Capacity Building of Biodiversity Research in the Coastal Zones of the Asia Pacific Region: Phycology Taxonomy Analysis Training Using Genetic Marker

Capacity Building of Biodiversity Research in the Coastal Zones of the Asia Pacific Region: Phycology Taxonomy Analysis Training Using Genetic Marker

CBA2010-13NMY-Kawai
CBA2011-01CMY-Kawai

CAPaBLE

Prof. Hiroshi Kawai, EMECS Secretariat & Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas, JAPAN

furukawa@emecs.or.jp; kawai@kobe-u.ac.jp <kawai@kobe-u.ac.jp>

Taxonomy is regarded as one of the bases of biodiversity and is required to establish certain objective standards to identify alien species, together with traditional morphological approaches. Identification methodology using genetic markers is nowadays recognized to reinforce the shortage of the traditional approach. The project aims to provide capacity building/training for young researchers from the developing countries of the Asia–Pacific region on biological identification analysis using genetic markers in the field of phycology taxonomy to contribute to national-level biodiversity conservation. It also aims to contribute to the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity through: 1) facilitating taxonomical information exchange among young researchers from Southeast Asian nations who master this capacity development course; 2) promoting the establishment of a network among traditional morphological taxonomy groups; and 3) seeking involvement in the PICES’ network to foster information exchange.

Japan, Korea, Australia, China, Russia, Taiiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and New Zealand

Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Land Use;

Taxonomy

2 years

60000

2012