Fatima Mereles (born 26 May 1953) is a botanist and academic from Paraguay, who specialises in wetland flora.
Fatima Mereles | |
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| Born | María Fátima Mereles Haydar 1953 Asunción |
| Known for | Director of the Department of Biology at National University of Asunción |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Geneva |
| Thesis | "Estudios en el mosaico de vegetación: bosque-sabanas palmares-humedales en el Chaco boreal, Paraguay" (1998) |
Biography
editMaría Fátima Mereles Haydar was born on 26 May 1953 in Asunción.[1][2] She studied for an undergraduate degree in Biology at the National University of Asunción.[2] She studied for a PhD at the University of Geneva and graduated in 1998.[1][2] She is Director of the Department of Biology at National University of Asunción.[2] She assumed leadership of CONACYT, Paraguay's National Council for Science and Technology, in 2009.[1][2] She is also Secretary General of UNESCO's Man & Biosphere National Committee for Paraguay.[3]
Research
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Mereles' main area of research focuses on Spermatophytes.[4] She specialises in the flora of wetland areas of Paraguay, such as the Cerrado and the Gran Chaco.[1] She has published over one hundred articles,[1] as well as naming four new plant species: Eleocharis canindeyuensis;[5] Eleocharis grandirostris;[6] Eleocharis grossimucronata;[7] Eleocharis occidentalis.[8]
Awards and honours
editHonorary doctorate
editIn 2020 Mereles was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Autónoma de Encarnación to recognise her achievements in "national and international scientific research and development".[9]
Eponym
editThe bromeliad Tillandsia mereliana is named after Mereles.[10][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "María Fátima Mereles Haydar | Conacyt". www.conacyt.gov.py. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mereles, Fátima (1953-) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "MAB National Committee: Paraguay | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Mereles, Fátima | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Eleocharis canindeyuensis Mereles & S.González | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Eleocharis grandirostris (Lindm.) Mereles | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Eleocharis grossimucronata Mereles | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Eleocharis occidentalis Mereles | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Cueva, Erwin. "La UNAE anuncia el Doctor Honoris Causa 2020 - Fátima Mereles Haydar". www.unae.edu.py (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Tillandsia mereliana Schinini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
External links
edit- Conservation models with a view to development - Fatima Mereles - Green Economy