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The Biota-FAPESP International Workshop on Applied Ecology and Human Dimensions in Biological Conservation (9 and 10/Nov/2009) Versão em português
Program
November 09
14h00 - Opening Session
14h15 - The Biota FAPESP Program - Dr. Carlos Joly, General Coordinator, Biota Program, FAPESP 
14h30 - Introduction: redirections in conservation biology - Dr. Luciano M. Verdade, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
15h00 - Phylogenetic diversity and conservation: applications from genes to communities to ecosystems - Dr. Daniel Faith, Australian Museum, Australia
15h50 - Coffee break
16h00 - Historical ecology and the explanation of diversity - Dr. William Balée, Tulane University, USA
16h50 - Adaptation and evolution in changing environments - Dr. Joel S. Brown, University of Illinois, USA
November 10
9h30 - Biodiversity loss and infectious diseases - Dr. Kevin D. Lafferty, University of California – Santa Barbara, USA
10h20 - The use of molecular tools in ecological studies - Dr. Eduardo Eizirik, PUCRS, Brazil
11h10 - Coffee break
11h20 - Multi-taxa surveys: integrating ecosystem processes and user demands - Dr. Willian E. Magnusson, INPA, Brazil
12h10 - Lunch (Restaurants around FAPESP)
14h00 - The importance of abundance estimates in biological surveys - Dr. James D. Nichols, USGS, USA
14h50 - Biodiversity and agriculture: modeling biodiversity trade-offs in changing environments - Dr. Jorn Scharlemann, UNEP/WCMC, U.K.
15h40 - Coffee break
15h50 - Conclusions on “Applied ecology and human dimensions in biological conservation”
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