Meeting to Review and Synthesize Miombo Ecosystem Processes and Mechanisms

这个讲习班将于1995年11月或12月在马拉维的宗巴举行，由密歇根理工大学林业和木制品学院助理教授保罗·德桑克博士与马拉维林业研究所的姆佐马·恩古卢贝先生合作组织。非洲和美国的全球变化、生态学、林业、水文学、社会和经济科学、公共卫生和其他学科的研究人员将审查有关热带稀树草原林地生态系统的过程和机制的知识状况，并提出一项关于热带稀树草原林地区域研究的建议。Miombo林地是非洲南部植被覆盖最广泛的林地之一，由于人类干扰和可能的全球气候变化，它正在发生重大变化。林地拥有巨大的碳库，而火灾、气候、干扰制度和其他控制过程的变化可能会产生重大的全球影响。南部/中部非洲的热带稀树草原面积是南半球最大的季节性植被面积，因此，这些热带稀树草原的物候效应在全球环流中一定是重要的。需要解决的问题包括碳固存、与土壤过程和生物质燃烧有关的微量气体排放，以及卫星数据与地面测量数据之间的联系，以描述世界上这一研究较少的地区的生态系统过程。将出版一册经过编辑的会议记录。除了8名美国科学家之外，该研讨会还将包括来自赞比亚、坦桑尼亚、津巴布韦、博茨瓦纳、肯尼亚、莫桑比克、南非、马拉维和扎伊尔的与会者。这次研讨会将加强国际（美国和非洲科学家之间）、区域（包括南非在内的整个南部非洲的科学家之间）和跨学科的合作。本次研讨会将加强对miombo林地社会经济作用的关注，提高对与土壤保护、流域保护、野生动物保护、生物多样性和药用物种相关的生态系统功能的认识。所有参与者都参与了与全球变化有关的其他论坛；这确保了本次会议的结论和未来研究的结果将与全球气候变化研究工作联系起来。

This workshop, organized by Dr. Paul Desanker, Assistant Professor, School of Forestry and Wood Products, at Michigan Technological University, in cooperation with Mr. Mzoma Ngulube of the Forestry Research Institute of Malawi, will be held in Zomba, Malawi, in November or December, 1995. African and U.S. researchers of global change, ecology, forestry, hydrology, social and economic sciences, public health, and other disciplines, will review the state of knowledge regarding the processes and mechanisms of savanna woodland ecosystems and develop a proposal for a regional study on miombo woodlands. Miombo woodlands, one of the most extensive vegetation covers in southern Africa, are undergoing major changes due to human disturbances and possibly global climatic changes. The woodlands hold vast pools of carbon, and changes in fire, climate, disturbance regimes and other controlling processes will likely result in significant global effects. The large savanna area of Southern/Central Africa is the largest area of seasonal vegetation in the southern hemisphere, and so, phenological effects of these savannas must be significant in global circulations. Among the issues to be addressed are carbon sequestration, trace gas emissions in relation to soil processes and biomass burning, and the linkages between satellite data with ground measurements to describe ecosystem processes in this poorly studied region of the world. An edited volume of the proceedings will be published. In addition to eight US researchers, the workshop will include participants from Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Malawi, and Zaire. This workshop will strengthen collaboration internationally (between US and African scientists), regionally (among scientists throughout southern Africa, including South Africa), and across disciplinary boundaries. This workshop will buttress the concern about the socio-economic role of miombo woodlands with heightened awareness of ecosystem functions related to soil protection, watershed protection, wildlife preservation, biodiversity, and species with medicinal properties. All of the participants are involved in other fora related to global change; this ensures that the conclusions of this meeting and the findings of future research will be linked into the global research effort on climate change.