A US:Indonesia workshop to explore the dimensions of biodiversity

该研讨会将汇集来自美国和印度尼西亚的研究人员，讨论影响太平洋沿岸地区，特别是印度尼西亚的生物多样性的关键问题。 来自美国的领先生物多样性调查人员将与印度尼西亚同行合作，他们正在努力了解印度尼西亚广泛多样的动物群，植物群和微生物群的作用。 周围的沃茨。17，000个印度尼西亚岛屿是地球上超过四分之一的已确定鱼类物种和超过60%的硬珊瑚物种的家园。 大多数分类群是地方性的-这些岛屿为生物进化和相互作用提供了许多独特的小生境。由于人类活动侵蚀了印度尼西亚惊人的多样性和未开发的栖息地，大自然不断受到威胁。 尤其是珊瑚礁面临着相当大的风险。 生物多样性科学家必须探索这些栖息地，并提供推动保护工作和优先事项所需的关键数据。 该研讨会将促进国际合作，使未来的伙伴关系和学生交流。

This workshop will bring together researchers from the US and Indonesia to discuss the critical issues in biodiversity that affect the Pacific Rim in general and Indonesia in particular. Leading biodiversity investigators from the US will integrate with their Indonesian counterparts who are working to understand the role of Indonesia's extensive and diverse fauna, flora and microbiota. The waters surrounding the ca. 17,000 Indonesian Islands are home to over a quarter of the Earth's identified fish species, and more than 60% of the hard coral species. Most taxa are endemic - these Islands afford many unique niches for organisms to evolve and interact.Nature is under constant threat as human activity encroaches on the amazingly diverse and unexplored habitats in Indonesia. The coral reefs, in particular, are at considerable risk. It is essential that biodiversity scientists explore these habitats and provide critical data needed to drive conservation efforts and priorities. The workshop will promote international collaboration to enable future partnerships and student exchange.