Group Name: Altiplano Ecosystems

                                                                                                                                                                                                

Principal Investigator: Dra. Laura Scott (Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León); lscott@fcf.uanl.mx

2^nd Principal investigator: Dra. Marisela Pando (Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León); mapando@fcf.uanl.mx 

Researchers involved: 10

Study Site: Preserved Areas: LLanos La Soledad, La Hediondilla y La Trinidad, Nuevo León

Dominant Ecosystem: Halofit grassland and desert shrub

Core Research Areas:

4 Pattern and control of water, carbon and nutrient dynamics.

Manager: Dr. Humberto González Rodríguez; humberto@fcf.uanl.mx

4Biodiversity role in ecosystem structure and function

Managers: Dra. Laura Scott Morales; lscott@fcf.uanl.mx

                  Dr. Mauricio Cotera Correa; mcotera@fcf.uanl.mx

4Pattern and frecuency of ecosystem  disturbances

Manager: Dra. Marisela Pando; mapando@fcf.uanl.mx 

4Boundary interactions between managed and intact ecosystems

Manager: Dr. Eduardo Estrada Castellón; aeduardoestradac@prodigy.net.com

 

Other group participants:

Luis Gerardo Cuéllar Rodríguez

Mario Guadalupe Manzano Camarillo

Michael F. Antolin

Odila Eufracio Obregón

Jorge Nocedal