International Workshop on Applied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological Conservation

• Grant number: 09/10823-9
• Support Opportunities: Organization Grants - Organization of Scientific Meeting
• Start date: November 09, 2009
• End date: November 10, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Principal Investigator: Luciano Martins Verdade
• Grantee: Luciano Martins Verdade
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação (PRO-PGRAD). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• City of the host institution: São Paulo

Abstract

November 0914:00-14:15h: Prof. Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz (Scientific Director, FAPESP). "Opening session".14:15-14:30h: Prof. Carlos Joly (General Coordinator, Biota Program, FAPESP). "The Biota Program of FAPESP". 14:30-15:00h: Dr. Luciano M. Verdade (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). "Introduction: Redirections in conservation biology".15:00-15:50h: Dr. Daniel Faith (Australian Museum, Australia). "Phylogenetic diversity and conservation".15:50-16:00h: Coffee break 16:00-16:50h: Dr. James D. Nichols (USGS, USA). "The importance of abundance estimates in biological surveys".16:50-17:40h: Dr. Joel S. Brown (University of Illinois - Chicago). "Adaptation and Evolution in Changing environments"November 1009:30-10:20h: Dr. Bryan F.J. Manly (Western EcoSystems Technology, USA). "Multivariate analysis in biological surveys".10:20-11:10h: Dr. Willian E. Magnusson (INPA, Brazil). "Multi-taxa surveys: integrating ecosystem processes and user demands ".11:10-11:20h: Coffee break11:20-12:10h: Dr. Eduardo Eizirik (PUCRS, Brazil). "The use of molecular tools in ecological studies".12:10-14:00h: Lunch14:00-14:50h: Dr. Kevin D. Lafferty (University of California - Santa Barbara, U.S.A.). "Biodiversity loss and infectious diseases ".14:50-15:40h: Dr. Jorn Scharlemann (WCMC, U.K.). "Modeling biodiversity distribution in changing environments".15:40-15:50h: Coffee break15:50-17:00h: Dr. William Balée (Tulane University, USA). "Historical ecology and the explanation of diversity ".17:00-17:50h: Workshop on "Applied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological Conservation". (AU)