Mauro Galetti
Mauro Galetti | |
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Mauro Galetti in the Pantanal, Brazil | |
| Born | 19 January 1967 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazil |
| Citizenship | Brazilian and Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, Robinson College |
| Known for | discovering how the loss of animal seed dispersed changes the evolution of fleshy fruits |
| Awards | WWF (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Conservation biology, Rainforests |
| Institutions | Universidade Estadual Paulista, Stanford University, Aarhus University, University of Miami, Florida International University |
| Doctoral advisor | David J. Chivers |
Mauro Galetti. is a Brazilian ecologist and conservation biologist. He is a full professor in the Department of Biodiversity at the Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo and has worked at Stanford University (USA), Aarhus University (Denmark) and the University of Miami (USA). He also holds a position as a Courtesy Associated Professor at Florida International University, Miami, FL. Galetti's work has centered on analyzing the ecological and evolutionary consequences of defaunation. He was awarded by WWF in 1998 and was a Tinker Fellow at Stanford University and a visiting professor at Aarhus Universitet, Denmark in 2017.
He is currently one of the Center for Research on Biodiversity Dynamics and Climate Change directors in Rio Claro and Editor-in-Chief of Global Ecology and Conservation.