, fish and bird stomachs, and night plankton samples. The density and diversity of cumaceans tends to increase with depth and decreasing sediment grain size, although cumaceans can also be abundant in shallow sandy sediments. Many specimens are never identified beyond the level of the order Cumacea, due in large part to a lack of synthesizing works and identification tools such as monographs and databases. Of the eight recognized families of Cumacea, only one has been monographed. The objective of this proposal it to complete a monograph and database for the family Lampropidae. A monograph collects and synthesizes all the available knowledge about a group of organisms and includes identification keys, making it possible for non-specialists to identify specimens with accuracy. DELTA is a package of programs that includes a taxonomic database and an interactive, illustrated identification program, which can be web-disseminated and facilitates species identifications. Both the monograph and database will be disseminated through a website, which will include general information about the Cumacea, in addition to information for systematists.As human impacts on the oceans increase, it is widely recognized that marine bio-diversity is significantly under-recorded. This project will increase knowledge about the diversity of marine life directly through the description of new genera and new species. Three undergraduate students who are future teachers will be trained in the practice of systematics. The students will come away with an understanding of the importance of biodiversity and recognition of how much remains unknown, as well as experience in the process of scientific research, which will enhance their own teaching about science in the future. In order to remain competitive globally, the U.S. must enhance the science education of our citizens, and improving the science education of future teachers is expected to enhance their ability to teach science effectively.

Cumaceans是生活在海洋沉积物中的小型甲壳类动物，通常在海洋采样程序，鱼类和鸟类胃以及夜间浮游生物样本中遇到。 随着深度的增加和沉积物粒度的减小，鲸类的密度和多样性趋于增加，尽管在浅的桑迪沉积物中也可能有大量的鲸类。 许多标本从未被鉴定出超出了Cumacea的水平，这在很大程度上是由于缺乏综合工作和鉴定工具，如专著和数据库。 在八个公认的Cumacea家族中，只有一个被专著。 本建议的目的是完成一个专着和数据库的家庭Lampropidae。 专著收集和综合了关于一组生物体的所有现有知识，并包括识别码，使非专业人员能够准确识别标本。 DELTA是一个程序包，包括一个分类数据库和一个交互式的、有插图的识别程序，可以在网上传播，便于物种识别。 该专著和数据库将通过一个网站传播，其中将包括关于Cumacea的一般资料，以及供系统分类学家使用的资料，随着人类对海洋影响的增加，人们普遍认识到，海洋生物多样性的记录严重不足。 该项目将通过描述新属和新物种直接增加对海洋生物多样性的了解。 三名本科生谁是未来的教师将在系统学的实践培训。 学生们将了解生物多样性的重要性，并认识到还有多少是未知的，以及在科学研究过程中的经验，这将提高他们自己的科学教学在未来。 为了保持全球竞争力，美国必须加强我们公民的科学教育，提高未来教师的科学教育有望提高他们有效教授科学的能力。