Survey and inventory of New Guinea forest trees and arthropods

新几内亚森林树木和节肢动物的调查和清查

• 批准号: 0816749
• 负责人: George Weiblen
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0816749&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Survey; inventory; New; Guinea; forest

The island of New Guinea contains the third largest remaining area of tropical forest wilderness next to the Amazon and Congo basins. Biotic surveys in New Guinea are timely as the accelerating pace of human activity threatens species with extinction before they are known to science. A decade of prior collaboration has positioned the research team to conduct a coordinated survey of forest trees and insects at Wanang, Papua New Guinea (PNG). These surveys aim to establish the largest permanent study area for forest trees in PNG that will enable the discovery of new species. Surveys include the mapping and identification of all trees in 125 acres of forest followed by inventories of termites, moths, butterflies, fruit flies, ants and bees.Building research infrastructure in New Guinea fills a major gap in the global network of forest monitoring sites. A network including PNG is needed to estimate the contribution of tropical forests to the global carbon budget and the potential for new forests to offset CO2 emissions. The survey has a direct impact on biodiversity conservation by establishing a new protected area. Specimens and data will establish a baseline for monitoring the response of tropical forests to global change.

新几内亚岛拥有仅次于亚马逊和刚果盆地的第三大热带森林荒野残留区。新几内亚的生物调查是及时的，因为人类活动步伐的加快使物种在被科学发现之前就面临灭绝的威胁。十年的前期合作使研究团队能够对巴布亚新几内亚万昂(PNG)的森林树木和昆虫进行协调调查。这些调查旨在建立巴布亚新几内亚最大的森林树木永久研究区，使新物种的发现成为可能。调查包括绘制和识别125英亩森林中的所有树木，然后清点白蚁、飞蛾、蝴蝶、果蝇、蚂蚁和蜜蜂。在新几内亚建设研究基础设施填补了全球森林监测点网络的一个重大空白。需要一个包括巴布亚新几内亚在内的网络来估计热带森林对全球碳预算的贡献，以及新森林抵消二氧化碳排放的潜力。这项调查通过建立新的保护区，对生物多样性保护产生了直接影响。标本和数据将为监测热带森林对全球变化的反应建立一个基线。