Processos Ecológicos, Global Changes: Rede de pesquisa em águas tropicais

1. TROPICAL WATER RESEARCH
ALLIANCE – TWRA
Prof. Dr. José Francisco Gonçalves Júnior
www.aquariparia.org
jfjunior@unb.br
Universidade de Brasília
Instituto de Ciências Biológicas
Departamento de Ecologia
Lab. de Limnologia

3. Background – proposed alliance
Concept of a tropical research alliance proposed in 2013
Austrade /DFAT, and MoU between Queensland Government and Minas Gerais
Agreed to focus on specific areas – water a priority
Drought threatened water security in Brazil’s largest
cities
Growing conflict between water users (hydropower vs
mining vs agricultural vs urban) and concern this will
become more frequent in the face of climate change
Public concern about water quality issues (highlighted
by Olympic Games; Samarco disaster)
Draw on Australia’s experience in water management,
and lessons learned from the millennium drought.
Similarities in climate (arid, subtropical, tropical systems) enable more relevant
comparisons compared with those from more temperate parts of the world.
Focus would be on research and training to support improved water management

4. July 2015 – delegation supported by TIQ and Austrade
research and training funding agencies at Federal (CNPa, CAPES) and State (FAPESP,
FAPEMIG, FAPERJ, FAPEAM, SECTES) levels;
water and environment agencies (including ANA and State agencies in São Paulo, Minas
Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia);
peak industry bodies (FIESP, FIEMG);
key research groups with interests in water science (USP, UFMG, UFRJ, UERJ, U Brasilia,
INPA - Manaus)
November 2015 – supported by Austrade
Discussions with researchers at USP, UFRJ, and U Brasilia
Workshop with the Ministry of Water in São Paulo, hosted by Austrade;
Special workshop session at the Brazilian Water Resources (ABRH) conference in Brasilia,
hosted by Austrade;
2016
Discussions with Australian Ambassador; Australian Water Partnership
Applications to COALAR (workshop funding)
Development of MoUs with potential partners
Initial discussions

5. Our reality

7. Building a New Perspective

10. Figura 1: Modelo integrador e conceitual que norteará as ações do AquaRiparia

11. > 50 pesquisadores
> 50 Pós-Graduação e Graduação
7 técnicos

12. Research Themes
1- Ecosystem Functioning
2- Restauration e Ecovaloration
3- Landscape Ecology
4- A Bridge between Academy to
Society

13. PROTOCOLOS
1o. Ecosystem
Functionig
2o. Leaf Traits
3o. CONDEX

14. Plant litter dynamics in riparian meta-ecosystems:
precipitation is a major control across tropical biomes
Alan Mosele Tonin, José F. Gonçalves Junior, Paulino Bambi et al.,
submitted for 2nd round in the Scientific Reports.

15. Vannote et al., 1980
Brown et al., 1995
Harper et al., 1997
Cuffney et al., 1990
Depositam no substrato
Entrada de detritos vegetais
de origem alóctone
Quantidade de habitats
associados ao sedimento
Raízes que crescem
submersas
RESTAURAÇÃO

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19. Distribuição horizontal em IVI de 20 espécies

20. Modelling Ecosystem Functioning

21. LEITE, G.F.M.; GONÇALVES, J.F.Jr.; SALLES, P. Modelagem
qualitativa da dinâmica da matéria orgânica em
córregos de cabeceira. In: SIMPÓSIO PROCESSOS
ECOLÓGICOS, RESTAURAÇÃO E ECOVALORAÇÃO EM
ZONAS RIPÁRIAS, 2012, Brasília. Resumos... Brasília:
Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, 2012.
1- Linha de funcionamento de zonas ripárias

22. LEITE, G.F.M.; ALVIM, E.A.C.C.; GONÇALVES, J.F.Jr.;
SALLES, P. Decomposição de detritos foliares em sistema
lótico: Uma abordagem de modelagem qualitativa. In:
SIMPÓSIO PROCESSOS ECOLÓGICOS, RESTAURAÇÃO E
ECOVALORAÇÃO EM ZONAS RIPÁRIAS, 2012, Brasília.
Resumos... Brasília: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas,
2012.
1- Linha de funcionamento de zonas ripárias

23. A Bridge between Academy to Society
Augmented
Reality
Foto: Rafael Oliveira
Foto: Rafael Oliveira

24. A Bridge between Academy to Society
Watershed
Sentinel

25. Nursery
School
A Bridge between Academy to Society

26. Lectures/Professional
Qualification
A Bridge between Academy to Society

27. What is the contribution of the TWRA for management of the
Watersheds?
1- Give support for decision makers,
2- Influence the politics for water, and new perspective for use
of hydric resources,
3- Sharing scientific data and building of models specific for
tropical regions;
4- New professionals with view wide through an International
Course of the Pos-Graduation;
5- Organize a advanced group to solve environmental problems
of the all partner countries formed for new PhD unemployed.

29. OBRIGADO!
www.aquariparia.org