Graduate Program in ECMVS was
established at the Federal University
of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
Brazil
Final Report – 2002-2004
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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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INFRA-ESTRUTURA
Computer room
Secretary office
Vehicles
Class room
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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. Flávio H. G.
Rodrigues
Dr. José Eugênio
Côrtes Figueira
Dr. José Pires de
Lemos Filho
Dr. Marcos
Callisto
PhD Marcos
Rodrigues
Dr. Paulina Maia
Barbosa
Dr. Arnola C.
Rietzler
Dr. Queila
Souza Garcia
Dr. Rer. Nat. Ricardo
M. P. Coelho
PhD Rodrigo
Matta Machado
Dr. Rogério
Parentoni Martins
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And his major research line
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- Vegetal Ecofisiology;
Fisiologia,
conservação e
manejo dos recursos
vegetais
Fisiologia e manejo
da diversidade
vegetal
Dr. Queila
Souza Garcia
PhD Rodrigo
Matta Machado
Dr. José Pires
de Lemos Filho
Ecologia de
agroecosistemas
Veloziaceae
Serra do Cipó
Xyris
Serra do Cipó
Sistema
agroflorestal
Plathymenia reticulata
Cerrado mineiro
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- Ecology and Behavior of insects;
Ecologia de Insetos
(Hymenoptera e
Abelhas tropicais)
PhD Fernando
Amaral da Silveira
Dr. José Eugênio
Côrtes Figueira
Dr. Rogério
Parentoni Martins
Ecologia e
comportamento de
Insetos e ecologia
teórica.
Modelagem e dinâmica
de populações
Exomalopsini wedelia
Paepalanthus
Uruçu amarela
sp. ameaçada
Melocactus violaceus
Abelhas solitárias
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-Vertebrate Ecology
Ecologia e
comportamento
de primatas
Ecologia e
conservação de
pássaros
PhD Anthony
Brome Rylands
PhD Gustavo A.
B. Fonseca
Dr. Flávio H. G.
Rodrigues
Biologia da
conservação
Biologia de
mamíferos
PhD Marcos
Rodrigues
Mico Leão Preto
Gracilinanus agilis
Marsúpio de um
Didelphis albiventris
Passeriformes
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- Water Ecology;
Dr. Rer. Nat.
Alessandra Giani
Dr. Arnola C.
Rietzler
Dr. Francisco A.
Rodrigues Barbosa
Dr. Marcos
Callisto
Ecologia e
bioquímica
de algas
Ecotoxicologia
Limnologia e
conservação
Bentos e
bioindicadores
Daphinia similis
Organismo teste
Medidas
limnológicas
Chironomus
Fitoplâncton
Dr. Paulina
Maia Barbosa
Dr. Rer. Nat. Ricardo
M. P. Coelho
Zooplâncton
lacustre
Manejo em
reservatórios e
ecofisiologia de
plâncton
Zooplâncton
Impacto de
barramentos
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- Interação Inseto-Planta.
Dinâmica de
populações,
modelagem e
biologia marinha
Insetos galhadores,
herbivoria e
recuperação de
áreas degradadas
Dr. Cláudia
Maria Jacobi
PhD Edivani V.
Franceschinelli
PhD Geraldo
Wilson Fernandes
Biologia floral e
genética vegetal
Áreas degradadas
Xylopoda
Artropodes
cavernícolas
Simarouba
Galha
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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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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
Prof. Dr. Marcos Callisto
Research Axis: Benthos and insectmacrophyte 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 BrazilGermany
Magda Greco – advicer of the Science and
Tecnology secretary of Minas Gerais State
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
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.
Oligoryzomys sp.
Gracilinanus agilis.
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