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Alonso Ramírez Associate Professor Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies University of Puerto Rico P.O. Box 21910 San Juan, PR 00931 Tel. (787) 764-0000, ext 7781 Scientific Director El Verde Field Station HC-05 Box 8974 Rio Grande, PR 00745-9601 alonso_ites@yahoo.com		My laboratory Courses Research Neotropical Aquatic Insects (Spanish only) Oportunidades de investigación para subgraduados UMEB REU En Español
Research Interests	Streams and rivers are important ecosystems with complex dynamics and of great value to humans. Our understanding of these ecosystems in tropical regions is limited. Therefore, my research focuses on tropical stream ecology, including urban streams and with emphasis on the ecology and taxonomy of aquatic insects. Geographically, I mainly work on streams in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica. My interest spans tropical stream ecology, conservation, and systematics of aquatic insects.

Education and position	2001 - present: Associate Professor, Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies, University of Puerto Rico 2001 - Ph. D. Ecology Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA. 1997 - M. S. Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA. 1994 - B. S. Tropical Biology Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica.

Last updated: August 29, 2008