Support for Preparation and Curation of the Exxon Valdez Collection

9316045在这项支助下，将能够准备和管理1993年从埃克森-瓦尔迪兹漏油事故中打捞出来的1,500具冷冻、浸油的身体，这是根据前一次国家安全基金会的奖励。这些春季海鸟代表了一个独特的系列，以及一些濒危和稀有物种的存在，以及在收藏中鲜为人知的物种。研究生和勤工俭学的学生将进行必要的准备和策展任务，同时接受鸟类系统学和生物多样性研究方面的培训。这些被打捞上来的远洋鸟类将对羽毛成熟、蜕皮和骨骼变异的系统、发育和生态研究具有极其重要的意义。1993年，华盛顿大学的鸟类学家打捞了1500只在埃克森-瓦尔迪兹石油泄漏事件中丧生的远洋鸟类。这些鸟类都是春季的海鸟，因此是研究鸟类发育、羽毛成熟、蜕皮模式和其他季节性生活史现象的独特系列。准备和保存这些浸油的身体需要华盛顿大学已经完善的特殊专业知识和技术。这些标本将被提供给正在进行的和未来的研究和教育项目，涉及太平洋西北部的鸟类系统学、生物多样性和保护。***

9316045 Rohwer The support will allow preparation and curation of 1500 frozen, oil-soaked carcasses salvaged in 1993 from the Exxon Valdiz oil spill under a previous NSF award. These spring sea birds represent a unique series, as does the presence of a number of threatened and rare species and ones poorly known in collections. Graduate and work-study students will carry out the necessary preparation and curatorial tasks, and at the same time receive training in bird systematics and biodiversity studies. These salvaged pelagic birds will be extremely important for systematic, developmental and ecological study of plumage maturation, molt and skeletal variation. %%% In 1993, ornithologists at the University of Washington salvaged 1500 pelagic birds that had perished in the Exxon Valdiz oil spill. These birds are all spring sea-birds, and thus represent a unique series for studying avian development, plumage maturation, molt patterns and other seasonal life-history phenomena. Preparation and preservation of these oil-soaked carcasses will take special expertise and techniques that have been perfected at the University of Washington. These specimens will then be made available for ongoing and future research and educational projects involving avian systematics, biodiversity and conservation in the Pacific northwest. ***