RUI-The ecophysiological basis of the response of coral larvae and early life history stages to global climate change

RUI-珊瑚幼虫和早期生命史阶段对全球气候变化响应的生态生理学基础

• 批准号: 0844785
• 负责人: Peter Edmunds
• 金额: $ 62.67万
• 依托单位: The University Corporation, Northridge
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0844785&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RUI; ecophysiological; basis; response; coral

"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."Tropical coral reefs face a suite of environmental assaults ranging from anchor damage to the effects of global climate change (GCC). The consequences are evident throughout the tropics, where many coral reefs have lost a substantial fraction of their coral cover in a few decades. Notwithstanding the importance of reducing the impacts of environmental stresses, the only means by which these ecosystems can recover (or simply persist) is through the recruitment of scleractinians, which is a function of successful larval development, delivery, settlement, metamorphosis, and post-settlement events. Despite wide recognition of the importance of these processes, there are few pertinent empirical data, and virtually none that address the mechanisms mediating the success of early coral life stages in a physical environmental varying at multiple spatio-temporal scales. The objective of this research is to complete one of the first comprehensive ecophysiological analyses of the early life stages of corals through a description of: (1) their functionality under 'normal' conditions, and (2) their response to the main drivers of GCC. These analyses will be completed for 2 species representative of a brooding life history strategy, and the experiments will be completed in two locations, one (Taiwan) that provides unrivalled experience in coral reproductive biology, and superb microcosm facilities, and the other (Moorea), with access to a relatively pristine environment, a well described ecological and oceanographic context (through the MCR-LTER), and the capacity to bring a strong biogeographic contrast to the project. The results of the study will be integrated through modeling to explore the effects of GCC on coral community structure over the next century. The broader impacts include training and research opportunities to teachers, undergraduates, and high school students in a diverse community, international training and activities for students in Taiwan and Moorea, and involvement in the Three Seas Marine Biology Program. The Three Seas Marine Biology Program provides a channel for the rapid incorporation of results in the curriculum for advanced undergraduates, opportunities for teaching and student advising by project personnel, and the potential to recruit top students into the CSUN graduate program.

“该奖项是根据2009年的《美国复苏与再投资法》（公法111-5）资助的。“热带珊瑚礁面临的一套环境攻击，从锚固损害到全球气候变化（GCC）的影响。在整个热带地区，后果是显而易见的，几十年来，许多珊瑚礁在珊瑚礁覆盖中都失去了很大一部分。尽管重要的是减少环境压力的影响，但这些生态系统可以恢复（或简单地持续）的唯一手段是通过招募巩膜，这是成功的幼虫发展，分娩，沉降，变质，变质和后术后事件的函数。尽管对这些过程的重要性有广泛的认识，但很少有相关的经验数据，几乎没有一个能够解决介导早期珊瑚生命阶段成功的机制，在多个时空尺度上有所不同。这项研究的目的是通过描述：（1）它们在“正常”条件下的功能，以及（2）它们对GCC的主要驱动因素的反应，完成了珊瑚早期生命阶段的首次全面生态生物学分析之一。 These analyses will be completed for 2 species representative of a brooding life history strategy, and the experiments will be completed in two locations, one (Taiwan) that provides unrivalled experience in coral reproductive biology, and superb microcosm facilities, and the other (Moorea), with access to a relatively pristine environment, a well described ecological and oceanographic context (through the MCR-LTER), and the capacity to bring a strong biogeographic与项目形成对比。该研究的结果将通过建模进行整合，以探索海湾合作of对下个世纪的珊瑚社区结构的影响。更广泛的影响包括在多元化社区中为教师，本科生和高中生的培训和研究机会，为台湾和摩尔雷亚的学生提供国际培训和活动，以及参与三海洋生物学计划。 三海洋生物学计划为高级本科生的课程，教学机会和学生咨询的机会快速纳入了渠道，并有可能招募顶级学生参加CSUN研究生课程。