
e-mail: marianachm@gmail.com
EDUCATION
University
Licentiate in Biology. Universidad del Zulia, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, Escuela de Biología, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Thesis Title: Estimation of the Extinction Risk of the Terrestrial Habitats of the River Basin Lajas and Palmar in Zulia State. Tutor: Jon Paul Rodríguez
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
March, 2011-September 2011 / “Diploma Course in Climate Change and Protocol of Kyoto” Instituto Latinoamericano de Ciencias. Perú. General Secretariat of the OAS / DHD. Duration: 6 months
February, 2011 / International Course (Theoretical&Practical) "Analysis and Selection applied to Wildlife Habitat." Centro Neotropical de Entrenamiento en Humedales” (CNEH International).Guayas Province. Ecuador. Duration: 40 hours
April, 2010 / Climbing Course canopy. Crossing Camp Foundation. Bogotá, Colombia. Duration: 16 hours
January, 2010 / Basic Course in Astrobiology. Organized by: Universidad Nacional de Bogotá, Universidad del Zulia and NASA Astrobiology Institute. Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 16 hours
2009/ International Course in Conservation Biology. Organized by RLB (Latin American Botanical Network) Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo. Chile. Duration: 150 hours
2009/ The Agroecology in the Tropical Context. VIII Venezuelan Congress of Ecology. Santa Anade Coro, Venezuela. Duration: 24 hours
2009/ Telemetry and Monitoring of Wildlife. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá. Colombia. Duration: 24 hours
2009 / International Course: Inventory and Monitoring of Neotropical Biodiversity. NEOMAPAS 2009. Dra. Ada Sánchez-Mercado, Unidad de Biodiversidad, Centro de Ecología, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas IVIC, Miranda, Venezuela. Duration: 380 hours
2008 / “Digital Image Processing with Free Software Grass GIS” Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi IGAC, Santa Marta, Colombia. Duration: 16 hours
2008 / Didactic Component. Ms. Eileen Marquez, Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa. INCES, Maracaibo,Venezuela. Duration: 60 hours
2008 / Design and Implementation of Payments for Environmental Services (PSA). Dr. Tomás A. Bandes, Consejo de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de Los Andes, ULA, Mérida, Venezuela. Duration: 32 hours
2008 / AUTOCAD. Dra. Fabiola Ripanti, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Escuela de Ingeniería Forestal, Universidad de Los Andes ULA, Mérida, Venezuela. Duration: 16 hours
2007 / III Workshop for the Conservation of Orinoco Crocodile. Dr. Andrew E. Seijas, Crocodile Specialist Group of Venezuela, Cojedes, Venezuela. Duration: 16 hours
2007 / Desertification and Drought: Processes and Evaluation. Prof. Zenaida Lozano, Instituto de Edafología, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Central de Venezuela UCV, Maracay, Venezuela. Duration: 8 hours
2007 / Recuperation of Degradaded Soils. Msc. Jesús Díaz, Facultad de Agronomía, División de Estudios Básicos para Graduados, Programa de Educación Continua. Universidad del Zulia, LUZ, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration 16 hours
2006 / Rappel Techniques. Msc. Cesar Ramos, Facultad Experimental de Ciencias, Centro de Excursionismo y Ciencias en Avance, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 8 hours
2006 / Biological Illustration. Dra. Darisol Pacheco, Sociedad Botánica de Venezuela, Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad del Zulia, LUZ, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 16 hours
2006 / Biology and Conservation of Aquatic Mammals of Venezuela. Lic. Jaime Bolaños, Ministerio del Ambiente, Instituto para la Conservación de la Cuenca del Lago de Maracaibo ICLAM, Sociedad Ecológica Venezolana Vida Marina, Sea Vida, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 20 hours
2006 / Cultural Management Strategies in the Contemporary City. Prof. Guillermo Heras (Spain). Fundación Centro de Arte de Maracaibo. Estado Zulia. Venezuela. Duration: 20 hours
2005 / Strategies for teaching and Wetland Conservation in Venezuela. Prof. Nilda Pellegrini, VI Congreso Venezolano de Ecología, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 16 hours
2005 / Conversational English. Lic. Glenda León, Centro de Formación Comercial Maracaibo, Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa, INCE, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 120 hours
2004 / Advanced English. Lic. Glenda León, Centro de Formación Comercial Maracaibo, Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa, INCE, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 150 hours
2004 / Intermediate English. Lic. Glenda León, Centro de Formación Comercial Maracaibo, Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa, INCE, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 150 hours
2003 / Basic English. Lic. Glenda León, Centro de Formación Comercial Maracaibo, Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa, INCE, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Duration: 150 hours
2002 / Lecture of Map and Land Navigation. Prof. Emilio Strauss, Facultad de Humanidades y Educación, Universidad del Zulia LUZ, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
2001 / Mock Altimetry. Prof. Emilio Strauss, Facultad de Humanidades y Educación, Universidad del Zulia LUZ, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August, 2011; December, 2011. Science Internship. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Pennsylvania, USA.
January, 2011; July, 2011. Professional Research Associate. Project “Use of camera traps for studying mangrove wildlife”. Laboratorio de Manejo y Protección de Cuencas, Proyecto Manglar. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas IVIC.
September, 2010 / November 2010, Volunteer scientist. Project: “Ethno-botanical Inventary of plants used by Amazoniancommunities" Instituto de Desenvolvimento Socioambiental do Vale do Javarí. Palmarí do Javari (Brazil) and Santa Rita de Yavari (Peru)"
July 2010 / September 2010, Analysis and scientific support in the area of Geographic Information Systems in the Vegetation Map of Venezuela and in the “Libro Rojo de Ecosistemas deVenezuela”. Provita. Caracas,Venezuela.
January, 2009 / October, 2009, Coordinator in Venezuela II Encuentro Nacional de Estudiantes de Biología. Guest country, Venezuela. www.bioencuentro.org
September, 2008 / April, 2009, Conventional Professor, Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada Nacional UNEFA
October, 2008 / April, 2009, Search, Rescue and artificial incubation of eggs of the Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) by Bari indigenous communities and La Universidad del Zulia LUZ
March, 2008 / July, 2008, Herpetology Curator at the Collection of the Laboratory of Biogeography (ULABG) of the Universidad de Los Andes ULA
March, 2004 / September, 2007, Curator at the Laboratory of Vascular Plant Systematics, Escuela de Biología de la Facultad Experimental de Ciencias (Training Grant Extracurricular) Universidad del Zulia LUZ.
July, 2007 / September, 2007 Internships job based on the Interpretation of Satellite Imagery and Remote Sensing. EcoSIG, Centro de Ecologia, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas IVIC.
May, 2007 / Member of the Logistics Committee and the Organizing Committee of the XVII Congreso Venezolano de Botánica. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo. Venezuela.
October, 2005 / November 2005 Logistics Committee. VI Congreso Venezolano de Ecología.Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo. Venezuela.
March, 2002 / March 2003 Administrative Assistant (Database), Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa Ince - Zulia
PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
María A. Oliveira Miranda, Otto Huber, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Franklin Rojas-Suárez,Rosa DeOliveira-Miranda, Mariana Hernández-Montilla, Sergio Martínez Zambrano. Chapter 3. "Riskelimination of terrestrial ecosystems of Venezuela" Red Book of terrestrial ecosystems ofVenezuela. First edition, 2010. P. 109-231
Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla, Carlos Portillo Quintero. Chapter 4. Application of the categoriesand criteria for red listing of ecosystems at different geographical scales. Case Study: "Conversionof forests in the northern Sierra de Perijá, Zulia state" Red Book of terrestrial ecosystems ofVenezuela. First edition, 2010. P.257.
Hugh Eva, Giuseppe Colonnello, Mariana Hernández-Montilla, Rosa De Oliveira-Miranda, SergioMartínez Zambrano. Collaboration "Representation of Training Plants of Venezuela 2010" Red Book of terrestrial ecosystems of Venezuela. First Edition, 2010
Jon Paul Rodríguez, Franklin Rojas-Suarez and Diego Giraldo Hernandez. Red Book of terrestrial ecosystems of Venezuela. First edition, 2010. Photographs: pages 113, 124, 134, 176, 205, 210, 259,
Villarreal, A., Hernández, M., Gil, B., Nosawa, Sh. (2010). Inventory and dominance of weeds in anurban area of the plain of Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela, Acta Botanica VENEZUELICA 33 (2):233-248. 2010, Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela Dr. Tobias Lasser, CaracasVenezuela.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS IN EVENTS
(2011) Mariana Hernández-M., Carlos Portillo Q. Tropical Forest of Venezuela, Extension and Conservation Status. I Congress on Environmental Managenment for Sustainability. Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela. Maracaibo, Venezuela
(2010) Mariana C. Hernandez Montilla, Jose Soto, Guillermo Sthormes, Fuenmayor Johed.“Contribution to the knowledge of the vegetation of the island of San Carlos, Zulia, Venezuela” I International Congress of Agricultural Sciences. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, Venezuela
(2010) Mariana C. Hernández Montilla, José Soto, Guillermo Sthormes, Fuenmayor Johed.“Contribution to the Knowledge of the Vegetation and Flora of Insular Padilla Municipality, ZuliaState (San Carlos Island. First International Congress of Agricultural Sciences. Universidad delZulia. Maracaibo, Venezuela
(2010) Estimation of forest cover change in the Lajas River Basin Palmar, Zulia state. I Venezuelan Congress on Biological Diversity. Maracay, Venezuela
(2010) Leaf diversity of vegetation in the Isle of Zapara, Zulia state, Venezuela. I Venezuelan Congress on Biological Diversity. Maracay, Venezuela
(2010) Structural diversity and physiognomy of the vegetation present in the Pechuga Cerro ,Municipality Febres Cordero, Merida. I Venezuelan Congress on Biological Diversity. Maracay,Venezuela
(2009) Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla. Environmental impact caused by monocultive of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae) on soil and forest communities in an area of the Sierra de Perija Zulia state, Venezuela . (III Encuentro Nacional de Estudiantes de Biología. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Septiembre; Bogotá, Colombia).
(2009) Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla; Soto José A. Evaluation of the use of fungal inoculants micorrítizicos in crops of Vetiver zizanioides in degraded soils of riparian zones. (III Jornadas del Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ambientales del Núcleo LUZ-Costa Oriental del Lago LIANCOL, Cabimas, Venezuela.
(2009) Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla; Soto José A; Arnaldo Ríos. Structural diversity and physiognomy of the vegetation of the Hill “La Pechuga”, Merida State, Venezuela. REDILUZ, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
(2008) Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla; Geraldine Zambrano; Miguel Pietrangeli. Differences in physicochemical gradients in soil by growing Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Rio Frio sector PerijáMountains, Zulia State. III Congreso Internacional de Ecosistemas Secos. Santa Marta, Colombia.
(2007) Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla; Angel Villarreal; Pablo Velozo; Betzabeth Gil. Weed floristic composition in an urban area of the plain of Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela. XVII Congreso Venezolano de Botánica, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
(2007) Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla. Participation in the Exhibition of Botanical Illustration . XVII Congreso Venezolano de Botánica, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
(2007) Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla; Geraldine Zambrano; Miguel Pietrangeli. Evaluation of the impact caused by the cultivation of X. Sagittifolium (Malanga) in soils of forest sector Communities Rio Frio, estado Zulia. VII Congreso Venezolano de Ecología. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela.
ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCES
Noviembre, 2009 VIII Venezuelan Congress of Ecology. Santa Ana de Coro, Falcón. Venezuela.
Enero, 2008 III National Environmental Congress. Universidad de Los Andes. ULA. Mérida. Venezuela.
Noviembre, 2007 LVII National Convention ASOVAC. Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira. Venezuela
Junio, 2007 Regional Conservation Strategy of Coastal Crocodile. . Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo. Venezuela.
Abril, 2007 Preservation and Conservation of Lake Maracaibo basin. CENAMEC. Maracaibo. Venezuela.
Marzo, 2007 Participation in the Photography Contest. ¿Qué Significa ser Biólogo? Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo. Venezuela
Noviembre, 2006 LVI National Convention ASOVAC. Cumaná. Venezuela
Octubre, 2006 Mammal Conservation Journal of Venezuela Barquisimeto, Lara. Venezuela.
Marzo, 2006 I International Conference on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield.Bolivar State.Venezuela.
Octubre, 2005 VI Journal of Conservation of the Biodiversity. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. LUZ. Maracaibo. Venezuela.
Septiembre, 2005 IV Meeting of Botanical Gardens and Allied of.Venezuela Maracaibo.Venezuela.
HONORS AND AWARDS RECEIVED
October, 2011. Scientific Researcher PEI. Category: A
August – December, 2011. Science Internship Program. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Pennsylvania, USA
February, 2011. Professional Development Grant to participate in the distance diploma coursecalled "Diploma Course in Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol" the OAS General Secretariat /Department of Human Development. Duration 6 months
February, 2011. Partial Scholarship for International Theoretical Course – Theorical & Practical “Analysis Selection applied to Wildlife Habitat”. Centro Neotropical de Entrenamiento en Humedales (CNEH International).Province of Guayas. Ecuador
September, 2010 / November 2010. Scientist Volunteer at the Natural Reserve Palmarí & Instituteof Socioambiental Desenvolvimento do Vale do Rio Javari. Amazonas, Brazil.
May 2010/ 15 Diploma of Honor for Academic Excellence and top marks for undergraduatestudies in Biology Lic. Universidad del Zulia
April, 2009 / HONORABLE Mention awarded by the University of Zulia. Thesis "Extinction Risk Estimation of Terrestrial Habitats Rivers Watershed Lajas and Palmar of Zulia state"
April, 2009 / PUBLICATION Mention awarded by the University of Zulia. Thesis "Extinction Risk Estimation of Terrestrial Habitats Rivers Watershed Lajas and Palmar of Zulia state"
Noviembre, 2009 / III Regional Course Update Conservation Biology. Latin American Botanical Network . Río Clarillo, Chile.
Agosto, 2009 / International Course on Biodiversity Monitoring Neotropical. BIODIVEN. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas. IVIC. Miranda, Venezuela.
Julio, 2009 / Diciembre, 2009, Scholarship student's thesis student. Centro de Ecología del Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas IVIC. Miranda, Venezuela.
Marzo, 2004 / Septiembre, 2007, Training Scholarship Extra-curricular. Curator at the Laboratory of Systematics of Vascular Plants Escuela de Biología de la Facultad Experimental de Ciencias Universidad del Zulia LUZ.
Octubre, 2004. Awarded of excellence. Advanced English . Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa Ince. Centro de Formación Comercial Maracaibo, Venezuela.
ACADEMIC REFERENCES
Dr. Jon Paul Rodríguez.
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas IVIC. Miranda-Venezuela.
Dr. Miguel A. Pietrangeli
Universidad del Zulia. Zulia-Venezuela
Dr. Javier A. Simonetti
Universidad de Chile. Santiago-Chile
