U.S.-Mexico Second International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal; Veracruz, Mexico, June 3-6, 1991

美国-墨西哥第二届食果动物与种子传播国际研讨会-研讨会；

基本信息

批准号：
9015569
负责人：
Theodore Fleming
金额：
$ 1.65万
依托单位：
University of Miami
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
1991
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
1991-03-01 至 1991-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9015569&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
U.S.Mexico Second International Symposium

项目摘要

This award will support a second international workshop on frugivores and seed dispersal to be held at the Estacion Biologica "Los Tuxtlas" in Veracruz state, Mexico on June 3- 6, 1991. The workshop is being organized by Prof. Theodore Fleming of the University of Miami and Prof. Alejandro Estrada of the Instituto de Biologia of the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico in Veracruz, Mexico. The activity will consist of oral presentations, posters sessions, informal discussions between participants, and explorations of the rain forest at Los Tuxtlas. Expected outcomes are a book consisting of the edited papers given at the workshop and potential collaborations between U.S. and Latin American ecologists. As was the case five years ago, the topics of the conference- -fruits, frugivores, and seed dispersal--are of major ecological concern because they bear importantly on the conservation of species-rich tropical and subtropical terrestrial habitats. In these habitats, many plants produce fleshy fruits and depend on fruit-eating vertebrates to disperse their seeds. This mutualistic interaction is very complex and the ultimate role played by frugivorous vertebrates in maintaining the structure and diversity of tropical and subtropical forests is not yet clear. Periodic assessment of the progress being made in this field is critical so that new approaches can be initiated and conservation recom- mendations formulated. Personal contacts among established researchers and graduate students is one way in which the rate of progress in this field can be maximized.

该奖项将于1991年6月3日至6日在墨西哥Veracruz州的Estacion Biologica“ Los Tuxtlas”举行第二次国际研讨会。墨西哥Veracruz。该活动将包括口头演示，海报会议，参与者之间的非正式讨论以及洛斯·图克斯特拉斯（Los Tuxtlas）的雨林探索。预期的结果是一本书，其中包括在研讨会上发表的编辑论文以及美国和拉丁美洲生态学家之间的潜在合作。与五年前的情况一样，会议的主题 - 果实，节俭和种子散布 - 主要是生态关注的，因为它们重要地依赖于物种富含物种的热带和亚热带陆地栖息地。在这些栖息地中，许多植物会产生肉质的水果，并依靠吃果实的脊椎动物来分散其种子。这种相互的互动非常复杂，淡荷脊椎动物在维持热带和亚热带森林的结构和多样性中所扮演的最终作用尚不清楚。定期评估该领域的进度至关重要，因此可以启动新方法并制定保护建议。知名研究人员和研究生之间的个人联系是该领域进步率可以最大化的一种方式。