Graduate Program in ECMVS was established at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Final Report – 2002-2004

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre 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.

Major research areas of the ECMVS Program in 2002-2004 period Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre 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.

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Where are grants applied? The gratns were used to

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre INFRA-ESTRUTURA Computer room Secretary office Vehicles Class room

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Our Staff…

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre 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

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre And his major research line

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Vegetal Ecofisiology; Dr. Queila Souza Garcia PhD Rodrigo Matta Machado Dr. José Pires de Lemos Filho Fisiologia e manejo da diversidade vegetal Fisiologia, conservação e manejo dos recursos vegetais Ecologia de agroecosistemas Plathymenia reticulata Cerrado mineiro Veloziaceae Serra do Cipó Xyris Sistema agroflorestal

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Ecology and Behavior of insects; PhD Fernando Amaral da Silveira Dr. José Eugênio Côrtes Figueira Dr. Rogério Parentoni Martins Ecologia de Insetos (Hymenoptera e Abelhas tropicais) Ecologia e comportamento de Insetos e ecologia teórica. Modelagem e dinâmica de populações Exomalopsini wedelia Abelhas solitárias Paepalanthus Melocactus violaceus Uruçu amarela sp. ameaçada

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Vertebrate Ecology PhD Anthony Brome Rylands PhD Gustavo A. B. Fonseca Dr. Flávio H. G. Rodrigues PhD Marcos Rodrigues Ecologia e comportamento de primatas Ecologia e conservação de pássaros Biologia da conservação Biologia de mamíferos Mico Leão Preto Marsúpio de um Didelphis albiventris Gracilinanus agilis Passeriformes

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Water Ecology; Dr. Rer. Nat. Alessandra Giani Dr. Arnola C. Rietzler Dr. Francisco A. Rodrigues Barbosa Dr. Marcos Callisto Dr. Paulina Maia Barbosa Dr. Rer. Nat. Ricardo M. P. Coelho Ecologia e bioquímica de algas Ecotoxicologia Limnologia e conservação Bentos e bioindicadores Zooplâncton lacustre Manejo em reservatórios e ecofisiologia de plâncton Fitoplâncton Daphinia similis Organismo teste Medidas limnológicas Chironomus Zooplâncton Impacto de barramentos

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Interação Inseto-Planta. Dr. Cláudia Maria Jacobi PhD Edivani V. Franceschinelli PhD Geraldo Wilson Fernandes Dinâmica de populações, modelagem e biologia marinha Insetos galhadores, herbivoria e recuperação de áreas degradadas Biologia floral e genética vegetal Xylopoda Artropodes cavernícolas Áreas degradadas Simarouba Galha

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre The results of the Program Job are…

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Thesis and dissertations of students in the 2002-2004 period

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre Cientific production of teachers and students

Ecologia, Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre 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.

Some examples of former ECMVS students actual position

Professor Anthony Brome Rylands Research Axis: Ecology and behavior of neotropical primata Former Students André Hirsch – geoprocessing tools to define priority areas for primate conservation – assistent professor in Zoology at PUCMINAS Patrícia Medici – researcher on reintroduction program to conservation of black lion tamarin at the Pontal do Paranapanema – SP – IPÊ Institute

Dr. PhD Gustavo Alberto Bouchardet Fonseca Research Axis: Conservation and management of mammals, conservation biology. Former Students Ilmar Bastos – president of FEAM – environmental office of Minas Gerais State government Elena Charlote Landau- landscape ecology and corridors design – TEAM researcher Ricardo Bonfim Machado e Luiz Paulo Pinto members of the Conservation International Brazil

Dr. Rogério Parentoni Martins Research Axis: Insect Ecology (tropical bees), behavioral ecology, theorectical ecology. 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

Pablo Moreno– PhD Student Prof. Dr. Marcos Callisto Research Axis: Benthos and insect-macrophyte ecology, bioindicatores of water quality. 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.

Professor Ricardo Motta Pinto Coelho (ECMVS, coordinator) Research axis: Management of reservoirs, ecophysiology of plankton, environmental education on www (distance education). Former Students 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

Marcelo Vasconcelos – assistent professor in Zoology UNIMONTES Professor Marcos Rodrigues Research Axis: Ecology and conservation of birds. Former Students Andrei Roos – environmental regulations of Brazilian fauna – IBAMA the Brazilian environmental agency Marcelo Vasconcelos – assistent professor in Zoology UNIMONTES

Diptera ecology and behavior – Ph.D. thesis of Julio Cesar Fontenelle Professor Francisco Antonio Rodrigues Barbosa esearch 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 Water quality monitoring at the Rio Doce Park lakes– Ph.D. thesis of Fábio Garcia Diptera ecology and behavior – Ph.D. thesis of Julio Cesar Fontenelle

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.

Gracilinanus agilis. Oligoryzomys sp. Akodon cursor. Marsúpio de um Didelphis albiventris

...observations on the animal behavior...

... plant morphology... and adaptations to the environment... …techniques for water analyses 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