Rate My Professor Gastón Andrés Fernandez Giné

Gastón Andrés Fernandez Giné is a professor in the Departamento de Ciências Biológicas at Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC) in Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. He holds a bachelor's degree in Zootecnia (1999) and a master's degree in Zootecnia (2002) from Universidade Federal de Lavras, as well as a PhD in Applied Ecology from Universidade de São Paulo (2009). He has completed post-doctoral positions at UESC in ecology and conservation. His research centers on the ecology and conservation of endangered mammal species, with particular emphasis on spatial ecology, behavioral ecology, and the study of neotropical arboreal folivores such as sloths (Bradypus torquatus and related species) and porcupines (Chaetomys subspinosus and Coendou species) in the Atlantic Forest. He applies findings from activity patterns, habitat use, distribution modeling, and anthropogenic impact assessments to support conservation planning and national action plans.

Fernandez Giné has served as a visiting professor in ecology at UESC on multiple occasions and at the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. He is vice-president of the Instituto Preguiça-de-Coleira de Pesquisa e Conservação and participates in technical advisory groups for national conservation plans for Atlantic Forest primates and sloths, as well as small forest mammals. He also contributes to councils overseeing protected areas and social observatories in Bahia. His work includes extensive publications on mammal ecology, conservation biology, and related topics, contributing to strategies for protecting threatened species in fragmented landscapes.