Planning the Development of the Santa Rosa Island Research Station

圣罗莎岛研究站的发展规划

• 批准号: 1318414
• 负责人: Daniel Wakelee
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: California State University Channel Islands
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1318414&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Planning; Development; Santa; Rosa; Island

California State University Channel Islands is awarded a grant to plan the development a research station on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands National Park. The station will serve as a platform for multidisciplinary research on and stewardship of the unique natural and cultural resources within the park. The facility includes a four acre parcel and several existing buildings that are being renovated to accommodate visiting researchers, as well as undergraduates engaged in research projects on the island. The project will rely heavily on the experience of individuals associated with field stations and existing institutional partners, including the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. The grant will support travel and consultation with key individuals at other institutions that have experience developing and operating field research facilities (particularly those located in island settings). The project will allow CSU Channel Islands to develop a long-term strategic plan to guide the research facility?s physical development, its organizational structure, and its programmatic activities. Santa Rosa Island supports a diverse array of terrestrial animal and plant species. The waters surrounding the island are cold and nutrient rich, with an array of marine life including kelp forests, pelagic fish and numerous marine mammals. Isolation from the mainland fostered allopatric speciation which has yielded numerous endemic species and subspecies. Many of Santa Rosa Island?s endemic species have become endangered over the past century. The current understanding of the earliest colonists to the Americas is based on finds such as the Arlington Man on Santa Rosa Island. The field station will serve as a platform to enable work by researchers and students from a range of disciplines and institutions. Being part of the California State University system, CI is well positioned to foster research and educational partnerships with many of the CSU's other 22 campuses, as well as nearby University of California campuses. As a Hispanic Serving Institution, CI has a special opportunity to use the Santa Rosa facility to engage underrepresented minority students in field-based undergraduate research experiences.

加州州立大学海峡群岛被授予一笔赠款，用于计划在海峡群岛国家公园的圣罗莎岛建立一个研究站。该站将作为一个多学科研究和管理公园内独特的自然和文化资源的平台。该设施包括一个四英亩的地块和几座正在翻新的现有建筑，以容纳来访的研究人员，以及在岛上从事研究项目的本科生。该项目将在很大程度上依赖于与野外观测站相关的个人经验和现有的机构合作伙伴，包括国家公园管理局、美国鱼类和野生动物管理局以及国家海洋和大气管理局。这笔赠款将用于旅行和咨询其他机构中有开发和操作实地研究设施（特别是位于岛屿环境中的研究设施）经验的主要人员。该项目将允许CSU海峡群岛制定长期战略计划，以指导研究设施。S的物理发展、组织结构和项目活动。圣罗莎岛生长着各种各样的陆生动植物。岛屿周围的水域寒冷而营养丰富，有一系列的海洋生物，包括海带森林、远洋鱼类和众多海洋哺乳动物。与大陆的隔离促进了异域物种的形成，产生了许多特有物种和亚种。圣罗莎岛有多少人？在过去的一个世纪里，美国特有的物种已经濒临灭绝。目前对最早到美洲的殖民者的了解是基于圣罗莎岛上的阿灵顿人等发现。该实地站将作为一个平台，使来自不同学科和机构的研究人员和学生能够开展工作。作为加州州立大学系统的一部分，CI在与加州州立大学其他22个校区以及附近的加州大学校区的研究和教育合作方面处于有利地位。作为一所西班牙裔服务机构，CI有一个特殊的机会，可以利用圣罗莎的设施，让代表性不足的少数民族学生参与基于实地的本科研究体验。