U.S.-Mongolia Cooperative Research: Systematic and Eco- logical Research in Northern Mongolia

* 9504867古尔登 这是一个为期三年的合作研究项目，由费城自然科学院的克莱德·古尔登、乔恩·盖尔豪斯和加里·罗森伯格博士以及蒙古国立大学和汗阿尔泰基金会的Ravchig Samya博士提出。 该提案旨在支持P.I.的旅行。和来自费城自然科学院的三名科学家，以及在美国培训一名初级蒙古科学家进行与本研究相关的研究。 该项目将开始一项长期合作计划，以研究蒙古北方呼日郭尔国家公园的生物多样性。 本研究的目标是为蒙古国家公园建立一个生物数据库，并通过为蒙古和美国研究生提供教育机会，鼓励年轻科学家在蒙古国家公园系统中研究系统生物学和生态学。 这是对一个古老系统的重要研究，该系统的人为影响相对较低，基本上没有关于该系统生物学的信息。 这是一个了解物种形成的自然过程，而没有显着的人为干预的独特环境。 除了科学上的好处，人力资源开发的潜在收益可能是巨大的，因为一旦该网站建立，它可以被用作一个活生生的实验室，以培训来自美国的年轻科学家，鼓励蒙古科学家研究系统生物学和生态学，并帮助蒙古科学家整理保护这一系统所需的生态信息。 ***

*** 9504867 Goulden This is a three-year cooperative research project proposed by Drs. Clyde Goulden, Jon Gelhaus, and Gary Rosenberg, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and Dr. Ravchig Samya, the National University of Mongolia and the Khan Altai Foundation. This proposal is to support the travel of the P.I. and three scientists from the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science, and the training of one junior Mongolian scientist in the U.S. for research related to this study. This project is to begin a long-term cooperative program to study the biodiversity of national parks in Hovsgol Nuur, Northern Mongolia. The goals of this study are to establish a biological data base for Mongolian national parks and through educational opportunities for Mongolian and U.S. graduate students, to encourage young scientists to study systematic biology and ecology in the national park system in Mongolia. This is an important study of an ancient system with relatively low anthorpogenic impacts and essentially no information on the biology of the system. This is an unique environment for understanding the natural processes of speciation without significant human intervention. In addition to scientific benefits, the potential gains from human resource development are likely to be significant, since once the site is established, it can be used as a living laboratory to train the junior scientists from the U.S., to encourage the Mongolian scientists to study systematic biology and ecology, and to help Mongolian scientists organize the ecological information needed to protect this system. ***