2021年6月24日 Kyle Tomlinson：The geography, diversity and conservation of C4 grassy biomes in Asia

主讲人：Kyle Tomlinson  研究员

主持人：斯幸峰  研究员

开始时间：6月24日 14:00-15:00

讲座地址：资环楼352会议室

主办单位：生态与环境科学学院、科技处

内容摘要：

    There is sufficient evidence to conclude that large parts of the vegetation of tropical and subtropical Asia are characterized by mosaics of savanna and forest vegetation. This includes the deciduous monsoonal woodlands of lowland South and southeast Asia and pine and oak woodlands of upland Asia.  Nevertheless, convincing authorities that savannas are distinctive and need formal protection and appropriate management, will require a larger body of supportive data. In this talk I will first speak more generally about the evidence for- and types of-, C4 savannas in the Asian region and the threats they face. Then I will talk more specifically about the types of evidence we have been collecting for the existence of savannas in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau region, and the rapid rates of attrition they are suffering. If there is time, I will also discuss some additional methods we are using to identify savanna vegetation across the region.

报告人简介：

    Dr Kyle Warwick Tomlinson is professor and PI of the Community Ecology & Conservation Group and Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, an institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (since 2013). Dr Tomlinson received his PhD from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and conducted postdoctoral work there and at Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Dr Tomlinson’s core area of interest is on understanding the ecology, functional evolution, and conservation of plants living in ecosystems subject to disturbance, either natural or anthropogenic. His research is divided into three main areas: 1. The impacts of human disturbance on the community ecology of tropical rainforests. 2. The geography, diversity and conservation of Asian savannas. 3. The ecology and evolution of spiny plants. Dr Tomlinson has published 55 articles to date and is an associate editor of the Journal of Ecology.