First circular for
(Sept.3-Sept.12, 2001)
after the International Conference of
Sustainable Development
in Karst Regions(Aug.30-Sept.2, 2001)
| Prof. Yuan Daoxian | Dr. Chris Groves |
| Karst Dynamics Laboratory, | Hoffman Environmental Research Institute |
| 40 Qixing Road, Guilin 541004 | Dept. of Geography and Geology |
| Guangxi Province | Western Kentucky University |
| the People's Republic of China | Bowling Green, Ky 42101, USA |
| Email: dxyuan@mailbox.gxnu.edu.cn | Email:Chris.Groves@wku.edu |
| Tel:+86 773 5834232 | Tel.1-270-745-5974 |
| Fax: +86 773 5837845 | Fax. 1-270-745-6410 |
Website: http://www.gxnu.edu.cn/KDL |
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According to the Decision made at the Project’s meeting in Cluj, Romania (July 16, 2000) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Aug. 9, 2000), the second year’s(2001) workshop will take place in China, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 12, 2001. It will include two part: the first part(from Aug.30 to Sept. 2, 2001, Beijing) is a symposium in conjunction with the International Conference of Sustainable Development in Karst Regions. The second part is the IGCP 448 workshop (Sept.3-Sept.12, 2001) which will be a 10-day, 4000km long field seminar in south China (Chongqing, Guiyang, Stone Forest and Guilin). So we would like to invite you cordially take part in this important event of IGCP 448.
The main objective of IGCP 448 in 2001 is to examine the karst ecosystem in subtropical humid monsoon areas, and to investigate the relationship between land use change and rock desertification in karst, and geochemical background of successful or failure in rehabilitation.
In Chongqing, the field excursion will be at the Jinfushan Karst Nature Preserve. The altitude ranges between 500m and 2200m a.s.l., with the geological coverage from Cambrian dolomite to Permian limestone. We are going to see how karst ecosystem changes with the variation of geological and topographical background (photo 1).
In the Stone Forest near Kunming, Yunnan, a well-known karst scenic
resort, a special ecosystem on limestone rock and some endangered cave species will be
examined(photo 3).
In Guilin, besides subtropical karst, ecosystem on tower karst, and
secondary vegetation on typical rehabilitation site and its relation with karst hydrology
will be visited / discussed(photo 4).
The registration fee is $800USD(Accompanying Person and Student,
$500USD), it will be used to cover your whole-course expanses, including flight between
cities, guide book, accommodation, subsistence and field trip costs within China from
Beijing to Guilin via Chongqing and Guiyang.
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[ ] Credit card For advanced payment, Details for our bank account are as follows:
Bank: Bank of China, Guilin Branch
Beneficiary’s name: SONG Ailin
Account number: 48059-08
0114-0141237(For US$ only)
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ZHANG Cheng
Karst Dynamics Laboratory,
The Ministry of Land and Resources,
Guilin, Guangxi 541004
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Tel:+86 773 5837840,
Fax: +86 773 5837845
Email: kdl@mailbox.gxnu.edu.cn