A Brief History of the Instituto de Ecología UNAMThe Instituto de Ecología, UNAM was formally created on the 13 November 1996 after 8 and a half years of serving as a Research Center (Centro de Ecología, UNAM) Presently, the Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, is operating in two research units. One, where most of the researchers are located, is in the National University headquarters at Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City. It carries research on Evolutionary Ecology, Functional Ecology, and Applied Ecology. The second, subject of this page, is located in northwestern Mexico, in Hermosillo, Sonora. It has a major emphasis on the Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Drylands and Desert Plants. The recently created Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, located in the city of Morelia, in the state of Michoacán, is a closely related offshot from our institution.
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