U.S.-New Zealand Planning Visit: Plant and Ecosystem Responses to Global Change

美国-新西兰计划访问：植物和生态系统对全球变化的反应

• 批准号: 0627890
• 负责人: Hormoz BassiriRad
• 金额: $ 0.73万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Chicago
• 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: 2006-08-15 至 2010-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0627890&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; New; Zealand; Planning; Visit

0627890BassiriRadThis award supports a planning visit to enable Dr. Hormoz BassiriRad at the University of Illinois in Chicago to meet with Dr. Paul Newton at AgResearch Limited in Palmerston North, New Zealand. AgReserach is an independent, Crown-owned research and development company. They report to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Crown Research Institutes. The visit will facilitate development of a collaborative plan on plant and ecosystem responses to global change.By the end of the 21st century, atmospheric CO2 concentration will be double the current levels unless dramatic emission reduction measures are implemented. Given the importance of CO2 for plant growth and development, there is considerable effort to predict the fate of native vegetation to this projected rise in CO2. Responses to increased atmospheric CO2 at the whole plant level are the product of a complex set of processes that result from coordinated interaction between root and shoot. Plant metabolism of carbon and nitrogen are so tightly linked that any change in uptake and assimilation of one is likely to affect the uptake and assimilation of the other. The state of knowledge in this area is highly "descriptive" with predictive model development lagging far behind. The collaborators will address parameters that are needed for the development of more robust mechanistic models designed to predict the future fate of terrestrial vegetation. The availability of a unique setting (combination of short-term manipulative experiments and long-term CO2 natural springs) in New Zealand is an ideal situation for the project. It is also anticipated that this project will provide unique training and educational opportunities for a U.S. postdoc and graduate student to obtain a global research experience. It is anticipated that these collaborations between the scientists and students from each country will lead to long-term collaborations that will benefit all the institutions.

0627890 BassiriRadThis award supports a planning visit to enable Dr. Hormoz BassiriRad at the University of Illinois in芝加哥to meet Dr. Paul Newton at AgResearch Limited in帕默斯顿North，新西兰. AgReseach是一家独立的皇家拥有的研究和开发公司。 他们向财政部长和皇家研究所部长报告。 是次访问将有助双方就植物及生态系统对全球气候变化的反应制订合作计划。到了世纪末，大气中的二氧化碳浓度将比现时的水平高出一倍，除非采取大幅的减排措施。 考虑到二氧化碳对植物生长和发育的重要性，人们做出了相当大的努力来预测本地植被对二氧化碳预计上升的命运。 在整个植物水平上对大气CO2增加的反应是一系列复杂过程的产物，这些过程是根和芽之间协调相互作用的结果。 植物的碳和氮代谢是如此紧密地联系在一起，以至于一种吸收和同化的任何变化都可能影响另一种的吸收和同化。 这一领域的知识状况是高度“描述性”的，预测模型的开发远远落后。 合作者将解决开发更强大的机制模型所需的参数，这些模型旨在预测陆地植被的未来命运。 新西兰独特的环境（短期操作实验和长期CO2天然泉水的结合）是该项目的理想条件。 预计该项目还将为美国博士后和研究生提供独特的培训和教育机会，以获得全球研究经验。 预计各国科学家和学生之间的这些合作将导致长期合作，使所有机构受益。