A US:Indonesia workshop to explore the dimensions of biodiversity

这次研讨会将汇集美国和印度尼西亚的研究人员，讨论影响整个环太平洋地区，特别是印度尼西亚的生物多样性的关键问题。来自美国的主要生物多样性调查人员将与他们的印尼同行合作，后者正在努力了解印尼广泛和多样化的动植物和微生物群所起的作用。大约17,000个印度尼西亚群岛周围的水域是地球上已确认的四分之一以上的鱼类物种和超过60%的硬珊瑚物种的家园。大多数分类群都是特有的--这些岛屿为生物进化和相互作用提供了许多独特的生态位。随着人类活动侵占印度尼西亚令人惊叹的多样化和未开发的栖息地，自然不断受到威胁。尤其是珊瑚礁，面临着相当大的风险。至关重要的是，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。研讨会将促进国际合作，以促进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.