A Biodiversity Survey of Pohnpei and Kosrae Islands, Federated States of Micronesia; Understanding the Impact of Anthropogenic Disturbance on Plant, Fungal, and Stream Biodiversity

密克罗尼西亚联邦波纳佩岛和科斯雷岛生物多样性调查；

• 批准号: 0743375
• 负责人: Michael Balick
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: New York Botanical Garden
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-03-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0743375&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Biodiversity; Survey; Pohnpei; Kosrae; Islands

An award is made to the New York Botanical Garden to conduct a multi-disciplinary study of the flora, fungi, habitat complexity, and stream biology of Pohnpei and Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Biodiversity surveys will be conducted on these islands and the resulting patterns will be studied with respect to agricultural practices and land management. This information will be used to help guide local conservation initiatives, based on identifying the most important and unique habitats. The plants, fungi, and stream biota of these high islands have been poorly studied compared to many other Pacific islands. The proposed research and its link to on-the-ground conservation initiatives comes at a critical time, as the island's biota are under serious threat from feral animals, human disturbance, coastal and inland erosion and sedimentation, sea level rise, overfishing and overhunting, water pollution, dredging of sand and coral, and invasion by aggressive alien plants. This project will include close involvement of Pacific Islanders in the biodiversity research through significant educational and training experiences. The people of this region are traditionally underserved by scientific research programs. Local involvement in conservation efforts is key to future preservation of this region. Thorough survey work will provide more accurate information on the island's natural resources, which will be used to devise watershed boundaries and conservation recommendations for preservation of pristine areas. This project will also develop permanent plots to monitor future impacts of climate change on island ecosystems.

纽约植物园获奖，对密克罗尼西亚联邦波恩佩和科斯雷的植物区系、真菌、栖息地复杂性和溪流生物学进行多学科研究。将在这些岛屿上进行生物多样性调查，并将就农业做法和土地管理研究由此产生的模式。这些信息将在确定最重要和最独特的栖息地的基础上，帮助指导当地的保护行动。与许多其他太平洋岛屿相比，对这些高海拔岛屿的植物、真菌和溪流生物群的研究一直很少。这项拟议的研究及其与实地保护倡议的联系是在一个关键时刻进行的，因为该岛的生物群正受到野生动物、人类干扰、海岸和内陆侵蚀和沉积、海平面上升、过度捕捞和过度狩猎、水污染、沙子和珊瑚挖掘以及侵略性外来植物入侵的严重威胁。该项目将包括太平洋岛民通过重要的教育和培训经验密切参与生物多样性研究。这一地区的人民传统上得不到科学研究计划的帮助。当地参与保护工作是未来保护该地区的关键。彻底的调查工作将提供关于该岛自然资源的更准确的信息，这些信息将被用来制定分水岭边界和保护建议，以保护原始地区。该项目还将开发永久性地块，以监测未来气候变化对岛屿生态系统的影响。