Shared field vehicle for ecological research

用于生态研究的共享现场车辆

• 批准号: 390573-2010
• 负责人: Fraser, Dylan
• 金额: $ 2.31万
• 依托单位: Concordia University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2010-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=443228
• 关键词: Shared; field; vehicle; ecological; research

The ecology segment of Concordia University's Department of Biology carries out a large number of ecological field research projects. These field research projects help to train numerous graduate and undergraduate students in field ecology techniques. They are conducted annually on a diverse number of taxa (fish, mammals, insects, plants) in five eastern provinces (ON, QC, NB, NS, NL), during all four seasons and often in semi-remote or remote areas. A critical piece of equipment that is necessary for the success of these field research projects is a well-equipped and dependable field vehicle. Our proposal is a request for funding to purchase a new departmental field truck that will be shared amongst six externally-funded professors and their students. Our request represents a significant upgrade from the current departmental field vehicle, which is (i) worn from extensive use, (ii) insufficiently large or equipped for some of the regions where our newer field projects take place, and (iii) individually unable to meet the demands of a growing number of field projects in our department.

康考迪亚大学生物系的生态部分开展了大量的生态领域的研究项目。这些实地研究项目有助于培训许多研究生和本科生的实地生态技术。它们每年在东部五个省（安大略省、魁北克省、北方邦、北方邦、北卡罗来纳州）的不同数量的分类群（鱼类、哺乳动物、昆虫、植物）上进行，四季都进行，而且经常在半偏远或偏远地区进行。这些实地研究项目取得成功所必需的一个关键设备是一辆装备精良、可靠的实地车辆。我们的建议是要求资金购买一个新的部门外地卡车，将共享之间的六个外部资助的教授和他们的学生。我们的要求是对目前部门外地车辆的重大升级，目前的外地车辆（i）因广泛使用而磨损，（ii）对于我们开展新外地项目的一些地区来说，不够大或装备不足，以及（iii）单独无法满足我们部门越来越多的外地项目的需求。