Shared field vehicle for ecological research

康科迪亚大学生物系生态学部开展了大量的生态野外研究项目。这些野外研究项目有助于培养众多野外生态学技术的研究生和本科生。每年在东部五省（安大略省、魁北克省、魁北克省、新疆省、北领地、北领地）对不同数量的分类群（鱼类、哺乳动物、昆虫、植物）进行调查，调查时间为四季，通常在半偏远或偏远地区进行。一辆装备精良、可靠的野外车辆是这些野外研究项目取得成功所必需的关键设备。我们的提案是申请资金来购买一辆新的部门现场卡车，这笔钱将由六位受外部资助的教授和他们的学生共享。我们的要求代表了对目前部门现场车辆的重大升级，目前的车辆(i)由于广泛使用而磨损，（ii）对于我们进行新现场项目的一些地区来说不够大或装备不足，以及（iii）单独无法满足我们部门越来越多的现场项目的需求。

The ecology segment of Concordia University's Department of Biology carries out a large number of ecological field research projects. These field research projects help to train numerous graduate and undergraduate students in field ecology techniques. They are conducted annually on a diverse number of taxa (fish, mammals, insects, plants) in five eastern provinces (ON, QC, NB, NS, NL), during all four seasons and often in semi-remote or remote areas. A critical piece of equipment that is necessary for the success of these field research projects is a well-equipped and dependable field vehicle. Our proposal is a request for funding to purchase a new departmental field truck that will be shared amongst six externally-funded professors and their students. Our request represents a significant upgrade from the current departmental field vehicle, which is (i) worn from extensive use, (ii) insufficiently large or equipped for some of the regions where our newer field projects take place, and (iii) individually unable to meet the demands of a growing number of field projects in our department.