Alejandro Fierro Cabo

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1 Alejandro Fierro Cabo One West University Blvd., Brownsville, TX (956) ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INTERESTS Coastal ecosystems, restoration ecology, ecological indicators, bioindicators, conservation biology, plant-animal interactions, plant biology. EDUCATION Ph.D. Restoration ecology / Plant biology (1998). Université Laval, Quebec, Canada. Dissertation on ecosystem reconstruction, dynamics of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Scholarship award from the Programme Québecois de Bourses d Excellence. M.Sc. Plant biology (1991). Université Laval, Quebec, Canada. Thesis on production and physiology of vegetable transplants grown in greenhouse Scholarship award from Rotary International. B.S. Agronomy (1987). I.T.E.S.M., Monterrey, N.L., Mexico B.Sc. thesis on salt tolerance of tropical grasses. Additional training on functional diversity determinations, seagrass conservation, wastewater treatment using wetlands, air quality monitoring. ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT / RESPONSIBILITIES Assistant professor. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas. (2012-present). Courses taught: Restoration Ecology, Conservation Biology, Plant-Animal Interactions, General Biology III, Current issues in Biology, Biological Concepts I and II (laboratories and lecture), General Biology Lab. I. Committee chair M.S. thesis of Leah McIntosh Resaca ecosystem development: colonization and succession of the macroinvertebrate community. Graduated Fall Committee chair M.S. thesis of John Gray Sedimentation and barnacle recruitment and growth in a shallow coastal lagoon of South Texas. Graduated Spring Committee chair M.S. thesis of Mario Marquez Decomposition patterns and Nitrogen dynamics of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litters in disturbed estuaries linked to Lower Laguna Madre. Graduated Fall Committee chair M.S. thesis of Crystal Martinez Barnacles as potential indicators of estuarine system recovery in South Texas. Expected Graduation: Spring 2015 Committee chair M.S. thesis of Guillermo Aguilar On the propagation of Sabal palms: opposite plant-animal interactions. Expected Graduation: Srping Committee chair M.S. thesis of Leticia Contreras Influence of water column parameters on mangrove litter decomposition and nitrogen dynamics under controlled conditions: calibration of indicators of functional recovery for estuaries linked to the lower Laguna Madre. Expected Graduation: Spring 2016.

2 Committee chair M.S. thesis of Buford Lessley Development and validation of a multimetric resaca ecosystem health index. Expected Graduation: Spring Lecturer. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, Texas. ( ). Courses taught: Biological Concepts I and II (laboratories and lecture), General Biology Lab. I and II, Restoration Ecology Associate graduate faculty member Professor. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (UAT), Tampico, Tam., ( ). Worked with multidisciplinary team involved in coastal management research (III-CIDIPORT). Established the Coastal Ecology Research Unit in CIDIPORT. Specific research on coastal ecosystems, focusing on coastal wetlands and ecological and biological indicators. Courses taught: Ecology and Sustainable Development and Thesis Seminar. Scientific Research Excellence Award, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Professor National Certification by Federal Ministry of Education (PROMEP-SEP) in 2006 and 2009 (three-year validity terms). Committee chair M.S. thesis of: Rolando Hernández Evaluación de la calidad de agua de uso recreativo en la playa Miramar (2008). Refugio Castro Evaluación ambiental de la línea de costa de Tamaulipas usando un método rápido de campo. (2011). Yuriko Ovando Estimación del estado de conservación de humedales costeros del Golfo de México basado en inventarios de ictiofauna. (2011). Committee member: M. Sc. thesis of Piedad Mayagoitia Status and habitat use of the neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) in southern Tamaulipas Mexico. (New Mexico State University) (2010). Adjunct professor. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (UAT), (2011-present). Committee member: Ph.D. dissertation of Carlos Zamora Tovar Patrones ecologicos del manglar Tamaulipeco. Expected graduation Fall Adjunct professor. Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CICATA-Altamira), Altamira, Tam., (2007- present). Committee chair M.S. of Luisiana Morales: Bioindicadores urbanos de metales pesados en material particulado del aire a partir de dos especies de geckonidos (2009). Teaching assistant. Université Laval. Quebec, Canada.(1990). Assisted in undergraduate class and lab of forage crops PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT / SERVICES Consultant for federal and state agencies. Tamaulipas, Mexico (2007-present). Collaborate in mandated projects, National Commission for Biodiversity (CONABIO).

3 Collaborate in mandated projects, Federal Ministry of Environment (SEMARNAT). Collaborate in mandated projects, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (SAGARPA). Collaborate in mandated projects, State Agency of Environment (Agencia Ambiental Tamaulipas). Director, Department of the Environment. City of Tampico, Tam., Mexico ( ). Represented the city s environmental authority for the 3 year term. Conducted a team of 10 people including environmental inspectors. Continuously interacted with general public and communication medias. Designed and achieved the establishment of a municipal natural protected area for the conservation of threatened wetland (Area Natural Protegida La Vega Escondida). Conducted the rehabilitation of the closed municipal dumpsite. Conducted a survey of the status of local crocodile populations in conflict with humans. Coordinated programs for source-separation and management of solid waste including recyclable materials, discarded batteries and car tires. Production manager. Sabino Gordo ranch and Gran Alado ostrich farm, Aldama, Tam. ( ). Operated the cattle ranch, implemented more efficient production techniques and the sustainable ranching of property s natural reserves. Implemented and successfully operated the ostrich farm. Environmental impact assessments for new shrimp farms. Río Tigre Acuacultores, S.A. de C.V y. Cegosa-Granmar, S.A. de C.V, Tampico, Tam. (2001). Independently elaborated both assessments, approved by Federal Ministry of Environment. Project director. Tierra Sintética Project. CEDES-IEST. Tampico, Tam. (2001). Proposed, designed and conducted applied research on composting and agronomic utilization of biosolids and other organic industrial wastes. Technical advisor for 9 registered units for exotic fauna (ostrich) commercial production. Project co-manager. Acuacam (1993) and Faunamar (1992) shrimp farms. Tampico, Tam. Participated in the design and construction supervision of both farms Conducted preliminary topographical surveys and soil and water sampling. Production manager. Genesis Integral, Tuxpan, Michoacan.( ). Supervised technical staff of 15 in tissue culture laboratory and greenhouses Successfully adapted an existing greenhouse for ex-vitro acclimation of micro-cuts Conducted the construction of a new 900 m 2 greenhouse Implemented a fertigation program for the greenhouses Formulated a recycled rooting substrate for micro-cuts Consultant. Ex-Hda. Chavarría. Pachuca, Hgo. and Parque Florícola Jaripeo. Cd. Hidalgo, Mich..(1992). Performed an agronomic land evaluation and capabilities determination Designed a small greenhouse complex for cut-flower production Formulated an organic growing media for gypsophille flower production Field manager. Eucario González, S.A., Tequila, Jal..(1988).

4 Designed and conducted trials on propagation techniques of Agave tequilana Monitored Agave plantations HONORS / AWARDS Frances Rusteberg Faculty Fellowship, University of Texas-Brownsville (2013). Scientific Research Excellence Award, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (2008). Programme Quebecois de Bourses d Excellence. Award for Scholarship. (1997). Rotary International Award for Scholarship (1987). GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Dean s Research Enhancement Fund (CSMT). Key plant-animal interactions in the natural propagation of sabal palm (Sabal mexicana) and the conservation of palm forests in Texas and Tamaulipas. PI ($ 7,400) NOAA B-WET. Resaca Rangers: Establishing a School-based Network to Monitor Ecosystem Health of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Resacas and Estuaries. Co-PI. ($99,402) National Park Service. Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring at Palo Alto National Historical Park. PI. ($9,536) NOAA. Environmental Cooperative Science Center (ECSC), Coastal and marine resources conservation/management. Sub-award. Co-PI ($1.2M) Administración Portuaria Integral de Altamira: Valoración y monitoreo del estado de conservación/degradación de humedales en el Puerto Industrial de Altamira (Wetlands assessment and monitoring of conservation/degradation status in Altamira Industrial Port, Tamaulipas, Mexico). PI ($ 105,000) Iberdrola Energía Altamira: Valoración y monitoreo ambiental del estero Garrapatas (Environmental assessment and monitoring of Garrapatas estuary, Tamaulipas, Mexico). PI ($ 48,000) PROMEP-SEP: Valoración ecológica de un estuario en degradación/rehabilitación: desarrollando una herramienta integradora para evaluar el estado de conservación y la sustentabilidad del uso de humedales costeros (Ecological assessment of a rehabilitating estuary: developing an integrative tool for evaluating conservation status and sustainability of coastal wetlands ). PI ($ 40,000) PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS Marquez M.A., Fierro-Cabo A. and Cintra-Buenrostro C.E. Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics: effective indicators of ecosystem functional recovery in estuaries linked to Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Submitted (12/19/14) to Ecological Indicators.

5 Fierro-Cabo, A., Rentfro, A First record of the tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) in Texas: is an earlier gecko invader about to be displaced?. Bioinvasions Records. International Journal of Field Research on Biological Invasions. In press Fierro-Cabo A., Marquez M., and Cintra-Buenrostro C Effective indicators of ecosystem functional recovery in estuaries linked to Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Society for Ecological Restoration, Texas and Southwest Chapters Joint Conference. October Alpine, Texas. Fierro-Cabo A. and Aguilar G Key plant-animal interactions in the natural propagation of sabal palm (Sabal mexicana) and the restoration of palm forests in Texas. Society for Ecological Restoration, Texas and Southwest Chapters Joint Conference. October Alpine, Texas. McIntosh L. and Fierro-Cabo A Indicators of ecosystem development in resaca restoration based on the macroinvertebrate community. Society for Ecological Restoration, Texas and Southwest Chapters Joint Conference. October Alpine, Texas. Vela J.L., Alexander H.D., Moczygemba J. and Fierro-Cabo A Alternative restoration treatments to maximize growth and survival of Tamaulipan thornscrub species during seedling establishment. Society for Ecological Restoration, Texas and Southwest Chapters Joint Conference. October Alpine, Texas. Delgado M., Cintra-Buenrostro C. and Fierro-Cabo A Decomposition and nitrogen dynamics of turtle seagrass (Thallasia testudinum): a tale from the southernmost estuarine bay in Texas. 26th Annual HENAAC Conference, Great Minds in STEM. October 2-4. New Orleans, Luisiana. Zamora-Tovar, C., Sanchez-Ramos, G., Fierro-Cabo, A., Riosmena-Rodriguez, R., Linding- Cisneros, R Aspectos biológicos, conservación, perturbaciones y restauración en los manglares de Tamaulipas. In Comisión Nacional para el Uso y Conocimiento de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO),Perspectivas de la conservación, amenazas y restauración de los manglares de México, México, D.F.:. In revision. Hernandez T., Martinez A., Aguilar G. and Fierro A Predator preferences and predation intensities on sabal palm (Sabal mexicana Mart) seeds. 16th Annual Research Symposium, University of Texas-Brownsville, April 4. Brownsville, Texas. Rodriguez P.A., McIntosh L. and Fierro-Cabo A Developing a mass-size relationship for Melanoides tuberculata, a potential ecological indicator for resacas. 16th Annual Research Symposium, University of Texas-Brownsville, April 4. Browsnville, Texas. Aguilar G. and A. Fierro-Cabo Sabal palm s safety net: coyote s balancing interaction on seed predators. Texas Academy of Science, 117th Annual Meeting. March 7-9. Galveston, Texas.

6 McIntosh L. and A. Fierro-Cabo Macroinvertebrate community composition of a reflooded resaca as a potential indicator of successional stage. Texas Academy of Science, 117th Annual Meeting. March 7-9. Galveston, Texas. Martinez C. and A. Fierro-Cabo Barnacles as potential indicators of estuarine system recovery. Texas Academy of Science, 117th Annual Meeting. March 7-9. Galveston, Texas. Jimenez-Hernandez, S., Powel G.L., Padilla-Hernandez, R., Fierro-Cabo, A. and G. Quiroga- Goode Mexico-United States environmental shared problems in the Rio Bravo/Rio Grande basin ecosystem. In: Day, J.W. and A. Yañez-Arancibia. The Gulf of Mexico: Its Origins, Waters, Biota & Human Impacts. Volume V: Ecosystem-Based Management. Texas A&M University Press. Mayagoitia-Gonzalez P.E., Fierro-Cabo A., Valdez R., Andersen M., Cowley D. and R. Steiner Habitat use of the neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) and human attitudes in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico. Therya 4(2): Fierro A. Alligators and crocodiles. Rio Grande Valley Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist. March 27, Harlingen, Texas. Martinez C., Fierro A. and C. Cintra. Balanus eburneus as an ecological indicator in south Texas estuaries. American Shore and Beach Preservation Association 2013 National Coastal Conference: Responding to the Waves of Change, October 22-25, South Padre Island, Texas. Fuentes C., Fierro A., and G. Aguilar Challenging plant propagation: Sabal palm and seed predators. 15th Annual Research Symposium, University of Texas-Brownsville, April 5. Browsnville, Texas. Marquez M., Fierro-Cabo A., Cintra-Buenrostro C Black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) leaf litter decomposition as indicator of ecosystem function in estuaries in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting, April Port Aransas, Texas. McIntosh, L.M., Sahu Teli J. and A. Fierro Macroinvertebrate community and decomposition in re-flooded resacas: preliminary look at potential indicators of system stability. Ecological Society of America, 98th Annual Meeting, August 4-9. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Camarillo S., Fierro A. and E. Linder Are coyotes saviors of Sabal palms? 16 th Annual Conference of the Texas Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration. November 2-4. Weslaco, Texas. Fierro A Developing ecological and biological indicators for tropical and subtropical coastal zones. First Conference in Subtropical Biology. January 13. Edinburg, Texas. Fierro A. and A. Vite Plants and salt. In: Patterson S. and L.V. Lof El Valle, the Rio Grande delta. Gorgas Science Foundation. Brownsville, Texas. ISBN:

7 Fierro-Cabo A Uso de indicadores ecológicos para evaluar el estado de conservación de humedales costeros en el sur de Tamaulipas. In: López Acuña L.M., Bustos Serrano H and J. S. Palleiro Nayar (Eds.). Proceedings ASOCEAN: XV Congreso Nacional de Oceanografía. ISBN: Castro-Grajales R., Fierro-Cabo A., Jiménez-Hernández S. and L. Zavala-Guerrero Evaluación ambiental de la línea de costa de Tamaulipas usando un método rápido de campo. In: López Acuña L.M., Bustos Serrano H and J. S. Palleiro Nayar (Eds.). Proceedings ASOCEAN: XV Congreso Nacional de Oceanografía. ISBN: Mayagoitia-Gonzalez P., Valdez R. and Fierro-Cabo A Status and habitat use of neotropical otters in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico. 43rd Joint Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Society. Febrero 4-6. Flagstaff, Arizona. Fierro A Rescate ecológico del estuario del arroyo Garrapatas, Municipio de Altamira, Tam. Annual Reports. Contract Number: Ref , Energía Iberdrola Altamira. Fierro A Valoración y monitoreo del estado de conservación/degradación de humedales en el Puerto Industrial de Altamira. Annual Reports. Contract Number: APIPALT- RM-014/06, Administración Portuaria Integral de Altamira. Fierro A Indicadores funcionales y estructurales para evaluar el estado de conservación de humedales costeros en el sur de Tamaulipas. Ciencia Uat 13: Fierro-Cabo, A., Gonzalez-Medrano, F., Zamora-Tovar, C., Vazquez-Lule, A Caracterización del sitio de manglar Barra de Ostiones. In Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) (Ed.), Sitios de manglar con relevancia biológica y con necesidades de rehabilitación ecológica (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 17). Mexico, D.F. Fierro-Cabo, A., Gonzalez-Medrano, F., Zamora-Tovar, C., Vazquez-Lule, A. D Caracterización del sitio de manglar Barra del Tordo. In Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) (Ed.), Sitios de manglar con relevancia biológica y con necesidades de rehabilitación ecológica (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 17). Mexico, D.F. Fierro-Cabo, A., Garcia-Soriano, R., Gonzalez-Medrano, F., Zamora-Tovar, C., Vazquez-Lule, A. D Caracterización del sitio de manglar Delta del Río Bravo. In Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) (Ed.), Sitios de manglar con relevancia biológica y con necesidades de rehabilitación ecológica (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 18). Mexico, D.F. Fierro-Cabo, A., Garcia-Soriano, R., Gonzalez-Medrano, F., Zamora-Tovar, C., Vazquez-Lule, A. D Caracterización del sitio de manglar La Pesca. In Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) (Ed.), Sitios de manglar con relevancia biológica y con necesidades de rehabilitación ecológica (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 18). Mexico, D.F. Fierro-Cabo, A., Gonzalez-Medrano, F., Zamora-Tovar, C., Vazquez-Lule, A. D Caracterización del sitio de manglar Lomas del Real. In Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento

8 y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) (Ed.), Sitios de manglar con relevancia biológica y con necesidades de rehabilitación ecológica (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 17). Mexico, D.F. Fierro-Cabo, A Gonzalez-Medrano, F., Zamora-Tovar, C., Vazquez-Lule, A. D Caracterización del sitio de manglar Miramar. In Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) (Ed.), Sitios de manglar con relevancia biológica y con necesidades de rehabilitación ecológica (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 17). Mexico, D.F. Fierro-Cabo, A., Garcia-Soriano, R., Gonzalez-Medrano, F., Zamora-Tovar, C., Vazquez-Lule, A. D Caracterización del sitio de manglar Rancho Nuevo. In Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) (Ed.), Sitios de manglar con relevancia biológica y con necesidades de rehabilitación ecológica (1st ed., vol. 1, pp. 17). Mexico, D.F. Rodriguez-Palacio C., Crisostomo-Vazquez L. and Fierro-Cabo A Florecimientos algales nocivos (FAN) en el estero Garrapatas, Tamaulipas. VII International Meeting of the Mexican Society of Planktology. April Tlanepantla, Edo. de Mex Morales-Zamudio L., Fierro-Cabo A., Domínguez-Crespo M. and J.D. de la Rosa Possible urban biological indicator of heavy metal content in air particulate matter. European Aerosol Conference August. Thessaloniki, Greece. Morales Zamudio L., Fierro Cabo A., Dominguez Crespo M and R Silva Rodrigo Bioindicador urbano de metales pesados en material particulado del aire a partir del Hemidactylus frenatus. Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Química. Tampico, Tam. Crisostomo-Vazquez L., Rodriguez-Palacio C. and Fierro-Cabo A Primer registro de Chatonella subsalsa (Raphidophyceae) en el Golfo de México. Primer Congreso Lationoamericano de Biotecnología Ambiental. October Xalapa, Ver. Fierro Cabo A Sustentabilidad e indicadores ecológicos en el desarrollo regional. In : Boville Luca de Tena L. y D. Sánchez González. Planificación territorial y desarrollo sostenible en México: perspectiva comparada. Universidad de Barcelona. Madrid. 461 pp. ISBN: Jiménez Hernández S., Vázquez Vázquez D., Fierro Cabo A., Vargas Tristán V. Alvarado Gutiérrez V. and A. Jiménez Córdoba Ordenamiento ecológico regional de la cuenca del río Guayalejo-Tamesí. In : Boville Luca de Tena L. y D. Sánchez González. Planificación territorial y desarrollo sostenible en México: perspectiva comparada. Universidad de Barcelona. 461 pp. ISBN: Fierro Cabo A. and Jiménez Hernández S Functional and structural indicators for the assessment of ecological state in tropical coastal wetlands: preliminary results. International Conference on Coastal Ecosystems. June Campeche, Cam. Mexico. Rodriguez Espinoza P.F., Cházaro Mendoza D., Montes de Oca J.A., Sánchez Torres G. and A.Fierro Cabo Study of metals in leached soils of a municipal dumpsite in Tampico,

9 Tamaulipas, Mexico: Preliminary results. Environmental Toxicology. WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health. 10: Jimenez Hernández S. and Fierro Cabo A Rescate ecológico del estuario del arroyo garrapatas, municipio de Altamira, Tam. Publicaciones de la SEMARNAT. Dirección General de Impacto y Riesgo Ambiental. 33 pp. Rodríguez-Espinosa, P.F., Fierro-Cabo, A., Flores-Rangel, R.M., and Hernández-Hernandez, A. Seasonal Variations in Metal Content of Air Particulate Matter in the Tampico, Tamaulipas Urban Area: Preliminary Results. Modeling and Decision Support for Environmental Systems Conference. San Antonio, Tx. April 13-15, Barajas C., Sánchez G., González V., Haces M.A., Yañez D., Rodríguez P.F., Fierro A. and Shnittger P. Afectación de los recursos hídricos por los lixiviados del basurero del Zapote de Tampico, Tamaulipas. XVIII Congreso Nacional de Hidráulica. San Luis Potosí, SLP, Noviembre 10-13, Fierro A. Cocodrilos como indicadores de la condición ecológica de humedales intertropicales. Primer Ciclo de Seminarios de Investigación. Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Marzo Fierro A., Angers, D.A. and Beauchamp C.J Decomposition of paper deinking sludge in a sandpit minesoil during its revegetation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 32: Fierro A., Angers, D.A. and Beauchamp C.J Restoration of ecosystem function in an abandoned sandpit: plant and soil responses to paper deinking sludge. Journal of Applied Ecology 36: Fierro A., Angers, D.A. and Beauchamp C.J Dynamics of physical organic matter fractions during deinking sludge decomposition. Soil Science Society of America Journal 63: Fierro A., Angers, D.A. and Beauchamp C.J Paper mill sludge as a revegetation tool in an abandoned sandpit: project outline and preliminary results. In: Wong, M.H., Wong, J.W.C. and Baker A.J.M. Remediation and management of degraded lands. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton Fl. Pp Norrie J, and Fierro A Paper sludges as soil conditionners. In: Wallace A. and Terry R.E. Handbook of soil conditioners. Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. Pp Fierro A., Norrie J., Gosselin A. and C.J. Beauchamp Deinking sludge influences growth and nitrogen and phosphorus status of several grass and legume species. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 77:

10 Fierro A., Angers D. and C.J. Beauchamp. Decomposition de résidus de papetiere dans un sol dégradé en revegetation. 10 e. Congres de la Association Québecoise de Specialistes en Science du Sol. St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Octubre 15-17, Fierro A., Norrie J., Gosselin A. and C.J. Beauchamp. Response of several grass and legume species to paper deinking sludge. Joint Meeting Congress of the American Society for Horticultural Science and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science. Montreal, Quebec, July 30- Aug 2, Fierro A., Tremblay N. and A. Gosselin Supplemental carbon dioxide and light improved tomato and pepper seedling growth and yield. HortScience 29: Fierro A., Tremblay N. and A. Gosselin Croissance, productivité et photosynthese des transplants de legume preparés sous enrichissement carboné et éclairage d appoint. Ann. De l ACFAS, vol. 58: 269. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Languages: Spanish (first language), French (fluent), English (fluent) Professional memberships: Society for Biological Conservation Society for Ecological Restoration Association Québécoise de Spécialistes en Sciences du Sol Tamoanchan Conservación, A.C. (founder associate, local conservation projects in Southern Tamaulipas).