IRES: IMMINENT CHANGE IN A EUROPEAN MARINE RESERVE

OISE 11-30978在这个为期三年的项目中，PI将带领美国学生到爱尔兰的科克县的海恩湖海洋保护区进行生态研究。 这个保护区就是欧洲吗香港是世界上第一个法定海岸保护区。它是研究最多的受保护海岸，有70多年的生态研究。 这个海湾，以极其丰富的栖息地和高度的物种多样性而闻名，由于最近一系列的大规模改变的湖泊数据，正面临着迫在眉睫的变化。 每年两名本科生和两名研究生将参加该项目。 爱尔兰的合作者是科林·利特尔（布里斯托大学）和罗布·麦卡伦（科克大学）。 海恩湖是一个理想的实地模型系统，该位置具有许多后勤、科学和教育优势。 统一的研究主题是了解海恩湖的海洋底栖生态，主要是通过记录物种丰度和分布，并随着时间的推移和不同的空间尺度进行比较。 学生？参与对历史遗址的长期监测将能够发现难以评估的长期变化。与当地科学家一起在海洋保护区工作对学生来说是一次宝贵的经验，这将很好地转化为他们未来的海洋科学。

OISE 11-30978 During this three year project, the PI will bring US students to the Lough Hyne Marine Reserve in County Cork, Ireland to conduct ecological research. This reserve is Europe?s first statutory marine reserve and is among the world?s most studied protected shores with more than 70 years of ecological study. This sea lough, known for extremely rich habitats and high species diversity, is faced with imminent change due to a recent series of large-scale alterations in the lough data. Each year two undergraduate and two graduate students will participate in the project. The Irish collaborators are Colin Little (University of Bristol) and Rob McAllen (University College Cork). Lough Hyne is an ideal field model system and the location has many logistical scientific and educational advantages. The unifying research theme is understanding the marine benthic ecology of the Lough Hyne primarily by recording species abundance and distributions and comparing these over time and over different spatial scales. The students? participation in long-term monitoring of historical sites will allow for detection of long term changes that are otherwise difficult to assess.Working in a marine protected area with local scientists is an invaluable experience for students that will translate well into their futures in marine sciences.