Improvement of Laboratory and Housing Facilities at P.L. Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center

Allan Muth博士是P. L. Boyd深峡谷研究中心的主任。该中心是加州大学自然保护区系统的一部分，由加州大学河滨分校管理。该中心毗邻圣贝纳迪诺国家森林，包括从海平面以下的沙漠峡谷底到索诺兰上游生活区的栖息地。Muth博士建议为来访的科学家建造一个住所，为空间站打一口水井，将现有的建筑改造成几个实验室，并为改造后的实验室购买基本的实验室设备。拟议的建设和改造将提高该中心的研究生产力，并将促进更深入的沙漠生态和生理适应热和水胁迫的研究。对这些主题的研究对于管理和保护脆弱的沙漠环境以及更好地了解全球气候变化的影响尤为重要。

Dr. Allan Muth is Director of the P. L. Boyd Deep Canyon Research Center. The Center is part of the University of California Natural Reserve System, and is administered by the University of California at Riverside. The Center is adjacent to the San Bernadino National Forest and encompasses habitats ranging from desert canyon floor below sealevel to Upper Sonoran life zones. Dr. Muth proposes construction of a residence for visiting scientists, drilling a water well for the Station, renovation of an existing building into several labs, and acquisition of basic lab equipment for the renovated labs. The proposed construction and renovation will increase the research productivity of the Center, and will facilitate more in- depth studies of desert ecology and physiological adaptations to heat and water stress. Research on these topics is especially important for management and conservation of the fragile desert environment, and for a better understanding of the effects of global climate change.