{"id":6607,"date":"2012-11-23T14:49:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T22:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=6607"},"modified":"2020-10-21T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T00:41:02","slug":"life-after-mlml-news-from-the-tropics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2012\/11\/23\/life-after-mlml-news-from-the-tropics\/","title":{"rendered":"Life After MLML: News from the tropics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Michelle Marraffini. Invertebrate Zoology and Molecular Ecology Lab<\/h3>\n

After graduating from MLML, former students go on to do great research at their new jobs or in PhD programs.\u00a0\u00a0 One of these former students is Paul Tompkins of the Phycology Lab, who took a phd position at Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) in Bremen, Germany.\u00a0 Paul is conducting research the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.\u00a0 Beyond the famous finches and the oldest tortoises, the Galapagos also boasts an impressive marine system protected by their national park.\u00a0\u00a0 As part of a larger, ongoing project Paul is studying the role of algae in the food web and the response to climate change including El Nino events.<\/p>\n

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Spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) and other Galapagos reef fish during a dive at Punta Nunez
Photo by: David Acuna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While collecting preliminary data of the system, using underwater transects and estimates of percent cover, a diver (David Acuna) helping Paul monitor Punta Nunez came across a fish species he did not recognize.\u00a0 The possible identity of this fish is the species Lutjanus guttatus<\/i>, Spotted rose snapper, which was cited for the first time in the Galapagos from catch data in Puerto Villamil in pervious years.\u00a0 If the identity of this mystery fish is confirmed it would be a new record of the species and help scientists monitor populations of fish in the area.\u00a0 It just goes to show that you always have to keep your eyes open for new discoveries.<\/p>\n

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A close up shot of the spotted rose snapper. Photo by: David Acuna (Charles Darwin Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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