June 2 & 3 Events

 

 Sabado, 2 de junio 

La Escuela Graduada de Planificación y el proyecto San Juan Urban Long-Term Research Area (ULTRA) presenta: 

Feria Ambiental del río Piedras en el Antiguo Acueducto

La Feria Ambiental del río Piedras persigue visibilidad del río y educar a la comunidad sobre diversos aspectos ambientales, culturales y sociales de la cuenca.  El mismo está compuesto por diversos proyectos de investigación especializados en asuntos sociales y ambientales de la cuenca del río Piedras y la ciudad de San Juan como la calidad de agua, la vida acuática, el impacto de las comunidades y algunos proyectos de acción que trabajan con las escuelas, centros de envejecientes y grupos comunitarios de la cuenca.

Domingo, 3 de junio

Sierra Club Presenta

Terapia Verde en El Yunque Para Niño(a)s y sus Padres

En esta caminata al Río Fajardo, con el oncólogo Víctor A. Marcial Vega, niños de 5 a10 años tendrán la oportunidad de explorar y caminar por el Río Fajardo, escalar piedras pequeñas y nadar él rió. Almorzáremos comida natural y renovadora  Municipio: Naguabo. Encuentro: 10:00 a.m. Regreso: 3:00 p.m. Nivel: Extremo /muy difícil. Traer: Leer abajo. Adicional: Traje de baño, zapatos acuáticos, pantalones cortos, muda de ropa, toalla. Costo: Para reservar espacio, haz cheque o giro postal $20.00/persona a nombre de: Basilio Pérez y envíalo a Víctor Marcial Vega, 122 Eleonor Roosevelt, Interior, San Juan, PR. 00918. Contacto: Víctor Marcial Vega, M.D., marcialvegamd@aol.com. (Requiere reservación)

 

 

Domingo, 3 de junio

Sierra Club Presenta

Cañón Las Bocas: Cascada Grande

Saborea los pastelitos de arroz típico de la zona y camine hasta el valle del cañón guiado por un biólogo y/o guía interprete. Visita  la zona del karso y observe las cuevas desde un mirador natural. Visite la Ceiba Acostada. Bordeamos el río hasta la impresionante “Cascada Grande”, entre las más altas de Puerto Rico. Municipios: Barranquitas/Comerío. Encuentro: 9:00 a.m. Regreso: 3:00p.m. Nivel: Moderado/Difícil. Traer: botas o tenis con buen agarre, mucha agua o bebida hidratante, pantalón no ajustado y gorra. Costo: $40.00 p.p. ($30.00 p.p. para socios del Sierra Club) Niños 9-12 años $25.00. (Requiere depósito del 50%). Contacto: Carlos Collazo: excursionescanonlasbocas@yahoo.com / (939) 256-9912. Para dejar mensajes: (787) 857-2640. (Las tarifas incluyen los $3.00 dólares de donativo al Sierra Club). Actividad organizada por el Comité Pro Reserva Natural Cañón Las Bocas, Inc.

 

AECIMA to Help FSPR and FSR with Parguera Paddleboard Benefit

The Department of Marine Sciences Student Association (DMSSA) is excited to help provide assistance with event setup, management, and organization for the upcoming International Surfing Day Paddleboard Race in La Parguera, PR.  Known in spanish as Asociacion de Estudiantes de Ciencias Marinas (AECIMA), the student association consists of 41 master and doctoral students pursuing careers in marine sciences specializing in one of the following core branches of oceanography: chemical, geological, physical, or biological oceanography.  The students are excited to participate in this paddleboard race and support the event's goal of raising money to help protect Puerto Rico's oceans, waves, reefs, and beaches for generations to come. 

Carbonate Equilibria in Tropical Coastal Environments

Melissa Meléndez is a graduate student finishing her Master of Science degree in Chemical Oceanography at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Department  of Marine Sciences, under advisors Dr. Jorge E. Corredor (Committee Chairman), Prof. Julio Morell and Dr. Wilson Ramírez. She holds a  degree of Bachelor of Science from the UPR, Río Piedras Campus in Environmental Science.  Prior to entering the graduate program, she participated in NSF-Research Experience for Undergrads programs at both Pennsylvania State University and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS). 

As a graduate student she collaborates with research groups at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science, the PR Center for Environmental Neuroscience, the PR Climate Change Council, and the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CariCOOS). She implements the CariCOOS Ocean Acidification field program, which provides carbonate chemistry data for La Parguera Marine Reserve online through the CariCOOS website  (www.caricoos.org). 

Her current research interests include: 

• Development of a method for the direct determination of Ca⁺² and Mg⁺² concentrations in seawater to investigate the non-conservative nature of these species and the consequence in deriving carbonate mineral saturation states. 

• Study of environmental dynamics and controls of carbonate chemistry and Ca⁺² and Mg⁺² carbonate equilibria in nearshore tropical waters.

Publications:

Nesterenko E P, Nesterenko P N, Paull B, Meléndez M and Corredor J (in press). Fast direct determination of strontium in seawater using high performance chelation ion chromatography. Microchemical Journal. 

Presentations:

Gledhill D, Langdon C, McGillis W, Corredor J, Loose B, Meléndez M, Manzello D, Piniak G, Moyer R, Viehman S, Enochs I, Venti A, Sabine C, Musielewicz S (2012) Time-series and Process Investigations at the Atlantic Ocean Acidification Test-bed. 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia, July 9-13, 2012. ORAL PRESENTATION

Gledhill D, Corredor J, Meléndez M, Sabine C, and Musielewicz S and Hendee J (2012) Three year time-series of carbonate chemistry dynamics and biogeochemical processes within a tropical Atlantic coral reef environment. 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, February 20-24, 2012. POSTER


Meléndez M, Gledhill D, Langdon C, Loose B, McGillis W, Morell J and Corredor JE (2012) Estimates of sediment calcium carbonate dissolution rates in a coral reef environment. 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, February 20-24, 2012. POSTER

Meléndez M (2012) Calcium and Magnesium Carbonate Equilibria in Coastal Environments. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), February 3, 2012,Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ORAL PRESENTATION

Parasite Assessment on the Invasive Lionfish

Zullaylee Ramos Trabel is from Mayaguez. Her previous education includes a B.S. in Biology and Industrial Microbiology from UPR Mayaguez. She is currently a masters student supervised by Dr. Ernest Williams.

Her research interests include the assessment of parasites on the invasive species Pterois volitans (lionfish) and determine their origin, whether it is from local fish or brought from the Pacific Ocean. 

coral reef fish populations and potential mesophotic linkages

Rene Esteves Amador is from Lajas. Her previous education includes a B.S. in Biological Science from Ohio State University and an M.S. in Biological Oceanography from UPR Mayaguez. He is currently a doctoral student supervised by Dr. Jorge Garcia. 

His research interests include the connectivity of coral reef fish populations and the potential of mesophotic coral reefs as sources of fish larvae to shallower reef communities.  Spatial and temporal variability patterns in coral reef fish community structure and their response to the large disturbances.

Quantifying Variables that Trigger Increase in Chlorophyll Concentrations in the Sargasso Sea

Myrna J. Santiago Torres is from Guanica. Her previous education includes a B.S. in Biology from UPR Mayaguez. She is currently a masters student supervised by Dr. Roy Armstrong. 

Her research interests include:

Examine and quantify the physical variables that can trigger an increase in chlorophyll concentration signal due to the passage of hurricanes in the oligotrophic waters of the Sargasso Sea. Find out more by clicking here.

Phylogeny of the Shrimp Genus Lysmata based on Nuclear Genes.

Mariel Cruz is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her previous education includes a B.S. in Life Sciences with Minors in Biology, Sociology and International Science from Pennsylvania State University. She is currently a masters student supervised by Dr. Nick Schizas. 

Her research interests include determining the phylogeny of the shrimp genus Lysmata based on nuclear genes.