FSD2024
2024-08-04 (Sunday)
Jacarandá room | |
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15:00 |
15:00 - 17:30
Registration opens |
17:30 |
17:30 - 18:00
Opening Remarks and Welcome![]() ELIANA CAZETTA ILHEUS / BA Speaker![]() MAURO GALETTI INDAIATUBA / SP Speaker |
18:00 |
18:00 - 18:30
Tribute |
18:30 |
18:30 - 19:30
Opening Plenary: The biodiversity of plant-frugivore interactions: types, functions, and consequences of their extinctions![]() PEDRO JORDANO ![]() Pairwise plant-animal mutualistic interactions build up into mega-diverse networks involving dozens of interacting species, being the most generalized among free-living species. These mutualisms consist of food provisioning by plants and, their counterpart, plant propagule (seeds) movement by the animals, being crucial for the natural vegetation regeneration in many ecosystems, yet we are far from understanding which part of this enormous interaction biodiversity is needed for their maintenance. |
19:30 |
19:30 - 22:00
Opening reception |
22:00 |
2024-08-05 (Monday)
Jacarandá room | Jequitibá room | Jequitibá II Room | |
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08:15 |
08:15 - 09:00
Plenary: Frugivore reintroduction as a tool to restore seed dispersal in a defaunated world![]() ALEXANDRA PIRES RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ SpeakerIn most tropical forest vertebrates have been successively extirpated by anthropogenic impacts. The loss of these animals, most of which act as seed dispersers, has severe consequences to plant recruitment, especially for large-seeded species. In such empty forests, the natural recolonization by the fauna is generally inhibited due to the isolation of forest remnants or by the absence of source areas. In such scenarios, the reintroduction of locally extinct frugivores can be the only alternative. In the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, a trophic rewilding experiment - carried out in one of the largest urban forests in the world - has had promising results, serving as an example to a more active conservation strategy to recovering ecological processes mediated by plant-animal interactions. |
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09:00 |
09:00 - 10:30
Symposium 1: Seed Dispersal and Ecosystem Regeneration: frugivores at the service of restoration ecology![]() FERNANDO SILVEIRA BELO HORIZONTE / MG Moderator
09:00 - 09:15
![]() MARIA FERNANDA GODOI BELO HORIZONTE / MG Speaker
09:15 - 09:30
![]() LISIEUX FUZESSY RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
09:30 - 09:45
![]() DEBORA ROTHER SAO CARLOS / SP Speaker
09:45 - 10:00
![]() ROBERT TIMMERS ![]()
10:00 - 10:15
![]() MIRIAM SAN JOSE ![]()
10:15 - 10:30
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09:00 - 10:30
Oral presentations
09:15 - 09:30
![]() ADAM LOVAS-KISS ![]()
09:30 - 09:45
![]() ALBA COSTA ![]()
09:45 - 10:00
![]() BRISA MARCINIAK DE SOUZA FLORIANOPOLIS / SC Speaker
10:00 - 10:15
![]() CARINE EMER RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker
10:15 - 10:30
![]() CAROLINE DRACXLER RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker |
09:00 - 10:30
Oral presentations
09:00 - 09:15
![]() ANDREA LOAYZA ![]()
09:15 - 09:30
![]() FERNANDA CRISTINA SOUZA SAO JOAO DEL REI / MG Speaker
09:30 - 09:45
![]() PAULY GREGOIRE ![]()
09:45 - 10:00
![]() JUAN CASTILLO LANDERO ![]()
10:00 - 10:15
![]() LEHLOHONOLO ADAMS ![]() |
10:30 |
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break |
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break |
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break |
11:00 |
11:00 - 12:30
Symposium 2: Linking movement to frugivory and seed dispersal![]() LAURENCE CULOT RIO CLARO / SP Moderator![]() LAURENCE CULOT RIO CLARO / SP Organizer![]() FELIPE BUFALO RIO CLARO / SP Organizer![]() EDUARDO ZANETTE RIO CLARO / SP Organizer
11:00 - 11:15
![]() NOELLE BECKMAN ![]()
11:15 - 11:30
![]() JUAN MANUEL MORALES ![]()
11:30 - 11:45
![]() FELIPE BUFALO RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
11:45 - 12:00
![]() EDUARDO ZANETTE RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
12:00 - 12:15
![]() ANAID CARDENAS-NAVARRETE ![]()
12:15 - 12:30
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11:00 - 12:30
Oral presentations
11:00 - 11:15
![]() ANNA REBELLO LANDIM RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker
11:15 - 11:30
![]() IRENE MARIA ANTOINETTA BENDER ![]()
11:30 - 11:45
![]() PAULO HENRIQUE CAMARGO PARANAPANEMA / SP Speaker
11:45 - 12:00
![]() RAQUEL MUÑOZ GALLEGO ![]()
12:00 - 12:15
![]() RINTU MANDAL ![]()
12:15 - 12:30
![]() RUDI CRISPIN SWART ![]() |
11:00 - 12:30
Oral presentations
11:00 - 11:15
![]() FLAVIA BOUCH ZAGURY RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker
11:15 - 11:30
![]() JULISSA IRIZARRY ![]()
11:30 - 11:45
![]() SUMASHINI SUNDARARAJAN ![]()
11:45 - 12:00
![]() VIRGINIA PAIXAO PARNAMIRIM / RN Speaker |
12:30 |
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break |
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break |
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break |
14:00 |
14:00 - 15:30
Symposium 3: Landscape Changes: Impacts on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal Dynamics![]() ELIANA CAZETTA ILHEUS / BA Moderator
14:00 - 14:15
![]() ELIANA CAZETTA ILHEUS / BA Speaker
14:15 - 14:30
![]() LUIS FELIPE DAIBES RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
14:30 - 14:45
![]() BRUNO F C B ADORNO DESCALVADO / SP Speaker
14:45 - 15:00
![]() FERNANDO BONFIM APUAREMA / BA Speaker
15:00 - 15:15
![]() LUCIA-ACEVEDO LIMON ![]()
15:15 - 15:30
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14:00 - 15:30
Oral presentations
14:00 - 14:15
![]() LANDON JONES ![]()
14:15 - 14:30
![]() JULIETA BENITEZ MALVIDO ![]()
14:30 - 14:45
![]() ROBERTO FIORINI TORRICO ILHEUS / BA Speaker
14:45 - 15:00
![]() SAMARA DE ALBUQUERQUE TEIXEIRA BRASILIA / DF Speaker
15:00 - 15:15
![]() KAARE CHRISTOPHERSEN ![]()
15:15 - 15:30
![]() CYNTHIA OLIVEIRA LAVRAS / MG Speaker |
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15:30 |
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break |
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break |
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break |
16:00 |
16:00 - 17:15
Symposium 4: Mistletoe seed dispersal as a key process for community structuring: challenges and conservation opportunities![]() FRANCISCO FONTURBEL ![]() ![]() RODRIGO FADINI SANTAREM / PA Moderator
16:00 - 16:15
![]() JAVIERA VILLARROEL ![]()
16:15 - 16:30
![]() MARCO AURELIO PIZO RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
16:30 - 16:45
![]() DAVID M WATSON ![]()
16:45 - 17:00
![]() FRANCISCO FONTURBEL ![]()
17:00 - 17:15
![]() ALEXANDER CHRISTIANINI SOROCABA / SP Speaker |
16:00 - 17:15
Oral presentations
16:00 - 16:15
![]() ANA FILIPA PALMEIRIM ![]()
16:15 - 16:30
![]() LARISSA ROCHA ILHEUS / BA Speaker
16:30 - 16:45
![]() LEIZA SOARES ILHEUS / BA Speaker
16:45 - 17:00
![]() LORENA SANTOS BONIFACIO ITU / SP Speaker
17:00 - 17:15
![]() RAMON PEREA ![]() |
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17:15 |
17:15 - 18:00
Plenary: Intraspecific variation in seed traits and its effects on seed dispersal by scatter-hoarding rodents![]() BO WANG ![]() Seed traits play an important role on seed dispersal by animals, and seed dispersers in turn drive evolutionary changes in seed traits. Previous studies have primarily focused on the mean values of these traits, there is also significant intraspecific variation in them. Therefore, it is pertinent to incorporate intraspecific variation in seed traits in seed-disperser interaction studies. |
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18:00 |
2024-08-06 (Tuesday)
Jacarandá room | Jequitibá room | |
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08:15 |
08:15 - 09:00
Plenary: Seed dispersal by frugivores through the matrix of fragmented landscapes![]() JUAN PEDRO GONZALEZ-VARO ![]() Most of the Earth’s ice-free terrestrial land is covered by anthropogenic habitats. Forests typically persist as patches embedded in a matrix of agricultural fields, rangelands, industrial areas, and urban settlements. Since most woody plants are dispersed by frugivorous animals, frugivores play a central role in the dynamics of forest plant communities in fragmented landscapes. Frugivore movements through the matrix are needed for both plant connectivity among forest patches and plant colonization of deforested areas. But, how much do frugivore communities change from forest to open anthropogenic habitats? Are changes mainly driven by the loss or by the replacement of frugivore species in the matrix? Do changes affect traits that are less advantageous in open habitats? Do changes in frugivore communities ultimately influence the composition and traits of the plants dispersed through the matrix? |
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09:00 |
09:00 - 10:30
Symposium 5: Fruit-animal trait matching as drivers of seed dispersal![]() OMER NEVO ![]() ![]() ANA CRISTINA CRESTANI RIO CLARO / SP Organizer and moderator
09:00 - 09:15
![]() OMER NEVO ![]()
09:15 - 09:30
![]() GUILHERME GONZALEZ CANASSA RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
09:30 - 09:45
![]() LINH - NGUYEN ![]()
09:45 - 10:00
![]() ANA CRISTINA CRESTANI RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
10:00 - 10:15
![]() MARIA APPEL PORTO ALEGRE / RS Speaker
10:15 - 10:30
![]() WILLIAN SIMIONI RIO CLARO / SP Speaker |
09:00 - 10:30
Oral presentations
09:00 - 09:15
![]() ELENA QUINTERO ![]()
09:15 - 09:30
![]() ISABEL DONOSO CUADRADO ![]()
09:30 - 09:45
![]() LEANDRO GIACOBELLI COSMO JUNDIAI / SP Speaker
09:45 - 10:00
![]() PAMELA TAVARES UBATUBA / SP Speaker
10:00 - 10:15
![]() RICARDO BOVENDORP ILHEUS / BA Speaker
10:15 - 10:30
TZE KWAN - FUNG ![]() |
10:30 |
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break |
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break |
11:00 |
11:00 - 12:30
Symposium 6: Frugivory and seed dispersal across island ecosystems![]() FERNANDO GONÇALVES MARILIA / SP Moderator
11:00 - 11:15
![]() FERNANDO GONÇALVES MARILIA / SP Speaker
11:15 - 11:30
![]() MAURO GALETTI INDAIATUBA / SP Speaker
11:30 - 11:45
![]() MAXIMILIAN VOLLSTADT ![]()
11:45 - 12:00
![]() JEF VIZENTIN-BUGONI PELOTAS / RS Speaker
12:00 - 12:15
![]() RAFAEL DA SILVEIRA BUENO MOGI GUAÇU / SP Speaker
12:15 - 12:30
MAIRA BENCHIMOL ILHEUS / BA Speaker |
11:00 - 12:30
Oral presentations
11:00 - 11:15
![]() BIBIDISHANANDA BASU ![]()
11:15 - 11:30
![]() CECILE VANPE ![]()
11:30 - 11:45
![]() JOSE M. FEDRIANI ![]()
11:45 - 12:00
![]() ARPITHA JAYANTH ![]()
12:00 - 12:15
![]() LAIS LAUTENSCHLAGER RODRIGUES ![]()
12:15 - 12:30
![]() MARIANO IGNACIO GIOMBINI ![]() |
12:30 |
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break |
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break |
14:00 |
14:00 - 15:30
Symposium 7: Seed dispersal and plant regeneration out of the forest![]() ALEXANDER CHRISTIANINI SOROCABA / SP ModeratorMARIANA CAMPAGNOLI SAO CARLOS / SP Moderator
14:00 - 14:15
MARIANA CAMPAGNOLI SAO CARLOS / SP Speaker
14:15 - 14:30
![]() TIAGO VINICIUS FERNANDES BELO HORIZONTE / MG Speaker
14:30 - 14:45
![]() EMERSON VIEIRA BRASILIA / DF Speaker
14:45 - 15:00
![]() RENATO D'ELIA FELICIANO CAMPINAS / SP Speaker
15:00 - 15:15
![]() FERNANDO SILVEIRA BELO HORIZONTE / MG Speaker
15:15 - 15:30
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14:00 - 15:30
Oral presentations
14:00 - 14:15
![]() MANUEL NOGALES ![]()
14:15 - 14:30
![]() SEBASTIAN CORDERO ![]()
14:30 - 14:45
![]() TOBIAS ROJAS ![]()
14:45 - 15:00
![]() LUCAS NASCIMENTO SAO PAULO / SP Speaker
15:00 - 15:15
![]() CÍCERO LUANDERSON DA SILVA ALENCAR RECIFE / PE Speaker
15:15 - 15:30
MIKAEL ALVES DE CASTRO RECIFE / PE Speaker |
15:30 |
15:30 - 18:00
Coffee break + poster session |
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17:00 |
17:00 - 18:00
Book launch and autograph session - Um naturalista no Antropoceno![]() MAURO GALETTI INDAIATUBA / SP Speaker |
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18:00 |
2024-08-07 (Wednesday)
Jacarandá room | Jequitibá room | |
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08:15 |
08:15 - 09:00
Plenary: Stomatochory is important too! Why we should investigate this major form of non-endozoochoric seed dispersal![]() KIM MCCONKEY ![]() Many stomatochoric dispersers are dominant members of frugivore communities and can be effective dispersers of seeds. A more robust understanding of community-wide patterns of seed dispersal can be gained if stomatochoric dispersers are considered as integrated and important members of the frugivore community. |
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09:00 |
09:00 - 10:30
Symposium 8: Frugivory and seed dispersal during animal migration in a globally-changing world![]() CHARLES KWIT ![]()
09:00 - 09:15
![]() HARUKO ANDO ![]()
09:15 - 09:30
![]() CLAUDIO AÇAI BRACHO ESTEVANEZ ![]()
09:30 - 09:45
![]() AMANDA GALLINAT ![]()
09:45 - 10:00
![]() SHOJI NAOE ![]()
10:00 - 10:15
![]() IRENE MENDOZA SAGRERA ![]()
10:15 - 10:30
![]() NICHOLAS SMITH ![]() |
09:00 - 10:30
Oral presentations
09:00 - 09:15
![]() ICIAR JIMENEZ MARTIN ![]()
09:15 - 09:30
![]() VERONARINDRA RAMANANJATO ![]()
09:30 - 09:45
![]() PRISCILA PACHECO CARLOS BELO HORIZONTE / MG Speaker
09:45 - 10:00
![]() RYUNOSUKE OKAWA ![]()
10:00 - 10:15
![]() TERUKI INOUE ![]()
10:15 - 10:30
![]() NASIPHI BITANI ![]() |
10:30 |
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break |
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break |
11:00 |
11:00 - 12:30
Symposium 9: Harnessing nucleic acids to unveil the ecology and evolution of frugivory and seed dispersal![]() MARINA CORTES RIO CLARO / SP Moderator![]() CAROLINA DA SILVA CARVALHO LONDRINA / PR Moderator![]() CARINA MOTTA RIO CLARO / SP Moderator
11:00 - 11:15
![]() CARINA MOTTA RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
11:15 - 11:30
![]() LAIS LAUTENSCHLAGER RODRIGUES ![]()
11:30 - 11:45
![]() THERESE LAMPERTY ![]()
11:45 - 12:00
JORGE ISLA ESCUDERO ![]()
12:00 - 12:15
![]() CAROLINA DA SILVA CARVALHO LONDRINA / PR Speaker
12:15 - 12:30
![]() JOAO VITOR MESSEDER ![]() |
11:00 - 12:30
Oral presentations
11:00 - 11:15
![]() APARAJITA DATTA ![]()
11:15 - 11:30
![]() ANNA TRAVESET ESPORLES Speaker
11:30 - 11:45
![]() VIRGINIA PAIXAO PARNAMIRIM / RN Speaker
11:45 - 12:00
![]() CÍCERO LUANDERSON DA SILVA ALENCAR RECIFE / PE Speaker
12:00 - 12:15
MIKAEL ALVES DE CASTRO RECIFE / PE Speaker
12:15 - 12:30
![]() FLAVIO MARIANO MACHADO MOTA MONTES CLAROS / MG Speaker |
12:30 |
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break |
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break |
14:00 |
14:00 - 15:30
Symposium 10: Fruit phenology and the maintenance and stability of plant-frugivore interactions in the Anthropocene![]() PATRICIA MORELLATO RIO CLARO / SP Moderator![]() DAIANE CARREIRA RIO CLARO / SP Moderator
14:00 - 14:15
![]() PATRICIA MORELLATO RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
14:15 - 14:30
VANESSA GRAZIELE STAGGEMEIER PARNAMIRIM / RN Speaker
14:30 - 14:45
![]() DAIANE CARREIRA RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
14:45 - 15:00
![]() DIEGO FERNANDO ESCOBAR BELEM / PA Speaker
15:00 - 15:15
![]() IRENE MENDOZA SAGRERA ![]()
15:15 - 15:30
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14:00 - 15:30
Oral presentations
14:00 - 14:15
![]() RYOBU FUKUYAMA ![]()
14:15 - 14:30
![]() JOAO VITOR MESSEDER ![]()
14:30 - 14:45
![]() LUCAS NASCIMENTO SAO PAULO / SP Speaker
14:45 - 15:00
LUCELIA NOBRE CARVALHO SINOP / MT Speaker
15:00 - 15:15
![]() ANDY GREEN ![]()
15:15 - 15:30
![]() HERCILIA FREITAS DA CUNHA NATAL / RN Speaker |
15:30 |
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break |
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break |
16:00 |
16:00 - 17:00
Symposium 11: Seed dispersal mediated by social animals![]() CHRISTOPHE BALTZINGER ![]() ![]() ELLEN ANDRESEN ![]()
16:00 - 16:15
![]() CHRISTOPHE BALTZINGER ![]()
16:15 - 16:30
![]() ELLEN ANDRESEN ![]()
16:30 - 16:45
![]() H. LUKE ANDERSON ![]()
16:45 - 17:00
![]() JADELYS TONOS ![]() |
16:00 - 17:00
Oral presentations
16:00 - 16:15
![]() BRAYAN MORERA ![]()
16:15 - 16:30
![]() EDUARDO RIGACCI VINHEDO / SP Speaker
16:30 - 16:45
![]() SARA MENDES ![]()
16:45 - 17:00
![]() SERGIO TIMOTEO ![]() |
17:00 |
17:00 - 17:45
Plenary: Frugivory and Seed Dispersal in Madagascar’s rainforest ecosystems![]() ONJA RAZAFINDRATSIMA ![]() Animal frugivores can influence plant population growth, structure patterns of plant coexistence, and enable plant establishment in novel environments through seed dispersal. Unfortunately, anthropogenic activities, coupled with natural disturbances, can disrupt these interactions. Thus, characterizing the patterns and outcomes of these interactions in the face of increasing environmental changes can clarify species resilience and, ultimately, the cascading impacts on forest integrity. With a focus on frugivorous lemurs and their food plants in Madagascar’s biodiverse rainforests, where a majority of the highly diverse plant communities have traits adapted for seed dispersal by frugivores, this talk will provide an overview of the current state of knowledge on plant-lemur mutualistic interactions and the roles and impacts of lemur frugivores on plant population dynamics and community structure. |
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17:45 | ||
19:00 |
19:00 - 23:59
Frugivores party |
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23:59 |
2024-08-08 (Thursday)
Jacarandá room | Jequitibá room | |
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09:30 |
09:30 - 10:15
Plenary: Seed dispersal and its consequences for the seedscape![]() NOELLE BECKMAN ![]() Seed dispersal underlies important plant ecological and evolutionary processes, including gene flow, population dynamics, and diversity. While seed dispersal is a complex and context-dependent process, I emphasize that we can further our understanding of seed dispersal’s contribution to plant population dynamics and ecosystem functions using multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. I use interdisciplinary approaches, spanning from mathematics to metabolomics, to study the causes and consequences of seed dispersal . I will provide an overview of emergent unifying frameworks currently used to study dispersal and how their integration can provide a more mechanistic understanding of seed dispersal. I discuss examples from on-going work, for example, investigating the interplay between fruits and their interacting partners for plant chemical diversity and population-level consequences of seed dispersal for plants varying in a range of traits. With a mechanistic understanding of seed dispersal, we will better understand the evolutionary ecology of seed dispersal, the influence of global change on seed dispersal processes, and potential cascading effects to ecosystems. |
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10:15 |
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break |
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break |
10:45 |
10:45 - 12:15
Symposium 12: Plant-Frugivore networks across scales![]() PAULO GUIMARAES SAO PAULO / SP Moderator![]() CARINE EMER RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Organizer and moderator![]() MATHIAS MISTRETTA PIRES PAULINIA / SP Moderator
10:45 - 11:00
![]() CARINE EMER RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker
11:00 - 11:15
![]() SERGIO TIMOTEO ![]()
11:15 - 11:30
![]() LIANA CHESINI ROSSI RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker
11:30 - 11:45
![]() MATHIAS MISTRETTA PIRES PAULINIA / SP Speaker
11:45 - 12:00
![]() ANNA TRAVESET ESPORLES Speaker
12:00 - 12:15
![]() PAULO GUIMARAES SAO PAULO / SP Speaker |
10:45 - 12:15
Oral presentations
10:45 - 11:00
![]() EVANGELIA CHRONOPOULOU ![]()
11:00 - 11:15
![]() KANON SATO ![]()
11:15 - 11:30
![]() LAUREN SULLIVAN ![]()
11:30 - 11:45
![]() ALBERTO CRUZ ![]()
11:45 - 12:00
![]() ABIR JAIN ![]() |
12:15 |
12:15 - 14:00
Lunch break |
12:15 - 14:00
Lunch break |
14:00 |
14:00 - 15:00
Symposium 13: Functional biogeography of frugivores and seed dispersers![]() JUNYING LIM ![]() ![]() KIM MCCONKEY ![]()
14:00 - 14:15
![]() JUNYING LIM ![]()
14:15 - 14:30
![]() HANCI LIANG ![]()
14:30 - 14:45
![]() CYNTHIA OLIVEIRA LAVRAS / MG Speaker
14:45 - 15:00
![]() FABIO TARAZONA ![]() |
14:00 - 15:00
Oral presentations
14:00 - 14:15
![]() APARNA ![]()
14:15 - 14:30
![]() MARCO AURELIO PIZO RIO CLARO / SP Speaker
14:30 - 14:45
![]() NICOLE LUSSIER ![]()
14:45 - 15:00
![]() RUBEN HELENO ![]() |
15:00 |
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break |
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break |
15:30 |
15:30 - 16:30
Oral presentations
15:30 - 15:45
![]() ANDY GREEN ![]()
15:45 - 16:00
![]() EUGENE SCHUPP ![]()
16:00 - 16:15
![]() SANDRA BIBIANA CORREA ![]()
16:15 - 16:30
![]() TOMAS A. CARLO JOGLAR ![]() |
15:30 - 16:30
Oral presentations
15:30 - 15:45
![]() SAMANTHA ALLBEE ![]()
15:45 - 16:00
![]() VALERIA FORNI MARTINS PAULINIA / SP Speaker
16:00 - 16:15
![]() FLAVIA BOUCH ZAGURY RIO DE JANEIRO / RJ Speaker
16:15 - 16:30
![]() BEATRIZ RUMEU ![]() |
16:30 |
16:30 - 17:15
Closing plenary: Rainforest ecological health state: How to take its "temperature" from the ground to the canopy?![]() PIERRE-MICHEL FORGET ![]() Ecological interactions are being affected at unprecedented rates by human activities in tropical forests. Yet, the continuity of ecological functions such as seed dispersal is crucial for forest regeneration. It thus becomes increasingly urgent to be able to rapidly assess the health status of these processes in order to take appropriate management measures. Following the study of Natural History, especially seed dispersal and seedling recruitment, of key timber species in 1984-2003, I have then dedicated the next two decades (2004-2023) to evaluate the effects of human activities (fragmentation, hunting, logging) on tree dynamics and rainforest health status in the Guianas. I have therefore developed methods to rapidly assess the level of seed removal and predation, and the activity of both seed-eaters and frugivores in the understory and in the canopy of a few charismatic timber species dispersed by either rodents or arboreal mammals and birds in Meso and Southern-American forests. During the presentation, I will review what we have learned from the consequences of hunting and forest fragmentation and logging for dispersal and seed fate of medium- and large-sized tree seed species. |
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17:15 |
17:15 - 18:00
Awards and publicity for next event |
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18:00 |
18:00 - 18:30
Closing ceremony |
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18:30 |