Workshop on Antarctic Paleobotany and Its Relationship To Reconstruction of Gondwanaland

这笔赠款用于支持一个关于南极古植物学及其与冈瓦纳大陆重建关系的讲习班。研讨会将评估我们目前对南极及周边大陆化石植物群的认识，以及它们与古生态参数的关系。这个讲习班是根据美国国家科学院的建议（“南极固体地球科学研究；1986年）举办的，它将有助于在南极古植物学领域制定一个连贯的未来调查方案。该讲习班计划于1987年底或1988年初在俄亥俄州哥伦布市的俄亥俄州立大学举行，并将汇集古植物研究各个阶段的科学家和专家。这次会议是南极地球科学研究计划的一个重要方面，将有助于确定该领域未来研究的新方向。召集人托马斯·泰勒博士积极参与南极地区地球植物学研究的各个阶段，完全有资格组织这项工作。

This grant is in support of a workshop on Antarctic paleobotany and its relationship to reconstruction of the Gondwanaland continent. The workshop will assess our current understanding of fossil floras from the Antarctic and surrounding continents and their relationship to paleoecological parameters. This workshop is in response to recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences ("Antarctic Solid-Earth Sciences Research; 1986) and will contribute to the development of a coherent future program of investigation in the area of Antarctic paleobotany. The workshop is planned for late 1987 or early 1988 at Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio, and will bring together scientists expert in all phases of paleobotanic research. This meeting is an important aspect of the Antarctic geoscience research program and will help to define new direction for future research in this area. The convenor, Dr. Thomas Taylor, is actively involved in all phases of geo-botanic research in the Antarctic region and is well qualified organize this effort.