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54th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation
MERIDA · YUCATAN · MEXICO
July 9-14, 2017
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Dr. Miguel Martínez-Ramos
CHAIR
Miguel Martinez-Ramos is an ecologist dedicated to the study of factors, processes and mechanisms that determine the dynamics of tropical forests in natural and modified environments in the dry and humid regions of Mexico and in some regions of Central and South America. His research focuses on the understanding of ecological principles involved in the coexistence of plant species at local and landscape scales, establishing the scientific basis for the sustainable use of tropical forest products and providing knowledge about regeneration and restoration of forests in landscapes shaped by activities human. His ultimate goal, is the establishment of frameworks for sustainable management of ecosystems, improving the conservation of biodiversity and the welfare of people who manage tropical forests.
Dr. Juan Manuel Dupuy Rada
CO-CHAIR
Dra. Ireri Suazo-Ortuño
Ireri Suazo-Ortuño is an ecologist and herpetologist at the Instituto de Investigaciones sobre los Recursos Naturales of the Universidad Michoacana of San Nicolás of Hidalgo in Michoacán, México. Her research is focused on the ecology and conservation of wildlife, mainly in the dry tropical forest of Western Mexico. For the last 15 years she has been studying the effects of anthropogenic activities on ecological and functional aspects of amphibians and reptiles in order to recommend sustainable agricultural management practices.
Dr. Víctor Parra-Tabla
Victor Parra-Tabla is an ecologist at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. His research has been focused on the study of multiple interactions that occur between parasitoids-herbivores-plants and pollinators. His research interest has been expanding to the study of plant local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity of interespecific interactions, using molecular tools and ambitious field experiments in large geographic scales. He is also interested in the implications of my studies in the conservation biology and management of some species (e.g, crop pollination, endemic and invasive plants).
Juan Manuel Dupuy is an academic dedicated to the research of the patterns, processes and factors that determine the the structure, diversity and composition of tropical forests in human-perturbed habitats. Specially he is interested in the regeneration, sucesion and forest-dynamics at the community and landscape levels. Recently, his research projects have been focused to the carbon measurement and monitoring in the tropical forest to implement climate change mitigation strategies.
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