Contributors

Contributors to Freshwater Ecoregions of the World Includes individuals who have either delineated ecoregions, reviewed ecoregion delineations, contributed or reviewed species lists, or authored or reviewed ecoregion descriptions. Major contributors are highlighted with short biographies.

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Africa (Contributors to the volume, Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar)

  1. A. Boumbezeur, Direction générale des forêts Algérie
  2. Abebe Getahun, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  3. Aboubacar Awaiss, WWF Western Africa Regional Programme Office (WARPO) , Côte d’Ivoire
  4. Ad Konings, Cichlid Press, USA
  5. Andy Osei Okrah, Friends of Rivers and Water Bodies, Ghana
  6. Angus Gascoigne, Environmental Information and Technical Services, São Tomé et Príncipe
  7. Anthony.J. Ribbink, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
  8. Bakary Kone, Wetlands International, Mali
  9. Belinda Day, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  10. Ben C.W. van der Waal, University of Venda for Science and Technology, South Africa
  11. Björn Malmqvist, Umea University, Sweden
  12. Brian Marshall, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
  13. Bruce Powell, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
  14. Carolyn (Tally) G. Palmer, Rhodes University, South Africa
  15. Christian Lévêque, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France
  16. Christophe Béné, WorldFish Center, Egypt
  17. Christopher Magadza, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
  18. Cornelius J. Hazevoet, Museu e Laboratório Zoológico e Antropológico (Museu Bocage), Portugal
  19. D. Thys van den Audenaerde, (retired) Africa Museum, Belgium
  20. Dalmas Oyugi, Kenya National Museum, Kenya
  21. David Brown, London Natural History Museum, UK
  22. David Kaeuper, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo
  23. David Wilkie, Boston University, USA
  24. Denis Tweddle, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
  25. E.K. Abbam, Water Research Institute, Ghana
  26. Eddy Wymenga, Altenburg & Wymenga, Ecological Consultants, The Netherlands
  27. Emmanuel Obot, Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Nigeria
  28. Emmanuel Williams, Wetlands International, Senegal
  29. Fiesta Warinwa, Africa Wildlife Foundation, Kenya
  30. Genevieve Jones, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  31. Geoffrey Howard, IUCN - Eastern Africa Regional Programme, Kenya
  32. Gordon McGregor Reid, North of England Zoological Society, UK
  33. Guy Teugels, deceased
  34. Harry Chabwela, University of Zambia, Zambia
  35. Helen Dallas, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  36. Henry Mwima, African Wildlife Foundation, Botswana
  37. Holger Kolberg, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Namibia
  38. Ignacio Doadrio, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Spain
  39. Jean Marc Elouard, ORSTOM, Madagascar
  40. Jean-Jacques Symoens, (retired) University of Brussels, Brussels
  41. Jenny Day, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  42. Jeppe Kolding, University of Bergen, Norway
  43. Jimmiel Mandima, African Wildlife Foundation, Zimbabwe
  44. John S. Sparks, American Museum of Natural History, USA
  45. John Sullivan, Cornell University, USA
  46. Jos Snoeks, Africa Museum, Belgium
  47. Julius Sarmett, Ministry of Water and Livestock Development, Tanzania
  48. Justin Gerlach, The Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles, Seychelles
  49. Ketlhatlogile Mosepele, Okovango Research Institute, Botswana
  50. Lauren Chapman, University of Florida, USA
  51. Leo Nagelkerke, Wageningen University,The Netherlands
  52. Lincoln Fishpool, BirdLife International, UK
  53. Liz Day, The Freshwater Consulting Group, South Africa
  54. Lothar Seegers, Germany
  55. Louis Tsague, Garova Wildlife College, Cameroon
  56. Luc De Vos, deceased
  57. Lucy Emerton, IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Sri Lanka
  58. Lucy Scott, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
  59. M. S. Farid, Water Resources Research Institute, Egypt
  60. Meg Gawler, ARTEMIS Services, France
  61. Michael Brown, Innovative Resources Management, USA
  62. Michael Samways, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
  63. Mike K. Oliver, USA
  64. Musonda Mumba, (former) University College, UK
  65. Nathan Gichuki, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  66. Ojei Tunde, Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Nigeria
  67. Ole Seehausen, University of Hull, UK
  68. Patrick Dugan, WorldFish Center, Egypt
  69. Peter Jacobson, Grinnell College, USA
  70. Philippe Lalèyè, Université Nationale du Bénin, Bénin
  71. Randall E. Brummett, WorldFish, Cameroun
  72. Robert C. Drewes, California Academy of Sciences, USA
  73. Robert Collins, University of California - Santa Barbara, USA
  74. Robert Schelly, Cornell University and American Museum of Natural History, USA
  75. Robin Welcomme, Imperial College, UK
  76. Roger Safford, BirdLife International, UK
  77. S. Baha El Din, Egypt
  78. Samba Diallo, Centre National des Sciences Halieutiques de Boussoura (CNSHB), Guinea
  79. Thomas Kristensen, Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory, Denmark
  80. Tim Davenport, Wildlife Conservation Society, Tanzania
  81. Tim Dodman, (former) Wetlands International, UK
  82. Uli Schliewen, Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany
  83. Victor Mamonekene, Université Marien Ngouabi-Brazzaville, Congo
  84. Wolfgang Wranik, University of Rostock, Germany

Latin America & the Caribbean

  1. Amalia Miquelarena, Museo de la Plata, Argentina
  2. Angelo Agostinho, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil
  3. Antonio Machado-Allison, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
  4. Barry Chernoff, Wesleyan University, USA
  5. Brian Dyer, Universidad del Mar, Chile
  6. Carla Simone Pavanelli, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brazil
  7. Carlos Alcala Lasso, Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Venezuela
  8. Carlos DoNascimiento, Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Venezuela
  9. Carlos Lucena, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  10. Carolina Joana da Silva, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Brazil
  11. Claude Weber, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève, Switzerland
  12. Claudio Baigun, CONICET - University of San Martín, Argentina
  13. Don Stewart, SUNY- College of Environmental Science and Forestry, USA
  14. Donald Taphorn, Universidad Experimental de los Llanos Ezequiel Zamora, Venezuela
  15. Edson Pereira, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  16. Eldredge Bermingham, Smithsonian Institution, USA
  17. Flavio Bockmann, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
  18. Flávio C.T. Lima, Museo de Zoologia da Uni versidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), Brazil
  19. Francisco Antonio Rodrigues Barbosa, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
  20. Francisco Provenzano, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela
  21. Geraldo Mendes dos Santos, Instituto Nacional de Pesuisas da Amazonia, Brazil
  22. German Galvis, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
  23. Gloria Arratia, University of Kansas, USA
  24. Hector Samuel Vera Alcazar, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Paraguay, Paraguay
  25. Hernan Ortega, Museo de Historia Natural, Peru
  26. James Albert, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
  27. Jansen Alfredo Sampaio Zuanon, Instituto Nacional de Pesuisas da Amazonia, Brazil
  28. Javier Maldonado Ocampo, Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia
  29. Jorge Liotta, Fundación ÓGA, Argentina
  30. Jose Ivan Mojica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
  31. Leonardo Ingenito, Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  32. Luis Fernando Duboc, Map for Museu de Historia Natural do Capão da Embuia, Brazil
  33. Luis Malabarba, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  34. Mabel Maldonado, Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Bolivia
  35. Marcelo Loureiro, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Uruguay
  36. Margarete Lucena, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  37. Maria Cristina Dreher Mansur, FZB/RS - Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  38. Michael Goulding, Amazon Conservation Association, USA
  39. Michel Jégu, L'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), France
  40. Naércio A. Menezes, Museo de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP), Brazil
  41. Norma J. Salcedo-Maúrtua, College of Charleston, USA
  42. Paul Van Damme, Asociation FaunAgua, Bolivia
  43. Paulo Buckup, Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  44. Paulo Henrique Lucinda, Universidade Federal de Tocantins, Brazil
  45. Phillip Willink, Field Museum of Natural History, USA
  46. Ricardo S. Rosa, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Brazil
  47. Roberto Carlos Menni, Museo de Ciencias Naturales de La Plata, Argentina
  48. Saul Prada, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
  49. Scott Smith, Canada
  50. Uwe Horst Schulz, Unisinos, Brazil
  51. Vinicius Abilhoa, Museu de Historia Natural do Capão da Embuia, Brazil
  52. Vinicius Bertaco, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  53. William Crampton, University of Central Florida, USA
  54. William Eschmeyer, California Academy of Sciences
  55. Wolfgang Junk, Max Planck Institute for Limnology, Germany

Eurasia

  1. A. Gopalakrishnan, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, India
  2. Alain Crivelli, Tour du Valaat Biological Station, France
  3. Carlo Echiverri, Philippines
  4. Friedhelm Krupp, Sneckenberg Museum, Germany
  5. Ian Cowx, European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission, United Kingdom
  6. Ignacio Doadrio, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain
  7. Joerg Freyhof, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
  8. Juraj Holcik, Bratizlava, Slovakia
  9. Liu Huanzhang, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  10. Martin Schneider-Jacoby, EURONATUR, Germany
  11. Stamatis Zogaris, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Institute of Inland Waters, Greece
  12. Tan Heok Hui, Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  13. Thierry Oberdorff, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, France
  14. Vadim E. Panov, Zoological Inst. of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Australasia and Oceania

  1. Aaron Jenkins, Wetlands International-Oceania, Fiji
  2. Arthur Georges, Australian National University, Australia
  3. Christine Poellabauer, Etudes et Recherches Biologiques
  4. Dan Polhemus, State of Hawaii Aquatic Resources Department, USA
  5. Helen Larson, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Australia
  6. Jason Coughran, Croaking Environment Resources, Australia
  7. Jon Harding, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
  8. Lindsay Chadderton, (former) Department of Conservation, New Zealand
  9. Michael Hammer, South Australian Museum, Australia
  10. Philippe Keith, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France
  11. Robert McDowall, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
  12. Tim Berra, Ohio State University, USA
  13. Tim Page, Griffith University, Australia

North America

  1. Allison Pease
  2. Brooks Burr, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA**
  3. Cas Lindsey, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  4. Christopher Frissell, Pacific Rivers Council, USA**
  5. Christopher Taylor, Illinois Natural History Survey, USA**
  6. David Propst, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, USA**
  7. Don McAllister, deceased**
  8. Howard Jelks, USGS, Florida Integrated Science Center, USA
  9. J.D. McPhail, Canada
  10. James D. Williams, (former) USGS, Florida Integrated Science Center, USA
  11. Juan Jacobo Schmitter Soto, ECOSUR, Laboratorio de Necton, Mexico
  12. Larry Master, (former) NatureServe, USA
  13. Lynda Corkum, University of Windsor, Canada**
  14. Mark Oswood, Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska-Fairbanks, USA
  15. Mary Burridge, Canada
  16. Michael Schindel, The Nature Conservancy, USA
  17. Noel Burkhead, USGS, Florida Integrated Science Center, USA
  18. Peter Moyle, University of California Davis, USA**
  19. Richard Biggins, US Fish and Wildlife Service, USA**
  20. Stephen J. Walsh, USGS, Florida Integrated Science Center, USA

Global Datasets

  1. Cathy Reidy Liermann, Umeå University, Sweden
  2. Christer Nilsson, Umeå University, Sweden
  3. Ian Harrison, American Museum of Natural History, USA
  4. John B. Iverson, Earlham College, USA
  5. Kurt Buhlmann, University of Georgia, USA
  6. Stanley Blum, California Academy of Sciences, USA
  7. Thomas Akre, Longwood University, USA
  8. William Eschmeyer, California Academy of Sciences, USA

WWF and TNC staff

  1. Alexis Morgan, WWF-Canada
  2. Arlene Olivero, TNC, USA
  3. Bernhard Lehner, (former) WWF-US
  4. Carmen Revenga, TNC, USA
  5. Chris Williams, WWF-US
  6. Colby Loucks, WWF-US**
  7. David Olson, (former) WWF-US
  8. Denis Landenbergue, WWF International, Switzerland*
  9. Eric Armijo, TNC, Bolivia
  10. Eric Dinerstein, WWF-US
  11. Eric Wikramanayake, WWF-US
  12. Francesca Antonelli, WWF-MedPo
  13. Jennifer D'Amico Hales, (former) WWF-US
  14. Jonas Chafota, WWF-Southern Africa Regional Programme Office, Zimbabwe*
  15. Jonathan Higgins, TNC, USA
  16. Lucy Kashaija, WWF - Tanzania Programme Office, Tanzania*
  17. Marc Languy, WWF Eastern Africa Regional Program Office, Kenya*
  18. Mark Bryer, TNC, USA
  19. Michele Thieme, WWF-US
  20. Monica Chundama, WWF Zambia Coordination Office, Zambia*
  21. Nikolai Sindorf, (formerly) WWF-US
  22. Papa Samba Diouf, WWF-International, West Africa Regional Office, Senegal*
  23. Patrick Hurley, (former) WWF-US**
  24. Prashant Hedao, (former) WWF-US**
  25. Rebecca Ng, WWF-US
  26. Rob Powell, WWF-Canada
  27. Robin Abell, WWF-US
  28. Ryan Smith, TNC, USA
  29. Samuel Matagi, (former) WWF Eastern Africa Regional Program Office, Kenya*
  30. Steven Walters, (former) WWF-US**
  31. Tom Allnutt, (former) WWF-US**
  32. Wesley Wettengel, (former) WWF-US**

Interns

  1. Ashley Brown*
  2. Brian Blankespoor
  3. Clarice Sandoval
  4. Emily Peck*
  5. Haley Minick
  6. Lauriane Cayet
  7. Miranda Mockrin*
  8. Sean Austin
  9. Tim Green
  10. Tom Diggs**
  11. Trent Malcolm
  12. Tucker Gilman