Full Professor at the Federal University of Paraná. PhD in Forest Ecology

from École Nationale Du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts – ENGREF-
Nancy / Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – INRA-
Champenoux and Post-Doctorate at CEFE/CNRS (France) and Freiburg

Universitat (Germany). Leader of the Research Group – Biogeochemistry of
Tropical and Subtropical Forests. Coordinates research in the Atlantic Forest

of Paraná, with an emphasis on nutrient cycling, on physical-chemical-
biological interactions at soil and litter level, and on the effect of climate

change and biodiversity on forest biogeochemical dynamics and on tree
growth and nutrition. Develops also research focusing on the relationship
between soil fertility attributes and the productivity in forest plantations.