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Graduate Program in ECMVS was established at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Final Report – 2002-2004
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Graduate Program in ECMVS was established at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Final Report – 2002-2004
The Graduate Program in ECMVS was established at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in mid-1988. The first cohort of students was enrolled in February of 1989, therefore completing 15 years in 2004. The program is a joint effort of the Departments of Botany, General Biology (through its Ecology and Genetics Divisions) and Zoology, associated with the Institute of Biological Sciences. Even considering the increasing number of post graduation programs in Ecology in Brazil, ECMVS Program continues to be unique in the country in its goals and applied orientation.
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Major research areas of the ECMVS Program in 2002-2004 period
1 – Ecology and Behaviour of Wildlife
2 – Biodiversity Conservation
3 – Environmental education and management
4 – Ecological processes and pathways
5 – Applied ecology in the management of natural resources
6 – Development, standardization and certification of new methodologies of data acquisition and quantitative treatment of environmental data.
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Where are grants applied?
The gratns were used to
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Secretary office
Vehicles Class room
Computer room
Our Staff…
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Dr. Rer. Nat. Alessandra
Giani
PhD Anthony Brome Rylands
Dr. Cláudia Maria Jacobi
PhD Edivani V. Franceschinelli
PhD Fernando Amaral da Silveira
Dr. Francisco A. Rodrigues Barbosa
PhD Geraldo Wilson
Fernandes
PhD Gustavo A. B. Fonseca
Dr. José Eugênio Côrtes
Figueira
Dr. José Pires de
Lemos Filho
Dr. Marcos Callisto
PhD Marcos Rodrigues
Dr. Flávio H. G. Rodrigues
Dr. Paulina Maia
Barbosa
Dr. Rer. Nat. Ricardo M. P.
Coelho
PhD Rodrigo Matta
Machado
Dr. Rogério Parentoni Martins
Dr. Queila Souza Garcia
Dr. Arnola C. Rietzler
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And his major research line
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- Vegetal Ecofisiology;
Dr. José Pires de
Lemos Filho
Dr. Queila Souza Garcia
Fisiologia, conservação e manejo dos recursos vegetais
Fisiologia e manejo da diversidade
vegetal
PhD Rodrigo Matta
Machado Ecologia de
agroecosistemas
Veloziaceae Serra do Cipó Xyris
Serra do CipóSistema
agroflorestalPlathymenia reticulata
Cerrado mineiro
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- Ecology and Behavior of insects;
PhD Fernando Amaral da Silveira
Dr. Rogério Parentoni Martins
Ecologia de Insetos (Hymenoptera e
Abelhas tropicais)
Ecologia e comportamento de Insetos e ecologia teórica.
Exomalopsini wedelia
Uruçu amarelasp. ameaçada
Abelhas solitárias
Dr. José Eugênio Côrtes
Figueira Modelagem e dinâmica
de populações
Paepalanthus
Melocactus violaceus
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-Vertebrate Ecology
PhD Anthony Brome
Rylands
PhD Gustavo A. B.
Fonseca
PhD Marcos Rodrigues
Dr. Flávio H. G. Rodrigues
Ecologia e comportamento
de primatas
Ecologia e conservação de pássaros
Biologia da conservação
Biologia de mamíferos
Mico Leão Preto
Gracilinanus agilis Marsúpio de um Didelphis albiventris Passeriformes
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- Water Ecology;
Dr. Rer. Nat. Alessandra
Giani
Dr. Francisco A. Rodrigues
Barbosa
Dr. Marcos Callisto
Dr. Rer. Nat. Ricardo M. P.
Coelho
Dr. Paulina Maia
Barbosa
Dr. Arnola C. Rietzler
Ecologia e bioquímica de algas
Ecotoxicologia Limnologia e conservação
Bentos e bioindicadores
Zooplâncton lacustre
Manejo em reservatórios e
ecofisiologia de plâncton
Fitoplâncton Daphinia similisOrganismo teste
Medidas limnológicas Chironomus
Zooplâncton Impacto de barramentos
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- Interação Inseto-Planta.
Dr. Cláudia Maria Jacobi
PhD Edivani V.
Franceschinelli
Dinâmica de populações,
modelagem e biologia marinha
Biologia floral e genética vegetal
Xylopoda
Artropodes cavernícolas
Simarouba
PhD Geraldo Wilson
Fernandes
Insetos galhadores, herbivoria e recuperação de áreas degradadas
Galha
Áreas degradadas
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The results of the Program Job are…
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Thesis and dissertations of students in the 2002-2004 period
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Cientific production of teachers and students
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Teachers Students
Where are the former students of ECMVS Program ?
A significant number of our students find jobs in small consultancy firms, NGO organizations and in Brazilian governmental offices. The present coordination is engaged in a rapid change of the main focus of the program. We are working with the faculty in order to start/apply for projects devoted to applied areas of Ecology such as water resource management, recovery of degraded areas, ecology of urban areas. To reach this goal, it is very important to enhance our field courses, giving the students more chances of discovering research topics more related to the national reality and real needs of the internal market.
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Some examples of former ECMVS students actual position
Professor Anthony Brome Rylands
Research Axis: Ecology and behavior of neotropical primata
Patrícia Medici – researcher on reintroduction program to conservation of black lion tamarin at the Pontal do Paranapanema – SP – IPÊ Institute
André Hirsch – geoprocessing tools to define priority areas for primate conservation – assistent professor in Zoology at PUCMINAS
Former Students
Ilmar Bastos – president of FEAM – environmental office of Minas Gerais State government
Ricardo Bonfim Machado e Luiz Paulo Pinto members of the Conservation International Brazil
Elena Charlote Landau- landscape ecology and corridors design – TEAM researcher
Dr. PhD Gustavo Alberto Bouchardet Fonseca Research Axis: Conservation and management of mammals, conservation biology.
Former Students
João Faria Macedo – researcher of EPAMIG – the Minas Gerais State agriculture agency
Onildo Marini Filho – coodinator for the endangered species of Brazilian fauna – IBAMA the Brazilian environmental agency
Dr. Rogério Parentoni MartinsResearch Axis: Insect Ecology (tropical bees), behavioral ecology, theorectical ecology.
Former Students
José Francisco Gonçalves Jr – PhD Student
Marcelo Moretti – MSc. Student
Leaf breakdown of riparian detritus in altitudinal streams at Espinhaço Cordillera (Brazil) and Portugal. The aim of the study is the energy flux dynamics in tropical and temperate environments, calling attention to the need to protect the riparian vegetation in streams.
Pablo Moreno– PhD Student
Manuelzão Project stimulates integrated articulations, actions and partnerships with governmental departments, NGOs and private companies, aiming the freshwater biomonitoring and restoration of Rio das Velhas watershed.
Prof. Dr. Marcos Callisto Research Axis: Benthos and insect-macrophyte ecology, bioindicatores of water quality.
Professor Ricardo Motta Pinto Coelho (ECMVS, coordinator)Research axis: Management of reservoirs, ecophysiology of plankton, environmental education on www (distance education).
Marcos Antônio Reis Araújo – advicer of GFA program of international cooperation Brazil-Germany
Magda Greco – advicer of the Science and Tecnology secretary of Minas Gerais State
Former Students
Andrei Roos – environmental regulations of Brazilian fauna – IBAMA the Brazilian environmental agency
Professor Marcos Rodrigues Research Axis: Ecology and conservation of birds.
Marcelo Vasconcelos – assistent professor in Zoology UNIMONTES
Former Students
Professor Francisco Antonio Rodrigues Barbosaesearch Axis: General Limnolgy, Conservation and management of water resources.
Coordinator of the Long Term Ecological Research Program (PIE/PELD Brazil) – the LTER study is located at the Rio Doce State Park. Several dissertations and theses of ECMVS program are currently developing in this site
Diptera ecology and behavior – Ph.D. thesis of Julio Cesar Fontenelle
Water quality monitoring at the Rio Doce Park lakes– Ph.D. thesis of Fábio Garcia
Professor ECMVS graduate students are frequently participating in activities developed by several Brazilian environmental programs like LTER, CI-TEAM iniciative and MMA/PROBIO
A mandatory field course, lasting three weeks is offered annually…
During this period the students learn many techniques such as animal capture, observation and classification....
Artibeus lituratus Platyrrhinus sp.
Marsúpio de um Didelphis albiventris
Oligoryzomys sp.
Akodon cursor.
Gracilinanus agilis.
...observations on the animal behavior...
…techniques for water analyses
... plant morphology... and adaptations to the environment...
Coleta de amostras de sedimento
The last field course took place at the Rio Preto State Park...
...and in this year the field course occurs at the Serra do Rola Moça State Park in association with Instituto Estadual de Florestas de Minas Gerais and Fundação Biodiversitas. For the first time a group of students are envolved in the management plan of one Brazilian Park.
Open cerimony of the management plane of the Rola Moça State Park with representants of Biodiversitas Foundation and Forest Institute of Minas Gerais State
Students at the field
A methodology used to observe the presence of mammals
Net to capture birds
Results from dissertations and thesis are currently used to elaborate the endangered species list for Brazilian fauna and flora. They are also used in documents that indicate priority areas for biodiversity conservation in Brazil
