US-Botswana Planning Visit: Wetlands Management: The Role of Hippos in the Okavango Delta

0139127Bechert俄勒冈州立大学生物医学科学系的Ursula Bechert博士计划前往博茨瓦纳的Maun，向Harry Oppenheimer Okavango研究中心主任Lars Ramberg博士进行咨询。这次访问的目的是为启动一个合作的多学科项目确定计划，以研究河马在湿地生态系统中的作用及其与人类的相互作用。河马是奥卡万戈三角洲的重要物种，许多其他动植物物种都依赖于它们。目前还没有对奥卡万戈三角洲的河马进行系统的研究，预计这样一个项目将产生关于它们的种群生物学和与环境相互作用的有价值的信息。

0139127BechertThis is a planning visit for Dr. Ursula Bechert, with the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Oregon State University, to travel to Maun, Botswana to consult with Dr. Lars Ramberg, Director of the Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Center. The purpose of the visit is to finalize plans for the initiation of a cooperative, multi-disciplinary project to study the role of hippopotamuses in wetland ecosystems and their interactions with humans. Hippopotamuses are a keystone species of the Okavango Delta, and many other animal and plant species are dependent upon them. No systematic studies have been conducted on the hippopotamuses in the Okavango Delta, and it is anticipated that such a project will yield valuable information on their population biology and interactions with their environment.