Limnology Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition

Dr. Jose Galizia Tundisi obtained his PhD (Estuaries Ecology, 1969) at the University of So Paulo/University of Southampton and his DSc (Ecology, 1977) at the University of So Paulo. He is President of the International Institute of Ecology in So Carlos, Brazil. He was previously a Full Professor of Biological Sciences, Federal University of So Carlos, 1972-84; Full Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of So Paulo, 1984-94; and President, Brazilian of the National Research Council, 1995-99. His awards include the Gold Medal "Augusto Ruschi", Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 1986; the Moinho Santista Prize in Ecology, 1992; the Highest Brazilian Award for scientific achievement; the Boutros Ghali Prize for Environment and Development, UN, 1995; and the Commendador, Brazilian Government. He is a Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, the So Paulo Academy of Sciences, and the Ecology Institute, "Excellence in Biology", in Germany. Dr. Tundisi is the founder and director of the International Institute of Ecology in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Dr. Takako Matsumura Tundisi graduated in Natural History and received her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (Zoology) from the University of So Paulo, Brazil. She was a lecturer and researcher in Aquatic Ecology at the Federal University of So Carlos for over two decades. Today, she is a director of the International Institute of Ecology (IIE) and of the International Association of Ecology and Environmental Management (IIEGA) in Brazil, both research and consulting organizations that have developed numerous research projects in water resources management and water quality through mathematical modeling.