JOSÉ MARIA CARDOSO DA SILVA, PhD
University of Miami
Department of Geography and Regional Studies
1300 Campo Sano Building, 115C
Coral Gables, FL 33124
Phone: 305-284-6890
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
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1995. Ph.D., Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1989. M.Sc., Ecology, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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1986. B.Sc., Biology, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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University of Miami, Professor, Department of Geography and Regional Studies, Coral Gables,
Florida, USA (August 2015-present). Teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Develop research in
biogeography and environmental geography.
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Conservation International, Special Advisor to the President on Global Learning, Arlington,
Virginia, USA (October 2014–February 2015). Advise the President on technical and management issues
related to global issues. Conducted strategic assessments and lead the institutional effort to design and
implement effective internal mechanisms to foster learning exchange amongst the widely dispersed, and
rapidly moving, CI’s country programs. Developed research agenda on governance, sustainable
production and protection of natural capital in 26 tropical countries.
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Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, Amapá, Brazil, Adjunct Professor (November 2006–
Present). Teach graduate courses (systematics and biogeography, protected areas and conservation
biology) and advise masters and doctorate students in the Graduate Program in Tropical Biodiversity.
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Conservation International, Executive Vice-President, Field Programs, Arlington, Virginia, USA
(December 2010–September 2014). Managed the largest division within the organization with US$ 53
million of annual investments in social-environmental projects in 23 countries in Africa (Liberia, DRC,
South Africa, Botswana and Madagascar), Asia (China, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Timor Leste,
Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Samoa) and Americas (Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana and Suriname). Provided leadership and technical guidance for
more than 500 employees. Led interaction with national governments, regional political organizations,
multilaterals, development banks, and global conventions. Supported interaction with major corporations,
providing advice on how to incorporate socio-environmental principles in their policies and practices.
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Conservation International, Senior Vice-President, Americas, Belém, Pará, Brazil (March 2009November 2010). Managed all CI’s country programs in Latin America, encompassing Costa Rica,
Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and Brazil. Oversaw US$ 25 million of
annual investments in social-environmental projects developed together with partners. Provided
leadership and technical guidance for more than 150 employees. Led interaction with national
governments as well as regional political organizations. Supported interaction and joint projects with
major regional corporations.
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Conservation International, Vice-President, Brazil, Belém, Pará, Brazil (August 2003–February
2009). Managed all projects within Brazil, totaling around US$ 10 million of annual investments in
social-environmental projects in the most important ecological regions in the country. Led a network
composed of 150 partner organizations. Provided technical guidance for 50 highly qualified staff and
represented the institution in several meetings with diverse stakeholders. Provided technical assistance on
sustainability issues to national, sub-national governments, and corporations.
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Conservation International, Director, Brazilian Amazon, Belém, Pará, Brazil (April 2001–July
2003). Opened and consolidated CI’s first office in the Brazilian Amazon. Managed all socioenvironmental projects within the region, totaling around US$ 2 million in annual investments. Provided
technical assistance to sub-national governments (states and municipalities) as well as to corporations,
operating in the region.
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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Associated Professor, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (19972001). Led complex multi-disciplinary initiatives that mobilized more than 300 people from corporations,
non-profits, academia and governments to design a regional strategy for the conservation and
development of the natural resources in northeastern Brazil, the driest and poorest region in the country.
Designed the first country’s undergraduate program in environmental science with strong emphasis on
corporate sustainability. Funded the most important and recognized regional environmental NGO
(CEPAN). Taught undergraduate (vertebrate zoology, ecology and population ecology) and graduate
courses on environmental policy, ecology, biogeography, and evolution. Advised graduate students on
environmental policy.
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Universidade Federal do Pará & Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Adjunct Professor, Belém, Pará,
Brazil (1997-2012). Managed and redesigned the joint graduate program in Zoology, increasing its
national ranking and attracting new resources to support research by students (1997-2001). Taught
Evolution and Biogeography. Advised master and doctorate students.
2 VOLUNTARY WORK
Designed and implemented the largest social swimming project in Brazil (http://www.natacaocidada.net) that
provides free swimming lessons to more than 400 children from low-income families in Belém, Brazil. Local
businesses partners support this project.
LANGUAGES
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English (fluent)
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Portuguese (native language)
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Spanish (professional proficiency)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
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2013 - New bird species recognizing my work (Campyloramphus cardosoi)
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2012 - Fellow, Linnean Society of London
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2009 - Fellow, The American Ornithologists' Union.
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2006 - Elective Member, The American Ornithologists' Union.
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2005 - Award Young Latin American Biologist, La Red Latinoamericana de Ciencias Biological
(RELAB).
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2003 - Special Recognition, Environment Program, USAID.
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2001 - Special Recognition by Graduate Students, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
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1997 - Associated Researcher, Field Museum of Natural History.
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1996 - Merit Award to Young Scientists, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.
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1993 – Ararajuba Award for outstanding contribution to Brazilian Ornithology, Brazilian Ornithological
Society.
PUBLICATIONS
I. Articles in peer-reviewed journals
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BOSS, R.L. & SILVA, J.M.C. Core and transient species in an Amazonian savanna bird assemblage.
Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, v. 22, p. 372-380, 2014.
GOMES, A.L.S., GONÇALVES, A.F.G., VIEIRA, J.L.F., MARCELIANO, M.L.V. & SILVA, J.M.C.
Natural gaps associated with oxidative stress in Willisornis poecilinotus (Aves: Thamnophilidae) in a
tropical forest. Acta Amazonica, v. 44, p. 207-212, 2014.
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BORGES, S.H. & SILVA, J.M.C. A New Area of Endemism for Amazonian Birds in the Rio Negro
Basin. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, v. 124, p. 15-23, 2012.
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SCARANO, F.R., SILVA, J.M.C., GUIMARÃES, A.L.; RAIK, D. & BOLTZ, F. Brazil on the spot:
Rio+20, sustainability and a role for science. Brazilian Journal of Botany, v. 35, p. 233-239, 2012.
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SCARANO, F.; GUIMARÃES, A. & SILVA, J.M.C. Rio+20: Lead by example. Nature (London), v.
486, p. 25-26, 2012.
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VASCONCELOS, M.F., DANTAS, S.M. & SILVA, J.M.C. Avifaunal inventory of the Amazonian
savannas and adjacent habitats of the Monte Alegre. Bulletin of the Goeldi Museum, Natural Sciences,
Vol. 6, p. 119-145, 2011.
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SANTOS, M.P.D., SILVEIRA, L.F. & SILVA, J.M.C. Birds of Serra do Cachimbo, Pará State, Brazil.
Brazilian Journal of Ornithology, v.19, p. 244-259, 2011.
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CABANNE, G. S.; D'HORTA, F. M.; MEYER, D.; SILVA, J.M.C.; MIYAKI, C.Y. Evolution of
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris (Aves: Furnariidae) between the South American open vegetation corridor
and the Atlantic forest. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, v. 103, p. 801-820, 2011.
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NOGUEIRA, C., BUCKUP, P.A., MENEZES, N. A.; OYAKAWA, O. T. ; KASECKER, T. P.; RAMOS
NETO, M. B. & SILVA, J.M.C. Restricted-Range Fishes and the Conservation of Brazilian Freshwaters.
PLOS ONE, v. 5, p. e11390, 2010.
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GARDA, A.A., SILVA, J.M.C. & BAIÃO, P. . Biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
in the Amazon. Systematics and Biodiversity, vol. 8, p. 169-175, 2010.
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ALVES, M.A.S, SILVA, J.M.C. & COSTA, ES . Brazilian ornithology: history and current trends.
Neotropical Ornithology, vol. 19, p. 391-399, 2008.
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D'Horta, F.M., SILVA, J.M.C. & Ribas, D.C. Species limits and hybridization zones in Icterus
cayanensis-chrysocephalus group (Aves: Icteridade). Journal of Biological Linnean Society, vol.95,
p. 583-597, 2008.
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VIEIRA, I.C.G., Toledo, P. , SILVA, J.M.C. & HIGUCHI, H. Deforestation and threats to the
biodiversity of Amazonia. Brazilian Journal of Biology, vol. 68, p. 631-637, 2008.
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HOFFMANN, M., BROOKS, T., FONSECA, G.A.B., GASCON, G.; RODRIGUES, A.S.L., HAWKINS,
A.,
JAMES,
R.E.,
LANGHAMMER,
P.,
MITTERMEIER,
R.,
PILGRIM,
J.
&
SILVA,
J.M.C. Conservation planning and the IUCN Red List. Endangered Species Research, Vol. 6, p. 113-125,
2008.
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PERES, M.C.L., SILVA, J.M.C. & BRESCOVIT, A.D. The Influence of treefall gaps on the distribution
of web-building and ground hunter spiders in an Atlantic Forest remnant, northeastern Brazil. Studies on
Neotropical Fauna and Environment, vol. 4, p. 49-60, 2007.
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SANTOS,
A.M.M., Cavalcanti,
D.R.,
SILVA,
J.M.C. &
TABARELLI,
M. Biogeographical
Relationships among tropical forests in north-eastern Brazil. Journal of Biogeography, vol. 34, p. 437446, 2007.
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SILVA, M.A.M. & SILVA, J.M.C. A note on the relationships between visitor interest and
characteristics of the mammal exhibits zoo in Recife, Brazil. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, vol.105,
p. 223-226, 2007.
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MITTERMEIER, R., GASCON, G., RAJAOBELINA, L., SUPRIATWA, J., SILVA, J.M.C.,
RODRIGUEZ, C.M., ZHI, L. & BRANDON, K. Local and Global Priorities. Science, Vol. 318, p. 13791380, 2007.
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SANTOS, MPD & SILVA, J.M.C. As aves das savanas de Roraima. Ararajuba. Brazilian Ornithological
Journal, v. 15, p. 189-207, 2007
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LEAL, I.R., SILVA, J.M.C., TABARELLI, M. & LACHER, T. Changing the course of biodiversity
conservation in the Caatinga of Northeastern Brazil. Conservation Biology, vol. 19, n.3, p. 701-706, 2005.
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SILVA, J.M.C., RYLANDS, A.B. & FONSECA, G.A.B. The fate of the Amazonian areas of
endemism. Conservation Biology, vol. 19, n.3, p. 689-694, 2005.
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TABARELLI, M., PINTO, L.P. SILVA, J.M.C., HIROTA, M. & BEDE, L. Challenges and
opportunities for biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Conservation Biology, vol. 19,
n.3, p. 695-700, 2005.
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BRANDON, K.; FONSECA, G.A.B., RYLANDS, A.B. & SILVA, J.M.C. Brazilian conservation:
challenge and opportunities. Conservation Biology, vol. 19, n.3, p. 595-600, 2005.
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VIEIRA, I.C.G., SILVA, J.M.C. & TOLEDO, P . Estratégias para evitar a perda da biodiversidade na
Amazônia. Estudos Avançados, v. 19, n.54, p. 153-164, 2005.
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FONSECA, G.A.B. & SILVA, J.M.C. Megadiversidade amazonica: Desafios para a sua conservação.
Ciência & Ambiente, v. 31, p. 13-23, 2005.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Áreas de endemismo da Amazônia. Ciência & Ambiente, v. 31, p. 25-38, 2005.
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TABARELLI, M., SILVA, J.M.C. & GASCON, G. Forest fragmentation, synergisms and the
impoverishment of neotropical forests. Biodiversity and Conservation, Netherlands, vol. 13, n.7, p. 14191425, 2004.
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SILVA, J.M.C., SOUSA, M.C. & CASTELETI C.H.M. Areas of endemism for passerine birds in the
Atlantic forest, South America. Global Ecology and Biogeography, England, vol. 13, p. 85-92, 2004.
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SILVA, J.M.C., OREN, D. C. & LIMA, MF. Fernando Novaes: o fundador da moderna ornitologia
brasileira. Ararajuba. Brazilian Ornithological Journal, v. 12, n.1, p. 65-68, 2004.
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SILVA, J.M.C., GONZAGA, L.P. & COELHO, C. Discovered on the brink of extinction: a new species
of Pygmy-Owl (Strigidae: Glaucidium) from Atlantic Forest of Northeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of
Ornithology, Vol. 10, n.2, p. 123-130, 2003.
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BATES, J.M., TELLO, J.G. & SILVA, J.M.C. Initial assessment of genetic diversity in ten bird species
of South American Cerrado. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, vol. 38, n.2, p. 87-94, 2003.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & BATES, J.M. Biogeographic patterns and conservation in the South American
Cerrado: a tropical savanna hotspot. Bioscience, vol. 52, n.3, p. 225-233, 2002.
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SILVA, J.M.C., NOVAES, F.C. & OREN, D.C. Differentiation of Xiphocolaptes (Dendrocolaptidae)
across the river Xingu, Brazilian Amazonia: recognition of a new species phylogenetic and biogeographic
Implications. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, London, vol. 122, no.3, p. 185-194, 2002.
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SILVA,
J.M.C.
&
TABARELLI,
M. The
future
of
the
Atlantic
Forest
in
northeastern
Brazil. Conservation Biology, vol. 15, n.3, p. 819-820, 2001.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Ciências Biológicas. Infocapes, Brasília, v. 99, n.2, p. 73-84, 2001.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & TABARELLI, M. Tree species impoverishment and the future flora of the Atlantic
forest of northeast Brazil. Nature (London), London, vol. 444, n.6773, p. 72-74, 2000.
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VICKERY, P., TUBARO, P., SILVA, J.M.C., PETERJOHN, B.G., HERKERT, J.R., DALE, B. &
CAVALCANTI, R.B. Conservation of grassland birds in the Western Hemisphere. Studies on Avian
Biology, vol. 19, p. 2-26, 1999.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Seasonal Movements and conservation of seedeaters Sporophila of the genus in South
America. Studies on Avian Biology, Lawrence, vol. 19, p. 272-280, 1999.
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GARCIA-MORENO, J. & SILVA, JMC. An interplay between forest and non-forest South American
avifaunas suggested by the phylogeny of Lepidocolaptes woodcreepers (Dendrocolaptidae). Studies on
Neotropical Fauna and Environment, vol. 32, n.4, p. 164-173, 1998.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Integrating biogeography and conservation: an example with birds and plants of the
Cerrado region. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, vol. 70, n.4, p. 881-888, 1998.
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VIEIRA, I.C.G & SILVA, J.M.C. Phenology, fruit set and dispersal of Cordia multispicata Cham. An
important weed shrub of abandoned pastures in Eastern Amazonia. Brazilian Journal of Botany, vol. 20,
p. 51-56, 1997.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & OREN, D.C. Geographic variation and conservation of the Moustached Woodcreeper
(Xiphocolaptes falcirostris), an endemic and threatened species of Northeastern Brazil. Bird Conservation
International, vol. 7, p. 263-274, 1997.
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SILVA,
J.M.C.
Endemic
bird
species
and
conservation
America. Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 6, p. 435-450, 1997.
6 in
the
Cerrado
region,
South
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SILVA, J.M.C., OREN, D.C. ROMA, J.C. & HENRIQUES, L.M.P. Composition and distribution
patterns of the avifauna of an Amazonian upland savanna, Amapá, Brazil. Ornithological Monographs,
vol. 48, p. 743-762, 1997.
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SILVA, J.M.C., Santos, M.P.D. As aves das savanas de Roraima. Brazilian Ornithological Journal, v. 15,
p. 189-207, 1997.
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SILVA, J.M.C. New data support the specific status for Reiser's Tyrannulet, a poorly known endemic
bird from Central Brazil. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, vol. 116, p.109-113, 1996.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & STRAUBE, F.C. Systematics and biogeography of scaled woodcreepers (Aves:
Dendrocolaptidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, vol. 31, p. 3-10, 1996.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Distribution of Amazonian and Atlantic Birds in gallery forests of the cerrado region,
South America. Neotropical Ornithology, vol. 7, n.1, p. 1-18, 1996.
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SILVA, J.M.C., UHL, C. & MURRAY, G. Plant succession, landscape management, and the ecology of
frugivorous birds in abandoned pastures. Conservation Biology, vol. 10, p. 491-503, 1996.
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NEPSTAD, D., UHL, C., PEREIRA, C.A. & SILVA, J.M.C. Barriers to tree establishment in an
Amazonian pasture: seed availability, seed predation, herbivory and drought. Oikos, vol. 76, p. 25-39,
1996.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & OREN, D.C. Application of the parsimony analysis of endemicity in Amazonian
biogeography: primates with an example. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, London, England,
vol. 59, p. 427-437, 1996.
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NEPSTAD, D.C., UHL, C., PEREIRA, C.A. & SILVA, J.M.C. A comparative study of tree
establishment in abandoned pasture and mature forest the eastern Amazon. Oikos, vol. 76, p. 25-39, 1996.
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SILVA, J.M.C., NOVAES, F.C. & OREN, D.C. A new species of Hylexetastes (Dendrocolaptidae) from
eastern Amazonia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, vol. 115 n.4, p. 200-205, 1995.
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FERNANDES, M.E.B., SILVA, J.M.C. & SILVA JUNIOR, J.S. The monkeys of the islands of the
Amazon estuary, Brazil: a biogeographic analysis. Mammalia, vol. 59, p. 213-221, 1995.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Seasonal distribution of the lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola. Bulletin of the British
Ornithologists' Club, Vol. 115, n.1, p. 14-21, 1995.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Avian inventory of the cerrado region, South America: Implications for biological
conservation. Bird Conservation International, vol. 5, no.3-4, p. 291-304, 1995.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Birds of the cerrado region, South America. Steenstrupia, vol. 21, n.1, p. 69-92, 1995.
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SILVA, JMC. Biogeographic analysis of the South American cerrado avifauna. Steenstrupia, Vol. 21,
n.1, p. 49-67, 1995.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Can avian distribution patterns in northern Argentina be related to gallery forest
expansion-retraction Caused by Quaternary Climatic changes. The Auk, vol. 111, n.2, p. 495-499, 1994.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & OREN, D.C. Observations on the habitat and distribution of the Brazilian ThreeBanded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus), a threatened Caatinga endemic. Mammalia, vol. 57, n.1,
p. 149-152, 1993.
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SILVA, J.M.C. The sharpbill in the Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil, with comments on altitudinal
migration in the Amazon basin. Journal of Field Ornithology, vol. 64, n.3, p. 310-315, 1992.
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DEGALLIER, N., ROSA, A.P.A.T, SILVA, J.M.C., RODRIGUES, S.R., VASCONCELOS, P.F.C. As
aves como hospedeiros de arbovírus na Amazonia brasileira. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi.
Zoologia, v. 8, n.1, p. 69-111, 1992.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Phylogeny of Cercomacra nigricans species-group (Aves: Thamnophilidae) and The
Importance of Plio-Pleistocene tectonic Movements for speciation of the Neotropical birds. Goeldiana,
Vol. 18, p. 1-8, 1992.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & OREN, D.C. Notes on Knipolegus franciscanus: an endemism of central Brazilian dry
forests. Goeldiana Zoology, Vol. 16, p. 1-9, 1992.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Sistemática e biogeografia da superespecie Nystalus maculatus (Piciformes:
Bucconidae). Brazilian Ornithological Journal, v. 2, p. 75-79, 1992.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & STOTZ, D. Geographical variation in sharp-billed Treehunter, Heliobletus
contaminatus. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, Vol. 112, n.2, p. 98-101, 1992.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & OREN, D.C. Fernando Novaes e a ornitologia amazônica. Boletim do Museu Paraense
Emilio Goeldi. Zoologia, Belém, v. 8, n.1, p. 7-12, 1992.
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SILVA,
J.M.C., OREN,
D.C. A
new
subspecies
of
Xiphocolaptes
major
(Vieillot)
from
Argentina. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, Vol. 111, no.3, p. 147-149, 1991.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Geographical variation in the saffron-billed sparrow Arremon flavirostris. Bulletin of the
British Ornithologists' Club, Vol. 111, no.3, p. 153-155, 1991.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Description of a new subspecies of Saltator aurantiirostris, with comments on
S. maxillosus, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, Vol. 110 n.4, p. 171-175, 1990.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & OREN, D.C. Introduced and invading birds in Belem, Brazil. The Wilson Bulletin,
vol. 102 (2), n.2, p. 309-313, 1990.
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SILVA,
J.M.C. The
reavaluation
of
Serpophaga
araguayae,
Snethlage
1928
(Aves:
Tyrannidae). Goeldiana, Vol. 1, p. 1-6, 1990.
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SILVA, J.M.C.; LIMA, M.F.C. & MARCELIANO, M.L.V. Pesos de aves de duas localidades na
Amazonia Oriental. Brazilian Ornithological Journal, v. 1, p. 99-104, 1990.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & OREN, D.C. Resultados de uma excursão ornitológica à Ilha de Maracá, Roraima,
Brasil. Goeldiana, v. 5, p. 1-8, 1990.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & CONSTANTINO, R. Aves de um trecho de mata no baixo rio Guamá- uma reanálise:
riqueza, raridade, diversidade, similaridade e preferências ecológicas.. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio
Goeldi. Zoologia, v. 4, p. 201-210, 1988.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & ONIKI, Y. Lista preliminar da avifauna da Estação Ecológica Serra das Araras, Mato
Grosso, Brasil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Zoologia, v. 4, p. 123-143, 1988.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Aspectos da ecologia e comportamento de Formicivora g. grisea (Boddaert,
1789)(Aves:Formicariidae) em ambientes amazônicos. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, v. 48, p. 797-805,
1988.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Atividades noturnas de forrageamento, sob iluminação artificial, de algumas aves
amazônicas. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Zoologia, v. 4, p. 17-20, 1988.
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OREN, D.C. & SILVA, J.M.C. Cherrie's Spinetail (Synallaxis cherriei, Gyldenstope)(Aves: Furnariidae)
in Carajás and Gorotire, Pará, Brazil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. Zoologia, v. 3, p. 1-9,
1987.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & WILLIS, E.O. Notas sobre a distribuição de quatro espécies de aves amazônicas.
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Zoologia, v. 2, p. 151-158, 1986.
II. Books (Published, Organized, or Edited)
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VALENTE, R.M., SILVA, J.M.C., STRAUBE, F.C. & NASCIMENTO, J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de
Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. 1. ed. Belém: Conservação Internacional, 2011. v. 1. 400p.
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GIULIETTI, A., RAPINI, A., ANDRADE, M.J.G., QUEIROZ, L.P. & SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.) Plantas
Raras do Brasil. Belo Horizonte: Conservação Internacional, 2009. 495p.
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MITTERMEIER, R., HARRIS, M.B., MITTERMEIER, C.; SILVA, J.M.C., LOURIVAL, R.,
FONSECA, G.A.B., & SELIGMAN, P.A. Pantanal: South America's Wetland Jewel. 1. ed. Auckland,
Nova Zelandia: David Bateman Ltda, 2005. 176p .
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SILVA, J.M.C., TABARELLI, M., FONSECA, M. & LINS, L.V. (Eds.). Biodiversidade da Caatinga:
áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação. Recife e Brasília: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco &
Ministério do Meio Ambiente, 2004. 382p.
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SILVA, J.M.C., LEAL, I.R., & TABARELLI, M. (Eds.). Ecologia e Conservação da Caatinga. Recife:
Editora Universitária, 2003. v. 1. 822p.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & TABARELLI, M. (Eds.). Diagnóstico da biodiversidade de Pernambuco. Recife:
Editora Massangana, 2002. 2 vols. 722p.
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VIEIRA, I.C.G,, SILVA, J.M.C., OREN, D.C. & D'Incao, M.A. (Eds.). Diversidade Biológica e Cultural
da Amazônia. 1. ed. Belém: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, 2001. v. 1. 421p .
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ALVES, M.A.S., SILVA, J.M.C., SLUYS, M.V., Bergallo, H.G. & ROCHA, C.F.D. (Eds.). A
Ornitologia no Brasil: Pesquisa Atual e Perspectivas. Rio de Janeiro: Editora da Universidade do Estado
do Rio de Janeiro, 2000. 351p .
III. Book Chapters
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FIGUEIREDO, W. M. B., SCHNEIDER, H., FERRARI, S. F., HARADA, M.L., SILVA, J.M.C.,
SILVA JUNIOR, J. S. & BATES, J.M. A molecular phylogeography of the uacaris (Cacajao). In:
VEIGA, L.; BARNETT, A. A.; FERRARI, S.F.; NORCONK, M.A. (Eds.). Evolutionary biology and
conservation of titis, sakis, and uacaris. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, p. 23-30.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Estação Ecológica de Maracá. In: VALENTE, R.M., SILVA, J.M.C., STRAUBE, F. C.
& NASCIMENTO, J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Conservação de
Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Belem: Conservação Internacional, 2011, p. 19-21.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Norte de Manaus. In: VALENTE, R.M., SILVA, J.M.C., STRAUBE, F. C. &
NASCIMENTO, J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Conservação de
Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Belem: Conservação Internacional, 2011, p. 74-77.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Belém. In: In: VALENTE, R.M., SILVA, J.M.C., STRAUBE, F. C. & NASCIMENTO,
J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Conservação de Aves Migratórias
Neárticas no Brasil. Belem: Conservação Internacional, 2011, p. 82-84.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Santarém. In: VALENTE, R.M., SILVA, J.M.C., STRAUBE, F. C. & NASCIMENTO,
J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Conservação de Aves Migratórias
Neárticas no Brasil. Belem: Conservação Internacional, 2011, p. 88-91.
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SILVA, J.M.C., KASECKER, T.P. Parque Nacional da Amazônia. In: VALENTE, R.M., SILVA,
J.M.C., STRAUBE, F. C. & NASCIMENTO, J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas
no Brasil. Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Belem: Conservação Internacional,
2011, p. 92-95.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Reserva Biológica do Jaru. In: VALENTE, R.M., SILVA, J.M.C., STRAUBE, F. C. &
NASCIMENTO, J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Conservação de
Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Belem: Conservação Internacional, 2011, p. 107-110.
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Cavalcanti, R.B.; SILVA, J.M.C. Distrito Federal. In: VALENTE, R.M., SILVA, J.M.C., STRAUBE, F.
C. & NASCIMENTO, J.L.X. (Eds.). Conservação de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Conservação
de Aves Migratórias Neárticas no Brasil. Belem: Conservação Internacional, 2011, p. 215-219.
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SILVA, J.M.C. A Amazônia e a sua biodiversidade. In: SILVA, R. A., LEMOS, W. P.; ZUCCHI, R. A.
(Eds.). Moscas-das-frutas na Amazônia Brasileira. Moscas-das-frutas na Amazônia Brasileira. Macapá:
Embrapa Amapá, 2011, p. 22-31.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & GARDA, A.A. Padrões e processos biogeográficos na Amazônia. In: CARVALHO,
C.J.B.C. & CARVALHO, E.A.B. (Eds.). Biogeografia da América do Sul. Padrões & Processos.
Biogeografia da América do Sul. Padrões & Processos. São Paulo: Editora Roca, 2010, p. 189-197.
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RAPINI, A., ANDRADE, M.J.G., GIULIETTI, A., QUEIROZ, L.P. & SILVA, J.M.C. Introdução:
Plantas Raras do Brasil. In: GIULIETTI, A.M., RAPINI, A., ANDRADE, M.J.G., QUEIROZ, L.P. &
SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.). Plantas Raras do Brasil. Plantas Raras do Brasil. Belo Horizonte: Conservação
Internacional, 2009, p. 23-35.
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KASECKER, T.P., SILVA, J.M.C., RAPINI, A., RAMOS-NETO, M.B., GIULIETTI, A.; ANDRADE,
M.J.G. & QUEIROZ, L.P. Áreas-chave para espécies raras de fanérogamas. In: GIULIETTI, A.M.,
RAPINI, A., ANDRADE, M.J.G., QUEIROZ, L.P. & SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.). Plantas Raras do Brasil.
Plantas Raras do Brasil. Belo Horizonte: Conservação Internacional, 2009, p. 433-471.
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FIGUEIREDO, W.M.B., SILVA, J.M.C. & SOUZA, M.A. Biogeografia e a conservação da
biodiversidade. In: ROCHA, C.F.D., BERGALLO, H.G., VAN SLUYS, M. & ALVES, M.A.S. (Eds.).
Biologia da Conservação: Essências. São Carlos: Rima Editora, 2006, v. 1, p. 135-156.
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SILVA, J.M.C., RYLANDS, A.B., SILVA JUNIOR, J.S., GASCON, G. ; FONSECA, G.A.B. Primate
diversity patterns and their conservation in Amazonia. In: Purvis A.; Gittleman, J.L. & Brooks, T. (Eds.).
Phylogeny and Conservation. Phylogeny and Conservation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2005, v. 10, p. 337-364.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & SANTOS, M.P.D. A importância relativa dos processos biogeográficos na formação
da avifauna do Cerrado e de outros biomas brasileiros. In: SCARIOT A., SOUSA FILHO, J.C. &
FELFILI, J.M. (Eds.). Cerrado: Ecologia, Biodiversidade e Conservação. Brasília: Ministério do Meio
Ambiente, 2005, p. 224-233.
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MITTERMEIER, R., SINGH, J., SILVA, J.M.C., UDENHOUT, W. & FAMOLARE, L. The
borderlands of Brazil and the Guianas: The World's most intact tropical rainforest. In: MITTERMEIER,
R.A., KOSMOS, C. & MITTERMEIER, C. G., ROBLES GIL, P., SANDWITCH, T. & BESANÇON, C.
(Eds.). Transboundary Conservation. México: CEMEX, 2005, v. 1, p. 183-188.
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SILVA, J.M.C.; TABARELLI, M. & FONSECA, M. O processo de seleção de áreas e ações prioritárias
para a conservação da Caatinga.. In: SILVA, J.M.C., TABARELLI, M., FONSECA, M.T. & LINS, V. L.
(Eds.). Biodiversidade da Caatinga: áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação.. Biodiversidade da
Caatinga: áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação. Recife e Brasília: Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco & Ministério do Meio Ambiente, 2004, p. 12-14.
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CASTELETI, C.H.M., SILVA, J.M.C., TABARELLI, M. & SANTOS, A.M.M. Quanto ainda resta da
Caatinga? Uma estimativa preliminar. In: SILVA, J.M.C., TABARELLI, M; FONSECA, M.T & LINS,
LV. (Eds.). Biodiversidade da Caatinga: áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação.. Biodiversidade da
Caatinga: áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação. Recife e Brasília: Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco & Ministério do Meio Ambiente, 2004, p. 92-100.
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SILVA, J.M.C.; TABARELLI, M. & FONSECA, M. Áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação da
biodiversidade da Caatinga. In: SILVA, J.M.C., TABARELLI, M. FONSECA, M.T. & LINS, L.V.
(Eds.). Biodiversidade da Caatinga: áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação.. Biodiversidade da
Caatinga: áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação. Recife e Brasília: Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco & Ministério do Meio Ambiente, 2004, p. 350-374.
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SILVA, J.M.C. La importancia relativa de los procesos que determinan la diversidade regional de las
aves en las grandes regiones ecológicas brasileñas. In: GOMEZ DE SILVA, H. & OLIVERAS DE ITA,
A. (Eds.). Conservácion de Aves. Experiencias en México.. Conservácion de Aves. Experiencias en
México.. México: CIPAMEX, 2004, p. 63-67.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & CASTELETI C.H.M. Status of the biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. In:
GALINDO-LEAL, C. & GUSMÃO CÂMARA, I. (Eds.). The Atlantic Forest of South America. The
Atlantic Forest of South America. Washington: Island Press, 2003, p. 43-59.
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TABARELLI, M., PINTO, L.P. , SILVA, J.M.C. & COSTA, C.M.R. Endangered species and
conservation planning. In: GALINDO-LEAL, C. & GUSMÃO CÂMARA, I. (Eds.). The Atlantic Forest
of South America. The Atlantic Forest of South America. Washington: Island Press, 2003, p. 86-94.
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SILVA, J.M.C., SOUZA, M.A., BIEBER, A.G.D., CARLOS, C.J. Aves da Caatinga: status, uso do
habitat e sensitividade. In: LEAL, I.R., TABARELLI M. & SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.). Ecologia e
conservação da Caatinga. Recife: Editora Universitária, 2003, v. , p. 237-273.
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CASTELETI C.H.M., SANTOS, A.M.M., TABARELLI, M. & SILVA, J.M.C. In: LEAL, I.R.,
TABARELLI M. & SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.). Ecologia e conservação da Caatinga. Recife: Editora
Universitária, 2003, p. 719-734.
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TABARELLI, M. & SILVA, J.M.C. Áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação da biodiversidade da
Caatinga. In: LEAL, I.R., TABARELLI M. & SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.). Ecologia e conservação da
Caatinga. Recife: Editora Universitária, 2003, p. 777-798.
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LEAL, I.R., TABARELLI, M. & SILVA, J.M.C. Ecologia e Conservação da Caatinga: uma introdução
ao desafio. In: LEAL, I.R., TABARELLI M. & SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.). Ecologia e conservação da
Caatinga. Recife: Editora Universitária, 2003, p. 13-16.
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SILVA, J.M.C & MEGULHÃO-NETO, C.A. Análise de representatividade das unidades de conservação
no Estado de Pernambuco. In: TABARELLI. M. & SILVA, J.M.C. (Eds.). Diagnóstico da biodiversidade
de Pernambuco. Recife: Editora Massangana, 2002, 2 vols. p. 707-715.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & VICKERY, P. Birds. IN: PERROW, M. & DARY, A.J. (Eds.). Handbook of
Ecological Restoration. Handbook of Ecological Restoration. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2002, p. 376-388.
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TABARELLI, M. & SILVA, J.M.C. Áreas e ações prioritárias para a conservação, utilização sustentável
e repartição de benefícios da biodiversidade do bioma Caatinga. In: ARAUJO, E.L., MOURA, A.N.
SAMPAIO, E.V.S.B., GETINARI, L.M.S. & CARNEIRO, J.M.T. (Eds.). Biodiversidade, conservação e
uso sustentável da flora do Brasil. Biodiversidade, conservação e uso sustentável da flora do Brasil.
Recife: Imprensa Universitária, 2002, p. 47-52.
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MITTERMEIER, R., PILGRIM, J., RYLANDS A.B., GASCON, G., FONSECA, G.A.B., SILVA,
J.M.C.,
MITTERMEIER,
C.,
BROOKS,
T.,
RODRIGUEZ,
J.V.,
SINGH,
J. Amazon. In:
MITTERMEIER, R.A., MITTERMEIER, C.G., ROBLES GIL, P., PILGRIM, J., FONSECA, G.A.B.,
BROOKS, T. & KONSTANT, W.R. (Eds.). Wilderness - Earth's Last Wild Places. Wilderness - Earth's
Last Wild Places. Mexico: Cemex, 2002, p. 57-106.
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LACHER,
T.,
AGUIAR,
J.
&
SILVA,
J.M.C. The
Caatinga. In:
MITTERMEIER,
R.A.,
MITTERMEIER, C.G., ROBLES GIL, P., PILGRIM, J., FONSECA, G.A.B., BROOKS, T. &
KONSTANT, W.R. (Eds.). Wilderness - Earth's Last Wild Places. Wilderness - Earth's Last Wild Places.
Mexico: Cemex, 2002, p. 175-180.
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FERREIRA, L., LEMOS DE SÁ, R., BUSCHBACHER, R., BATMANIAN, G., SILVA, J. M. C.,
ARRUDA, M. B., MORETTI, E., DE SÁ, L. F. S. N., FALCOMER, J. & BAMPI, M. L. Identificação
de áreas prioritárias para a conservação da biodiversidade por meio da representatividade das Unidades de
Conservação e tipos de vegetação nas ecorregiões da Amazônia Brasileira. In: CAPOBIANCO, J. P.,
VERÍSSIMO, A., MOREIRA, A., SAWIER, D., SANTOS, I. & PINTO, L.P. (Eds). Biodiversidade na
Amazônia Brasileira. São Paulo: Estação Liberdade, 2001, p. 268-286.
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ALVES, M.A.S. & SILVA, J.M.C. A Ornitologia no Brasil: desenvolvimento, tendências atuais e
perspectivas. In: ALVES, M.A.S., SILVA, J.M.C., VAN SLUYS, M., BERGALLO, H. G., ROCHA,
C.F.D. (Eds.). A Ornitologia no Brasil: pesquisa atual e perspectivas. Rio de Janeiro: Editora da
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 2000, p. 327-344.
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SILVA, J.M.C. Birds of the Ilha de Maracá. In: MILLIKEN W. & RATTER, J.A. (Eds.). Maracá: the
biodiversity and environment of an Amazonian rainforest. Maracá: the biodiversity and environment of an
Amazonian rainforest. London, John Wiley & Sons, 1998, p. 211-229.
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NESPSTAD, D., UHL, C., FERREIRA, C.A. & SILVA, J.M.C. Barreiras ao estabelecimento de árvores
em pastos abandonados na Amazônia: banco de sementes, predação de sementes, herbivoria e seca. In:
GASTON, C & MOUTINHO, P. (Eds.). Floresta Amazônica: dinâmica, regeneração e manejo. Floresta
Amazônica: dinâmica, regeneração e manejo. Manaus: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia,
1998, p. 191-218.
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ROY, M.S., ARCTANDER, P. GARCIA-MORENO, J., SILVA, J.M.C. & FJELDSA, J. The speciation
of South American and African Birds in montane regions. In: MINDELL, C. (Ed.). Avian molecular
evolution and systematics. London, Academic Press, 1997, p. 325-343.
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SILVA, J.M.C. & NETO, D.C. As aves. In: LISBOA, P. (Ed.). Caxiuanã: ambiente físico e diversidade
biológica. Belém: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, 1997, p. 403-415
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NEPSTAD, D., MOUTINHO, P., UHL, C., VIEIRA, I. & SILVA, J.M.C. The ecological importance of
forest remnants in an eastern Amazonian frontier landscape. In: SCHELLAS, J. & GREEBERG, G.
(Eds.). Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes. Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes. Washington, D. C:
Island Press, 1996, p. 133-150.
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I. MSc. Students
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Rodrigo Paulo Silvestro. Structure and Dynamics of the assemblage of birds in response to the flooding
cycle of a field of floodplain in Macapá, Amapá. 2010. MSc in Tropical Biodiversity, Universidade
Federal do Amapá.
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Erica Ferreira de Araujo. Distribution of species of freshwater fish endemic to the Guayana
Shield. 2010. MSc in Tropical Biodiversity – Universidade Federal do Amapá.
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Roberta Lucia Boss. Ecology of birds in an Amazon savanna in the State of Amapá. MSc in Tropical
Biodiversity – Universidade Federal do Amapá. 2009.
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Manuella Andrade de Souza. Distribution patterns and conservation of passerine birds in the Caatinga.
2004. MSc in Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Bruno Xavier de Freitas. Spatial distribution and social organization of Pipra rubrocapilla
(Passeriformes: Pipridae) in a remnant of Atlantic Forest in Northeast Brazil, Alagoas. 2003. MSc in
Biological Sciences (Zoology)) – Universidade Federal da Paraiba.
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Luiz Antonio Junior Coltro. The Tocantins river as a geographic barrier for suboscines birds. 2003. MSc.
in Biological Sciences (Zoology) – Universidade Federal da Paraiba.
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Fernando Mendonça D'Horta. Geographic variation, intergradation zones and speciation in complex
Icterus cayanensis-chrysocephalus (Aves: Icteridae). 2003. MSc in Zoology – Universidade Federal do
Pará.
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Eduardo Siqueira Tenorio de Vasconcelos. Avian communities along a gradient of urbanization in the city
of Recife, Pernambuco. 2002. MSc in Biological Sciences (Zoology) – Universidade Federal da Paraíba.
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Carlos Alberto Uchoa Mergulhão-Neto. Integrity, Implementation and Feasibility of Protected Areas in
the Atlantic Forest of the Pernambuco State. 2002. MSc in Animal Biology – Universidade Federal de
Pernambuco.
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Maria Alice da Silva Mendes. Audience research in tropical zoos: a case study in the Dois Irmãos Zoo,
Recife, Pernambuco. 2002. MSc in Animal Biology – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
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Marcos Santos Dantas Persius. Biogeographic analysis of the avifauna of an area of transition CerradoCaatinga in the center-south of Piaui, Brazil. 2001. MSc in Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Lemuel Olivio Leite. Ecology and Behavior Pyriglena leuconota pernambucensis Zimmer, a taxon
endemic to the Atlantic forest of northeastern Brazil. 2001. MSc in Biological Sciences (Zoology) –
Universidade Federal da Paraíba.
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Oliveira Rodrigo Pessoa. Geographic variation in Conopophaga melanops, a species endemic to the
Atlantic Forest. 2001. MSc in Biological Sciences (Zoology) – Universidade Federal da Paraíba.
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Marcelo Cardoso de Sousa. The areas of endemism for passerine birds in the Atlantic Forest. 2001. MSc
in Animal Biology – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
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Cesar Marcelo Lima Peres. Spider communities (Araneae: Arachnida) in natural gaps and mature forest
of the Atlantic Forest. 2001. MSc in Animal Biology) – Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
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Suely Basilio de Souza. Sexual dimorphism in size in three species of thrushes (Aves:
Turdidae). 1997. MSc in Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
II. PhD Students
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Teresa Cristina Albuquerque de Castro Dias. Brazilian Protected Areas: investments, management costs
and economic potential. 2013. Ph.D. in Tropical Biodiversity – Universidade Federal do Amapá.
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Andreza de Lourdes Souza Gomes. Oxidative stress in birds of forest gaps and mature forests in
Amazon forests. 2013. Ph.D. in Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Edson Guilherme da Silva. Avifauna of Acre: Composition, Geographic Distribution and
Conservation. 2009. Ph.D. in Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Helder Pereira de Araújo. Avian Communities in the Caatinga, Brazil. 2009. Ph.D. in Biological
Sciences (Zoology) – Universidade Federal da Paraíba
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Renata de Melo Valente. Spatial patterns in Amazonian bird communities. 2007. Ph.D. in
Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Luciane Lopes de Souza. Seed dispersal by vertebrates in upland forests and igapó the Amanã
Sustainable Development Reserve. 2006. Ph.D. in Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Marcos Pérsio Santos Dantas. Avifauna of the State of Roraima: biogeography and
conservation. 2005. Ph.D. in Zoology – Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Sergio Henrique Borges. Avifauna of the Jau National Park: an integrated approach in landscape
ecology, conservation and biogeography. 2004. Ph.D. in Zoology – Universidade Federal do
Pará.
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Maria de Jesus da Conceição Ferreira Fonseca. Biodiversity and sustainable development in the
curriculum of the secondary schools of Belém, Pará, Brazil. 2003. Ph.D. in Biological Sciences –
Universidade Federal do Pará.
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Sonia Aline Roda. Birds from the Center of Endemism Pernambuco: Composition,
Biogeography and Conservation. 2003. Ph.D. in Biological Sciences – Universidade Federal do
Pará.
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