U.S.-Mexico Workshop on Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of Columnar Cacti and Their Mutualists; Tehuacan City, MX, June 28-July 3, 1998

这笔美墨奖金将用于支持一个关于柱状仙人掌及其共生植物的进化、生态和保护的研究研讨会，该研讨会将在墨西哥的特瓦坎举行，该地区靠近仙人掌密度和多样性较高的地区。研讨会由迈阿密大学的Theodore Fleming教授和墨西哥国立自治大学（UNAM）的Alfonso Valiente-Banuet教授组织，主要研究人员将研究美国、墨西哥、委内瑞拉和哥伦比亚的柱状仙人掌及其共生植物，并将以口头报告、海报会议、正式和非正式讨论为特色。柱状仙人掌在美国西南部、墨西哥、南美洲北部和安第斯山脉以及加勒比海的大片干旱地区通常是优势的和生态上最重要的植物。这些植物为许多动物提供食物和庇护所，包括受保护的候鸟和蝙蝠。研讨会的参与者将展示他们的研究成果，并为一本由研讨会会议记录的两位组织者编辑的书做出贡献。＊＊＊

9802627 Fleming This US-Mexico award will support a research workshop on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of columnar cacti and their mutualists to be held in Tehuacan, Mexico, near an area of high cactus density and diversity. Organized by Prof. Theodore Fleming of the University of Miami and Prof. Alfonso Valiente-Banuet of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the workshop will involve major researchers studying columnar cacti and their mutualists in the United States, Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia, and will feature oral presentations, poster sessions, and formal and informal discussions. Columnar cacti often are the dominant and ecologically most important plants over vast areas in arid regions of the southwestern United States, Mexico, northern and Andean South America, and the Caribbean. These plants provide food and shelter for many species of animals, including migratory birds and bats of conservation concern. Participants at the workshop will present results of their research and contribute to a book to be edited by the two organizers of the workshop proceedings. ***