Guam Ecosystems Collaboratorium

关岛大学（UOG）将建立关岛生态系统合作馆（GEC），以协调珊瑚和海洋生态学的研究。该项目将利用关岛？以加强研究和教育能力，同时提高对珊瑚礁如何应对环境压力和气候变化的认识。GEC将与来自美国和全球的顶尖大学和研究人员建立合作关系，在UOG启动一个以珊瑚礁生态学和海洋生物多样性为重点的研究和教育项目。该项目将提供合作访问、博士生交流和虚拟合作的机制。加强网络基础设施将支持海洋生物多样性储存库，该储存库将作为全球资源，并使关岛成为海洋生态系统研究的目的地。技术描述GEC将使用RNA测序分析（RNA-seq）和单核苷酸多态性（snp）来检查关岛周围珊瑚礁中发现的生物的遗传应激反应。将建立生物样本、基因组和转录组数据储存库，并通过升级后的互联网连接（500mbps）在全球连接。将在帕果湾建立一个传感器网络，测量环境条件，如温度、盐度和浊度，以了解珊瑚对环境压力的生理反应。现有的珊瑚礁生态学和海洋生物学专业知识将通过聘用新的教员和与其他机构的研究人员合作得到加强。与其他大学的协议将允许博士生的共享培训。该项目将为本科生和教师提供研究经验，并将支持一个与珊瑚生态研究协同的帕果湾公民科学项目。

Non-technical DescriptionThe University of Guam (UOG) will establish the Guam Ecosystems Collaboratorium (GEC) to coordinate research in coral and marine ecology. The project will leverage Guam?s unique marine biodiversity to enhance research and education capacity while improving understanding of how coral reefs respond to environmental stress and climate change. The GEC will establish collaborations with leading universities and researchers from around the US and globally to initiate a research and education program at UOG focusing on coral reef ecology and marine biodiversity. The project will provide mechanisms for collaborative visits, exchange of doctoral students, and virtual collaborations. Cyberinfrastructure (CI) enhancements will support a repository for marine biodiversity which will serve as a global resource and establish Guam as a destination for marine ecosystems research.Technical DescriptionThe GEC will use RNA sequencing analysis (RNA-seq) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to examine genetically based stress responses in organisms found in coral reefs around Guam. A repository for biological samples and genomic and transcriptomic data will be established and connected globally via an upgraded internet connection (500 Mbps). A sensor network will be established in Pago Bay to measure environmental conditions such as temperature, salinity, and turbidity for correlating with physiological responses of corals to environmental stressors. Existing expertise in coral reef ecology and marine biology will be enhanced through new faculty hires and collaborations with researchers from other institutions. Agreements with other universities will allow the shared training of doctoral students. Research experiences will be provided for undergraduate students and teachers and the program would support a citizen science project for Pago Bay synergistic with the coral ecology research.