DISSERTATION ENHANCEMENT: Understanding Andean Diversity at the Mesoscale: Tree-Species Composition and Turnover across Montane Forests

0236486Blake这个美国-阿根廷奖项将支持Lucio R.Malizia先生在密苏里大学John G.Blake博士指导下的论文研究。马利齐亚将与阿根廷特库曼国立大学的亚历杭德罗·D·布朗博士合作，对控制整个空间树种组成变化(物种周转)的因素进行研究。他们将在阿根廷西北部的安第斯山脉进行这项研究。这项工作将解决一个长期存在的生态学问题，该问题可能会对保护和森林管理产生深远的影响。具体地说，这项研究将阐明阿根廷多样性的空间结构，并有可能通过确定能够最大限度地增加受保护树种数量的互补区来改善安第斯保护区的网络。

0236486BlakeThis U.S.-Argentina award will support dissertation research of Mr. Lucio R. Malizia working under the direction of Dr. John G. Blake, University of Missouri. Mr. Malizia will work with Dr. Alejandro D. Brown, Universidad Nacional de Tecuman, in Argentina, to conduct a study of the factors that control changes in tree-species composition across space (species turnover). They will do this study in the Andes of northwestern Argentina. This work will address a long-standing issue in ecology that may have profound consequences for conservation and forest management. Specifically, the study will shed light on the spatial structure of Argentina's diversity, and also has the potential to improve the network of Andean reserves through the identification of complementary areas that can maximize the number of protected tree species.