REU Site: Conservation Science in Hawaiian Ecosystems

REU 网站：夏威夷生态系统的保护科学

• 批准号: 1461301
• 负责人: Rebecca Ostertag
• 金额: $ 35.62万
• 依托单位: University of Hawaii at Hilo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-04-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1461301&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Conservation; Science; Hawaiian

This REU Site award to University of Hawaii at Hilo, located in Hilo, HI, will support the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2015-2017. This program supports multidisciplinary research in the areas of population ecology, climate change, and management of natural resources. UHH's research community and its partners have developed rigorous research programs to address these issues and increase student interest, awareness and training in conservation and environmental science. Students, predominately from groups underrepresented and underserved in STEM, will work with a diverse team of faculty mentors on projects focused on conservation biology and how invasive species, climate change, and degraded ecosystems pose significant threats to the state's fragile ecosystem and represent serious environmental challenges. In addition to research, students are exposed to weekly seminars, workshops, and other advanced professional development and training protocols that (1) supplement their existing academic training (such as ethical and responsible conduct of research) and (2) increase their preparedness to engage in conservation science research. The primary focus will be on attracting students with a passion for the environment and nurturing the confidence, skill set and ability to effect positive change and pursue a viable career in this field. It is anticipated that a total of 30 students, primarily from schools with limited research opportunities, will be trained in the program. Students will learn how research is conducted and will be mentored toward increased independence as the program progresses. Many will present the results of their work at scientific conferences.A common web-based assessment tool used by all REU programs funded by the Division of Biological Infrastructure (Directorate for Biological Sciences) will be used to determine the effectiveness of the training program. 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://hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern, or by contacting the PI (Dr. Ostertag at [e-mail]) or the co-PI (Ms. Puniwai at [e-mail]).

这个REU网站奖给位于希洛的夏威夷大学，将支持10名学生在2015年至2017年夏季的10周培训。该计划支持人口生态学，气候变化和自然资源管理领域的多学科研究。UHH的研究社区及其合作伙伴制定了严格的研究计划，以解决这些问题，并提高学生的兴趣，意识和保护和环境科学的培训。学生，主要来自STEM中代表性不足和服务不足的群体，将与多元化的教师导师团队合作，专注于保护生物学项目，以及入侵物种，气候变化和退化的生态系统如何对该州脆弱的生态系统构成重大威胁，并代表严重的环境挑战。除了研究，学生接触到每周研讨会，讲习班和其他先进的专业发展和培训协议，（1）补充他们现有的学术培训（如道德和负责任的研究行为）和（2）增加他们的准备从事保护科学研究。主要重点将是吸引学生对环境充满热情，培养信心，技能和能力，以实现积极的变化，并在这一领域追求可行的职业生涯。预计共有30名学生，主要来自研究机会有限的学校，将在该方案中接受培训。学生将学习研究是如何进行的，并将被指导对增加独立性的程序的进展。许多人将在科学会议上展示他们的工作成果。由生物基础设施司（生物科学局）资助的所有REU项目使用的一种基于网络的通用评估工具将用于确定培训计划的有效性。学生需要在课程结束后进行跟踪，并必须通过NSF报告系统自动发送电子邮件。欲了解更多信息，请访问http：//hilo.hawaii.edu/uhintern，或联系主要研究者（Ostertag博士，网址：[e-mail]）或共同主要研究者（Puniwai女士，网址：[e-mail]）。

项目成果

Linking plant and animal functional diversity with an experimental community restoration in a Hawaiian lowland wet forest

将植物和动物功能多样性与夏威夷低地湿森林的实验性群落恢复联系起来

• DOI: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2020.e00171
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Food Webs
• 影响因子: 1.7
• 作者: Ostertag, Rebecca;Sebastián-González, Esther;Peck, Robert;Hall, Trebor;Kim, Jihoo;DiManno, Nicole;Rayome, Donald;Cordell, Susan;Banko, Paul;Uowolo, Amanda
• 通讯作者: Uowolo, Amanda

The roles of phenotypic plasticity and adaptation in morphology and performance of an invasive species in a novel environment

• DOI: 10.1111/een.13087
• 发表时间: 2021-09-15
• 期刊: ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
• 影响因子: 2.2
• 作者: Jardeleza, Marcel-Kate G.;Koch, Jonathan B.;Hufbauer, Ruth A.
• 通讯作者: Hufbauer, Ruth A.

Population genomic and phenotype diversity of invasive Drosophila suzukii in Hawai‘i

• DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02217-5
• 发表时间: 2020-02
• 期刊: Biological Invasions
• 影响因子: 2.9
• 作者: J. Koch;J. Dupuis;Marcel-Kate Jardeleza;Nadiatou Ouedraogo;S. Geib;P. Follett;D. Price