Wednesday, August 6, 2008: 8:00 PM-10:00 PM
104 A, Midwest Airlines Center
SS 18 - Ecological Practices and Public Awareness: A Dialogue Between the US and China
The practice of ecological principles not only helps to improve living standards, but also to support sustainable development. The quick and extensive communication of ecological knowledge has made concurrent development and fast distribution of new ecological concepts and technologies possible. For similar ecological problems occurring in different regions or countries, however, a simple ecological practice might have totally different consequences. Therefore, it is prudent to compare the US and China in exploring issues relating to the ecological practices. Any ecological issue can not be simply resolved by the application of a developed concept or technology, since it is inevitably interwoven with other issues. Chain reactions might be induced by a single application and cause unforeseen consequences to other related systems, although the intention for the application is to improve the targeted system. Given the social, cultural, and economic differences between the US and China, the induced chain reactions might be substantially different. Thus, not only may the modification of the concept, technology, and their application procedure be needed, but increasing public awareness of ecological practices and their potential impacts becomes necessary, too. The purpose of this symposium is: (1) to share current knowledge about the chain-reaction effects following the ecological practices in different ecological domains for both the US and China and discuss innovative approaches for preventing potential negative effects; and (2) to demonstrate how public awareness plays a different role in the US and China and discuss possible solutions for increasing public awareness for better ecological practices and acceptance.
Organizer:	Chao Liang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-organizers:	Binhe Gu, Sino-Ecologists Association Overseas Xiaojun Lu, University of Wisconsin Bai-Lian Li, University of California, Riverside
Moderator:	Bai-Lian Li, University of California, Riverside
8:00 PM	[Abstract]		Future research and potential collaborations in freshwater science at the Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Val Klump, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
8:20 PM	[Abstract]		The history and ecology of Horicon Marsh Bill Volkert, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
8:40 PM	[Abstract]		Degradation of Chinese mollisols: Agricultural and ecological aspects Xudong Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences
9:00 PM			Break
9:05 PM	[Abstract]		The human-induced driver on the development of Lake Taihu Shuqing An, China Nanjing University
9:25 PM	[Abstract]		Opportunities for ecosystem research exchange between the United States state and federal agencies, and the People's Republic of China: A case study with the United States-China Carbon Consortium Steve G. McNulty, USDA Forest Service

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