Botanical Inventory of the Madidi Region, Bolivia

0101775乔根森，丘吉尔，基林，泰莱里亚。玻利维亚是世界上生物多样性最丰富的国家之一，马迪迪地区是玻利维亚境内生物多样性水平最高的地区。目前正在进行一项合作研究，对该地区的植物和真菌多样性进行编目和描述。该调查旨在使用补充方法测量不同层次的生物多样性：1）将根据新收集的标本进行总目录，以产生真菌，苔藓和维管植物的全面清单。收藏品将有助于世界各地的专家利用传统和DNA测序技术进行的系统发育和生物地理学研究。2)永久性研究地块将用于确定特定生境中的植物物种丰富度，并建立长期努力，以监测生物多样性所在的生态系统的健康状况。3)卫星图像将与地理信息系统中的地形、海拔、地质和气候数据相结合，以制作详细的植被图，提供生境和森林一级生物多样性的估计数，该项目涉及玻利维亚、美利坚合众国和西班牙的研究机构和保护组织，并与玻利维亚国家公园管理局密切合作。玻利维亚的牵头机构是玻利维亚国家植物标本馆，该机构正在与密苏里州植物园（在Jorgensen博士的全面监督下）和马德里的皇家植物园进行协调。参与合作的还有拉巴斯生态研究所、玻利维亚圣克鲁斯诺埃尔肯普夫梅尔卡多自然历史博物馆和国际养护组织生物多样性应用科学中心。该项目包括对玻利维亚各大学的研究生和本科生进行大量培训。玻利维亚国家公园管理局将利用该项目产生的信息，支持马迪迪国家公园和邻近的皮隆拉哈斯和阿波罗班巴生物圈保护区内的各种管理举措。

0101775Jorgensen, Churchill, Killeen, Telleria.Bolivia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world and the Madidi region has the highest level of biodiversity within Bolivia. A collaborative research effort is underway to catalogue and describe the plant and fungal diversity of that region. The survey is designed to measure biodiversity at different levels using complementary methodologies: 1) A general inventory will be based on newly collected specimens in order to produce a comprehensive list of fungi, mosses, and vascular plants. Collections will contribute to phylogenetic and biogeographic research carried out by specialists all over the world using both traditional and DNA sequencing techniques. 2) Permanent study plots will be used to determine plant species richness within specific habitats and to establish a long-term effort to monitor the health of the ecosystems that house that biodiversity. 3) Satellite images will be combined with data on topography, elevation, geology, and climate in a geographic information system (GIS) to create detailed vegetation maps that provide estimates of both habitat and landscape-level biodiversity.The project involves research institutions and conservation organizations from Bolivia, the United States of America, and Spain, as well as the close collaboration of the Bolivian National Park Service. The lead institution in Bolivia is the National Herbarium of Bolivia, which is coordinating with the Missouri Botanical Garden (under the overall supervision of Dr. Jorgensen) and the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. Also collaborating are the Ecology Institute of La Paz, the Noel Kempff Mercado Natural History Museum of Santa Cruz, Bolivia and the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science of Conservation International. The project involves a large training component for both graduate and undergraduate level students at Bolivian universities. The information produced by the project will be used by the Bolivian National Park Service to support a variety of management initiatives within Madidi National Park and the adjacent Pilon Lajas and Apolobamba Biosphere Reserves.