Purchase of a Research Vessel for the Cornell University Biological Field Station, Bridgeport

康奈尔大学生物野外站位于东北部最大的淡水湖之一，因研究鱼类捕食者在生态系统结构和功能中的作用而受到国际认可。该设施已被指定为实验生态保护区网络的一部分，致力于长期的实验研究。旨在量化鱼类捕食在构建水生群落中的作用的研究在该站跨越了近三十年，代表了北美同类中最长的记录之一。设备齐全的设施，长期研究的承诺和专门的研究人员的组合，导致了许多同行评审的出版物和奥奈达湖28年的数据集。该项目将提供资金，以更换从纽约州环境保护部借来的一艘船只。该船是继续发展奥奈达湖多学科研究的关键，也是维持1957年开始的确定鱼类丰度指数的长期承诺所必需的。

The Cornell University Biological Field Station is located on one of the Northeast's largest freshwater lakes and is internationally recognized for research on the role of fish predators in ecosystem structure and function. The facility has been designated as part of the Experimental Ecological Reserve network of field sites dedicated to long.term experimental research. Research designed to quantify the role of fish predation in structuring the aquatic community spans nearly three decades at the Station and represents one of the longest records of its type in North America. A combination of a well.equipped facility, a commitment to long.term research, and a dedicated research staff has resulted in numerous peer.reviewed publications and a 28.year data set on Oneida Lake. This project will provide funds to replace a vessel on loan from the New York State Department of Environmental Copnservation. The vessel is key to the continued development of multidisciplinary research on Oneida Lake and is necessary to maintain the long.term commitment to determining indices of fish abundance that was begun in 1957.