REU SITE: Assessment and Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services

这项授予位于阿肯色州费耶特维尔的阿肯色大学的REU Site奖将支持2014-2016年夏季为期10周的10名本科生的培训。区域生态联盟的主题是生态系统服务的可持续管理。学生将从一组不同的实地和实验室项目中进行选择，这些项目旨在整合生物地球化学、水文学和生态学过程。此外，学生将参与文化丰富活动，通过这些活动，他们将探索影响生态系统服务的社会和经济因素。例如，学生们将到俄克拉何马州皮彻的焦油溪进行实地考察，亲眼目睹生态系统破坏的后果。学生将与部落环境项目的专家会面，了解部落政府如何制定明确的土地使用和土地管理政策，既支持可持续发展，又反映部落独特的文化视角。学生还将参加关于可持续发展的道德、负责任的研究、为研究生院做准备和领导力发展的专业发展研讨会。项目结束后，学生将在REU学生座谈会上以口头和书面形式介绍他们的研究成果。申请者将根据学术记录、背景和经验、两封推荐信和一篇短文来选择。强烈鼓励传统上在科学界代表性不足的群体的成员提出申请。区域教育联盟的主要目标之一是为部落社区提供一个获得科学教育和研究机会的门户。因此，预计学生将在区域和国家科学会议上介绍他们的成果。该计划的有效性将使用BIO REU通用评估工具进行评估，要求在计划结束后对学生进行跟踪，并必须回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http://www.bioreu.org，，或联系私人投资机构(米歇尔·埃文斯-怀特博士，电子邮件：mevswh@uark.edu)或共同私人投资机构(萨德·斯科特博士，电子邮件：jts004@uark.edu；马蒂·马特洛克博士，电子邮件：mmatlock@uark.edu)。

This REU Site award to the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville, AR, will support the training of 10 undergraduate students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2014-2016. The theme of the REU is sustainable management in ecosystem services. Students will select from a diverse group of field- and laboratory-based projects designed to integrate biogeochemical, hydrological, and ecological processes. Additionally, students will engage in cultural enrichment activities through which they will explore the social and economic factors that influence ecosystem services. For example students will take a field trip to Tar creek in Pitcher, Oklahoma to witness first-hand the consequences of ecosystem destruction. Students will meet with experts from the Tribal Environmental Program and learn about how Tribal governments have developed explicit land use and land management policies that both support sustainability and reflect the unique cultural perspectives of the Tribe. Students will also participate in professional development seminars on the ethics of sustainability, responsible conduct of research, preparation for graduate school, and leadership development. At the end of the program, students will present their research results in oral and written form at the REU Student Symposium. Applicants will be selected based on academic record, background and experience, two letters of recommendation, and a short essay. Members of groups traditionally under-represented in science are strongly encouraged to apply. One of the major goals of the REU is to provide Tribal communities, in particular, with a gateway to scientific educational and research opportunities. It is thus anticipated that students will present their results at regional and national scientific meetings. The effectiveness of the program will be assessed using the BIO REU common assessment tool Students are required to be tracked after the program and must respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting http://www.bioreu.org, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Michelle Evans-White at mevanswh@uark.edu) or the co-PIs (Dr. Thad Scott at jts004@uark.edu; Dr. Marty Matlock at mmatlock@uark.edu).