Symposium on a Patagonia Gem: The Ecology and Natural History of a World Biosphere Reserve: Torres del Paine National Park, Santiago, Chile, Jan 10-12, 1992

这一发展中国家科学奖将支持将于1992年1月10日至12日在智利圣地亚哥举行的题为“巴塔哥尼亚宝石：世界生物圈保护区的生态和自然历史：智利托雷斯·德·佩恩国家公园”的国际研讨会。组织者是爱荷华州立大学的威廉·富兰克林教授和智利国家公园部的奥古斯丁·艾里亚特。该专题讨论会的目的是评估关于这一鲜为人知的区域的知识现状；强调以这一世界生物圈保护区为代表的高纬度生态系统的重要性；并确定未来的研究重点。研讨会向公众开放，将有20多名演讲者参加，他们的论文将出版成一本书，在全球发行。主题将包括地质学、冰川、气候、古环境、考古学、草原和草原、森林、湖泊学、野生动物、历史和生态旅游。将强调国际和智利科学家、智利学生、资源管理人员和公园护林员的参与。给美国和智利双方带来的好处包括交流关于该场地的现场生态的重要信息，以及为未来的国际合作开发研究主题。

This Science in Developing Countries award will support an international symposium, "A Patagonia Gem: The Ecology and Natural History of a World Biosphere Reserve: Torres de Paine National Park, Chile," to be held in Santiago, Chile, January 10-12, 1992. The organizers are Professor William Franklin of Iowa State University and Agustin Iriarte of the Chilean Ministry of National Parks. The purpose of the symposium is to assess the current state of knowledge about this little-known region; highlight the importance of high-latitude ecosystems as represented by this World Biosphere Reserve; and identify future research priorities. Open to the public, the symposium will include over 20 presenters whose papers will be published in a book for worldwide distribution. Topics will include geology, glaciation, climate, paleoenvironments, archeology, grasslands and steppes, forests, limnology, wildlife, history, and ecotourism. Participation by international and Chilean scientists, Chilean students, resource managers, and park rangers will be emphasized. Benefits to both the U.S. and Chilean sides include the exchange of important information about the field ecology of this site and the development of research themes for future international collaboration.