Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology for FY 2009

这一行动为NSF 2009财年博士后研究奖学金提供了资金。该奖学金支持Toni Morelli的一项研究和培训计划，该计划名为“气候变化对内华达山脉哺乳动物的影响的景观研究”。这项研究的主办机构是加州大学伯克利分校，赞助科学家是史蒂文·贝辛格和克雷格·莫里茨。了解气候变化对自然种群的影响正迅速成为21世纪保护努力的标志。这项研究将小气候和遗传数据与生态建模和空间分析相结合，以更好地预测气候变化对内华达山脉哺乳动物种群的影响。具体地说，这项研究正在研究与栖息地异质性有关的遗传变异和基因流动的模式，包括地理和气候。这项研究利用和优化了新开发的景观遗传学工具、空间分析软件和最新的气候模型。培训目标包括遥感、空间分析和基因组测序技术。研究结果正在向公众以及政府和非政府机构传播，以帮助在面临气候变化的情况下保护加州的野生动物。

This action funds an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 2009. The fellowship supports a research and training plan entitled "Landscape study of the effects of climate change on Sierra Nevada mammals" for Toni Morelli. The host institution for this research is the University of California-Berkeley, and the sponsoring scientists are Steven Beissinger and Craig Moritz.Understanding the effects of climate change on natural populations is quickly becoming a hallmark of 21st century conservation efforts. This research integrates microclimate and genetic data with ecological modeling and spatial analysis in order to make better predictions of the effects of climate change on Sierra Nevada mammal populations. Specifically this research is examining patterns of genetic variation and gene flow in relation to habitat heterogeneity, both geographical and climatic. This study utilizes and optimizes newly developed landscape genetics tools, spatial analysis software, and the latest climate models.Training goals include remote sensing, spatial analysis and genomic sequencing techniques. The research results are being disseminated to the public and to governmental and non-governmental agencies in order to help conserve California's wildlife in the face of climate change.