Dr Arnaud Desbiez

- Position:
- Regional Coordinator (Latin America), RZSS Research and Conservation
- Location:
- Pantanal, Brazil
- Email:
- adesbiez@rzss.org.uk
Research Interests
Arnaud specializes in natural resource management on topics ranging from hunting to soil management. His current work in the Pantanal provides scientific research to search for, implement and evaluate conservation actions and sustainable management strategies. In the field he is currently evaluating use and selection of pasture resources by native and wild herbivores. He has also started a new study on one of South America´s rarest mammals: the giant armadillo. He is the convenor for the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Brazilian regional network, a member of the IUCN/SSC Species Planning subcommittee and a member of several species specialist groups.
Background
Arnaud Desbiez is a conservation biologist who has been working
in the Brazilian Pantanal since 2002. RZSS has been funding
Arnaud's work since 2005 he was made their Regional Conservation
and Research Coordinator for Latin America in 2010. Although Arnaud
is French he has spent very little time in his native country and
has worked in countries as diverse as Belize, Argentina, Bolivia
and Nepal.
• Ph.D (Durrell Institute of Conservation Ecology, UK)
Biodiversity Management
• M.Sc (University of Cranfield, UK) Natural Resource
Management
• B.Sc (University of McGill, Quebec, Canada) Zoology with
International Development
Publications:
Peer-Reviewed Papers
, 2011, Invasive species and bushmeat hunting contributing to wildlife conservation: the case of feral pigs in a Neotropical wetland., Oryx 45(1):78-83.
, 2011, Forage use in domestic cattle (Bos indicus), capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in a seasonal Neotropical wetland., Mammalian Biology. 76: 351-357
, 2011, Sistemas silvipastoris multifuncionais do Pantanal., Revista Brasileira de Agropecuária, in press
, 2011, Utilization of palm fruits, Attalea phalerata, by Pecari tajacu, Tayassu pecari and Sus scrofa, (Mammalia: Artiodactyla) in the Nhecolandia region of the Pantanal, MS Brazil., Suiform Soundings In press
, 2011, Cattle impact on native mammals and birds in forests of the southern Pantanal, evaluation using cameratrap surveys of animal visits to dominant fruiting trees., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
, 2010, Mammalian Densities in a Neotropical Wetland Subject to Extreme Climatic Events, Biotropica, v. 42, p. 372-378
, 2010, Interspecific association between an ungulate and a carnivore or a primate, Acta Ethologica , v. 13, p. 137-139
, 2010, Density, habitat selection and observations of South American Coati Nasua nasua in the central region of the Brazilian Pantanal wetland, Small Carnivore Conservation, v. 42, p. 14-18
, 2010, Density and Habitat Use by Giant Anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and Southern Tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla) in the Pantanal Wetland, Brazil, Edentata, v. 11, p. 4-10
, 2010, Descritores epidérmicos de gramíneas: um guia para identificação da dieta de herbívoros usando o programa Delta. Boletim de Pesquisa. Embrapa Pantanal Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Pantanal), Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Pantanal v. 95, p. 1-64,
, 2010, Descritores Epidérmicos de Cyperaceae Forrageiras: guia para identificação da dieta de herbívoros usando o programa delta. Boletim de Pesquisa. Embrapa Pantanal Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Pantanal, v. 97, p. 1-28 Keuroghlian, A. ; DESBIEZ, A.L.J.(2010) . Biometric
, 2010, Biometric and age estimation of live peccaries in the Southern Pantanal, Brazil, Suiforme Soundings , v. 9, p. 24-35
, 2010, DELTADIET: Guia para Identificacão da Dieta de Herbívoros Usando o Sistema DELTA Corumbá, Embrapa Pantanal, 1 CD-ROM (Tool available electronically)
, 2010, Wildlife Snaring in Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda, Human Dimensions of Wildlife 15:129–144
, 2009, Niche partitioning between white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari), collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) and feral pig (Sus scrofa), Journal of Mammalogy, v. 90, p. 119-128
, 2009, Can bite force be used as a basis for niche separation between native peccaries and introduced feral pigs in the Brazilian Pantanal?, Mammalia (Paris), v. 73, p. 396-372,
, 2009, Lowland Tapirs in the Nhecolândia Region of the Brazilian, Tapir Conservation, v. 25, p. 7-12
, 2009, Wildlife habitat selection and sustainable resource management in a Neotropical wetland, International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, v. 1, p. 11-20
, 2009, The response of a landscape species, white-lipped peccaries, to seasonal resource fluctuations in a tropical wetland, the Brazilian Pantanal, International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, v. 1, p. 87-97
, 2009, Ageing feral pigs (Sus scrofa) through tooth eruption and wear, Asian Wild Pig News (Print), v. 9, p. 48-55
, 2009, Predation of young palms (Attalea phalterata) by feral pigs in the Brazilian Pantanal., Asian Wild Pig News, v. 9, p.35-40
, 2009, Habitat use by Peccaries and Feral Pigs of the Southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil., Asian Wild Pig News, v. 8, p. 9-16, 2009.
, 2009, Ecologia de populações de porco monteiro no Pantanal do Brasil/ Population ecology of feral pigs Documentos, Embrapa Pantanal. v. 106, p. 1-44
, 2012, Avaliação do Risco de Extinção do Queixada Tayassu pecari Link, 1795, no Brasil., Biodiversidade Brasileira. Ano II, Nº 1, 3-11
, 2012, Avaliação do Risco de Extinção do Queixada Pecari tajacu Link, 1795, no Brasil., Biodiversidade Brasileira. Ano II, Nº 1, 3-11
, 2012, Population viability analysis: using a modeling tool to assess the viability of tapir populations in fragmented landscapes., Integrative Zoology 2012; 7: 356–372
, 2012, Introduction to the Newsletter, CatNews Special Issue 7:3
, 2012, Species Conservation Planning : the Jaguar National Action Plan for Brazil., CatNews Special Issue 7:4-7.
, 2012, Population Viability Analysis of Jaguars in Brazil., CatNews Special Issue 7:35-37.
, 2012, How species distribution modeling can improve cat conservation – jaguars in Brazil., CatNews Special Issue 7:38-42.
, 2011, Invasive species and bushmeat hunting contributing to wildlife conservation: the case of feral pigs in a Neotropical wetland., Oryx 45(1):78-83.
, 2011, Forage use in domestic cattle (Bos indicus), capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) and pampas deer(Ozotoceros bezoarticus) in a seasonal Neotropical wetland., Mammalian Biology. 76: 351-357
, 2011, Density estimates of the Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) in the Brazilian Pantanal, Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 19(3):385-390.
, 2011, Iguana iguana (Green iguana) coprophagy., Herpetological Review 42(4) 605-606.
Papers published in Congress Proceedings
, 2010, Caça em communidades tradicionais: conservação x preservação. In: XX, Zootec da Amazonia Legal., v. 1. p. 99-108
, 2007, Manejo y monitoreo de pasturas nativas. In: Simposio Latino Americano de productividad en ganado de corte, Santa Cruz. Memorias do 10º Simposio Latino Americano de productividad enganado de corte. Santa Cruz : FEXPOCRUZ
, 2007, El modelo de Vortex como una herramienta para la conservación del territorio y los recursos naturales en lascomunidades indígenas de la Amazonía ecuatoriana, In: XXXI Biology Ecuadorian Convention, 2007, Guayaquil-Ecuador. Proceedings of the XXXI Biology Ecuadorian Convention. Guayaquil : Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral
National Conference Paper
, 2012, Technical workshop on the reintroduction of scimitar-horned oryx to the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, Chad, IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group: Apple Valley, MN.
Published Books/Book Chapters
, 2010, Plano de Ação para a Conservaçao da Onça-Pintada (Panthera onca), Brasilia: Serie Especies Ameaçadas.
, 2010, Plano de ação nacional para a conservação das espécies aquáticas ameaçadas de extinção da bacia do rio Paraíba do Sul, Ministério do Meio Ambiente, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, (Relatório Final)
, 2007, Workshop para a Conservação da Anta Brasileira: Análise de Viabilidade Populacional e de Habitat, Relatório Final. Sorocaba, SP: IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG) & IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG), (Relatório Final)
, 2009, Mission d appui technique pour la définition du PHVA (Population and Habitat Viability Assessment) de la population de Girafe d Afrique de l Ouest (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) en vue de la formulation d'une stratégie de conservation., Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Bureau de Coordination du Programme Régional Parc W (ECOPAS), (Mission d appui" EXP/2008/062).
, 2008, Cadeia Produtiva Bovina no Pantanal Sul-Mato-Grossense, Diagnóstico Participativo.. 1. ed. Corumba: Embrapa, 2008. v. 1. 62 p
, 2008, Plano de Ação para Conservação do Lobo-guará - Análise de Viabilidade Populacional e de Hábitat.. Brasilia, IBAMA, (Relatorio Final de Workshop).
Abstracts published in Conference/Congress proceedings
, 2010, Dieta de porcos monteiros (Sus scrofa). In: 5 Simpósio sobre recursos naturais e socioeconômicos do Pantanal,, Anais do 5 Simpósio sobre recursos naturais e socioeconômicos do Pantanal
, 2010, La caceria en el Pantanal Brasileno, In: Congresso Internacional sobre manejo de fauna silvestre
, 2010, Planejamento Estategico para, In: Congresso Internacional sobre manejo de fauna silvestre en la Amazonia y America Latina, 2010, Santa Cruz. IX CIMFauna Libro de resumenes, v. 1. p. 184.
, 2009, Características da epiderme foliar de ludwigia spp. (Onagraceae) como auxílio na identificação da dieta de herbívoros do Pantanal., In: 60 Congresso National de Botanica, 2009, Feira da Santana, B.A. Brasil. 60 Congresso National de Botanica
, 2009, Research and conservation of the threatened Callicebus coimbrai in the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil., In: 10th International Mammalogical Congress, 2009, Mendoza.
, 2009, The IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG): transforming passionate commitment to wildlife into effective conservation actions, In: 10th International Mammalogical Congress, 2009, Mendoza. Abstracts 10th International Mammalogical Congress, Mendoza. Mendoza : IFM - CONICET - SAREM,, 2009. p. 271.
, 2009, Pesquisa e conservação do ameaçado Callicebus coimbrai na Mata Atlântica do nordeste do Brasil., I Seminário de Pesquisa e Iniciação Científica do ICMBio, 2009 Brasilia. Anais do I Seminário de Pesquisa e Iniciação Científica do ICMBio. Brasília :ICMBio - CNPq
, 2009, Análises de Viabilidade Populacional de primatas brasileiros ameaçados de extinção: prioridades de ação e pesquisa para a conservação de Alouatta ululata, Callicebus coimbrai, Cebus flavius e Chiropotes satanas., XIII Congresso Brasileiro de Primatologia, 2009, Blumenau. Anais do XIII Congresso Brasileiro de Primatologia. Blumenau : SBPr - FURB
, 2009, Análises de Viabilidade Populacional de primatas brasileiros ameaçados de extinção: prioridades de ação e pesquisa para a conservação de Alouatta ululata, Callicebus coimbrai, Cebus flavius e Chiropotes satanas, In. I Seminário de Pesquisa e Iniciação Científica do ICMBio, 2009, Brasília Anais do I Seminário de Pesquisa e Iniciação Científica do ICMBio.. Brasília : ICMBio - CNPq,.
, 2008, Estúdio sobre prácticas de manejo de pasturas nativas en sabana inundable de la región Del Pantanal Brasilero, In: I Congresso Internacional Produccion y Desarrollo sostenible Version Sabanas inundables, 2008, Arauca. Memórias do I Congresso Internacional de sabanas Inundables.. Arauca : Universidad Cooperativa de Colômbia
, 2008, Utilización y conservación de razas naturalizadas em sistemas de producción de la región del Pantanal brasileño, In: I Congresso Internacional Produccion y Desarrollo sostenible Version Sabanas inundables, 2008, Arauca. Memórias do I Congresso Internacional de sabanas Inundables.. Arauca : Universidad Cooperativa de Colômbia
, 2008, Respostas das plantas após diferentes distúrbios no Pantanal: estudo de caso de algumas forrageiras, In: 2º Seminário de Agroecologia de Mato Grosso do Sul, 2008, 2008, Dourados. Anais do 2º Seminário de Agroecologia de Mato Grosso do Sul
, 2008, Definition of Indicators for rangeland health in the Pantanal, Brazil, In: International Rangeland Congress, 2008, Hohhot. International Rangeland Congress
, 2008, The ecology of the green iguana (Iguana iguana) in the Brazilian Pantanal, In: 8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference: Big Wetlands, Big concerns, 2008, Cuiaba. 8th International Wetlads Conference, p. 44.
, 2008, The beef cattle production chain of the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul: a participatory diagnostic, In: 8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference: Big Wetlands, Big concerns, Cuiaba. 8th International Wetlads Conference p. 195
, 2008, Biodiversity on Pantanal rangelands: conservation and management strategies, In: Cuiabá. 8th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference: Big Wetlands, Big concerns, Cuiaba. 8th International WetlandsConference 8th INTECOL
, 2012, The Role of Giant Armadillos (Priodontes maximus) as Physical Ecosystem Engineers in a Neotropical Wetland., In Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, 2012, Bonito. Ecology, Evolution and Sustainable Use of Tropical Biodiversity, 2012.
, 2012, Isolation of Salmonella Enterica Newreport and Carrau Serotypes in free-living giant armadillos in the Pantanal region of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil., Joint 61st WDA/10th Biennial EWDA Conference, 2012, Lion. Joint 61st WDA/10th Biennial EWDA Conference, 2012
, 2012, Ecology and population dynamics., Congresso Brasilieiro de Mastozoologia, Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul
, 2012, Delta Diet: new tools to study herbivory., Congresso Brasilieiro de Mastozoologia, Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul
, 2011, Survey of key native forage and grassland type in the Pantanal to develop hands on-farm Management., Book of abstracts, Ranglands Congress, Argentina.
, 2011, Telemetry in giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus)., Book of abstracts. Satellite Telemetry Workshop. La Cantera Jungle Lodge. Puerto Iguazu, Argentina. June 14-15 2011.
Non-Peer Reviewed Papers
, 2007, The ecology of the green iguana (Iguana iguana) in the Brazilian Pantanal., Iguana Specialist Group Newsletter.
, 2009, Habitat partitioning and biomass of four species of deer in the central region of the Brazilian Pantanal., Deer Specialist Group Newsletter, p. 8 - 14.
, 2009, Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) workshop for the West-African giraffe subspecies (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) Giraffa., Giraffa: Newsletter of the International Giraffe Working Group IUCN/SSC, p. 2 - 5.
, 2009, Population Viability Analysis of the population of West-African giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) in Niger., Giraffa: Newsletter of the International Giraffe Working Group IUCN/SSC, p. 25 - 28.