GAME関係者各位：
下記の国際ワークショップが、2001年３月１２−１３日、
マレーシア、サラワク州の熱帯林近郊の町ミリで行われます。
タイでのGAME-T Workshop(March 5-7), GAME-AAN Workshop(March 7-9)と
週末を挟んで、連続して行われるかたちになります。
もし、ご関心の方は、ぜひご出席・発表をお考えください。
なお、このワークショップは、STA戦略基礎的研究で行われている
サラワク熱帯林の林冠生物学プロジェクトの一環で行われるもので、
熱帯林での生態学、炭素循環、水・エネルギー循環、気候などを
包括的に議論しようというものです。
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param>(</fontfamily>主催者側からも、GAME関係者にも参加していただきたいという
強い希望が出されています。）
今年、80ｍの大クレーンタワーが観測用に熱帯林内に設置され、
これを用いた今後の研究の方向を議論しようということも
大きな目的のひとつです。
会議後は、ランビル熱帯林国立公園内の
このクレーンタワーやツリータワーなどの見学も
予定されています。
詳しくは、京大生態学研究センターの中静透教授または
私宛、お問い合わせください。
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<bold><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger><bigger>International
symposium
"Canopy Processes of Tropical Rain Forest"
</bigger></bigger>March 12-13
Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
<bigger>Sponsors: Forest Department Sarawak (FDS)
Japan Science Technology Corporation (JST)
</bigger>Having the highest productivity and biodiversity among the
forest ecosystems in the world, tropical forests play important roles
in global climate and maintenance of biodiversity. Most of major
process of forest ecosystem such as biological production, nutrient and
energy cycling through food chain,water and heat transfer, gas
exchange, etc. are taking place at forest canopy. However, the
knowledge on such process have been limited because of the hard
accessibility to the canopy.
Forest Department</fontfamily> Sarawak<fontfamily><param>Arial</param>
and Japanese researchers have been collaborating on processes occurring
in canopy of a tropical rain forest in Lambir Hills National Park since
1992. The towers an walkway system made it possible for the researchers
to observe and measure directly in the forest canopy. Recently, Japan
Science and Technology Corporation has joined the collaboration and
made a canopy crane to promote studies of canopy processes.
In this symposium, we want to review our works on tropical forest
canopy up to now, compare the results to those in other forests and
discuss on the future perspectives of forest canopy studies.
<bigger>Program (tentative)
</bigger><italic>March 12
</italic>9:00 Opening session
State Secretary Office (?)
FDS
JST
10:00 Tea break
10:20 Keynote Speach
N. Stork (Australia): Canopy studies in Australia
J. Wright (Panama): Canopy studies in Panama
T. Nakashizuka (Japan): Canopy studies in Lambir Hills NP
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Session 1: Biological Processes in forest canopy
Invited speaker: 1?
Sarawak Speakers: 2
Japanese Speakers: 3
(with Tea Break)
17:30 Reception
<italic>March 13
</italic>9:00 Session 2: CO2 and water budget
Invited speaker: 1?
Sarawak Speakers: 1
Japanese Speakers: 3
(with Tea Break)
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Canopy structure and remote sensing
Japanese Speakers: 3
15:30 Tea break
15:50 General discussion
16:40 Closing session
<bigger>Excursion (optional)
</bigger><italic>March 14:</italic> Lambir Hills National Park
<italic>March 15:</italic> Lambir Hills National Park (morning)
</fontfamily></bold>（連絡先）----------------------------------------------
Tohru NAKASHIZUKA (Toru ASANO)
Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University
Kamitanakami Hirano-cho, Otsu 520-2113 Japan
TEL: +81 77 549 8238 (direct) & 8200, FAX: +81 77 549 8201
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安成哲三
筑波大学地球科学系
〒305-8571 つくば市天王台1-1-1
TEL: 0298-53-4399
FAX: 0298-51-9764
e-mail: yasunari@atm.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp