Emilio M. Bruna
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Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation/Latin American Studies |
Research Interests
Tropical conservation, plant population ecology, plant-animal interactions, demographic modeling, and mutualisms
Geographic Expertise
Brazil (Amazonia, Cerrado)
Curriculum Vitae 
Courses
WIS 3434 Tropical Wildlife
WIS
6934 Plant-Animal Interactions
LAS 6292 Research Methods in Tropical Conservation and Development
Background
Bruna has a joint appointment with the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department and the Tropical Conservation and Development Program. He joined the Center in 2002 after completing an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Brazil). Bruna’s research focuses on the consequences of deforestation and habitat fragmentation for plant-animal interactions and plant population dynamics. Much of this work has been conducted at Brazil’s Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, where Bruna also helped develop and implement an internship program for Brazilian undergraduates interested in Amazonian ecology. His research awards have included grants and fellowships from the National Science Foundation, The Ford Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, and SUNY International Development Group. Results of Bruna’s research have been published in Ecology, Nature, and Conservation Biology. He received his Ph.D. in Population Biology at the University of California Davis, where he specialized in plant ecology.
Bruna's Website at the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation