Alexandre Magno Sebbenn

Graduated in Forestry Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1992 ), Master of Wood Science and Technology (1997 - Department of Forest Sciences /ESALQ/USP), Dr. in Genetics and Plant Breeding (2001 - Department of Genetics/ESALQ/USP) and post-doctorate in Forest Genetics (2007) by the Institut für und Forestgenetik Forstpflanzenzüchtung, Grosshansdorf, Germany. Researcher at the Instituto Florestal de São Paulo, professor of population genetics in the pods-graduate courses at UNESP/Ilha Solteira (Agronomy), Federal University of Santa Catarina (Plant Genetic Resources) and the Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro, supervise in the post-graduate courses of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho – Campus Ilha Solteira (UNESP), Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and State University of Londrina (UEL) and reviewer of several national and international scientific journals. I have experience in the area of Forest Resources and Forest Engineering, with emphasis on Forest Genetics, acting on the following themes: population genetics, quantitative genetics, genetic improvement and forest conservation. Currently, my main research interests are investigating how is contemporary pollen and seed dispersal, using genetic markers and analysis of relatedness; how is the mating system and spatial distribution of genotypes in tree species located in forest fragments and continuous forests; what are the impacts of selective logging on processes such as mating system, contemporary pollen and seed flow and the genetic diversity of tree populations of the Brazilian Amazon; to determine methods of logging to ensure genetic sustainability and productivity of timber of tree species of Amazon forest; application of DNA fingerprints to identify species, country of origin and forest concession of marketed wood; to determine sample sizes for collecting seeds to ex situ genetic conservation and environmental restoration; breeding of exotic and native trees to the state of São Paulo, as well as for several other Brazilian regions .