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A Perspective for International Collaboration in Arid Lands Research in Baja California Peninsula Ricardo Rodríguez Estrella 1,2* 1 Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. , La Paz, B.C.S., 23096, México. 2 University of Arizona, Environmental and Natural Resources, Tucson, 85721, AZ*; *Sabbatical. Email: [email protected] RESEARCH IN ARID LANDS • Joining institutions for the study of arid lands in Baja California Peninsula • To establish and strengthen cross-border collaborations • To attract and gather young researchers in early or starting career People • Ricardo Rodríguez Estrella, PhD. CIBNOR, México • Melanie Culver, PhD. University of Arizona, USA • Fernando Hiraldo, PhD. Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain • Jordi Bascompte, PhD. University of Zurich, Switzerland • John Rotenberry, PhD. University of California Riverside, USA • Gerardo Ceballos, PhD. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México • Barbara Kus, PhD. USGS, San Diego, CA • Adrian Munguia, PhD. CIBNOR-University of Arizona • Yarelys Ferrer, PhD. UTEQ, Quevedo, Ecuador • Víctor Hugo Luja, PhD. Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, México • Biodiversity • Ecology and evolution • Evolutionary genetics • Plant-animal interactions • Animal interactions (trophic webs, parasitism, pathogens) • Ecophysiology • Epidemiology • Spatial analysis, GIS • Migration, movements ecology • Spatial variation populations, abundance, distribution • Chemical ecology • Climate change • Geomorphology; Soils, erosion; Hidrology, ecohidrology • Ecosystem function • Integrative Ecology • Human Activity Consequences • (land use changes, invasive species, emergent diseases, overexploitation) • Land suitability analysis; decision making; political science • Sustainability ü Local People, Natural Resources Management ü Economy ü Sociology ü Politics • Offices • Laboratories • Virtual Institution • La Paz, 50 ha WHY THIS INSTITUTION - CONSORTIUM FOR COLLABORATION IS TIMELY? § Understand how arid lands evolve and function given the differences in biogeography of regions, but also in natural resources management between countries and between regions. Using frontier research. § Offer options for Young researchers with high, strong skills in Science. § Research that cross the boundaries between different fields, emerging fields of research, innovative approaches. • Researchers consolidated (Established) • New, young researchers • Outstanding, getting a position • Postdocs • Consultants PhD MSc Bachs Students → Mid-term financing Ø Salaries Ø Pilot projects Ø Maintenance of facilities → Infrastructure facilities, financial support → Attract and retain outstanding new and young researchers § CONACYT § University of Arizona-CONACYT (CAZMEX) - New Institution? - Be part of the consortium of institutions already working up? OBJECTIVES HOW THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED? RESEARCH LINES WHERE? INFRASTRUCTURE CRUCIAL POINTS INSTITUTIONS THAT CAN HELP/SUPPORTING THIS INSTITUTION § University of California UC Mexus-CONACYT § Others? ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I appreciate the support and ideas of Melanie Culver from UA. She encouraged me to give this presentation. Thanks to CONACyT and CIBNOR for support.

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Page 1: A Perspective for International Collaboration in Arid ... · A Perspective for International Collaboration in Arid Lands Research in Baja California Peninsula Ricardo Rodríguez Estrella

APerspectiveforInternationalCollaborationinAridLandsResearchinBajaCaliforniaPeninsula

RicardoRodríguezEstrella1,2*1CentrodeInvestigaciones Biológicas delNoroeste,S.C.,LaPaz,B.C.S.,23096,México.2UniversityofArizona,EnvironmentalandNaturalResources,Tucson,85721,AZ*;*Sabbatical.Email:[email protected]

RESEARCHINARIDLANDS

• JoininginstitutionsforthestudyofaridlandsinBajaCaliforniaPeninsula

• Toestablishandstrengthencross-bordercollaborations

• Toattractandgatheryoungresearchersinearlyorstartingcareer

People

• RicardoRodríguezEstrella,PhD.CIBNOR,México• MelanieCulver,PhD.UniversityofArizona,USA• FernandoHiraldo,PhD.Estación Biológica deDoñana,Spain• JordiBascompte,PhD.UniversityofZurich,Switzerland• JohnRotenberry,PhD.UniversityofCaliforniaRiverside,USA• GerardoCeballos,PhD.UniversidadNacionalAutónoma deMéxico,México• BarbaraKus,PhD.USGS,SanDiego,CA• AdrianMunguia,PhD.CIBNOR-UniversityofArizona• Yarelys Ferrer,PhD.UTEQ,Quevedo,Ecuador• VíctorHugoLuja,PhD.UniversidadAutónoma deNayarit,México

• Biodiversity• Ecologyandevolution• Evolutionarygenetics• Plant-animalinteractions• Animalinteractions(trophicwebs,parasitism,pathogens)• Ecophysiology• Epidemiology• Spatialanalysis,GIS• Migration,movementsecology• Spatialvariationpopulations,abundance,distribution• Chemicalecology• Climatechange• Geomorphology;Soils,erosion;Hidrology,ecohidrology• Ecosystemfunction• IntegrativeEcology

• HumanActivityConsequences• (landusechanges,invasivespecies,emergentdiseases,overexploitation)• Landsuitabilityanalysis;decisionmaking;politicalscience• Sustainability ü LocalPeople,NaturalResourcesManagement

ü Economyü Sociologyü Politics

• Offices• Laboratories

• VirtualInstitution• LaPaz,50ha

WHYTHISINSTITUTION-CONSORTIUMFORCOLLABORATIONISTIMELY?

§ Understand how arid lands evolve and function given the differences in biogeography of regions, but also in naturalresources management between countries and between regions. Using frontier research.

§ OfferoptionsforYoungresearcherswithhigh,strongskillsinScience.§ Researchthatcrosstheboundariesbetweendifferentfields,emergingfieldsofresearch,innovativeapproaches.

• Researchersconsolidated(Established)

• New,youngresearchers

• Outstanding,gettingaposition• Postdocs• Consultants

PhDMScBachs Students

→Mid-termfinancingØ SalariesØ PilotprojectsØ Maintenanceoffacilities

→ Infrastructurefacilities,financialsupport

→ Attractandretainoutstandingnewandyoungresearchers

§ CONACYT§ UniversityofArizona-CONACYT(CAZMEX)

- NewInstitution?- Bepartoftheconsortiumofinstitutionsalreadyworkingup?

OBJECTIVES

HOWTHISPROPOSALHASBEENCONSTRUCTED?

RESEARCHLINES