Workshop on the Ecology of Riparian Forests in Southern Africa

本次研讨会由华盛顿大学河边研究中心的Robert Naiman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Kevin Rogers博士合作组织，汇集了来自美国，法国，英国，南非和南部非洲的其他国家，从一系列学科，研究环境因素创造和维持在南部非洲河岸走廊的特点。 预期的成果是比较温带和亚热带地区河岸走廊的知识状况，并说明优先研究方向，特别是南部非洲的优先研究方向。 研讨会将包括来自生物、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。 五所南非大学派代表参加，其中包括两所历史上处于不利地位的机构。 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，那里超过60%的人口生活在地表水一公里以内。关于这一重要主题的研讨会有助于加强国际（美国和南部非洲科学家之间）、区域（非洲科学家之间）和区域（非洲科学家之间）的合作联系。非洲科学家和邻国的同行），南非历史上的白色和历史上的黑人机构之间，跨越学科界限，希望研究人员和政策制定者之间。

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.