CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Nino Amazonas is a biologist who works as Technical Director of the Living Plant Collection at the São Paulo Botanical Garden. Also works at the São Paulo Zoo and Zoo Safari SP. Finished a postdoctoral research at the Rio de Janeiro State University, where he investigated restoration ecology of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, focusing on plant ecophysiology and functional ecology, in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Nino holds a P.hD. and a master's degree in Forest Sciences (University of São Paulo - USP) and a Bachelor's degree in Biology (Federal University of Paraíba). He has worked on scientific research in the academy, as project manager and as technical consultant for the private sector and for the government and for non-governmental organizations. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Ecological restoration is seen as a global priority and still is a new and emerging science. Demands for knowledge in this field are urgent, as for the new Brazilian Forest Act, which changed recently the old federal law and brought changes of major implications without scientific support, as the authorization of mixing native and exotic species for forest restoration. In order to contrib…
The high cost of restoring tropical forests is, nowadays, the greatest obstacle to achieving large scale restoration. In order to overcome this barrier, we developed and implemented restoration plantings that included Eucalyptus grown with mid- to late-successional native tree species. The aim was to create favorable conditions for the regeneration of native species while simultaneously g…
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