FSML: Expansion of Research Infrastructure at Archbold Biological Station

该奖项为现有建筑的翻新提供部分支持，以扩大实验室空间，供阿赫博尔德生物站的工作人员和访问学生和研究人员使用。 改造将把车站主楼现有的阁楼空间改造成6,000平方米。30英尺的空间用于新的开放式实验室、存储空间、小型办公室和非正式会议区。 翻修还将增加计算机网络的使用，并通过新的绝缘和升级的空气处理改善建筑基础设施。阿赫博尔德的研究活动集中在一个独特的自然生态系统，佛罗里达灌木丛，具有干燥，桑迪条件，并受到频繁的自然火灾。研究范围从稀有物种的遗传学到火灾对物种分布和生态系统过程影响的生态系统规模分析。 除了研究项目外，阿赫博尔德站还积极开展非正式科学教育项目，包括自然小径、由志愿讲解员带领的图尔斯之旅和公共研讨会。

This award provides partial support for renovations of an existing building to expand laboratory space available for staff and for visiting students and researchers at the Archbold Biological Station. The renovation will convert existing attic space in the Station's main building into 6,000 sq. feet of space devoted to new open-plan laboratories, storage space, small offices and informal meeting areas. The renovation will also increase access to the computer network, and improve building infrastructure with new insulation and upgraded air handling. Research activities at Archbold focus on a distinctive natural ecosystem, the Florida scrub, that has dry, sandy conditions and that is subject to frequent natural fires. Studies range from genetics of rare species to landscape-scale analysis of the effects of fire on species distribution and on ecosystem processes. In addition to its research programs, the Archbold Station has active programs aimed at informal science education, including a nature trail, guided tours of the Station conducted by volunteer docents, and public seminars.