International: Birds, Bugs, and Beans ? Ecosystem Services and Conservation Incentives in Developing Countries

该奖项支持洪堡州立大学的马修·约翰逊博士与经济学家史蒂文·哈克特博士以及来自内罗毕ICIPE、肯尼亚国家博物馆、西印度群岛大学和牙买加保护与发展信托基金（JCDT）的国际研究人员合作开展的关于生态系统服务的跨学科研究和培训。该项目培训本科生和研究生小组进行研究，开发咖啡种植方法，优化鸟类生物多样性、害虫控制和咖啡作物产量。学生将参加秋季学期的预备课程，然后在寒假期间进行为期5周的实地考察（一年级在牙买加，二年级和三年级在肯尼亚）。通过对牙买加和肯尼亚咖啡农场的比较分析，这项研究将发展鸟类生物多样性、树冠（为鸟类提供栖息地和为咖啡农场提供树荫）和鸟类提供的害虫控制服务之间复杂关系的知识。除了对生态系统服务科学做出贡献外，这项研究还提供了对从北方到热带气候的候鸟栖息地的深入了解，并培养了能够胜任国际合作研究的新科学家。

This award supports interdisciplinary research and training on ecosystem services by Dr. Matthew Johnson of Humboldt State University, in collaboration with economist Dr. Steven Hackett together with international researchers from ICIPE Nairobi, National Museums of Kenya, the University of the West Indies and the Jamaican Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT). The project trains small groups of undergraduate and graduate students on research to develop coffee cultivation practices that optimize bird biodiversity, insect pest control, and coffee crop yield. Students will take fall semester preparatory courses and then engage in 5 weeks of field research during the winter break (Jamaica in year 1, and Kenya in years 2 and 3).Through a comparative analysis of Jamaican and Kenyan coffee farms, this research will develop knowledge of the complex relationships between bird biodiversity, tree canopies (supply both habitat for birds and shade to coffee farms) and pest control services provided by the birds. In addition to contributing to the science of ecosystem services, this research also provides insight into habitats for migratory birds traveling from northern to tropical climates and trains new scientists competent in collaborative international research.