Ph.D.
Département de biologie,
Université de Sherbrooke,
Sherbrooke, Québec,
J1K 2R1, Canada.
Email: paulo.corti@gmail.com
Telephone: 1-(819)-821-8000 ext. 62059
I have experience in several outdoor activities, such as mountaineering expeditions, ocean kayaking, and scuba diving.
Because of my work and outdoor activities, I am a freelance photographer of wildlife and wilderness.
Research Projects:
Huemul Deer Social Organization, Mating Systems, and Parental Care (2005-2008)
Bighorn Sheep Metapopulation Recovery After Die-off (2002-2003)
Dall's Sheep Sexual Segregation (1998-2000)
Black-necked Swan Behaviour, Ecology & Demography (1993-1996)
My complete CV in PDF
Universidad Austral de Chile
Chile
D.V.M.
Universidad Austral de Chile
Chile
M.Sc. (Wildlife Biology)
The University of British Columbia
Canada
Ph.D. (Animal Ecology)
Université de Sherbrooke
Canada
Corti, P. and D.M. Shackleton. 2002. Relationship between predation-risk factors and sexual segregation in Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli dalli). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80 (12): 2108-2117.
Schlatter, R.P., R.A. Navarro and P. Corti. 2002. Effects of El Niño southern oscillation on numbers of black-necked swans at Río Cruces Sanctuary, Chile. Waterbirds, 25 (Suppl. 1): 114-122.
Corti, P. and R.P. Schlatter. 2002. Feeding ecology of the black-necked swan Cygnus melancoryphus in two wetlands of southern Chile. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 37 (1): 9-14.
Corti, P. 1997. Observation of a rock-hopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Forster 1781 out of its range of distribution. Boletín Chileno de Ornitología, 4: 36-37.[Spanish].
Corti, P., R.P. Schlatter and R.A. Navarro. To be submitted. Optimal foraging by black-necked swans (Cygnus melancoryphus): effects of seasonality and changes in water depth. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
Corti, P. In preparation. Bird community at two Chilean Patagonian sites: the steppe and the coastal forest.
Non-Refereed:
Corti, P. 1993. Current situation and eco-biology of the order Carnivore (sub-order Fissipeda) in Chile. Document delivered to the IV National Conference of Students of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia-Chile, September 1993.[Spanish].
Technical Reports:
Corti, P. 2002. California bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) winter forage habitat assessment in the shout Okanagan valley, British Columbia, Canada. Habitat component of the Bighorn sheep recovery plan. The Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. 25 pp. (PDF document)
Corti, P. and R.P. Schlatter. 1996. Proposal of the republic of Chile to up-grade the Black-necked Swan population to the Appendix I of the Convention of Bonn for the Migratory Species (CMS).[Spanish].
Corti, P. 1995. Terrestrial mammals found on the Valdivian coast and their status in the area. Part of the project report for Curiñanco Ecological Reserve, CODEFF-Valdivia, Chile.[Spanish].
Advances in the research and conservation of the southern huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) - Final meeting and workshop of huemul project Darwin-Conaf, Cochrane, Aisen, Chile, October 20-24, 2003. Participant.
5th International Deer Biology Congress, Quebec city, QC, Canada, August 25-30, 2002. Participant.
Corti P., T.J. Ethier and D.R. Stepaniuk. 2002. Winter habitat assessment after a pneumonia die-off in a bighorn sheep metapopulation. 3rd World Conference on Mountain Ungulates, Saragossa, Aragon, Spain, June 10-15.
Colloque CRBF "la face cachée de l'innovation: l'apport de la cohorte estudiantine du CRBF", Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec city, QC, Canada, February 22-23, 2002. Participant.
Schlatter R.P., R.A. Navarro and P. Corti. 2001. 25 years of Black-necked swan demography at Rio Cruces: how to recover a species from threaten. 4th International Swan Symposium, Airlie, Virginia, USA, February 13-18.
Corti P. 2000. Dall sheep (Ovis dalli dalli) sexual segregation: environmental factors and spatial implications. Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 12th Biennial Symposium, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, May 31-June 4.[Abstract in the proceedings].
Conference of Ecology and Management of Ungulates: Integrating Across Spatial Scales, Nelson, BC, Canada, August 24-28, 1999. Participant.
2nd Annual Research Symposium of Centre for Applied Conservation Biology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 1999. Participant.
Convention of Bonn for Migratory Species (CMS) Meeting, Secretariat administrated by Program of United Nations for Environment (PNUMA). Toward a strategy of conservation of migratory animal species of South America. University Austral of Chile, Valdivia-Chile, December of 1996. Participant.
Corti P., R.P. Schlatter and C. Gallardo. Behaviour and feeding capacity of Cygnus melanocorypha [sic. melancoryphus] at wetlands of southern Chile. XXXIX Annual Reunion of the Society of Biology of Chile, Viña del Mar-Chile, October 1996.[Abstract in the proceedings. [Spanish]
Supervisor: Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet.
Predoctoral Dissertation: "Dynamics and genetics of a bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) metapopulation after a pneumonia epizootic". March 2003, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada.
Surpevisor: Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet.
Research Assistant to Dr Marco Festa-Bianchet. California bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) population recovery in the south Okanagan valley, British Columbia. Université de Sherbrooke, Département de biologie, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. November-December 2001.
Consultor for The Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection, Wildlife Branch. Penticton, British Coulumbia, Canada. California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) Recovery at the Southern Okanagan valley, Winter forage habitat assessment. July-September 2001.
Co-researcher to Dr Roberto Schlatter, Ornithology Lab, Institute of Zoology, University Austral of Chile, January-June 2001.
Research Assistant to Dr David Shackleton on the project “Effect of Commercial Heli-hiking and Heli-skiing on Mountain Goats Agreement with BC Assets and Land Corporation”. September 1999-December 2000.
Teaching Assistant of the “Ungulate Behaviour” course (ANSC 424). Professor Dr David Shackleton, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. September-December of 1999 and 2000 seasons.
M.Sc. Project: “Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli dalli, Nelson 1884) sexual segregation: interactions between two hypotheses”, Yukon territory, Canada. September 1998 to December 2000, Yukon Territory, Canada. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Supervisor: Dr. David Shackleton.
Field Assistant to Alejandro Frid, Boreal Research Associates, “Fixed-wing Disturbance on a Dall’s Sheep Population”, June-July of 1999, Yukon Territory, Canada. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Research Assistant to Dr Roberto Schlatter, Ornithology Lab, Institute of Zoology, University Austral of Chile, 1993-1998.
Participant in RAMSAR Project at Cruces River Sanctuary, Valdivia-Chile. “The Black-necked Swan Ecology” chapter. 1993-1997.
L.Vet.Sc. Project: "Feeding behaviour and foraging impact of the Black-necked Swan (Cygnus melanocorypha [sic. melancoryphus], Molina 1782) in wetlands around Valdivia, Chile". January 1993 to December 1995, Valdivia, Chile. Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
Supervisor: Dr. Roberto Schlatter.
Field Assistant to Alejandro Frid, Boreal Research Associates, “Behavioural Ecology of Huemul, Hippocamelus bisulcus, in the coast of Chilean Patagonia”. October-November 1995.
Veterinary Assistant - Professional practice in Mendoza Zoo, Argentina. January-February 1994.
Ad-honorem Hunting Inspector, Ministry of Agriculture of Chile, Agriculture Service, Protection of Natural Resources Division, 1993-1995.
Collaborator in the Neotropical Census of Waterfowl in Southern Chile, 1993-1996.
English (fluent speaker, reader and writer), French (colloquial speaker and technical reader), and Spanish (native of the language).
Field & Outdoor Skills
Since 1991 I have a long experience in mountaineering and expeditions in the Chilean Central, Southern, and Patagonian Andes. Also, the Yukon and British Columbia in Canada.
Knowledge in use of compasses, GPS, and topographic maps, among other instruments.
Scuba diver recognized by the Chilean NAVY.
