OSARA Advisory Panel


	OSARA Advisory Panel

			*Dr. Ricardo Rozzi, Biocultural Conservation Advisor* Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies, University of North Texas and Director, Omora Ethnobotanical Park, Puerto Williams, Chile Dr. Rozzi is an eminent conservation ecologist and environmental philosopher who has received numerous awards, including the Doctor José Tohá Castella Award for the communication of science to society, given annually by the Chilean National Science and Technology Commission. Dr. Rozzi is also the author of many books and articles, including the seminal textbook Fundamentos de la Conservation Biológica, perspectivas latinoamericanas, which is the only conservation biology textbook from a Latin American perspective.


			Dr. John Silander, Science and Conservation Advisor Professor and Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut Dr. Silander is actively involved in research in Madagascar, South Africa and Cape Horn. He is particularly interested in plant ecology, biogeography, spatial ecological processes, conservation biology, invasive species and forest community dynamics of temperate and tropical regions. He has served on the board of directors of the Nature Conservancy – Connecticut Chapter and the international advisory panel of the Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity (Catholic University of Chile). Since 2000 he has collaborated with scientists in the Cape Horn area. www.eeb.uconn.edu/faculty/silander/silander.htm


			*Dr. James Kennedy, Aquatic Ecology Advisor* Professor, Biological Sciences Department and Director of Elm Fork Creek Museum, University of North Texas Dr. Kennedy is an aquatic entomologist whose research interests include the use of aquatic invertebrates in basic and applied ecological investigation. He is also the director of the Elm Fork Creek Museum with a strong emphasis on education and outreach. Currently, he is developing a freshwater biodiversity assessment of the Róbalo River Watershed in the Omora Ethnobotanical Park and advises several students conducting theses in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.


			*Dr. Amy D. Rosemond, Aquatic Ecology Advisor* Professor, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia Dr. Rosemond is an ecosystem ecologist, who studies the effects of nutrient enrichment on detritus-based food webs. Her work focuses on developing a mechanistic understanding of aquatic ecosystems and the factors that affect them, working with collaborators to conduct research across scales and disciplines. In the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve she has supervised various theses of UGA students, as well as helped coordinate study abroad programs.


			*Dr. Andrés Mansilla, Conservation and Marine Ecology Advisor* Director of Research and Postgraduate Programs, University of Magallanes Coordinator, Cape Horn Marine-Terrestrial LTER Dr. Andrés Mansilla is a phycologist and the Director of Research and Postgraduate Programs at the University of Magallanes. He is also the co-founder of the Masters of Science at the UMAG, which is the first science masters program in all of Patagonia. The program, entitled “Conservation and Management of Subantarctic Ecosystems” is considered revolutionary in its focus on the integration of basic science with application, such as conservation, via interdisciplinary approaches that inform decision-making. Currently, Dr. Mansilla is also involved in the implementation of Chile’s marine-terrestrial long-term ecological research site, based at the Omora Park in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.

			*Dr. Juan Armesto, Science and Conservation Advisor* Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Assistant Director, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity President, Senda Darwin Foundation Dr. Armesto is a renowned, Chilean ecosystem ecologist, focusing his work on forest ecology and conservation of forest biodiversity. Among other recognition for his work is a Mercer Prize from the Ecological Society of America and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His laboratory has been looking at nutrient cycling where we have shown that the nitrogen cycle of old-growth, North Patagonian forests in Chile differs from expectations based on successional theory. In addition, together with Dr. Ricardo Rozzi and Dr. Mary Willson, he co-founded and is the President of the Senda Darwin Foundation (www.sendadarwin.cl), dedicated to research, education and conservation on Chiloé Island.

			Dr. Bill Buck, Science and Conservation Advisor Mary Flagler Cary Curator of Botany, New York Botanical Gardens Dr. Buck is a world expert in Pleurocarpous mosses. He has worked around the globe, most recently focusing a great deal of effort on the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve of southern Chile. In addition to his laboratory and field work, Bill is the editor of several scientific publications and is an active teacher and outreach spokesperson for bryophyte conservation. www.sciweb.nybg.org/science2/Profile_90.asp