Dr Shirley Famelli

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Daphne Jackson Fellow at the University of Bristol, School of Biological Sciences

Name: Dr Shirley Famelli
Field: Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Specialisms:

Tropical ecology
Conservation of forest and freshwater ecosystems
Animal biodiversity

Research and qualifications:

BSc from Methodist University of São Paulo, (Brazil)
MSc from the University of São Paulo
PhD from the University of São Paulo and the University of Canberra (Australia)
Postdoctoral Fellow with Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development based in the Amazon working with local communities to understand the pattern of use of turtles and their eggs as subsistence resources to establish sustainable management strategies.

Returning to her research after a 3-year break, Shirley’s Fellowship is entitled: “Amazonian rivers under change and its implications for the biodiversity and local communities”

Host

University of Bristol

Funders

6 UKRI – Natural Environment Research Council

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