RAPID: Rescuing a living stocks collection damaged by Hurricane Irma

RAPID：拯救被飓风“艾尔玛”破坏的活畜收藏

• 批准号: 1762781
• 负责人: M. Patrick Griffith
• 金额: $ 4.51万
• 依托单位: Montgomery Botanical Center
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-11-01 至 2018-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1762781&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Rescuing; living; stocks; collection

A Rapid Response Research (RAPID) award is made to the Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) to rescue 109 imperiled living stocks impacted by Hurricane Irma, which caused extensive damage to living plant collections. Initial rapid triage identified 109 living stocks that can be saved if acted upon quickly. The condition of these 109 stocks has been stabilized, and this project will enable these trees to be re-set and cared for during initial recovery. Numerous NSF-supported research projects make use of the MBC living stocks in various disciplines including systematics, physiology, ecology, paleontology. These stocks are also used in structural biology, genomics, and pollination biology studies. The collections being rescued by this project include plants of high scientific value which have extensive provenance data, prior research use, or exceptional rarity. Some of these living stocks represent the only examples held in collections, and in one case, an example of a species thought to be extinct in the wild. Living collections at MBC form the basis of MBC's outreach and educational programming, reaching students at every level from pre-K through Graduate School levels. Montgomery's formal and informal links with three nearby colleges, Miami-Dade College, Florida International University, and University of Miami, allow these living stocks to reach some of the most diverse student communities in the US. Internships at MBC incorporate collections management to help emphasize the importance of such collections for advancing science. In addition, active research on collections management by MBC and its collaborators leads to improved practice for botanic gardens and other living collections.The project involves the initial righting and staking 109 palms which were felled by Hurricane Irma, and are in danger of desiccation and loss. Initial work involves clearing debris to allow access to these specimens. Righting the largest of these specimens will require a tree crane and backhoe working in tandem, along with a support crew to stake, backfill and water these while the crane is holding the trunk in place. The remaining palms will be righted using smaller equipment in tandem with the backhoe and support staff. After righting and staking, the stocks will require consistent management for pests and pathogens in during their re-establishment phase. This includes regular screening for pathogens, health monitoring, and collections management record keeping. Undergraduate research assistants in agroecology and horticulture will be recruited to assist with all of these skilled tasks, working directly with the curatorial staff of MBC.

一项快速反应研究（RAPID）奖授予了蒙哥马利植物中心（MBC），以拯救109个受飓风厄玛影响的濒危物种，飓风厄玛对活植物收藏造成了广泛的破坏。 初步的快速分类确定了109个活种群，如果迅速采取行动，这些种群是可以挽救的。这109棵树的状况已经稳定下来，该项目将使这些树木能够在初步恢复期间得到重新种植和照料。 许多国家科学基金会支持的研究项目利用MBC活股票在各个学科，包括系统学，生理学，生态学，古生物学。 这些股票也用于结构生物学，基因组学和授粉生物学研究。该项目正在抢救的收藏品包括具有高科学价值的植物，这些植物具有广泛的来源数据，先前的研究用途或特殊的稀有性。 其中一些现存种群是收藏中唯一的例子，在一种情况下，是被认为在野外灭绝的物种的例子。 MBC的生活收藏品构成了MBC推广和教育计划的基础，从学前班到研究生院的各个层次都有学生。蒙哥马利与附近的三所大学，迈阿密-戴德学院，佛罗里达国际大学和迈阿密大学的正式和非正式联系，使这些生活资源能够到达美国最多样化的学生社区。 MBC的实习包括馆藏管理，以帮助强调这些馆藏对推进科学的重要性。 此外，MBC及其合作者对收藏品管理的积极研究导致植物园和其他活体收藏品的实践得到改进。该项目涉及最初的扶正和立桩109棵被飓风厄玛砍伐的棕榈树，这些棕榈树有干燥和损失的危险。最初的工作包括清理碎片，以便能够接触到这些标本。 纠正这些标本中最大的标本将需要一个树起重机和反铲工作串联，沿着支持船员桩，回填和水，而起重机是举行的树干到位。 其余的棕榈树将使用较小的设备与反铲和支持人员一起扶正。 在扶正和立桩后，种群在重建阶段需要对害虫和病原体进行一致的管理。 这包括定期筛查病原体、健康监测和收集管理记录保存。 农业生态学和园艺学的本科研究助理将被招募来协助所有这些技术任务，直接与MBC的策展人员合作。