CAREER: Significance of Foliar Nitrogen and Phosphorus Accumulation in Tropical Forests

夏威夷群岛拥有非凡的景观多样性，是世界上研究和教授环境科学的最佳地点之一，本职业发展计划将充分利用这一战略位置。 夏威夷的森林是低养分将进行研究，以确定植物的反应不同的氮和磷施肥的机制，以及这些差异的后果可能是克服养分限制森林生产力。 该奖项的教育部分将解决当地学生对环境的巨大兴趣，但也不完全理解这种兴趣可以导致一个可行的职业生涯。 本科生将协助开发环境职业资源，包括一个关于夏威夷环境机会的网站和一系列由教师，资源经理和学生领导的研讨会。 更广泛的影响集中在这所为少数群体服务的机构的能力建设上，目的是让学生了解职业发展文化。

The Hawaiian Islands, with their extraordinary landscape variation, are one of the best places in the world to research and teach environmental science, and this Career Development Plan will take full advantage of this strategic location. Hawaiian forests that are low in nutrients will be studied to determine the mechanisms by which plants respond differently to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization, and what the consequences may be of these differences for overcoming nutrient limitations to forest productivity. The education component of the award will address the tremendous environmental interest in the local student population, but also the incomplete understanding that this interest can lead to a viable career. Undergraduate students will assist in the development of environmental career resources, including a website on environmental opportunities in Hawaii and a series of workshops led by faculty, resource managers, and students. The broader impacts focus on capacity building at this minority-serving institution, with the aim to inform students about the culture of career development.