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 National Science
Foundation Award #0504587 |
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Research Starter Grant: Island-Net (Phase I): a Web-Accessible Ecological Database for the Study of Global Taxonomic and Environmental Data on Islands |
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| Investigator(s): |
Jason Knouft (PI)
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| Sponsor: |
University of Colorado at Boulder, CO 80309 3034926221
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| Start Date/Expiration Date |
2005-04-01 to 2006-03-31 (amended 2005-03-18) |
| Awarded Amount to Date: |
$50,000 |
| Abstract: The study of biodiversity on islands has led to some of the most fundamental tenets of ecology and evolutionary biology. The Caribbean islands are one of the most well studied insular regions in the world and consequently are the logical starting point in the development of a global island database. The main objective of the research proposed here is to develop a web-accessible geodatabase integrating taxonomic and environmental data for the Caribbean Islands to explore factors regulating biodiversity on this important island system. The Caribbean project will serve as the first step in a larger research plan designed to integrate taxonomic and environmental data from island systems world-wide to explore the fundamental factors regulating biodiversity. The primary objective is to develop a Caribbean Island ecological database using data from Anolis lizards to facilitate the design and implementation of the database. Morphological and locality data for approximately 140 Anolis species will be linked to a GIS coverage database, which will be accessible online through a web interface. This work will advance understanding of the influence of regional environmental factors on species diversity while incorporating a strong educational component through web-based dissemination of data and an associated laboratory manual for coursework and student education. |
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| NSF Org: |
DBI - Division of Biological Infrastructure |
| Award Number: |
0504587 |
| Award Instrument: |
Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Manfred D. Zorn
DBI Division of Biological Infrastructure
BIO Directorate for Biological Sciences
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| NSF Program(s): |
BIOLOGICAL DATABASES & INFORMA |
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| Program Reference Code(s): |
BIOLOGICAL DATABASES & INFORMA, 1165
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, 9104
MICROBIAL BIO STARTER GRANT, 7186 |
| Program Element Code(s): |
1165 |
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