Toolik Field Station Base Funding

图里克野外站（TFS）位于阿拉斯加布鲁克斯山脉的北部山麓，自1975年以来一直是北美北极研究的主要地点。关于北极陆地和水生生态系统的结构和功能以及气候变化的影响和对全球气候的反馈的大部分已知信息来自TFS的长期、基于过程的生态研究项目。以tfs为基础的工作还带来了关于生物适应北极以及动植物物候和分布的种群水平变化的发现展示。由于气候变化在北极和寒带地区最为迅速，而且北极的变化预计将对全球气候系统产生强烈影响，因此继续研究其原因、响应机制和对进一步生态系统变化的反馈是一个高度优先的研究事项。随着来自广泛学科的科学家对使用TFS作为研究平台的持续强烈兴趣，以及对北极生态系统全年研究的具体呼吁，这种高优先级保证了未来对基于TFS的服务的稳定需求。根据该协议，Toolik野外研究站将继续在该站的能力范围内支持国家科学基金会资助的研究项目。O发展空间站的基础设施和能力，以支持不断变化的需求和科学方法。O开发正式和非正式的教育机会，无论是现场还是远程

Barnes 04-55541Toolik Field Station (TFS), in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska, has been a major site for research in the North American Arctic since 1975. Much of what is known about the structure and function of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the Arctic and the effects of climate change and feedbacks to global climate comes from the long-term, process-based ecological research projects at TFS. TFS-based work has also resulted in a showcase of discoveries on the adaptations of organisms to the Arctic and population-level changes in animal and plant phenologies and distributions. Because climate is changing most rapidly in arctic and boreal regions and changes in the Arctic are predicted to strongly affect the global climate system, continuing research into the causes, mechanisms of response, and feedbacks to further ecosystem change is a high research priority. Along with the ongoing strong interest for use of TFS as a research platform by scientists from a broad array of disciplines, and a specific call for year-round studies of arctic ecosystems, this high priority promises a steady demand for TFS-based services into the future.Under this agreement Toolik Field Station will:o continue to support NSF funded research projects as requested within the capacity of the station. o develop the station infrastructure and capabilities to support evolving needs and scientific approaches. o develop the educational opportunities, both formal and informal, of the station both onsite and remotely