Workshop to Expand the Use of Emerging Technology to Understand the Ecology of Avian Herbivores in a Changing Climate

全球气候的变化，包括人类造成的气候变化，对野生动物产生了巨大的影响。这个小奖项将支持一个研讨会，突出最近的技术发展，可以帮助研究人员识别，评估和解决许多这些挑战。研讨会将邀请来自几个国家的基础科学家、保护和管理机构以及行业代表参加，他们都分担保护野生动物的责任。 一名高中教师将参加研讨会，利用研究结果制定课程计划，激励下一代科学家利用技术解决全球科学问题。拟议的技术研讨会是由冰岛自然历史研究所主办的第13届国际松鸡研讨会的一部分。研讨会将包括研讨会和动手演示，以收集，分析，解释和分享初步数据。讲习班的总体目标是向国际观众展示如何利用快速生化分析、机器人技术和遥感技术的进步，更好地了解、监测和管理气候变化中的野生动物。会议将重点介绍光谱和电子探测器的进展，这些探测器可以量化植物和野生动物的压力反应，展示配备音频，化学和视觉传感器的机器人动物如何用于操纵和检测个体之间的相互作用，并展示无线电跟踪系统和无人驾驶航空设备，可以监测野生动物的行为和栖息地质量。参与者将确定最适合利用新兴技术的具体假设和研究系统。 将用时间讨论最佳做法、后勤、时间表和供资备选方案，以促进今后的合作和推广活动，促进新兴技术的使用和价值。

Changes in global climate, including those caused by humans, have dramatic effects on wildlife. This small award will support a workshop that highlights recent technological developments that can help researchers identify, evaluate, and resolve many of these challenges. The workshop will engage basic scientists, conservation and management agencies, and industry representatives from several countries, all of whom share responsibility for preserving wildlife. A high school teacher will participate in the workshop, using results to create lesson plans to inspire the next generation of scientists to use technology to solve global scientific problems.The proposed technology workshop is part of the 13th International Grouse Symposium that is hosted by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. The workshop will include seminars and hands-on demonstrations to collect, analyze, interpret, and share preliminary data. The overall objective of the workshop is to show an international audience how to take advantage of advances in rapid biochemical assays, robotics and remote sensing to better understand, monitor and manage wildlife in a changing climate. Sessions will highlight advances in spectral and electronic detectors that can quantify stress responses in plants and wildlife, show how robotic animals equipped with audio, chemical, and visual sensors can be used to manipulate and detect interactions among individuals, and demonstrate radio-tracking systems and unmanned aerial equipment that can monitor wildlife behavior and habitat quality. Participants will identify specific hypotheses and study systems that are best suited to take advantage of emerging technology. Time will be devoted to discussions of best practices, logistics, timelines, and funding options to facilitate future collaborations and outreach activities that promote the use and value of emerging technology.