IRES Track I: Understanding Climate, Renewable Energy, and Oceanic Condition Effects on Intercontinental Connections of Birds of Prey

IRES 第一轨：了解气候、可再生能源和海洋条件对猛禽洲际联系的影响

• 批准号: 2246324
• 负责人: James Belthoff
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Boise State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-06-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2246324&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Understanding; Climate; Renewable

Boise State University’s Raptor Research Center (RRC) and Intermountain Bird Observatory (IBO) constitute part of a globally recognized hub of raptor research located in Boise, Idaho. Boise is also home to the nation’s only MS graduate program in Raptor Biology. Our IRES project leverages this expertise with that of a globally recognized international partner, Foundacion Migres, located in Tarifa, Spain, to collaborate on transformative research focused on potential effects of a changing climate, oceanographic conditions, wind dynamics, and renewable energy on migratory raptors. The Migres research campus is uniquely located in the world’s most important flyway for raptors, on the Iberian Peninsula between Europe and Africa at the strait of Gibraltar. This is an important area for renewable (wind and solar) energy development and research, and focus is on intercontinental connections of migrating birds and resolving conflicts between wildlife and renewable energy. Our IRES program leverages the RRC, IBO and Migres partnership to deliver 8-week, international student research experiences for U.S. graduate and undergraduate students, engage students in structured professional development and scientific communication, and allow students to gain an understanding of a multicultural research environment abroad to help prepare them for the global workforce. Our collaborative international research focuses on effects of weather, wind, oceanographic conditions and wind/solar energy development on migration and population dynamics of birds of prey. Weather and wind conditions, influenced by changing climate and oceanographic conditions, may significantly affect a bird’s decision to initiate migration, the course and pace of migration, and survival during migration. These factors especially affect large raptors and other soaring birds. We focus on migrating raptors crossing the Strait of Gibraltar during migration and range expansion of African raptor species in a region that connects birds from the European and African continents. Because of a changing climate and increased need for energy production, there is need for mitigating conflicts arising among anthropogenic and biological factors and wildlife.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

博伊西州立大学的猛禽研究中心（RRC）和Intermountain Bird天文台（IBO）构成了位于爱达荷州博伊西的全球公认的猛禽研究中心的一部分。博伊西（Boise）也是美国唯一在猛禽生物学领域的MS研究生课程的所在地。我们的IRES项目利用了位于西班牙塔里法的全球公认的国际合作伙伴康夫拉西翁·米格雷斯（Fundacion Migres）的专业知识，以合作进行变革性研究，重点关注气候变化，海洋学条件，风力动态和可再生能源对移民猛禽的潜在影响。 Migres研究校园位于世界上最重要的猛禽中，位于直布罗陀海峡欧洲和非洲之间的伊比利亚半岛上。这是可再生（风能和太阳能）能源开发和研究的重要领域，重点是迁移鸟类的洲际联系以及解决野生动植物与可再生能源之间的冲突。我们的IRES计划利用RRC，IBO和MIGRES合作伙伴关系为美国研究生和本科生提供为期8周的国际学生研究经验，让学生参与结构化的专业发展和科学沟通，并允许学生了解国外的多元文化研究环境，以帮助他们为全球劳动力做好准备。我们的协作国际研究重点是天气，风，海洋学条件以及风/太阳能发展对猛禽的迁移和种群动态的影响。气候和海洋学状况变化的影响，天气和风条件可能会严重影响鸟类启动迁徙的决定，移民的过程和步伐以及迁移期间的生存。这些因素尤其影响大型猛禽和其他飞涨的鸟类。我们专注于迁移猛禽在迁移和扩大非洲猛禽物种的迁移和范围扩大的地区，该地区连接欧洲和非洲的鸟类的范围继续。由于气候的变化和对能源生产的需求增加，需要减轻人类学和生物学因素和野生动植物之间引起的冲突。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估来获得的支持。