Manuel Spínola
Areas of expertise
Widlife Ecology and Conservation, Environmental Study Design and Data Analysis, Statistical Ecology, Mammal Ecology, Carnivore Ecology, Wildlife-habitat Relationships, Habitat Evaluation, Biodiversity Monitoring
Degrees
- B.S. in Biological Sciences, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
- M.Sc. in Wildlife Management and Conservation, International Institute in Wildlife Management and Conservation, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
- Ph. D. in Wildlife and Fisheries Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University
- Post-doc on Monitoring Biodiversity, The Ohio State University
Potential student research areas
- Influence of landscape attributes on the occurrence of medium and large sized mammals
- Medium and large-sized mammal assemblage at La Tirimbina
- Carnivore ecology in tropical forests
- Habitat evaluation of forest carnivores
- Impact of forest management on bat communities
Biography
Manuel was born in Uruguay. He has conducted wildlife research in South, Central and North America. He has been consultant for the US Forest Service and Visiting Researcher at Purdue University, Indiana, USA. At present, he is professor and researcher at the International Institute in Wildlife Management and Conservation at the National University, Costa Rica and Adjunct Professor at Frostburg State University, Maryland, USA.