fax: (314) 516-6233 email: seth@ecology.umsl.edu
My interests include studying life history traits and the behavioral ecology of tropical birds. I am especially interested in examining life history traits along altitudinal clines.
Research is on ecology and systematics of earthworms, mainly in Central America and the Caribbean, but also Asia and Madagascar a little bit. I am very interested in the earthworms of montane forests and those living in epiphytes. I welcome collaboration, coordinated collection efforts, etc.
Interests: I have recently started a project on tropical antelope species. The scope of the project is to determine the phylogeny and relationships of these antelopes by means of sequencing data.
Research Interest: Neotropical Andean Vegetation Ecology, Neotropical Passifloraceae.
Or:
Herbariet, Bygn 137, Universitetsparken
Aarhus Universitet
DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Phone 45-89-422751
Fax 45-86-139326
e-mail biobecu@aau.dk
Research: Structure and composition of dry tropical forests in Machalia National Park, western Ecuador.
Influence of abiotic factors on the vegetation and its dynamics in Peruvian Amazonia. Natural forest succession in fluvial environments, ecology of pioneer plant species. Ecology of bamboo in lowland rain forests. Use of satellite imagery in ecological studies.
I am an honoured member of the Archmere Academy's Department of Life and Physical Science, a private secondary school. I have participated in a wide array of activities to promote the interest of the students in science. I have also participated in Earthwatch Expedition to Latin America.
My research interests are in tropical parasites; my main interest is in Microsporidia & cryptosporidia.
Fax: 619-534-7108 e-mail: mkatti@ucsd.edu; kmadhu@igc.apc.org
Migrant birds, esp. wintering in tropics (thesis interest!); Behavioral Ecology; Tropical Conservation Biology; Human Ecology. Region of interest: Asia - particularly India, since that's where I work!
Research interests: Forest ecology, particularly genetic structure and gene flow in coniferous and tropical forests; conservation biology.
Fish ecology, habitat partitioning, and predation in tropical streams (Costa Rica).
Interests: Rain forest dynamics, non-timber forest products.
work 784-5227 fax 784-5870 e-mail tom_kennedy@fws.gov
I will be conducting work as a Peace Corps volunteer beginning probably in June '96 in South America. I am interested in exploring aspects (biological, economic) of the tropical fish trade both during my Peace Corps commitment and once I am accepted into a Ph.D. program.
Biological nitrogen fixation, legume trees, Rhizobia, South East Asia and developing studies
Fields of study: high-Andean forests, especially Polylepis (taxonomy, ecology, distribution) in Bolivia; floristics and vegetation of dry forests in SW Ecuador and intra-Andean valleys in Bolivia; biogeography of Andean plants and birds.
Plant taxonomy and systematics, especially Annonaceae, Menispermaceae. Tree flora of Kalimantan, Flora Malesiana. Herbarium management, expeditions to Flora Malesiana region.
Research Interests: Tropical Ecology, Agroecology, Agroforestry, Conservation/Development, Land Use, Ant/Plant Interactions
I work (on and off) on tropical limnology in Africa.
I am a second year biology student interested in tropical biology, especially botany and forest ecology. I am seeking help in locating a good university where I might transfer which offers more in the area of tropical biology.
I am a plant taxonomist with interests in the Neotropical Rubiaceae. At the moment, I am working for the US Department of Agriculture on the systematics of plants cultivated on farms in the USA. But, I like to stay current on ecology and other happenings that might relate to Neotropical Rubiaceae.
Research Interest: Ecology and physiological ecology of seeds and seedlings of tropical woody species, including seed predation, seed dispersal, seed reserve utilization, (effects of light environment on) growth and survival of seedlings. I also have projects in temperate communities.
My research interests are in area of development of ethics in youth, environmental education, alternative dispute resolution for to natural resources issues-- all of these as they apply in developing countries.
or: Botanisk Institut
Nordlandsvej 68
DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
e-mail biobfln@aau.dk
Research: Systematics and biodiversity in the legume tribe Dalbergieae, with special emphasis on the genus Platymiscium.
Fax : +32 2 641.34.13 / +32 2 359.03.99 e-mail : nikoedam@vub.ac.be
In a wider group at the VUB mangrove ecology s.l. is studied (carbon fluxes, crab diversity, crab ecology, mangrove tree zonation, oyster culture etc.) My specific contribution is the zonation of mangrove trees and its role in restoration/reafforestation attempts, in collaboration with Kenyan scientists.
Research interests: host-parasite relationships, evolutionary ecology, evolution of parasite life cycles. Current research: mosquitoes, malaria, microsporidia.
Tropical Interests: River Continuum Concept as applied to Caribbean streams; invert communities in erosional rock pools in the splash zone of rocky shores, biological control of mosquitoes using flatworms, application of heterogeneity (algal intercropping) to promote production of marine alga _Eucheuma_ (Indonesia).
Principal interests in diversity and speciation of fishes in tropical and subtropical lakes.
A Finnish agronomist working at the International Potato Center's (CIP) tropical highland (3050 masl) station in Quito. On-farm yield gap of potato, via on-farm trials and dynamic crop growth modelling. Effects of drought and Phytophthora infestans.
Research: Phytotelmata, bromeliads, fauna, canopy.
Researcher in systematic ichthyology, especially South American freshwater fishes and the family Cichlidae, with side interests in South East Asian freshwater fishes. In charge of the fish collection of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, with global holdings.
Molecular genetics of oncogenesis (Colon, Melanoma, Meningioma). Masters in Brussels (Belgium), Ph.D in Hamburg/Saar (Germany), postdoc in Ann Arbor (Michigan, USA). Present: banana and plantain, molecular markers, FISH, genome structure/function correlations, mapping, genetic diversity.
My topical work is primarily with ants and Passiflora plants, especially with regard to the amino acids of Passiflora extrafloral nectars and the amino acids they contain.
Research interests: My dissertation project concerns the evolutionary relationships between tropical epiphytic orchids and their symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi.
Researching life history of tropical stream organisms response to flow and life history of anchialine shrimp in Hawaii
Plant-animal interacitons. Recent work on land crabs as dispersal agents of the fruits and pits of a lowland neotropical tree: Costa Rica.
I'm an Animal Ecologist with field experience in Costa Rica. Specialized in Herpetology and rain forest canopy research. I'm currently available for research projects in the Neotropics (mainly canopy exploration).
I am interested in coastal marine habitats, coastal zone management and EIA, fisheries conservation, and ecotourism as it affects the coastal zone. Also of interest are the fate and effects of pollutants, with an emphasis on petroleum spills and petroleum industry effluents.
Ecology, systematics and pest control of African rodents, especially of Mastomys rats and other murids in Tanzania. Community ecology of small mammals in natural habitats in Africa. The role of rodents in spreading zoonoses in tropical and temperate areas.
Entry level postions (pref. abroad) in ecology, zoology, marine biology, biodiversity/island biogeography, or related fields. Willing to work in exchange for room and board.
Interests include: Wood drying of hardwoods (mainly oak and tropical woods). Physical and mechanical properties of hardwoods, as well as their wood structure, and how all these properties determine the final use of wood.
Pollination of palms, with speciel interest on the genus Geonoma; growth dynamics and demography; forest dynamics and succesion; tropical deforestation.
Part of my group and myself are working on nitrogen fixing trees; Acacia senegal and Prosopis chilensis. We are particulary interested in taxonomic and ecological aspects of the rhizobia that nodulate these trees and in the practical use of Rhizbium inoculation in tropical forestry and agroforestry in dry areas.
Field testing of durability of untreated and treated timbers in ground contact and in sea water; wood destroying organisms, especially insects and marine borers; factors affecting durability.
I am a Colombian botanist specialized in the New World tropical lowland bamboos (Guadua, Olmeca, Otatea, Rhipidocladum, etc). I work in the Herbarium of the Smithsonian Institution, and I will be happy to help anybody interested in the identification of this group of plants.
I am researcher of Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil) and I am also a Ph.D student of Campinas University (Sao Paulo, Brazil). I work with Floral Biology and Reproductive Biology.
Interested in the immunology of tropical diseases.
Systematics and ecology of aquatic insects, especially damselflies and dragonflies (Odonata). Special interest in alpha and beta diversity estimation. Most field work at P.N. Manu, Dpto. Madre de Dios, Peru; also Neblina, T.F. Amazonas, Venezuela and the Darien, Panama.
Species diversity, taxonomy and community associations of woody tropical plants, especially in Tanzania, East Africa, in relation to climatic and geological history.
The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW) is an alliance of public interest environmental lawyers. E-LAW's eight offices around the world work as a mutual support network for lawyers representing citizens seeking to protect the environment in their native countries. E-LAW gives these lawyers access to scientific and legal information that they need to be effective. E-LAW has offices in the following countries: Australia, Ecuador, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Peru, Sri-Lanka, U.S.A.
Analyses of vegetation composition and structure in a humid savanna with
manmade fires and other forms of human impact. The study is carried out in
Delta du Saloum National Park in Senegal.
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