Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., México
Commissioners:
Kleber Del-Claro – Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – Biology Institute - Brasil
Mauricio Quesada, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Fábio Rúbio Scarano –Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Biology Institute -Brazil
Ulrich Lüttge – University of: Techniche Univeritat Darmstadt - Institut für Botanik, Germany
Regina Helena Ferraz Macedo – University of Brasília – Biology Institute - Brazil
Molly Morris - Ohaio University – Department of Biological Sciences – USA
Ana Angélica Almeida Barbosa - Federal
Nelson Ramirez -Central University of Venezuela –Tropical Botany Center – Venezuela
Silvio Carlos Rodrigues – Federal University of Uberlândia – Geography Institute -Brazil
Marcus Vinícius Sampaio – Federal University of Uberlândia – Agronomy Institute Brazil
Francisco José Morales Garzón - Head Virology Research Unit – Coordinator Tropical Whitefly IPM Project International Center for Tropical Agriculture Colombia
Lísias Coelho - Federal University of Uberlândia – Agronomy Institute Brazil
Kleber Del-Claro - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – Biology Institute - Brasil
Oswaldo Marçal Jr. - Federal University of Uberlândia – Biology Institute – Brazil
Arturo Bonet - Instituto de Ecologia A.C. - México
Glória Carrion Villarnovo - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - México
Kleber Del Claro - Federal University of Uberlândia – Biology Institute – Brazil
Robert J. Marquis - University of Saint Louis – Missouri – Department of Biology, USA
Kleber Del Claro,Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Kleber Del Claro,Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Mauricio Quesada, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,Mexico.
Introduction and overview of tropical ecology>
Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Mauricio Quesada, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,Mexico.
Diversity of Prokaryotes,fungi, protozoa, Bryophytes and Pterifophytes in tropical ecosystems
Aristoteles Goes Neto, Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Microbilogia(LAPEM),Deaprtmento de Ciencias Biologicas(DCBio),Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana(UEFS), Brazil
Luiz Henrique Rosa, Laboratorio de Microbilogia,Deaprtmento de Ciencias Biologicas,ICEB,Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
Alexandre salino, Departmento de Botanica,ICB,C.P.486,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Carlos Augusto Rosa, Departmento de Microbiologia,ICB,C.P. 486,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Alfredo wieloch, Departmento de Zoologia,ICB,C.P.486,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ana Paula Trovatti Uetananbaro, Laboratorio de Controle de Qualidade Microbiologica de FArmacos, Departmento de Saude(DSAU),Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana(UEFS), Brazil
Paleobiology, evolution and extinctions in tropical ecosystems
Christopher Dick, University of Michigan,
Biodiversity loss, endemisms and extinction
Rodolfo Dirzo, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM, Mexico
Rainforest structure and dynamics
Leandro da Silva Duarte, Laboratorio de Ecologia Quantitativa,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Gabriel Selbach Hofmann, Laboratorio de Geoprocessamento,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Tropical Communities
Sandra Maria Hartz, Centro de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ronei Baldissera, Centro de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Stability and Complexity of the Tropics
Robert Colwell, University of Connecticut,
Tropical dry Forest Structure, Distribution and Dynamics
B. Hayden, Department of Biology,Concordia University, Canada
David F. Greene, Department of Biology,Concordia University, Canada
Habitat fragmentation, Edge Effects and Biological Corridors in Tropical Ecosystems
Victor Arroyo-Rodriguez, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Julieta Benitez-Malvido, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Tropical Macroecology
Jose Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Departmento de Biologia geral,ICB,Universidade Federal de Goias(UFG,Cx.P131), Brazil
Renata Alves da mata, CNPq Pos-Doctoral Program,Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,Universidade Federal de Goias(UFG), Brazil
Evolutionary Ecology of Pollination and Reproduction of Tropical Plants
Mauricio Quesada, Investigador Titular, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
J.A. Lobo, Escuela de Biologia,Universidad de Costa Rica,
I. Herrerias, Universidad Michocana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico
G. Sanchez-Montoya, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
F. Rosas, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
R. Aguliar, IMBIV-UNC-CONCEIT, Argentina
Herbivory and plant-animal interactions in tropical ecosystems
Jean Carlos SantosGeraldo Wilson Fernandez, Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais,
Seed Dispersal and Frugivory in Tropical Ecosystems
Kathryn E. Stoner, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
M. Henry, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
The role of tropical ecosystems in carbon sequestration
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Universidad de Alberta, Canada
Importance of Tropics to carbon cycle
Luiz Martinelli, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Brazil
Fabio Roland, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil
J.P. Ometto, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
N. Barros, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
F. Pacheco, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
R. Mendonca, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
A. Assireu, Divisao de Sensoriamento Remoto,Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brasil
Origins and Maintenance of Tropical Biodiverstiy
Jean Carlos Santos, Departmento de Botanica,Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Jarcilene Almeida-Cortez, Departmento de Botanica,Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Ulrich Luttge, Institut fur Botanik,Techniche Universitat Darmstadt, Germany
Fabio Rubio Scarano, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Introductory to Tropical Botany
Fabio Rubio Scarano, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ulrich Luttge, Institut fur Botanik,Techniche Universitat Darmstadt, Germany
Flooded Forests
Fabio Rubio Scarano, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aquatic Macrophytes in the Tropics:Ecology of Populations And Communities,Impacts of Invasions and Use by Man
K.J. Murphy, Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology,Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences,University of Glasgow, UK
Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Department of Biology,Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil
A. Caliman, Department of Ecology,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
R.D. Guariento, Department of Ecology,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Anderson Medeiros dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil
Francisco de Assis Esteves, Department of Ecology,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Inselbergs:Vegetation, Diversity and Ecology
Manfred Kluge, Institute of Botany,Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
Burkhard Budel, Department of Biology,University fo Kaiserslautern, Germany
Moist Tropical Forests:Structure, Function and Management
Ulrich Luttge, Institut fur Botanik,Techniche Universitat Darmstadt, Germany
Mangroves
Marilyn C. Ball, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Australia
Paramos/Tropical Alpine Environments
Masresha Fetene, Ethiopia
Erwin Beck, Germany
Antoine Cleef, The Netherlands
Sandy Coastal Vegetation
Dorothy Sue Dunn de Araujo, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miriam Cristina Alvarez Pereira, Herbarium, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil
Marine Algae and Plants
M.A.O. Figueiredo, Programa Zona Costeira,Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J.C. Creed, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phenology and tree diversity in tropical ecosystems
- -,Epiphytes
Talita Fontoura, Departmento de Ciencias Biologicas,Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Brazil
Fernanda Reinert, Departmento de Botanica,Universidade federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plant-pollinator interactions (pollination ecology)
- -,Seed dispersal in tropical ecosystems
- -,Rain Forest: Floristic
F.Z. Saiter, Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hidricos, Brazil
Tania Wendt, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D.M. Villela, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brazil
M.T. Nascimento, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Brazil
Cerrado
Augusto C. Franco, Dept. de Botanica, Univ de Brasilia, Brazil
Mundayatan Haridasan, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Symbiotic Bacteria and Fungi
E.K. James, College of Life Sciences,Dundee University, Scotland
S.M. de Faria, EMBRAPA-Agrobiologia, Brazil
M. Fomina, College of Life Sciences,Dundee University, UK
Neotropical Mangroves
L.D. de-Lacerda, Instituto de Cliencias do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceara, Brazil
Tropical Artificial Forests
D.J. Capossoli, Universidade Federal do Rio de janeiro, CCS,IB, Depto Ecolgia, Brasil
J.B.B. Sansevero, Instituto de Pestqisa Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Directoria de PEsquisa Clientifica, Brasil
M.L. Garbin, Universidade Federal do Rio de janeiro, CCS,IB, Depto Ecolgia,
Fabio Rubio Scarano, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Regina Helena Ferraz Macedo, Deprtmento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Molly R. Morris, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, USA
Introduction to Tropical Zoology
Molly R. Morris, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, USA
Regina Helena Ferraz Macedo, Deprtmento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Classification and ecology of major tropical insect groups
Helena Castanheira Morais, Departmento de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Ivone Rezende Diniz, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Demography in Tropical Ecosystems
Raphael Igor da Silva Correa Dias, Post-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Marcos Robalinho Lima, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Daniel Paz Decanini, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ecologia,Universidad de Brasilia, Brazil
Threats to Amphibians in Tropical Regions
Jean-Marc Hero, Center for Innovative Conservation Strategies,Griffith University, Australia
Kerry Kriger, Center for Innovative Conservation Strategies,Griffith University, Australia
Reptile Diversity in an Amazing Tropical Environment:The West Indies
Lourdes Rodriguez Schettino, Department of Zoology,Institute of Ecology and Systematics, Cuba
Tropical Bird Communities
Eduardo da Silva Alves dos Santos, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Rafael Maia Villar De Queiroz, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Ecology and Behavior of Tropical Primates
Laura Teresa Hernandez Salazar, Instituto de Neuroetologia, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Juan Carlos Serio Silva, Departmento de Biodiversidad y Ecologia Animal, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico
Jessica Lynch-Alfaro, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, USA
Foraging Strategies of Tropical Primates
Peter W. Lucas, Dept of Anthropology, George Washington University, USA
Communication Systems in Neotropical And Tropical Terrestrial Vertebrates: An Overview
Gabriel Francescoli, , Uruguay
Evolution of Sociality and cooperation in tropical animals
Regina Helena Ferraz Macedo, Deprtmento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Jefferson Graves, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, UK
Daniel Paz Decanini, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ecologia,Universidad de Brasilia, Brazil
Mating Strategies of Tropical Insects.
Luis Mendonza Cuenca, Universidad Michoaca na San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico
Rogelio Macias Ordonez, Departmento de Biolgia Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico
Mating Systems and Strategies of Tropical Fishes
Oscar Rios-Cardenas, Departmento de Biolgia Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico
Molly R. Morris, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, USA
Breeding Strategies of Tropical Birds
Raphael Igor da Silva Correa Dias, Post-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Rafael Maia Villar De Queiroz, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Alexandre Ferreira de Souza Dias, Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Extinction of Species in the Tropics
Carlos Eduardo De Viveiros Grelle, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Maria Alice dos Santos Alves, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ana Angelica Almeida Barbosa, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Nelson Ramirez, Centro de Botanica Tropical, Instituto de Biologia Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Tropical Savannas
Gerhard Gottsberger, Botanischer Garten and Hebarium,Universitat Ulm, Germany
Ana Angelica Almeida Barbosa, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Nutritional Aspects in Trachypogon Savannas as Related to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling
Danilo Lopez-Hernandez, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Ismael Hernandez-Valencia, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical,Facultad de Ciencias,Universidade Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Plant Adaptations to Rainfall Seasonality in the Savannas of Central Brazil
Augusto C. Franco, Dept. de Botanica, Univ de Brasilia, Brazil
Fire in NeoTropical Savannas
Juan Silva, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecologicas,ICAE,Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela
Mario Farinas, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecologicas,ICAE,Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela
Reproductive Biology of Tropical Plants
Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi, Institute of Biology, Brazil
Claudia Ines da Silva, Institute of Biology, Brazil
Pollination Ecology of Neotropical Savannas Vegetation
Nelson L. Ramirez, Centro de Botanica Tropical, Instituto de Biologia Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Are there Germination Patterns for Cerrado Species?
D.G. Santana, Agronomy Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
M.A. Ranal, Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
I. Schiavini, Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Useful Plants of the Brazilian Cerrado
Jose Felipe Ribeiro, Brazil
Sueli Matiko Sano, Brazil
The Avifauna
Alexanfre Franchin
Birds in the Tropical Savannas
Oswaldo Marcal Junior, Laboratory of Ornithology,Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Alexandre Gabriel Franchin, Laboratory of Ornithology,Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Rafael de Freitas Juliano, Laboratory of Ornithology,Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Mieko ferreira Kanegae, BioScience Institute,General Ecology Department,Sao Paulo University, Brazil
The Herpetofauna of the Neotropical Savanas
Vera Lucia de Campos Brites, Institute of Biology,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita, Departmento de Zoologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Renato Gomes Faria, Department of Biology,Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil
Guarino Rinaldi Colli, Institute of Biology,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Diptera of Tropical Savannas
Julio Mendes, Institute of Biomedical Sciences,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brasil
Bees of the Brazilian Savannah
Isabel Alves-dos-Santos, Dept.Ecologia,IBUSP.University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Capybara, its Biology and Management
Juhani Ojasti, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Ilse Silberbauer-Gottsberger, Botanischer Garten and Hebarium,Universitat Ulm, Germany
Silvio Carlos Rodrigues, Instituto de Geografia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Geomorphology and Biogeography of Tropical Deserts
Silvio Carlos Rodrigues, Instituto de Geografia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Desertification in the Tropics
Roberto Verdum, Geography Department,Geosciences institute,UFRGS, Brazil
Dirce Maria Suertegaray, Geography Department,Geosciences institute,UFRGS, Brazil
Desert Ecosystems in India
T.S. Chouhan, Dept. of Geography, University of Rajasthan, India
U.K. Sharma, Ministry of Rural Development (NLM), Government of India
Desert ecosystems and global climate change
Xiaoping Yang, Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Ecology of Tropical Deserts in Special Reference to Biogeography & Evolution of Desert Animals
T.S. Chouhan, Dept. of Geography, University of Rajasthan, India
U.K. Sharma, Ministry of Rural Development (NLM), Government of India ,
Archeao-Historical Environment and Significance of Ancient Agriculture in Tropical Deserts
Farooq Ahmad, Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Ecology of Tropical Deserts in Special Reference to Arid Plant Physiology
U.K. Sharma, Ministry of Rural Development (NLM), Government of India
T.S. Chouhan, Dept. of Geography, University of Rajasthan, India
Marcus Vinícius Sampaio - Federal University of Uberlândia – Agronomy Institute Brazil
Francisco Jose Morales Garzon, International Center for Tropical Whitefly IPM Project(CIAT), Republic of Columbia
Lísias Coelho - Federal University of Uberlândia – Agronomy Institute Brazil
Introduction to tropical agriculture and Outlook for Tropical crops in a Globalized Economy
Francisco Jose Morales Garzon, International Center for Tropical Whitefly IPM Project(CIAT), Republic of Columbia
Tropical Soils - Management and Conservation
Gaspar Henrique Korndorfer, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Fedral University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Deril Prudente Santana, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil
Tropical Farming Systems
John N. Landers, APDC, Brazil
Biological Control of Insect Pests in the Tropics
Marcus Vinicius Sampaio, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
A.M. Auad, Embrapa Gado de Leite, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Brazil
Vanda Helena Paes Bueno, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
L.C.P. Silveira, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
Tropical Fruit Crops and the Diseases that Affect their Production
Randy Christopher Ploetz, Department of Plant pathology,University of Florida- IFAS Tropical REC, Florida
Postharvest Concepts and Quality Issues of Tropical Fruit Crops
Steve Sargent, University of Florida- IFAS Horticultural Sciences, Florida
Tropical Horticulture
-Major tropical food crops in a Globalized Economy
Francisco Jose Morales Garzon, International Center for Tropical Whitefly IPM Project(CIAT), Republic of Columbia
Tropical livestock production and management
Gustavo A. Morales Garzon, University of San Martin, Colombia
The Conservation and Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources in the Tropics
Cinthya Zorrilla, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
Ivan Manrique, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
Rene Gomez, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
Ana Panta, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
Cecilia Ynouye, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
William M. Roca, Head Genetic Resources Unit, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
Alberto Salas, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
Catherine Espinoza, International Potato Center(CIP), Peru
Kleber Del Claro Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Seasonally Dry Decidous Forests:Diversity and Soils in Arboreal Communities
Andre R.Terra Nascimento, Instituto de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Ubrelandia(UFU), Brazil
J.M. Felfili, Departmento de Engenharia Florestal,Universidade de Brasilia (UNB), Brazil
Glein M. Araujo, Instituto de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Ubrelandia(UFU), Brazil
Morphology and Anatomy of Tropical Flowers
Luiz Antonio de Souza, Departmento de Biologia,Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil
Ismar Sebastiao Moscheta, Departmento de Biologia,Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil
Tropical Aquatic Plants:Morphoanatomical Adaptations
Edna Scremin-Dias, Botany Laboratory,Biology Department,Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Oswaldo Marcal Junior, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
A Perspective of Human Impact on Tropical Ecosystems
Oswaldo Marcal Junior, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation in the Amazon
Heraldo Luis de Vasconcelos, Instituto de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia(UFU), Brazil
William F. Laurance, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Smithsonian Institution/INPA, Brazil,
Human impact on tropical freshwater environments
Marcos Callisto de Faria Pereira, Departmento de Biologia Geral,Laboratorio de Ecologia de Bentos,Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Marcelo S. Moretti, Departmento de Biologia Geral,Laboratorio de Ecologia de Bentos,Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Effects of Pollution and Wildlife Toxicology in Tropical Ecosystems
Yaico D. Tanimoto de Albuquerque, Instituto de Quimica,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia(UFU), Brazil
Maria Tereza Raya Rodrigues, Instituto de Biociencias,Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Flavia Nogueira de Sa, Instituto de Biociencias,Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Contributions of Human Ecology to Conciliate People and Biodiversity with a Focus on Fishing Communities
R.A.M. Silvano, Dep. Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul(UFRGS), Brazil
A. Begossi, Fisheries and Food Institute (FIFO) and Fisheries Management and Training Program (CAPESCA/PREAC), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Brazil
Arturo Bonet – Instituto de
Ecologia A.C. - México
Glória Carrion Villarnovo - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - México
Effects of Climate change and Habitat Fragmentation on Trophic Interactions.
Owen T. Lewis, Department of Zoology,University of Oxford, UK
Maartje J. Klapwijk, Department of Zoology,University of Oxford, UK
Chafers,Rhinoceros and Fruit Beetles of the Canopy in Tropical Forests
Miguel Angel Moron Rios, Departmento de Biologia de Suelos,Institute de Ecologia,AC, Mexico
Tropical Plant and Soil Nematodes:Diversity and Interactions
Rosa H. Manzanilla-Lopez, Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduatos, Mexico
David J. Hunt, CABI Europe, UK
Beetles as Indicators for Forest Conservation in Central America
J.C. Schuster, Systematic Entomology Laboratory,Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala
Enio B. Cano, Systematic Entomology Laboratory,Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala
Sexual Selection in Tropical Insects
Raul Cueva del Castillo, Lab. de Ecologia;UBIPRO;Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Diversity,Ecology and Systematics of Smut Fungi
Meike Pipenbring, Department of Mycology,Institute for Ecology,University of Frankfurt, Germany
Insect Vectors of Tropical Diseases
Sergio Ibanez-Bernal, Departmento de Biodiversidad y Ecologia Animal,Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico
Insect Viruses:Diversity,Biology and Use as Bioinsecticides
Jorge E. Ibarra, Departmento de Biotecnologia y Bioquimica,Cinvestav Campus Guanajuato , Mexico
M. Cristina Del Rincon-Castro, Departmento de Biotecnologia y Bioquimica,Cinvestav Campus Guanajuato , Mexico
Phlogeny,Biology,Behavior and Management of Tephritid fruit Flies:An Overview
Juan Rull, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico
Insect Vectors of Phytoplasmas
R.I. Rojas-Martinez, Department of Plant pathology,Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico
Effects of aflatoxins contaminating food in human health
Magda Carvajal, Departmento de Botanica,Instituto de Biologia,National Autonomous University of Mexico(UNAM), Mexico
Tropical Insect Chemical Ecology
Edi A. Malo, Departmento de Entomologia Tropical,El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico
Passalidae,Insects which live in Decaying Logs
Maria Luisa Castillo, Departmento de Biologia de Suelos,Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico
Pedro Reyes-Castillo, Departmento de Biologia de Suelos,Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico
Insects as plant virus vector
Daniel L. Ochoa Martinez, Deparment of Plant Pathology, Mexico
Diversity,Ecology and Systematic of Smut Fungi
Meike Pipenbring, Department of Mycology,Institute for Ecology,University of Frankfurt am main, Germany
Insect Conservation
Michael J. Samways, Department of Ecology and Entomology and Centre for Agricultural Biodiversity, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Parasitoids Wasps, Natural Enemies of Insects
Arturo Bonet Ceballos, Department of Entomology, Instituto de Ecologa A. C., Mexico
Kleber Del ClaroUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Robert J. Marquis – University of Saint Louis – Missouri – Department of Biology, USA
Mangroves of the Reef Domain: A Case Study in Belize
Ika C. Feller, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Klaus Rutzler, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Tropical Insect Diversity-How to Sample it
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia ,WA, USA
The Impact of Forest Fragmentation on Population of New World Primates
Stephen Ferrari, Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Fedral de Sergipe, Brazil
Life in the Treetops-A concise summary of Forest Canopy Ecology
Margaret Lowman, Dept of Biology and Environmental Studies, New College of Florida, Florida
Natural History of Amazon Fishes
Janzen Zuanon, Coordenacao de pesquisas em Biologia Aquatica(CPBA),National Institute for Research in Amazonian(INPA), Brazil
Lucelia Nobre Carvalho, Coordenacao de pesquisas em Biologia Aquatica(CPBA),National Institute for Research in Amazonian(INPA), Brazil
Ivan Sazima, Departmento de Zoologia and Museu de Historia Natural,Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
The danger of introducing Bee Species, A case Study on Brazilian Tropical Savanna
Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi, Institute of Biology Federal University of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Diversity of Tropical Spiders-Ground-Dwelling Species of Brazilian Savannas
Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Marina Farcic Mineo, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Natural History and Social Behavior in Neotropical Pseudoscorpions
Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Everton Tizo-Pedroso, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia e Conservacao de Recursos Naturais,Universidade de Uberlandia, Brazil
Natural History of Tropical Parasitoid Wasps
Marcelo Oliveira Gonzaga, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Instituto de Biologia, Brazil
Termites And Ecosystem Function
Og DeSouza, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG,Brazil
Eliana Marques Cancello, Zoology Museum of São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
