Organization Name:
Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IEUNAM) (Institute of Ecology, National Autonomous University of Mexico)I. Contact Information
| Name | Dr. Alberto Burquez |
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| Department Name | Ecología Funcional y Aplicada (Applied and Functional Ecology) |
| Department Phone Number | (52-62) 13-93-03 |
| Contact Phone | (52-62) 13-93-03 |
| Fax | (52-5)56-22-60-53 |
| montijo@servidor.unam.mx | |
| Mailing Address | Departamento de Ecología Funcional y Aplicada (Estación Regional Noroeste) Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Apartado Postal 1354 Hermosillo, Sonora 83000 México |
| Web Site Address | http://www.ecol-son.unam.mx |
II. Description of Organization
Organization, Mission, and Goals:
MISSION
To develop in a comprehensive way the discipline of ecology, through high quality basic research,
teaching postgraduate students, and community services related to education, dissemination of
knowledge, and impact assessment studies focused on conservation, restoration, and management
of the biological diversity of Northwestern Mexico.
GOALS
Carry out basic research and baseline knowledge in the main lines of interest of the Institute, mainly
Functional Ecology, and additionally Evolutionary Ecology, and research on Natural Resources.
Use the ecological knowledge to generate development and ecological programs policies in
management, restoration, and conservation of ecosystems. Have an active participation in education,
particularly higher education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in concert with other
institutions of UNAM, and other institutions in Mexico and abroad. Have an active participation in
knowledge dissemination, environmental education, and environmental services that promote
conservation, management and ecosystem restoration.
Environmental Media:
natural resourcesIII. Organization's Involvement in U.S.-Mexican Border Environment
Current Border Environment Projects and Activities:
Invasiveness of African buffelgrass in the Sonoran Desert. - pollinator migrationPast Border Environment Projects and Activities:
Baseline studies for the Biosphere reserve of El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar in NW Sonora.Future Border Environment Projects and Activities:
Bee diversity, biogeography and their relationships with vegetation and productivity in NE Sonora-Arizona border.IV. Data Sets not on the Internet:
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