Faculty
Paul-Camilo Zalamea
Assistant Professor
CONTACT
Tampa campus
Office: SCA 130
Lab: SCA 122
Phone: (813) 974-6273
Email
EDUCATION
Postdoc, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, 2012-2109
Ph.D. Biology, Universit茅 Montpellier, France, 2010
M.Sc. Biological Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, 2006
B.Sc. Biology, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, 2004
Teaching
- Principles of Ecology
- Forest Ecology
Specialty AREAs
Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Microbiology: Plant ecology, seed ecology, plant defenses, plant-microbial interactions, pioneer trees.
Recent Publications
RESEARCH
I am a tropical plant community ecologist working at the interface of plant-microbial dynamics.
My research integrates large-scale field, greenhouse, and laboratory experiments with molecular techniques to address questions fundamental to understanding the distribution and maintenance of biodiversity in tropical forests and beyond.