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Portrait image of Shahid Naeem with a bird on his extended hand.

Shahid Naeem

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree                                    Ph.D.Position                                  Professor and ChairDepartment                            Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental BiologyOrganization                          Columbia University Somewhere in my senior year as an undergraduate at U. C. Berkeley I became interested in ecology. The undergraduate course in ecology I took was dull and really never gave the sense that ecology was…

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Colibrí Sanfiorenzo-Barnhard

From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Colibrí Sanfiorenzo-Barnhard Degree BA/BS Job Position Graduate Research Assistant Organization Northern Arizona University/University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras Department Biology Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Plant-Animal Interactions Research Habitat Barrier islands Research Organism Plants in general Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities…

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Andrea Rivera-Sosa

From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Andrea Rivera Sosa Degree MA/MS Job Position Program Director Organization School Of Life (SOL) International Foundation Professional Affiliation Non-profit Research Discipline Ecology Education Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses I work as the Program Director for The SOL…

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Jordi Bascompte

From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Jordi Bascompte Degree PhD Job Position Professor of Research Organization Doñana Biological Station, Spanish Research Council (CSIC) Department Integrative Ecology Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Community Ecology Research Habitat Not applicable Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses At…

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Early profile picture of Carlos Herrer kneeling before his field kit including net.

Carlos M. Herrera (2009)

From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Carlos M. Herrera Degree PhD Job Position Professor of Research Organization Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, CSIC Department Estacion Biologica de Doñana, Sevilla Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Plant-Animal Interactions Research Habitat Forest Research Organism Plants in general Describe what you do and briefly describe…

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Dr. Zakiya Leggett

Zakiya Leggett

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree                                        Ph.D. 2004 (North Carolina State University)Position                                      Research ScientistDepartment                                Research and Development DepartmentOrganization                              Weyerhaeuser CompanyI became interested in ecology as a child. My mother raised us to respect nature and its entirety and helped us gain an appreciation for the link between our livelihood and our…

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Early profile picture of Carlos Herrer kneeling before his field kit including net.

Carlos M. Herrera (2004)

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree                         Ph.D. 1977 (University of Sevilla)Position                       Professor of ResearchDepartment                 The Estacion Biologica de Doñana, SevillaOrganization               Research Institute of the Spanish CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas) ESA Honorary Membership Award for 2002 When did you become interested in ecology?In retrospect, I think it was a consequence…

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Portrait of Pedro Flombaum with a stucco backdrop.

Pedro Flombaum

From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree                                                               Ph.D. 2008 (Brown University)Position                                                             Graduate StudentDepartment                                                       BiologyOrganization                                                     Brown UniversityE. Lucy Braun Award 2004 When did you get interested in ecology?  Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology?As a kid, I always felt attracted to nature and I enjoyed spending time outdoors. At…

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