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CABALLERO NIETO, JAVIER	16 Exchange of plants between Mexico and Asia among the centuries XVI to the XIX. Pacheco Olvera, Reyna María*,1, Caballero Nieto, Javier 1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología de la UNAM, México, DF FULL ABSTRACT
CABALLERO NIETO, JAVIER	142 Factors influencing the plant management strategies among the human population: A case of study in the Tehucan-Cuicatlan Valley (Mexico). González Insuasti, Martha *,1, 2, Martorell Delgado, Carlos3, Caballero Nieto, Javier4, 1 Universidad de Nariño Departamento de Biología, Pasto, Nariño, Colombia2 Jardin Botánico Instituto de Biología, México, Distrito Federal, México3 Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Facultad de Ciencias UNAM, México, Distrito Federal, México4 Jardín Botánico Instituto de Biología UNAM, México, Distrito Federal, México FULL ABSTRACT
CABALLERO NIETO, JAVIER	136 Fragmented landscape as sources of plant resources: A case study of the Yucatec Maya. Correa-Cano, Maru*,1, Caballero Nieto, Javier1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., México FULL ABSTRACT
CABALLERO NIETO, JAVIER	129 Sustainable management of the palm Sabal yapa in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Pulido Silva, María Teresa*,1, Valverde Valdés, María Teresa2, Caballero Nieto, Javier1, 1 Instituto de Biología - UNAM, México, D.F., México2 Facultad de Ciencias - UNAM, México, D.F, México FULL ABSTRACT
CABALLERO, JAVIER	Ecological sustainability and acculturation. Change in Sabal palm management among the lowland Maya of Mexico. Martínez-Ballesté, Andrea*,1, Martorell, Carlos2, Martínez-Ramos, Miguel3, Mandujano, María 4, Caballero, Javier1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, México2 Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México3 Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, UNAM, Morelia, Michoacán4 Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México FULL ABSTRACT
CABIDO, MARCELO	21 Invasibility under different land uses in five ecosystems from central-western Argentina. Tecco, Paula*,1, Cabido, Marcelo1, Díaz, Sandra1, 1 Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV-CONICET-UNC), Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CAIRO, SAMANTA	155 Habitat fragmentation by roads and its impact on grassland amphibians in Argentinean Pampas. Cairo, Samanta*,1, Nebbia, Ana Julia*,1, Zalba, Sergio1, 1 Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CALDERON, VERONICA	Fifty years of land-use change in Bolivia: Who, where, why, and how much. Killeen, Timothy1, 2, Calderon, Veronica 2, Soria, Liliana2, Marc, Steininger, 1 Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, Conservation International, Washington, DC, USA2 Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia FULL ABSTRACT
CALHEIROS, DMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTEBORA	131 Changes in nitrogen cycling along the Brazilian ecosystems: An isotopic approach. Nardoto, Gabriela*,1, da Silva, Daniela1, Calheiros, Débora2, da Cunha, Hillandia3, Ometto, Jean Pierre1, Medina, Ernesto4, Bustamante, Mercedes5, Martinelli, Luiz Antonio1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura - USP, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 EMBRAPA - Pantanal, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil3 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas na Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil4 Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela5 Universidade de Brasília, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
CALLAWAY, RAY	The enemy of my friend: An invasive plant disrupts mutualistic associations between native tree seedlings and mycorrhizal fungi. Stinson, Kristina*,1, Callaway, Ray2, Wolfe, Ben3, John, Klironomos3, 1 Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA2 University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA3 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada FULL ABSTRACT
CALLO-CONCHA, DANIEL	143 A biophysical approach to the environmental services by land use systems; Functional biodiversity in tropical agroforestry systems (The case of Tome-Acu community, Northern Brazil). Callo-Concha, Daniel*,1, 1 Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn., Bonn, North Westphalen, Germany FULL ABSTRACT
CALVIMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: NTILDEO, ANA	118 Potential extinction risk based on reproductive strategies of native plant species used as timber and non-timber forest products in Cordoba, central Argentina. Calviño, Ana*,1, Ashworth, Lorena1, Galetto, Leonardo1, Jausoro, Mariana1, Ferreras, Ana1, Astegiano, Julia1, 1 Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (IMBIV-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CALVO IRABIEN, LUZ	101 Land-cover and land-use changes in two ejidos in NW Quintana Roo, Mexico: 1979-2000. Dupuy Rada, Juan1, González Iturbe-Ahumada, José1, Irirate Vivar-Balderrama, Silvia1, Calvo Irabien, Luz1, Espadas Manrique, Celene1, Tun Dzul, Fernando 1, Dorantes Euán, Alfredo1, 1 Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C., Mérida, Yucatán, México FULL ABSTRACT
CALVO IRABIMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTEN, LUZ MARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEA	102 Ethnoecology of vines used for crafts in Quintana Roo, Mexico. de la Torre, Lucía*,1, Calvo Irabién, Luz María2, Salazar, Carmen3, 1 Herbario QCA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador2 Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Mérida, Yucatán, México3 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Mérida, Yucatán, México FULL ABSTRACT
CAMARGO, PLINIO	112 Ecosystems responses to seasonal variation and different land use in Amazon Basin, using the isotope approach. Ishida, Francoise Yoko*,1, Camargo, Plinio 1, Ometto, Jean1, Martinelli, Luiz1, Ehleringer, James2, 1 Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 Utah University, Salt Lake, UT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CAMARGO, PLMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTENIO	156 Slow growth rates of Amazonian trees: Consequences for carbon cycling. Vieira, Simone*,1, Trumbore, Susan2, Camargo, Plínio1, Selhorst, Diogo3, Higuchi, Niro4, Martinelli, Luiz, 1 Centrro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil2 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA3 SETEM - Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil4 INPA, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CAMARGO, PLMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTENIO	135 Export of nitrogen from undisturbed watersheds in Brazilian ecosystems: Tropical rain forest and savanna. Silva, Daniela*,1, Martinelli, Luiz 1, Camargo, Plínio1, McDowell, William2, Salomão, Marcos1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura-USP, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil2 University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CAMILO, GERARDO	140 Land use patterns in the BOSAWAS Bioreserve, Nicaragua. Lugo, Aurora*,1, Camilo, Gerardo1, 1 Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CANNIZZARO, LEON	5 Argentine ant and fire ant aggressive interactions in shared expansion habitats. Hooper-Bui, Linda*,1, Rosson, Jessica1, Geaghan, James 1, Cannizzaro, Leon 1, Carroll, Matthew1, Seymour, Michael1, Dash, Shawn1, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CANTO AGUILAR, AZUCENA	17 Ecological interactions of the invasive bee Apis mellifera L. and native bees in horticultural crops of Yucatan, Mexico. Meléndez Ramírez, Virginia*,1, Parra Tabla, Víctor*,1, Canto Aguilar, Azucena*,1, Pinkus Rendón, Miguel Angel*,1, Delfín González, Hugo*,1, Santos Leal, Azalea*,1, 1 Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México FULL ABSTRACT
CANZIANI, GRACIELA	119 Mathematical tools for the assessment of freshwater ecosystems productivity in Argentina's pampas. Canziani, Graciela*,1, Ferrati, Rosana1, Vargas Russo, Manuel1, Saavedra, Pablo1, Dukatz, Federico1, Grosman, Fabian1, Sanzano, Pablo1, Diaz, Oscar1, 1 Universidad Nacional del Centro, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CANZIANI, GRACIELA	4 Common carp, Cyprinus carpio, an exotic species that alters the resilience of pampean shallow lakes in Argentina. Grosman, Fabián1, Sanzano, Pablo1, Canziani, Graciela*,1, 1 Universidad Nacional del Centro, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CARABIAS, JULIA	Julia Carabias. Carabias, Julia*,1, 1 Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CARILLA, JULIETA	53 Land use history and forest establishment patterns during the 20th century in subtropical cloud forest. Carilla, Julieta*,1, Grau, Ricardo*,1, 1 Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CARLMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEN-CASTELMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTEN, F.	120 Homegardens in the semidesert, a water dependent production system. Loza-León, Jessica *,1, Reyes-Agüero, J.2, Carlín-Castelán, F.1, Fortanelli-Martínez, J.2, Ayllón-Trujillo, M.3, 1 1. Programa Multidisciplinario de Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales, San Luis Potosí, Mexico2 Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico3 Coordinación de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, San Luis Potosí, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CARO VERA, CLAUDIA CECILIA	122 Identification participative of indicators of conservation ecosystems of Puna of the National Reserve of Jun. Caro Vera, Claudia Cecilia*,1, 1 Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina of Perú., Tarma, Lima/Lima, Perú FULL ABSTRACT
CARRERA, ANALMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEA LORENA	120 Litter decomposition in water limited ecosystems and under grazing in N Patagonia. Carrera, Analía Lorena1, Bertiller, Mónica Beatriz1, Sain, Claudia Leticia1, Larreguy, Cecilia2, Vargas, Dariana Noé 1, 1 Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Jun Bosco (UNPSJB), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CARRERAS, HEBE	161 Spatial variation on the deposition levels of anthropogenic elements in Argentine measured in Tillandsia capillaris. Wannaz, Eduardo*,1, Carreras, Hebe, Perez, Carlos A.2, Pignata, Maria L. 1, 1 Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal IMBIV. CONICET, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina2 Laboratorio Nacional de Luz Sincrotron, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CARROLL, C. RONALD	158 The Choco Andean Corridor and the elements of a successful eco-regional conservation strategy. Justicia, Rebeca*,1, 2, Carroll, C. Ronald 2, Ontaneda, Rodrigo4, Shenk, Anne5, 1 Fundacion Maquipucuna, Quito, Ecuador2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA4 Fundacion Maquipucuna, Quito, Ecuador5 State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CARROLL, C. RONALD	116 The Choco-Andean Conservation Corridor: Lessons learned. Justicia, Rebeca *,1, 2, Carroll, C. Ronald2, 1 Fundación Maquipucuna, Quito, Ecuador2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CARROLL, MATTHEW	5 Argentine ant and fire ant aggressive interactions in shared expansion habitats. Hooper-Bui, Linda*,1, Rosson, Jessica1, Geaghan, James 1, Cannizzaro, Leon 1, Carroll, Matthew1, Seymour, Michael1, Dash, Shawn1, 1 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CARVALHO JR, OSWALDO	121 The role of private forest reserves in biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian Amazon. Carvalho Jr, Oswaldo*,1, Nepstad, Daniel1, 2, 1 IPAM - Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazonia, Belem, Para, Brazil2 The Woods Hole Research Center, Woods Hole, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CARVALHO, MARIA DA CONCEICAO	136 Environmental consequences of pasture rehabilitation in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Cerri, Carlos Clemente 1, Melillo, Jerry2, Feigl, Brigitte1, Piccolo, Marisa1, Carvalho, Maria da Conceicao3, Godinho, Vicente4, Bernoux, Martial5, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA3 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Goiania, Goias, Brazil4 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil5 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France FULL ABSTRACT
CASARETTO NUMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: NTILDEEZ, CAROLINA	111 Deforestation and fragmentation dynamics in three coca cultivation basins in the Peruvian Amazon. Soto Hurtado, Aldo*,1, Tovar Ingar, Carolina 1, Vásquez Ruesta, Pedro , Tovar Narváez, Antonio1, Saito Díaz, José1, Regal Gastelumendi , Fernando 1, Casaretto Nuñez, Carolina1, 1 Centro de Datos para la Conservación, Lima, Lima, Peru FULL ABSTRACT
CASARETTO NMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: UACUTEMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: NTILDEEZ, CAROLINA	51 Effects of the presence of roads in the forest cover of the the amazonian and peruvian yungas, and migratory process. Tovar Ingar, Carolina*,1, Soto Hurtado, Aldo1, Vásquez Ruesta, Pedro1, Tovar Narváez, Antonio1, Saito Díaz, José1, Regal Gastelumendi, Fernando1, Casaretto Núñez, Carolina1, 1 Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Lima, Perú FULL ABSTRACT
CASAVECCHIA, MARIA CRISTINA	52 Land use change and forest transition in Sierra de San Javier, Tucuman. Gutierrez Angonese, Jorgelina*,1, 2, Grau, Hector Ricardo1, Gasparri, Nestor Ignacio1, Casavecchia, Maria Cristina1, 2, 1 Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecologicas de las Yungas, Yerba Buena, Tucuman, Argentina2 Escuela de Biologia, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CASSET, ANDREA	163 Invertebrate communities in some streams of Buenos Aires province (Argentina). Casset, Andrea*,1, Garcia, Eugenia1, Momo, Fernando2, 1 Universidad Nacional de Luján, Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Instituto de Ciencias, Gral. Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CASTANEDA, JAVIER	134 Response and resilience of community capitals to forest fires: Implications for participatory natural resource management. Gutierrez-Montes, Isabel 1, Asbjornsen, Heidi2, Flora, Cornelia2, Flora, Jan2, Blauert, Jutta3, Lozano-Trejo, Salvador4, Garnica-Sanchez, Zenaido5, Castaneda, Javier6, 1 CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica2 Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA3 CIESAS, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico4 Instituto Tecnologico Agropecuario de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico5 CONAFOR, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico6 World Wildlife Fund, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CASTAMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: NTILDEAGA, LUIS ALFREDO	159 Low level treatments of amphibian embryos with Cadmium: Beneficial and adverse effects according to exposure conditions. Castañaga, Luis Alfredo*,1, Gonzalez Eiras, Carolina Dora1, Aronzon, Carolina Mariel1, Pérez-Coll, Cristina Silvia1, 2, 3, Herkovits, Jorge1, 3, 1 Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Salud, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Migueletes, Buenos Aires3 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CASTELLANOS VILLEGAS, ALEJANDRO	15 Biogeochemical changes following of buffelgrass establishment in Sonoran Desert. Lopez Robles, Deladier*,1, 2, Lopez Beltran, Ana1, Romo Leon, Jose*,1, 2, Mendez Estrella, Romeo1, Castellanos Villegas, Alejandro1, Koch, George2, Sisk, Thomas2, Gonzalez, Carlos 1, 1 Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico2 Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CASTELLANOS, ALEJANDRO	30 Buffel grass (Pennisetum ciliare) invasion at Centro Ecológico de Sonora, a natural protected area from the southern Sonoran Desert. De la Barrera, Erick*,1, Méndez, Romeo2, Castellanos, Alejandro3, 1 Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán2 Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California3 Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora FULL ABSTRACT
CASTELLO, LEANDRO	146 Vulnerability of human populations to demographic growth and changes in petroleum availability in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Hall, Charles*,1, Hyde, Karla1, Hall, Myrna1, Salas, Silvia2, Castello, Leandro 1, 1 State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA2 Centro de Investigacions y de Estudios Avanzados, Unidad Merida, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CASTILLO-BURGUETE, MARIA TERESA	161 Family, game and enjoyment in the knowledge acquisition about natural resources in Yucatan, Mexico. Martinez-Mateos, Mallely , Castillo-Burguete, Maria Teresa1, 1 CINVESTAV, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CASTILLO-LMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTEPEZ, ALEJANDRO	Interactions between human communities and coastal wetlands in the Northern Gulf of California. Castillo-López, Alejandro1, Morzaria-Luna, Hem Nalini1, Boyer, Peggy *,, 1 Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Océanos, A.C., Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, México FULL ABSTRACT
CASTRO, MARINA SIQUEIRA	114 Importance of pollinators for Psidium guajava in Irrigated Valley of the River San Francisco, Brazil. Barreto, Lílian Santos*,1, Leal, Synara Mattos1, Castro, Marina Siqueira1, 2, 1 Empresa Baiana de Desenvolvimento Agrícola (EBDA), Salvador, Bahia, Brasil2 Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CATALANO, MARIA RAQUEL	6 Environmental zoning of the Forrestal Park of Rio Vermelho in Brazil. Christofidis, Marina*,1, Catalano, Maria Raquel1, Dias, Adriana1, Bittencourt, Lya1, Soares, Clarissa1, Ferracioli, Renato1, Neto, Antonio1, Torrens, Beatriz1, 1 Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CATALANO, MARIA RAQUEL	123 The water charge in agriculture as a social water management instrument. A case study in the Rio Cubatao watershed. Catalano, Maria Raquel*,1, Christofidis, Marina1, 1 Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CATALANO, MARIA RAQUEL	126 Tracia tool for the reduction and environmental evaluation of chemical and other impacts. Catalano, Maria Raquel1, Moller, Celso1, Silvestre Neto, Antonio*,1, Christofidis, Marina1, 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CAYCEDO-ROSALES, PAULA	135 Identification of landscape high-priority elements for the conservation of biodiversity in rural landscapes of Central Andes of Colombia. Mendoza S., Javier Eduardo1, Jiménez, Elizabeth1, Lozano-Zambrano, Fabio H.*,1, Caycedo-Rosales, Paula1, Renjifo, Luis Miguel2, 1 Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia2 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
CELIS HIDALGO, JOSMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTE	107 Effect of six system of crop rotation (12-years) on the content of C, N and S and the structural stability in soil derived from volcanic ashes (Andosols). Sandoval Estrada, Marco Antonio*,1, Stolpe Lau, Neal *,1, Zagal Venegas, Erick*,1, Mardones Flores, María*,2, Celis Hidalgo, José3, 1 Universidad de Concepción-Facultad de Agronomía, Chillán, Nuble, Chile2 Universidad de Concepción-Centro EULA, Concepción, Bio-Bio, Chile3 Universidad de Concepción-Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Chillán, Nuble, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
CELIS-DIEZ, JUAN	160 Linking structure and composition: Large trees as hot-spots of biodiversity in temperate rainforests of Chiloe Island, Chile. Diaz, Ivan*,1, 2, 4, Salinas, Fernanda 2, 3, 4, Celis-Diez, Juan2, 3, 4, Peña, Mauricio3, Venegas, Ana3, Armesto, Juan2, 3, 4, 1 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA2 P. Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile4 Senda Darwin Foundation, Ancud, Chile3 University of Chile, Santiago, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
CERRI, CARLOS CLEMENTE	136 Environmental consequences of pasture rehabilitation in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Cerri, Carlos Clemente 1, Melillo, Jerry2, Feigl, Brigitte1, Piccolo, Marisa1, Carvalho, Maria da Conceicao3, Godinho, Vicente4, Bernoux, Martial5, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA3 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Goiania, Goias, Brazil4 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil5 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France FULL ABSTRACT
CERRI, CARLOS CLEMENTE	Soil organic matter dynamics from forest to pasture conversion in the Brazilian Amazon using modelling approach. Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, Easter, Mark2, Paustian, Keith2, Coleman, Kevin3, Bernoux, Martial4, Melillo, Jerry5, Cerri, Carlos Clemente1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA3 Rothamsted Research, Agriculture and Environment Division, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom4 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France5 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CERRI, CARLOS EDUARDO	136 Environmental consequences of pasture rehabilitation in the Western Brazilian Amazon. Cerri, Carlos Clemente 1, Melillo, Jerry2, Feigl, Brigitte1, Piccolo, Marisa1, Carvalho, Maria da Conceicao3, Godinho, Vicente4, Bernoux, Martial5, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA3 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Goiania, Goias, Brazil4 Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria, Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil5 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France FULL ABSTRACT
CERRI, CARLOS EDUARDO	Soil organic matter dynamics from forest to pasture conversion in the Brazilian Amazon using modelling approach. Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, Easter, Mark2, Paustian, Keith2, Coleman, Kevin3, Bernoux, Martial4, Melillo, Jerry5, Cerri, Carlos Clemente1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA3 Rothamsted Research, Agriculture and Environment Division, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom4 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France5 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CERVERA, J. CARLOS	124 Productivity and optimal environmental conditions for an endangered cactus on the Yucatán peninsula. Cervera, J. Carlos*,1, Andrade, José Luis*,1, Graham, Eric*,1, 2, Simá, José Luis*,1, 1 Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY), Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico2 University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CERVERA, JOSE CARLOS	114 Physiological differences among three tree species of a tropical dry deciduous forest. Eubanks, Ellen*,1, Cervera, Jose Carlos2, Andrade, Jose Luis2, Jackson, Paula1, 1 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA2 Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CHACON, ANASTASIA	113 Species patterns of distribution and diversity with distance to a water source in a tropical dry forest. McAuliff, Andrea*,1, Chacon, Anastasia *,1, Ponder, Allyson*,1, Andrade, Jose Luis*,2, Jackson, Paula*,1, 1 Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USA2 Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CHACMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTEN MADRIGAL, EDUARDO	Taxonomic analysis of the introduced plant species in Costa Rica. Chacón Madrigal, Eduardo1, 2, Saborío-R, Guido*,1, 2, 1 Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica2 Asociación para la Conservación y Estudio de la Biodiversidad., Zapote, San José, Costa Rica FULL ABSTRACT
CHACMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTEN, PATRICIA	9 Does fragmentation affect the invasion by opportunistic species? : The case of the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) on tropical dry forest fragments in the middle basin of Cauca river, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Arcila, Angela*,1, Valderrama, Carlos2, Chacón, Patricia1, Armbrecht, Inge1, 1 Universidad del Valle - Cali - Colombia, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia2 Fundación EcoAndina - Wildlife Conservation Society- Programa Colombia- Cali - Colombia, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
CHANETON, ENRIQUE	15 Relict grassland resistance to exotic species invasion disturbance and nutrient addition effects. Tognetti, Pedro Maximiliano*,1, Chaneton, Enrique 1, 1 Cat. Ecología - Fac. Agronomía - Universidad de Buenos AIres, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CHANETON, ENRIQUE	2 The role of mutualism between plants and symbiotic fungi in the invasion of successional environments. Uchitel, Andrea*,1, Chaneton, Enrique1, Omacini, Marina1, 1 IFEVA-CONICET and Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CHANETON, ENRIQUE	Impacts of and resistance to chronic invasion by exotic plants in Argentine flooding pampa. Seidler, Tristram*,1, Garibaldi, Lucas2, Chaneton, Enrique2, 1 NERC Centre for Population Biology, Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom2 IFEVA, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CHANETON, ENRIQUE	Impacts of and resistance to chronic invasion by exotic plants in Argentine flooding pampa. Seidler, Tristram*,1, Garibaldi, Lucas2, Chaneton, Enrique2, 1 NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom2 IFEVA, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CHANETON, ENRIQUE	17 Disturbance severity and seed availability as controls of invasibility in Flooding Pampa grasslands. Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro*,1, Seidler, Tristram2, Chaneton, Enrique3, 1 IFEVA – MCA, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina2 NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom3 IFEVA – Cátedra de Ecología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CHASTINET, CARLA	125 Rehabilitation of an acidified lake: An example from Brazil. Araújo, Cristiano1, Cohin-de-Pinho, Salomão1, Reis, Yanara1, Nunesmaia, Bárbara1, Chastinet, Carla*,1, da Silva, Eduardo1, 1 Instituto de Biologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
CHAVEZ-SERVIA, JOSE	108 In situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity of Milpa in Yucatan. Arias-Reyes, Luis1, Latournerie-Moreno, Luis2, Jarvis, Devra3, Williams, David3, Chavez-Servia, Jose3, Sauri-Duch, Enrique4, 1 Cinvestav-IPN Unidad Merida, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico2 Instituto Tecnologico Agropecuario # 2, Conkal, Yucatan, Mexico3 International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Rome, Italy4 Instituto Tecnologica de Merida, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CHIARELLA QUINHOES, J. A. ROBERTO	Conurbation or international city? Chiarella Quinhoes, J. A. Roberto*,1, 2, 1 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Lima, Perú2 Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Lima, Perú FULL ABSTRACT
CHRISTOFIDIS, MARINA	6 Environmental zoning of the Forrestal Park of Rio Vermelho in Brazil. Christofidis, Marina*,1, Catalano, Maria Raquel1, Dias, Adriana1, Bittencourt, Lya1, Soares, Clarissa1, Ferracioli, Renato1, Neto, Antonio1, Torrens, Beatriz1, 1 Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CHRISTOFIDIS, MARINA	123 The water charge in agriculture as a social water management instrument. A case study in the Rio Cubatao watershed. Catalano, Maria Raquel*,1, Christofidis, Marina1, 1 Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CHRISTOFIDIS, MARINA	126 Tracia tool for the reduction and environmental evaluation of chemical and other impacts. Catalano, Maria Raquel1, Moller, Celso1, Silvestre Neto, Antonio*,1, Christofidis, Marina1, 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
CIANFRANI, CHRISTINA	127 Effects of land use and physical habitat type at multiple spatial scales on fish community diversity. Cianfrani, Christina*,1, Sullivan, S. Mazeika2, Hession, W. Cully3, Watzin, Mary4, 1 Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, USA2 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA3 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA4 Universityof Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CIANFRANI, CHRISTINE	144 Linking land use change, stream geomorphology, and aquatic biodiversity in a hierarchical classification scheme. Watzin, Mary*,1, Hession, W. Cully1, Sullivan, S. Mazeika1, Cianfrani, Christine1, 1 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CIRINO-SANTANA, YAMILLE	128 Forest fragmentation and species rationale indicator assessment in the Great Lakes basin (USA). Cirino-Santana, Yamille*,2, Rodriguez, Karen2, 2 US-EPA Region 5, Chicago, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CLARET, MARCELINO	114 Origin, spatio-temporal dynamics and environmental factors related to groundwater microbiological contamination at a dryland rural watershed. Valenzuela , Mariela *,1, Mondaca, Maria Angelica 2, Claret, Marcelino3, Lagos, Bernardo 4, Perez, Claudio 3, Parra, Oscar 1, 1 Centro de Ciencias Ambientales EULA - Chile, Concepción, Chile2 Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Concepción, Chile3 Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA Quilamapu, Chillán, Chile4 Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Concepción, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
COB UICAB, J. V.	Beekeeping amid swiddens: How ecological synergies help sustain intensified forest resource use on common lands of Yucatan, Mexico. Tuxill, J.*,1, Cob Uicab, J. V.2, Arias Reyes, L.M.3, 1 Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the New York Botanical Garden, New Haven, CT, USA2 Ingeniero Forestal, Yaxcaba, Yucatan, Mexico3 CINVESTAV-IPN, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
COHIN-DE-PINHO, SALOMMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: ATILDEO	125 Rehabilitation of an acidified lake: An example from Brazil. Araújo, Cristiano1, Cohin-de-Pinho, Salomão1, Reis, Yanara1, Nunesmaia, Bárbara1, Chastinet, Carla*,1, da Silva, Eduardo1, 1 Instituto de Biologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
COLEMAN, KEVIN	Soil organic matter dynamics from forest to pasture conversion in the Brazilian Amazon using modelling approach. Cerri, Carlos Eduardo*,1, Easter, Mark2, Paustian, Keith2, Coleman, Kevin3, Bernoux, Martial4, Melillo, Jerry5, Cerri, Carlos Clemente1, 1 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/USP), Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil2 Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA3 Rothamsted Research, Agriculture and Environment Division, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom4 Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Montpellier, France5 The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
COMIN, FRANCISCO	133 Long Term Ecological Research: Toward understanding the effects of coastal ecosystem transformation. Herrera-Silveira, Jorge1, Vidal, Victor1, Aguirre, Leopoldina, Ardisson, Pedro1, Rivera, Victor2, Coronado, Carlos3, Comin, Francisco4, Euan, Jorge1, 1 CINVESTAV-IPN, Unidad Merida, Merida, Yuctan, Mexico2 Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA3 South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach, FL, USA4 Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologia, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
COMIN, FRANCISCO	Nutrient budgets in Yucatan State (in Mexico) in an era of global tourism. Comin, Francisco*,1, Aranda-Cirerol, Nancy2, Herrera-Silveira, Jorge3, 1 Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, Zaragoza, Spain2 Unidad Multidisciplinaria, Sisal, Yucatan, Mexico3 CINVESTAV-IPN, Unidad Merida, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
CONTRERAS C, LUIS	122 The role of ecologists on environmental management. Contreras C, Luis*,1, 1 Forestal Trillium de Chile Ltda., Punta Arenas, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
CONTRERAS, SALVADOR	"The Journey": Oxkutzcab, Yucatan a "Maya Town," San Francisco. Contreras, Salvador*,3, , Carlos Bazua3, Fortuny, Patricia 1, Zavella, Patricia 2, 3 University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, USA1 Centro de Investigaciones de Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico2 University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CONTRERAS-BALDERAS, SALVADOR	A preliminary distributional assessment of introduced freshwater fishes in Mexican drainages. Mercado-Silva, Norman *,1, Olden, Julian1, Lyons, John2, Contreras-Balderas, Salvador 3, 1 University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, USA2 State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Monona, WI, USA3 Bioconservación A.C., San Nicolas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico FULL ABSTRACT
COOCH, EVAN	104 Does survival increase with patch size? Survival of forest dependent species in southern Costa Rica. Ruiz-Gutierrez, Viviana*,1, Gavin, Thomas1, Cooch, Evan 1, 1 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA FULL ABSTRACT
COOK, BRADLEY	26 Allelopathy as a mechanism for the invasion of Typha angustifolia. Jarchow, Meghann*,1, 2, Cook, Bradley1, 1 Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, USA2 Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, USA FULL ABSTRACT
COPELAND, ERIN	132 Using a landscape perspective to conserve riverine bird diversity in the face of landuse change. Sullivan, Mazeika*,1, Watzin, Mary2, Keeton, William2, Copeland, Erin2, 1 College of Natural Resources, Moscow, ID, USA2 Rubenstein School of Natural Resources, Burlington, VT, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CORBIN, JEFFERY	14 Native perennial bunchgrass resistance to invasion by Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) in a coastal California grassland. Abraham, Joel*,1, Corbin, Jeffery1, D'Antonio, Carla2, 1 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA2 University of California, Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CORDELL, SUSAN	1 Impacts of invasive plants on light availability in Hawaiian lowland wet forests. Wong, Christina*,1, Ostertag, Rebecca *,2, Cordell, Susan*,3, 1 Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, USA2 University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, USA3 USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, Hilo, HI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CORDERO, ROBERTO	105 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi determine Trichilia tuberculata seedling productivity in a Panamanian lowland wet forest. Alvarez, Dora1, Cordero, Roberto1, Tyree, Melvin1, Kyllo, Damond1, Herre, Allen1, 1 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Panama FULL ABSTRACT
CORONADO, CARLOS	133 Long Term Ecological Research: Toward understanding the effects of coastal ecosystem transformation. Herrera-Silveira, Jorge1, Vidal, Victor1, Aguirre, Leopoldina, Ardisson, Pedro1, Rivera, Victor2, Coronado, Carlos3, Comin, Francisco4, Euan, Jorge1, 1 CINVESTAV-IPN, Unidad Merida, Merida, Yuctan, Mexico2 Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA3 South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach, FL, USA4 Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologia, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain FULL ABSTRACT
CORRADA-BRAVO, CARLOS	29 Automated remote data collection as a new tool to monitor tropical biodiversity and exotic species. Acevedo Torres, Miguel*,1, Aide, T. Mitchell1, Corrada-Bravo, Carlos1, Villanueva-Rivera, Luis*,1, 1 University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, PR, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CORREA-CANO, MARU	136 Fragmented landscape as sources of plant resources: A case study of the Yucatec Maya. Correa-Cano, Maru*,1, Caballero Nieto, Javier1, 1 Jardín Botánico, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., México FULL ABSTRACT
COSTANZO, KATIE	7 Invasive mosquitoes: Competition, climate variation, and the storage effect determine composition of vector communities. Juliano, Steven*,1, Costanzo, Katie1, Kesavaraju, Banugopan1, 1 Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA FULL ABSTRACT
COTAYO RODRMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEGUEZ, LMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTEZARO	162 Ecological impacts and management in the Biosphere Reserve Cienaga de Zapata, Cuba. Labrada Pons, Miriam*,1, Luis Machín, Jorge1, Zamora Pérez, Ida 1, Borroto Páez, Rafael2, Oviedo Prieto, Ramona2, Felipe Pérez, León3, Cotayo Rodríguez, Lázaro4, 1 Instituto de Geografía Tropical, Ciudad de la Habana, La Habana, Cuba2 Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Ciudad de la Habana, La Habana, Cuba3 Unidad de Medio Ambiente, Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba4 Parque Nacional Ciénaga de Zapata, Playa Larga, Matanzas, Cuba FULL ABSTRACT
COVICH, ALAN	25 The role of road corridors on riparian vegetation and stream ecosystem dynamics. Crowl, Todd*,1, Covich, Alan2, Hein, Catherline1, Heartsill-Scalley, Tamara1, Blanco, Juan1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
COVICH, ALAN	25 How do non-native species threaten native freshwater species of the Yucatan Peninsula? Covich, Alan*,1, 1 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CRAIN, CAITLIN	28 Reproductive season of the invasive cirripedia B. glandula in Puerto Madryn, Argentina: Clues for understanding their success. Paccotti, Vanesa1, Palacio, Romina1, Bazterrica, María Cielo2, Hidalgo, Fernando2, Crain, Caitlin3, Bertness, Mark3, 1 Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina2 Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina3 Brown University, Providence, RI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CROWL, TODD	25 The role of road corridors on riparian vegetation and stream ecosystem dynamics. Crowl, Todd*,1, Covich, Alan2, Hein, Catherline1, Heartsill-Scalley, Tamara1, Blanco, Juan1, 1 Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA2 University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CRUZ TORRES, MARIA LUZ	Human migration, globalization and coastal ecosystems in Mexico. Cruz Torres, Maria Luz*,1, 1 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CRUZ TORRES, MARIA LUZ	Human Migration, Globalization and Coastal Ecosystems in Mexico. Cruz Torres, Maria Luz*,1, 1 The School for Global Studies, Tempe, Arizona, USA FULL ABSTRACT
CUEVAS FLORES, EDUARDO	101 Spatial distribution of Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata, Linnaeus 1766) nest activity and risky zones in the Biosphere Reserve Ria Celestun from 2002 through 2004. Loyo Buenfil, Fidel*,1, 2, Cuevas Flores, Eduardo2, 1 Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario No. 2 de Conkal, Mérida, Yucatán, México2 Pronatura Península de Yucatán, A. C., Mérida, Yucatán, México FULL ABSTRACT
CUEVAS, YANNINA	16 Controlling invasive pines in a grassland nature reserve: Proposal of optimization. Cuevas, Yannina*,1, Zalba, Sergio Martín1, Roberto Miguel, Bóo1, 1 Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CUEVAS, YANNINA	13 Most successful plant invaders in Argentinean Pampa came from the Mediterranean Basin. Zalba, Sergio1, Cuevas, Yannina1, de Villalobos, Ana 1, Sanhueza, Cristina1, Dispigno, Leandro*,1, Zucchino, Enrique*,1, 1 Universidad Nacional del Sur - Gekko, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
CURRIT, NATE	Globalization, population change, and emergent land-cover change in Chihuahua, Mexico 1970-2000. Currit, Nate*,1, 1 Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA FULL ABSTRACT