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VAIERETTI, VICTORIA	155 Above- and belowground tissue decomposition mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation. Urcelay, Carlos*,1, Vaieretti, Victoria1, Perez, Marisela1, Díaz, Sandra1, 1 Instituto Multidisciplinario deBiología Vegetal, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
VALDERRAMA, CARLOS	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
VALDESPINO, IVAN	152 The ecosystems thematic network of the IABIN. Besana, Rita*,1, Valdespino, Ivan2, 1 Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), Panama, Panama2 Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), Panama, Panama FULL ABSTRACT
VALENTE, RENATA	115 Indigenous lands and environmental policies in Brazil. Valente, Renata *,1, 1 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
VALENZUELA , MARIELA	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
VALIENTE, AMERICA	Genetics and life history traits in Salmonids introduced in South America. Garcia-Vazquez, Eva*,1, Nuñez, Pablo2, Valiente, America1, Juanes, Francis3, 1 Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, España2 Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Neuquen, Junin de los Andes, Neuquen, Argentina3 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VALVERDE VALDMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTES, MARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEA TERESA	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
VALVERDE, TERESA	109 Population studies as fundamentals for sustainable resource management: The case of wood for alebrije production in Oaxaca, Mexico. Hernández-Apolinar, Mariana*,1, Purata, Silvia2, Valverde, Teresa1, 1 Facultad de Ciencias-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, DF., México2 People and Plants International, Xalapa, Veracruz, México FULL ABSTRACT
VAN BELLEN, HANS MICHAEL	106 The ecological footprint method as a sustainability indicator of tourism in the urban system of Florianopolis. Andrade, Beatriz *,1, van Bellen, Hans Michael*,1, 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
VANDENBURGH, EILEEN	143 Towards sustainable management of the hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria fishery: Increasing productivity and spawning stock biomass by rotating Marine Protected Areas. Vandenburgh, Eileen*,1, 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VANDENDRIESCHE, DON	139 Use of optimization models in sustainable ecosystem management- A forest planning story. Jensen, Mark*,1, Frament, Ellen2, Meneghin, Bruce3, Niccolucci, Michael4, Greer, Kendrick 5, Vandendriesche, Don 6, 1 USDA Forest Service, Northern Regional Office, Missoula, MT, USA2 USDA Forest Service, Kootenai National Forest, Libby, MT, USA3 USDA Forest Service, IMI, Washington Office, Ft. Collins, CO, USA4 USDA Forest Service, Northern Regional Office, Missoula, MT, USA5 Mason, Bruce and Gerard Inc, Portland, OR, USA6 USDA Forest Service, Ft. Collins, CO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VANDERMEER, JOHN	9 The quality of the agricultural matrix influences the presence of native and invasive bees. Jha, Shalene*,1, Vandermeer, John 1, 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VARGAS RUSSO, MANUEL	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
VARGAS, DARIANA NOMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTE	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
VARGAS, MARIA	136 Linking agricultural production and conservation through payments for environmental services in Bolivia's Los Negros Valley. Asquith, Nigel *,1, Vargas, Maria1, 1 Fundacion Natura Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Bolivia FULL ABSTRACT
VARGAS, RODRIGO	131 Biomass and carbon accumulation after experimental thinning in a tropical seasonal forest. Vargas, Rodrigo*,1, Allen, Michael1, Allen, Edith1, 1 University of California, Riverside, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VASQUEZ-RADONIC, LUCERO	10 Understanding the interrelations of native and introduced species in the Hawaiian lowland wet forest through seed rain and soil seed bank quantification. Vasquez-Radonic, Lucero*,1, Ostertag, Rebecca2, 1 The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA2 The University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VEGA-JARQUMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEN, CAROLINA	116 Ecological control of weeds through using allelophatic properties of the Nicaraguan flora. Espinoza, Osman *,1, Mendoza, Carlos 1, Salgado, Rosana 1, Munguía, Rodolfo 1, Fornos, Marvin 1, Vega-Jarquín, Carolina 1, 1 Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA), Managua, Nicaragua FULL ABSTRACT
VELEZ, SANTIAGO	148 Pattern of diversity of the community of beetles coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae Scarabaeinae) in the coffee zone Quindio, Colombia. Molina Rico, Ligia Janneth, Amat, German2, Garzon , Angela 3, Velez, Santiago 4, , Julian Galeano5, 2 German Amat, Bogota3 Angela Garzon, Armenia4 Santiago Velez, Armenia5 Julian Galeano, Armenia FULL ABSTRACT
VENEGAS, ANA	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
VERA-GIUSTI, JOSMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTE	Institutional entourage and community participation in preserving natural resources: Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Vera-Giusti, José*,1, 1 Wildlife Conservation Society, Santiago, Santiago, Chile FULL ABSTRACT
VIANNA, LUIZ	117 Island management: Comparative evaluation between management strategies of the United Nations program of action for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States - SIDS - with national coastal zone management plan - GERCO - in Brazil. Vianna, Luiz*,1, 1 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
VIBRANS, HEIKE	4 Analysis of the geographic distribution of the families of alien weeds in Mexico. Espinosa-García, Francisco*,1, Villaseñor, José 2, Vibrans, Heike3, 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, México2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Distrito Federal, México3 Colegio de Posgraduados, Texcoco, Estado de México, México FULL ABSTRACT
VIDAL, VICTOR	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
VIEIRA, SIMONE	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
VILELA PARREIRA, FABRMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTECIO	107 Organic matter characterization within tributaries of the middle Rio Doce basin, Minas Gerais (Brazil). Guimarães Viola, Zenilde *,1, 2, Rodrigues Barbosa, Francisco Antônio1, Augusti, Rodinei1, Vilela Parreira, Fabrício3, Souza Pedrosa, Cláudia1, 1 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais -UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil2 Instituto Mineiro de Gestão das Aguas - IGAM, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil3 Fundação Centro Tecnológico de Minas Gerais - CETEC, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil FULL ABSTRACT
VILLA-MARTINEZ,	102 Vulnerability of South Patagonian ecosystems to climatic and human pressures over the last 3200 years. Francois S., Jean P.*,1, 2, Moreno M., 1, Villa-Martinez, 2, Moy, Christopher3, 1 Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile2 CEQUA, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile3 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA FULL ABSTRACT
VILLADA, IVONNE	121 Medicinal and aromatic productive chain of the departament of Risaralda , Colombia. A project of collective construction for the better use of the biodiversity goods. Villada, Ivonne 1, 1 Ivonne Villada, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT
VILLAGRA, PABLO	126 The effect of spatial and temporal heterogeneity on superficial soil dynamic in Monte desert (Argentina). Noe, Laura1, Abril, Adriana1, Villagra, Pablo2, 1 Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina2 IANIGLIA-CONICET, Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
VILLALBA, RICARDO	Human migration impact on the dynamics of the Prosopis ferox woodlands in the Prepuna, Argentina. Morales, Mariano*,1, Villalba, Ricardo1, 1 Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Cs. Ambientales (IANIGLA), Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina FULL ABSTRACT
VILLANUEVA-RIVERA, LUIS	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
VILLASEMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: NTILDEOR, JOSMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTE	4 Analysis of the geographic distribution of the families of alien weeds in Mexico. Espinosa-García, Francisco*,1, Villaseñor, José 2, Vibrans, Heike3, 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, México2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Distrito Federal, México3 Colegio de Posgraduados, Texcoco, Estado de México, México FULL ABSTRACT
VILLAMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: CCEDILA, ROBERTO	107 Methods of analysis of stomach contents. Study of case: Acanthurus coeruleus (Teleostei: Acanthuridae, Bloch & Schneider, 1801), on Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve, South West Atlantic,Brazil. Aragão, Valéria*,1, Villaça, Roberto*,2, 1 Universidade Federal Fluminense, Nitéroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2 Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil FULL ABSTRACT
VITT, PATI	118 Rare plant management in the face of global climate change. Vitt, Pati*,1, Kendall, Bruce2, Havens, Kayri1, 1 Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL, USA2 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VITT, PATI	23 Control of invasive shrubs and herbivores required to conserve an endangered annual plant, Tomanthera auriculata (Scrophulariaceae), in prairie fragments near Chicago, Illinois, USA. Kendall, Bruce *,1, Vitt, Pati2, Knight, Tiffany3, 1 University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA2 Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL, USA3 Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VON HOLLE, BETSY	Historical land use and environmental determinants of nonnative plant distribution in coastal northeastern United States. Von Holle, Betsy*,1, 2, Foster, David1, Motzkin, Glenn1, 1 Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA2 Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA FULL ABSTRACT
VMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTESQUEZ RUESTA, PEDRO	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
VMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTESQUEZ RUESTA, PEDRO	54 Deforestation in Peruvian Yungas and related socioeconomical process: Comparative analysis in seven watersheds. Arnillas Merino, Carlos *,1, Vásquez Ruesta, Pedro1, Tovar Ingar, Carolina1, Saito Díaz, José Antonio1, Hajek, Frank2, 1 Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Lima, Perú2 Sociedad Zoológica de Francfort, Lima, Lima, Perú FULL ABSTRACT
VMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: AACUTESQUEZ RUESTA, PEDRO	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
VMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: EACUTELEZ VARGAS, LEMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: OACUTEN DARMISSING CHARACTER ENTITY: IACUTEO	141 Measuring sustainability ecology of the production systems. Vélez Vargas, León Darío*,1, 1 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia FULL ABSTRACT