International Commission on Tropical Biology and Natural Resources

President: Kleber Del Claro

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Vice Presidents I: Paulo S. Oliveira

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Vice Presidents II: Victor Rico-Gray

Instituto de Ecologia, A.C., México

Commissioners:

Tropical Ecology

Kleber Del-Claro – Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – Biology Institute - Brasil
Mauricio Quesada, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Tropical Botany

Fábio Rúbio Scarano –Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Biology Institute -Brazil
Ulrich Lüttge – University of: Techniche Univeritat Darmstadt - Institut für Botanik, Germany

Tropical Zoology

Regina Helena Ferraz Macedo – University of Brasília – Biology Institute - Brazil
Molly Morris - Ohaio University – Department of Biological Sciences – USA

Savannah Ecosystems

Ana Angélica Almeida Barbosa - Federal
Nelson Ramirez -Central University of Venezuela –Tropical Botany Center – Venezuela

Desert Ecosystems

Silvio Carlos Rodrigues – Federal University of Uberlândia – Geography Institute - Brazil

Tropical Agriculture

Marcus Vinícius Sampaio – Federal University of Uberlândia – Agronomy Institute Brazil
Francisco José Morales Garzón - Head Virology Research Unit – Coordinator Tropical Whitefly IPM Project International Center for Tropical Agriculture Colombia
Lísias Coelho - Federal University of Uberlândia – Agronomy Institute Brazil

Natural History of Tropical Plants

Kleber Del-Claro - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia – Biology Institute - Brasil

Human Impact on Tropical Ecosystems

Oswaldo Marçal Jr. - Federal University of Uberlândia – Biology Institute – Brazil

Tropical Phytopathology and Entomology (PE)

Arturo Bonet - Instituto de Ecologia A.C. - México
Glória Carrion Villarnovo - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - México

Case Studies

Kleber Del Claro - Federal University of Uberlândia – Biology Institute – Brazil
Robert J. Marquis - University of Saint Louis – Missouri – Department of Biology, USA

Tropical Biology and Natural Resources: Historical Pathways and Perspectives

Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Tropical Ecology

Introduction to tropical ecology

Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Mauricio Quesada, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,Mexico.

Diversity of Prokaryotes,fungi, protozoa, Bryophytes and Pterifophytes in tropical ecosystems

Aristoteles Goes Neto, Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Microbilogia(LAPEM),Deaprtmento de Ciencias Biologicas(DCBio),Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana(UEFS), Brazil
Luiz Henrique Rosa, Laboratorio de Microbilogia,Deaprtmento de Ciencias Biologicas,ICEB,Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil
Alexandre salino, Departmento de Botanica,ICB,C.P.486,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Carlos Augusto Rosa, Departmento de Microbiologia,ICB,C.P. 486,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Alfredo wieloch, Departmento de Zoologia,ICB,C.P.486,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ana Paula Trovatti Uetananbaro, Laboratorio de Controle de Qualidade Microbiologica de FArmacos, Departmento de Saude(DSAU),Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana(UEFS), Brazil

Paleobiology, evolution and extinctions in tropical ecosystems

Christopher Dick, University of Michigan,

Biodiversity loss, endemisms and extinction

Rodolfo Dirzo, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM, Mexico

Rainforest structure and dynamics

Leandro da Silva Duarte, Laboratorio de Ecologia Quantitativa,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Gabriel Selbach Hofmann, Laboratorio de Geoprocessamento,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Tropical Communities

Sandra Maria Hartz, Centro de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ronei Baldissera, Centro de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Stability and Complexity of the Tropics

Robert Colwell, University of Connecticut,

Tropical dry Forest Structure, Distribution and Dynamics

B. Hayden, Department of Biology,Concordia University, Canada
David F. Greene, Department of Biology,Concordia University, Canada

Habitat fragmentation, Edge Effects and Biological Corridors in Tropical Ecosystems

Victor Arroyo-Rodriguez, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Julieta Benitez-Malvido, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico

Tropical Macroecology

Jose Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Departmento de Biologia geral,ICB,Universidade Federal de Goias(UFG,Cx.P131), Brazil
Renata Alves da mata, CNPq Pos-Doctoral Program,Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas,Universidade Federal de Goias(UFG), Brazil

Evolutionary Ecology of Pollination and Reproduction of Tropical Plants

M. Quesada and F. Rosas, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Y. Herrerias-Diego, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacán, México
R. Aguilar, IMBIV - UNC - CONICET, C.C. 495,(5000) Córdoba, Argentina
J.A. Lobo, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica
G. Sanchez-Montoya, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

Herbivory and plant-animal interactions in tropical ecosystems

Jean Carlos Santos Geraldo Wilson Fernandez, Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais,

Seed Dispersal and Frugivory in Tropical Ecosystems

Kathryn E. Stoner, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
M. Henry, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas,Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico

The role of tropical ecosystems in carbon sequestration

Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Universidad de Alberta, Canada

Importance of Tropics to carbon cycle

Luiz Martinelli, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Brazil
Fabio Roland, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil
J.P. Ometto, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
N. Barros, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
F. Pacheco, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
R. Mendonca, Laboratorio de Ecologia Aquatica,departmento de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil
A. Assireu, Divisao de Sensoriamento Remoto,Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brasil

Origins and Maintenance of Tropical Biodiverstiy

Jean Carlos Santos and Jarcilene Almeida-Cortez, Departmento de Botanica,Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

Tropical Botany (TB)

Tropical Botany: A Brief Introduction

Fabio Rubio Scarano, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ulrich Luttge, Institut fur Botanik,Techniche Universitat Darmstadt, Germany

Flooded Forests

Fabio Rubio Scarano, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aquatic Macrophytes in the Tropics: Ecology of Populations And Communities,Impacts of Invasions and Human Use

K.J. Murphy, Division of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology,Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences,University of Glasgow, UK
Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Department of Biology,Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil
A. Caliman, Department of Ecology,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
R.D. Guariento, Department of Ecology,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Anderson Medeiros dos Santos, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Brazil
Francisco de Assis Esteves, Department of Ecology,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Inselbergs: Vegetation, Diversity and Ecology

Manfred Kluge, Institute of Botany,Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
Burkhard Budel, Department of Biology,University fo Kaiserslautern, Germany

Moist Tropical Forests: Structure, Function and Management

Ulrich Luttge, Institut fur Botanik,Techniche Universitat Darmstadt, Germany

Neotropical Mangroves

L.D. de Lacerda, Instituto de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

Tropical Artificial Forests

D.J. Capossoli, J.B.B. Sansevero, M.L. Garbin and F.R. Scarano, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, IB, Depto. Ecologia, Brasil; Instituto de Pesquisa Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Diretoria de Pesquisa Científica, Brasil

Sandy Coastal Vegetation

Dorothy Sue Dunn de Araujo, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miriam Cristina Alvarez Pereira, Herbarium, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Brazil

Marine Algae and Plants

M.A.O. Figueiredo, Programa Zona Costeira,Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J.C. Creed, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rain Forests: Floristics

F. Z. Saiter, Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente eRecursos Hídricos, Espírito Santo, Brazil
T. Wendt, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D. M. Villela, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M. T. Nascimento, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Epiphytes

Talita Fontoura, Departmento de Ciencias Biologicas,Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Brazil
Fernanda Reinert, Departmento de Botanica,Universidade federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plant-pollinator interactions (pollination ecology)

Seed dispersal in tropical ecosystems

Cerrado

Augusto C. Franco, Dept. de Botanica, Univ de Brasilia, Brazil
Mundayatan Haridasan, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

Symbiotic Bacteria and Fungi

E.K. James, College of Life Sciences,Dundee University, Scotland
S.M. de Faria, EMBRAPA-Agrobiologia, Brazil
M. Fomina, College of Life Sciences,Dundee University, UK

Tropical Zoology

Introduction to Tropical Zoology

Molly R. Morris, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, USA
Regina Helena Ferraz Macedo, Deprtmento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

Classification and ecology of major tropical insect groups

Helena Castanheira Morais, Departmento de Ecologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Ivone Rezende Diniz, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Demography in Tropical Ecosystems

Raphael Igor da Silva Correa Dias, Post-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Marcos Robalinho Lima, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Daniel Paz Decanini, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ecologia,Universidad de Brasilia, Brazil

Threats to Amphibians in Tropical Regions

Jean-Marc Hero, Center for Innovative Conservation Strategies,Griffith University, Australia
Kerry Kriger, Center for Innovative Conservation Strategies,Griffith University, Australia

Reptile Diversity in an Amazing Tropical Environment:The West Indies

Lourdes Rodriguez Schettino, Department of Zoology,Institute of Ecology and Systematics, Cuba

Tropical Bird Communities

Eduardo da Silva Alves dos Santos, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Rafael Maia Villar De Queiroz, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

Ecology and Behavior of Tropical Primates

Laura Teresa Hernandez Salazar, Instituto de Neuroetologia, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico
Juan Carlos Serio Silva, Departmento de Biodiversidad y Ecologia Animal, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico
Jessica Lynch-Alfaro, Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, USA

Foraging Strategies of Tropical Primates

Peter W. Lucas, Dept of Anthropology, George Washington University, USA

Communication Systems In Tropical Terrestrial Vertebrates: An Overview

Gabriel Francescoli, Sección Etología, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de la República. Montevideo, Uruguay

Evolution of Sociality and cooperation in tropical animals

Regina Helena Ferraz Macedo, Deprtmento de Zoologia, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Jefferson Graves, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, UK
Daniel Paz Decanini, Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ecologia,Universidad de Brasilia, Brazil

Mating Strategies of Tropical Insects

Luis Mendonza Cuenca, Universidad Michoaca na San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico
Rogelio Macias Ordonez, Departmento de Biolgia Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico

Mating Systems and Strategies of Tropical Fishes

Oscar Rios-Cardenas, Departmento de Biolgia Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico
Molly R. Morris, Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, USA

Breeding Strategies of Tropical Birds

Raphael Igor da Silva Correa Dias, Post-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Rafael Maia Villar De Queiroz, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Alexandre Ferreira de Souza Dias, Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

Extinction of Species in the Tropics

Carlos Eduardo De Viveiros Grelle, Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Maria Alice dos Santos Alves, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade de Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Savanna Ecosystems

Tropical Savannas – Introduction

Gerhard Gottsberger and Ilse Silberbauer-Gottsberger, Botanischer Garten and Herbarium, Universität Ulm, Germany

Nutritional Aspects in Trachypogon Savannas as Related to Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycling

Danilo Lopez-Hernandez, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
Ismael Hernandez-Valencia, Instituto de Zoologia Tropical,Facultad de Ciencias,Universidade Central de Venezuela, Venezuela

Plant Adaptations to Rainfall Seasonality in the Savannas of Central Brazil

Augusto C. Franco, Dept. de Botanica, Univ de Brasilia, Brazil

Fire in NeoTropical Savannas

Juan Silva, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecologicas,ICAE,Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela
Mario Farinas, Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Ecologicas,ICAE,Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela

Reproductive Biology of Tropical Plants

Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi, Institute of Biology, Brazil
Claudia Ines da Silva, Institute of Biology, Brazil

Pollination Ecology of Neotropical Savannas Vegetation

Nelson L. Ramirez, Centro de Botanica Tropical, Instituto de Biologia Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela

Are there Germination Patterns for Cerrado Species?

D.G. Santana, Agronomy Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
M.A. Ranal, Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
I. Schiavini, Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil

Useful Plants of the Brazilian Cerrado

Jose Felipe Ribeiro, Brazil
Sueli Matiko Sano, Brazil

The Avifauna

Alexanfre Franchin

Birds in the Tropical Savannas

Oswaldo Marcal Junior, Laboratory of Ornithology,Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Alexandre Gabriel Franchin, Laboratory of Ornithology,Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Rafael de Freitas Juliano, Laboratory of Ornithology,Biology Institute,Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Mieko ferreira Kanegae, BioScience Institute,General Ecology Department,Sao Paulo University, Brazil

The Herpetofauna of the Neotropical Savanas

Vera Lucia de Campos Brites, Institute of Biology,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita, Departmento de Zoologia,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
Renato Gomes Faria, Department of Biology,Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil
Guarino Rinaldi Colli, Institute of Biology,Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil

Diptera of Tropical Savannas

Julio Mendes, Institute of Biomedical Sciences,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brasil

Bees of the Brazilian Savannah

Isabel Alves-dos-Santos, Dept.Ecologia,IBUSP.University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

The Capybara, its Biology and Management

J. Ojasti, Instituto de Zoología Tropical, Facultad de Ciencias, UCV, Venezuela.

Desert Ecosystems

Silvio Carlos Rodrigues, Instituto de Geografia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil

Geomorphology and Biogeography of Tropical Deserts

Silvio Carlos Rodrigues, Instituto de Geografia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
Gelze Serrat de Souza Campos Rodrigues, Instituto de Geografia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Desertification in the Tropics

Dirce Maria Antunes Suertegaray and Roberto Verdum, Geography Departament, Geosciences Institute - UFRGS, Porto Alegre – Brazil

Desert Ecosystems in India

T.S. Chouhan, Dept. of Geography, University of Rajasthan, India
U.K. Sharma, Ministry of Rural Development (NLM), Government of India

Desert ecosystems and global climate change

Xiaoping YANG, Nina MA and Jufeng DONG, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Ecology of Tropical Deserts with Special Reference to Biogeography and Evolution of Desert Animals

T.S. Chouhan, Dept. of Geography, University of Rajasthan, India
U.K. Sharma, Ministry of Rural Development (NLM), Government of India

Archeao-Historical Environment and Significance of Ancient Agriculture in Tropical Deserts

Farooq Ahmad, Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Ecology of Tropical Deserts in Special Reference to Arid Plant Physiology

U.K. Sharma, Ministry of Rural Development (NLM), Government of India
T.S. Chouhan, Dept. of Geography, University of Rajasthan, India

Tropical Agriculture

Introduction to tropical agriculture and Outlook for Tropical crops in a Globalized Economy

Francisco Jose Morales Garzon, International Center for Tropical Whitefly IPM Project(CIAT), Republic of Columbia

Tropical Soils - Management and Conservation

Gaspar Henrique Korndorfer, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Fedral University of Uberlandia, Brazil
Deril Prudente Santana, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil

Tropical Farming Systems

John N. Landers, APDC, Brazil

Biological Control of Insect Pests in the Tropics

Marcus Vinicius Sampaio, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil
A.M. Auad, Embrapa Gado de Leite, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Brazil
Vanda Helena Paes Bueno, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
L.C.P. Silveira, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil

Tropical Fruit Crops and the Diseases that Affect their Production

Randy Christopher Ploetz, Department of Plant pathology,University of Florida- IFAS Tropical REC, Florida

Postharvest Concepts and Quality Issues of Tropical Fruit Crops

Steve Sargent, University of Florida- IFAS Horticultural Sciences, Florida

Tropical Horticulture

Major tropical food crops in a Globalized Economy

Francisco Jose Morales Garzon, International Center for Tropical Whitefly IPM Project(CIAT), Republic of Columbia

Tropical livestock production and management

Gustavo A. Morales Garzon, University of San Martin, Colombia

The Conservation and Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources in the Tropics

W. Roca, C. Ynouye, C. Espinoza, C, Zorrilla, A. Salas, R. Gómez, A. Panta and I.Manrique, International Potato Center (CIP), Lima-Peru

The Importance Of Natural History Studies To The Knowledge Of Tropical Plants

H. M. Torezan-Silingardi, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Seasonally Dry Decidous Forests: Diversity and Soils in Arboreal Communities

Andre R.Terra Nascimento, Instituto de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Ubrelandia(UFU), Brazil
J.M. Felfili, Departmento de Engenharia Florestal,Universidade de Brasilia (UNB), Brazil
Glein M. Araujo, Instituto de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Ubrelandia(UFU), Brazil

Morphology and Anatomy of Tropical Flowers

Luiz Antonio de Souza, Departmento de Biologia,Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil
Ismar Sebastiao Moscheta, Departmento de Biologia,Universidade Estadual de Maringa, Brazil

Tropical Aquatic Plants:Morphoanatomical Adaptations

Edna Scremin-Dias, Botany Laboratory,Biology Department,Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Natural History And Ecology Of Neotropical Mistletoes

Rafael Arruda, Núcleo de Estudos da Biodiversidade da Amazônia Mato-grossense - NEBAM, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - UFMT, Sinop - MT, Brazil
Rodrigo F. Fadini, Coordenação de Pesquisas em Ecologia - CPEC, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, Manaus - AM, Brazil
Fabiana A. Mourão and Claudia M. Jacobi, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG, Brazil
Grazielle Sales Teodoro, Setor de Ecologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA, Lavras - MG, Brazil

Plant Strategies For Seed Dispersal In Tropical Habitats: Patterns And Implications

Natália O. Leiner, André R.T. Nascimento and Céline Melo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Instituto de Biologia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Human Impact on Tropical Ecosystems

Impact of Humanity on Tropical Ecosystems: An Overview

Oswaldo Marcal Junior, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil

Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation in the Amazon

Heraldo Luis de Vasconcelos, Instituto de Biologia,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia(UFU), Brazil
William F. Laurance, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Smithsonian Institution/INPA, Brazil,

Human impact on tropical freshwater environments

Marcos Callisto de Faria Pereira, Departmento de Biologia Geral,Laboratorio de Ecologia de Bentos,Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
Marcelo S. Moretti, Departmento de Biologia Geral,Laboratorio de Ecologia de Bentos,Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Effects of Pollution and Wildlife Toxicology in Tropical Ecosystems

Yaico D. Tanimoto de Albuquerque, Instituto de Quimica,Universidade Federal de Uberlandia(UFU), Brazil
Maria Tereza Raya Rodrigues, Instituto de Biociencias,Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Flavia Nogueira de Sa, Instituto de Biociencias,Departmento de Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Contributions of Human Ecology to Conciliate People and Biodiversity with a Focus on Fishing Communities

R.A.M. Silvano, Dep. Ecologia,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul(UFRGS), Brazil
A. Begossi, Fisheries and Food Institute (FIFO) and Fisheries Management and Training Program (CAPESCA/PREAC), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) Brazil

Introduction to Neotropical Entomology and Phytopathology

A. Bonet, Department of Entomology, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Mexico
G. Carrión, Department of Biodiversity and Systematic, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Mexico

Effects of Climate change and Habitat Fragmentation on Trophic Interactions.

Owen T. Lewis, Department of Zoology,University of Oxford, UK
Maartje J. Klapwijk, Department of Zoology,University of Oxford, UK

Chafers, Rhinoceros and Fruit Beetles of the Canopy in Tropical Forests

Miguel Angel Moron Rios, Departmento de Biologia de Suelos,Institute de Ecologia,AC, Mexico

Tropical Plant and Soil Nematodes:Diversity and Interactions

Rosa H. Manzanilla-Lopez, Instituto de Fitosanidad, Colegio de Postgraduatos, Mexico
David J. Hunt, CABI Europe, UK

Beetles as Indicators for Forest Conservation in Central America

J.C. Schuster and Enio B. Cano, Systematic Entomology Laboratory,Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala

Sexual Selection in Tropical Insects

Raul Cueva del Castillo, Lab. de Ecologia;UBIPRO;Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico

Diversity,Ecology and Systematics of Smut Fungi

Meike Pipenbring, Department of Mycology,Institute for Ecology,University of Frankfurt, Germany

Insect Vectors of Tropical Diseases

Sergio Ibanez-Bernal, Departmento de Biodiversidad y Ecologia Animal,Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico

Insect Viruses: Diversity, Biology and Use as Bioinsecticides

Jorge E. Ibarra and M. Cristina Del Rincon-Castro, Departmento de Biotecnologia y Bioquimica,Cinvestav Campus Guanajuato , Mexico

Phlogeny,Biology,Behavior and Management of Tephritid fruit Flies: An Overview

Juan Rull, Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Mexico

Insect Vectors of Phytoplasmas

R.I. Rojas-Martinez, Department of Plant pathology,Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico

Effects of aflatoxins contaminating food on human health

Magda Carvajal and Pável Castillo, Departamento de Botánica, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Ciudad Universitaria, Colonia Copilco, Dele gación Coyoacán. 04510 México

Tropical Insect Chemical Ecology

Edi A. Malo, Departmento de Entomologia Tropical,El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico

Passalidae,Insects which live in Decaying Logs

Maria Luisa Castillo and Pedro Reyes-Castillo, Departmento de Biologia de Suelos,Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico

Insects as plant virus vector

Daniel L. Ochoa Martinez, Deparment of Plant Pathology, Mexico

Diversity,Ecology and Systematic of Smut Fungi

Meike Pipenbring, Department of Mycology,Institute for Ecology,University of Frankfurt am main, Germany

Insect Conservation

Michael J. Samways, Department of Ecology and Entomology and Centre for Agricultural Biodiversity, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

Parasitoids Wasps, Natural Enemies of Insects

Arturo Bonet Ceballos, Department of Entomology, Instituto de Ecologa A. C., Mexico

Case Studies

Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Robert J. Marquis, University of Saint Louis – Missouri – Department of Biology, USA

Mangroves of the Reef Domain: A Case Study in Belize

Ika C. Feller, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Klaus Rutzler, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA

Tropical Insect Diversity-How to Sample it

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia ,WA, USA

The Impact of Forest Fragmentation on Population of New World Primates

Stephen Ferrari, Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Fedral de Sergipe, Brazil

Life in the Treetops-A concise summary of Forest Canopy Ecology

Margaret Lowman, Dept of Biology and Environmental Studies, New College of Florida, Florida

Natural History of Amazon Fishes

Janzen Zuanon, Coordenacao de pesquisas em Biologia Aquatica(CPBA),National Institute for Research in Amazonian(INPA), Brazil
Lucelia Nobre Carvalho, Coordenacao de pesquisas em Biologia Aquatica(CPBA),National Institute for Research in Amazonian(INPA), Brazil
Ivan Sazima, Departmento de Zoologia and Museu de Historia Natural,Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

The danger of introducing Bee Species, A case Study on Brazilian Tropical Savanna

Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi, Institute of Biology Federal University of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Diversity of Tropical Spiders-Ground-Dwelling Species of Brazilian Savannas

Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Marina Farcic Mineo, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil

Natural History and Social Behavior in Neotropical Pseudoscorpions

Kleber Del Claro, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Everton Tizo-Pedroso, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ecologia e Conservacao de Recursos Naturais,Universidade de Uberlandia, Brazil

Natural History of Tropical Parasitoid Wasps

Marcelo Oliveira Gonzaga, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Instituto de Biologia, Brazil

Termites And Ecosystem Function

Og DeSouza, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG,Brazil
Eliana Marques Cancello, Zoology Museum of São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Postharvest Quality of Ornamental Plants

Fernando Luiz Finger and José Geraldo Barbosa, Department of Phytotechnology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil