International: Birds, Bugs, and Beans ? Ecosystem Services and Conservation Incentives in Developing Countries

国际：鸟类、虫子和豆子？

• 批准号: 1131725
• 负责人: Matthew Johnson
• 金额: $ 14.9万
• 依托单位: Humboldt State University Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1131725&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; Birds; Bugs; Beans; Ecosystem

This award supports interdisciplinary research and training on ecosystem services by Dr. Matthew Johnson of Humboldt State University, in collaboration with economist Dr. Steven Hackett together with international researchers from ICIPE Nairobi, National Museums of Kenya, the University of the West Indies and the Jamaican Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT). The project trains small groups of undergraduate and graduate students on research to develop coffee cultivation practices that optimize bird biodiversity, insect pest control, and coffee crop yield. Students will take fall semester preparatory courses and then engage in 5 weeks of field research during the winter break (Jamaica in year 1, and Kenya in years 2 and 3).Through a comparative analysis of Jamaican and Kenyan coffee farms, this research will develop knowledge of the complex relationships between bird biodiversity, tree canopies (supply both habitat for birds and shade to coffee farms) and pest control services provided by the birds. In addition to contributing to the science of ecosystem services, this research also provides insight into habitats for migratory birds traveling from northern to tropical climates and trains new scientists competent in collaborative international research.

该奖项支持洪堡州立大学 Matthew Johnson 博士与经济学家 Steven Hackett 博士以及来自内罗毕 ICIPE、肯尼亚国家博物馆、西印度群岛大学和牙买加保护与发展信托基金 (JCDT) 的国际研究人员合作进行的生态系统服务跨学科研究和培训。该项目对本科生和研究生小组进行培训，以研究开发咖啡种植实践，以优化鸟类生物多样性、虫害控制和咖啡作物产量。 学生将参加秋季学期的预科课程，然后在寒假期间进行为期 5 周的实地研究（第一年为牙买加，第二年和第三年为肯尼亚）。通过对牙买加和肯尼亚咖啡农场的比较分析，本研究将了解鸟类生物多样性、树冠（为鸟类提供栖息地并为咖啡农场提供遮荫）以及鸟类提供的害虫防治服务之间的复杂关系。除了为生态系统服务科学做出贡献外，这项研究还提供了对从北方气候到热带气候的候鸟栖息地的深入了解，并培训了有能力进行国际合作研究的新科学家。