Workshop on the Comparative Functions of Terrestrial and Coastal Ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean

本研讨会将讨论两个复杂的生态系统如何运作，特别是它们如何随着变化而波动，以及这些系统之间的相互作用如何因个别系统的这种波动而随着时间的推移而变化。要解决的系统将是(1)高纬度森林/河流生态系统和(2)沿海上升流系统。还将初步审查这些系统与干旱地区之间的相互作用。研讨会的重点将放在北美和南美洲西海岸存在这些系统的地区。还将与西南太平洋类似的生态系统进行初步比较。要分析的主要系统功能将是生物多样性和生物地球化学。将特别注意人类对这些功能的影响，以及对整个生态系统的影响。讲习班的结果将为正在为美洲全球变化研究所制定科学议程提供投入。

This workshop will consider how two complex ecosystems function, in particular how they fluctuate in response to change, and how interactions between these systems vary over time as a result of such fluctuations in the individual systems. The systems to be addressed will be (1) high-latitude forest/river ecosystems and (2) coastal upwelling systems. Interactions between these systems and arid zones will also be examined on a preliminary basis. The workshop will focus on regions where these systems exist along the west coasts of North and South America. Preliminary comparisons will also be made with analogous ecosystems in the Southwest Pacific. The primary system functions to be analyzed will be biodiversity and biogeochemistry. Special attention will be paid to human impact on these functions, as well as on the overall ecosystems. The results of the workshop will provide input to ongoing development of a scientific agenda for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI).