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A medical doctor as well as holding a Ph.D. in biology, Jean-Luc Cartron is not only an accomplished biologist but has written works on medicine and participated in humanitarian work in West Africa. With a remarkably broad scientific background he has published numerous journal articles and book chapters on ecological research and ecosystem functioning and the use of arthropods as indicator species. He is a major contributor to the field of raptor biology and conservation in southwestern North America. Dr. Cartron is the senior editor of Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Conservation in Northern Mexico, to which he has contributed several chapters. In addition to conservation biology his research interests include life history theory, biogeography, and macroecology. Dr. Cartron heads Drylands Institute's New Mexico Office.  New Mexico Office Page

Michael Wilson has served as Research Director of Drylands Institute since 1993. He has been involved in environmental and public health, agriculture and horticulture. Mr. Wilson's primary areas of interest are entomology and botany. He is a coauthor of Trees of Sonora, and is writing a series of articles on the insect life of Sonora. A current project is A Desert Pharmacopeia: the Medicinal Plants of Arizona and Sonora, a book that will cover nearly 1000 species of plants with medicinal uses.

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