RCN: The Colorado River Delta Research Coordination Network

摘要科罗拉多河三角洲研究协调网络本基金将建立一个由自然科学家、社会科学家和法律学者组成的网络，以促进对美国和墨西哥科罗拉多河三角洲的跨学科、跨机构和国际研究。该网络将重点关注自然和人为引起的供水变化如何影响美国和墨西哥科罗拉多河三角洲的生物群落和景观。与会者来自两国的研究机构、大学、社区学院、政府机构和非政府组织。这项奖助金将支持工作坊、交换访问，以及一个提供关键文献的双语网站。科罗拉多河三角洲的景观和生物群落曾经由河水的自然波动来调节，现在已经进入了人类社会的控制之中。因此，科罗拉多河三角洲是地球表面为满足人类需求而发生变化的一个缩影。网络活动将改善这一迅速增长区域的水和环境政策的科学基础。更广泛的影响还包括改善各学科之间、美国和墨西哥科学家之间以及学术、机构和非政府组织科学家之间的合作与协调。通过社区大学学生的参与，将增加代表性不足的少数民族的机会。

ABSTRACTColorado River Delta Research Coordination NetworkThis grant will establish a network of natural scientists, social scientists and legal scholars to facilitate interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international research on the Colorado River delta of the U.S. and Mexico. The network will focus on how natural and human-caused variation in water supply affects the biotas and landscapes of the Colorado River delta in the United States and Mexico. Participants are from research institutions, universities, community colleges, government agencies and NGOs in both countries. The grant will support workshops, exchange visits, and a bilingual website that provides access to key literature.The landscapes and biotas of the Colorado River delta, once regulated by natural fluctuations in the river's flow, have now passed into the control of human society. The Colorado River delta is thus a microcosm for the transformation of the Earth's surface for human needs. Network activities will improve the scientific basis of water and environmental policy in this rapidly growing region. Broader impacts also include improved collaboration and coordination of research efforts among disciplines, between U.S. and Mexican scientists, and among academic, agency, and NGO scientists. Opportunities for under-represented minorities will be enhanced through the participation of community college students.