突破三喀斯特地区生物多样性保护BiodiversityConservationinKarst.PDFVIP

突破三 喀斯特地区生物多样性保护 Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Areas A very successful 6 months ! Overall goal: To make a major contribution to the understanding and conservation of karst biodiversity in southern Yunnan, in tropical and subtropical East Asia, and in similar environments globally. EART H Tropical East Asia EART H S. Yunnan Three subprojects: 1. Preserving the evolutionary potential of SE Asian karst diversity by reconstructing its origins. (Harald, Li Jie, Su Tao, Xing Yaowu, Yu Wen Bin, Song Yu). 2. Assessing the distribution and diversity of the karst biota in the region. (Alice Hughes and all members of the project team). 3. Developing practical strategies for the conservation of karst diversity in southern Yunnan. (Richard, Wen Bin, Alice, and all fieldworkers). Three subprojects: 1. Preserving the evolutionary potential of SE Asian karst diversity by reconstructing its origins. (Harald, Li Jie, Su Tao, Xing Yaowu, Yu Wen Bin, Song Yu). Aims to establish a historical framework for the diversification of karst plants in Yunnan since the Miocene by an integrated phylogenetic- paleontological approach. Three subprojects: 2. Assessing the distribution and diversity of the karst biota in the region. (Alice Hughes and all members of the project team). Focusses on present-day biodiversity and will be used—with Subproject 1—to identify the ‘irreplaceable sites’ for conserving present karst diversity, its past history, and its future evolutionary potential. We expect this subproject will also include many new species discoveries and descriptions. Three subprojects: 3. Developing practical strategies for the conservation of karst diversity in southern Yunnan. (Ri