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DECEMBER
12 MAIN PAGE—FINAL DISPATCH
Estacion Hidrologica: Puerto Ordaz |
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 Read
the Caura AquaRAP Preliminary Report |
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REPORT |
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DECEMBER
11 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 15: Radual 5000 |
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 Meet
José Garcia,
invertebrate biologist. |
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 More
than meets the eye - water filtering reveals what's hiding
in the water. |
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 The
Caura teems with strikingly colored butterflies. |
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DECEMBER
10 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 14: Río Caura cerca de la boca del Río Mato |
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 Meet
Philip Willink, fish ecologist. |
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 Watch
your fingers! There's a live piranha in this net. |
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 Mystery
snails - what species are they? |
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DECEMBER
9 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 13: Kumaka Kujö |
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 Meet
John Sparks, chiclids specialist. |
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 Learn
about the reporting tools used to record the team's work. |
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 Not
just oceangoers, freshwater shrimp are plentiful in the Caura. |
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 Fishing
Nurseries and Commercial Fishing |
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DECEMBER
8 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 12: Travel Day |
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 Meet
Luzmila Sánchez, limnologist. |
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 You
have to be tricky to get those bottom feeders! |
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 Nests
provide homes for insects - or fuel for the AquaRAP's fire. |
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DECEMBER
7 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 11: Estación Dedemai |
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 Meet
Judith Rosales, specialist in riparian vegetation. |
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 Scoop
plankton in this special net. |
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 Does
this look good enough to eat?! |
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DECEMBER
6 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 10: Wakawa Antadü |
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 Meet,
Angel Rojas, cast netting specialist. |
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 Milky?
Green? Cloudy? Scientists use a secchi disk to determine water
clarity. |
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 Colaroja:
this little fish teaches scientists a thing or two! |
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 20
permits were needed for the AquaRAP expedition! |
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DECEMBER
5 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 9: Dimosi sodü |
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 Meet
Karen Riseng, limnologist. |
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 Scientists
can extend their reach using the pole trimmer. |
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 Fish
out of water? Scientists discover this fish in a new habitat. |
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DECEMBER
2 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 8: Jadankwadü - El Playon |
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 Meet
the enthusiastic Franco Provenzano, fish specialist. |
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 Our
pH meter tells us the Caura is slightly acidic. |
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 Small
toads can help determine the presence of contamination. |
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DECEMBER
1 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 7: Raudal Culebra del Agua |
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 Meet
Guido Periera, crustacean specialist |
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 Measure
the oxygen in a bog vs. a rapid! |
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 The
Guyaba, a common source of food throughout the neotropics. |
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 Ecotourism
in the Caura. |
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NOVEMBER
30 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 6: Salto Pará |
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 Jensen
Montambault, our journalist in the field. |
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 Accurate
identification and careful notes make for good science. |
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 Nature's
water filtering system. |
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NOVEMBER
29 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 5: Caño Fasakenü |
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Meet Célio Magalhães, freshwater crab specialist. |
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 Clippers
are not just for gardening. |
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 Home
sweet home! This crab is endemic to the Caura. |
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NOVEMBER
28 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 4: Äma kenä |
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Meet Juan Nuñez, a member of the local Ye'Kwana community. |
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 The
grab: a simple name for a complex instrument. |
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 New
record for Venezuela! |
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 Ye'kwana
women and conservation. |
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NOVEMBER
27 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 3: Caño Widikinne |
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 Meet
Wilmer Diaz, specialist in plants of the Venezuelan Guyana. |
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 This
plant lives in a tree! |
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 Understand
why the seine net takes three people to use. |
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NOVEMBER
26 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 2: Río Kakada |
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 Meet
co-team leader Barry Chernoff. |
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 See
the D-net in action. |
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 And
you thought piranhas had sharp teeth - check out the Hoplias! |
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NOVEMBER
25 MAIN PAGE
Sampling Area 1: Entreríos Camp |
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 Meet
co--team leader Antonio Machado-Allison. |
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 Learn
about the cast nets used for sampling fish. |
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 Get
a close-up look at the elusive Apareiodon. |
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 Hear
the unique perspectives of women in science. |
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