Workshop on the Ecology of Riparian Forests in Southern Africa

南部非洲河岸森林生态研讨会

• 批准号: 9530018
• 负责人: Robert Naiman
• 金额: $ 2.26万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-01-15 至 1997-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9530018&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Ecology; Riparian; Forests; Southern

This workshop, organized by the Dr. Robert Naiman, of the Center for Streamside Studies, University of Washington, in collaboration with Dr. Kevin Rogers, of the Center for Water in the Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, brings together scientists from the U.S., France, UK, South Africa, and other countries in Southern Africa, from a range of disciplines, to examine the environmental factors creating and maintaining the characteristics of riparian corridors in Southern Africa. The expected outcomes are a comparison of the state of knowledge about riparian corridors in temperate and subtropical regions, and a statement of priority research directions, especially for Southern Africa. The workshop will include active researchers and graduate students from the biological, geological, and social sciences, as well as policy makers and resource managers. Five South African universities are represented, including two historically-disadvantaged institutions. The African participants come from five different countries: South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Botswana, and Namibia The structure and function of riparian corridors and the human impact on these systems is an important issue for Southern Africa, where over 60 percent of the population lives within one kilometer of surface water. This workshop on this important theme can help to strengthen collaborative linkages internationally (between US and Southern African scientists), regionally (between So. African scientists and their counterparts in neighboring countries), between historically white and historically black institutions in South Africa, across disciplinary boundaries, and, it is to be hoped, between researchers and policy makers.

这次研讨会由华盛顿大学河滨研究中心的罗伯特·奈曼博士与南非约翰内斯堡威特沃特斯兰德大学环境水中心的凯文·罗杰斯博士合作组织，汇集了来自美国、法国、英国、南非和南部非洲其他国家的科学家，他们来自不同的学科，研究创造和维持南部非洲河岸走廊特征的环境因素。预期的结果是对温带和亚热带地区河岸走廊的知识状况进行比较，并说明优先研究方向，特别是南部非洲。讲习班将包括来自生物、地质和社会科学的活跃研究人员和研究生，以及决策者和资源管理人员。五所南非大学参加了会议，其中包括两所历史上处于不利地位的大学。非洲参与者来自五个不同的国家：南非、马拉维、莫桑比克、博茨瓦纳和纳米比亚。河岸走廊的结构和功能以及人类对这些系统的影响是南部非洲的一个重要问题，在那里，超过60%的人口生活在距离地表水一公里的范围内。这次关于这一重要主题的研讨会可以帮助加强国际（美国和南部非洲科学家之间）、区域（非洲和非洲之间）的合作联系。非洲科学家和他们在邻国的同行)，在南非历史上的白人和黑人机构之间，跨越学科界限，并且希望在研究人员和决策者之间。