{"id":7796,"date":"2014-03-05T13:03:16","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T21:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=7796"},"modified":"2020-10-08T12:53:38","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T19:53:38","slug":"sometimes-you-have-to-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2014\/03\/05\/sometimes-you-have-to-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes You Have to Celebrate!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Scott Gabara<\/h3>\n

Back in December 2013 I went on my last sampling bout for my thesis to Santa Catalina Island. My team included three amazing colleagues from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. We conducted surveys in sand and rhodolith beds which will be used to compare the communities. Rhodoliths are free-living calcareous algae that look like little pink tumbleweeds and propagate above sand.<\/p>\n

\"Rhodolith\"<\/a><\/p>\n

They appear to provide diverse structure increasing abundance and diversity of flora and fauna, similar to how trees provide habitat for epiphytic plants, climbing vines, and animals like birds and mammals.<\/p>\n

\"Mantis<\/a>
A mantis shrimp in the rhodolith bed. They are holding a scallop shell probably found within the bed. \u00a0Filamentous red algae is covering the pink rhodoliths.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We conducted surveys to estimate the abundance of macroalgae growing on each substrate, macroinvertebrates, fishes, and took cores for later sorting under a microscope to estimate microinvertebres within each substrate. We celebrated by wearing santa hats which made the long sampling dives more fun. It was a great way to finish up my thesis.<\/p>\n

\"Gabara<\/a>
The Catalina Island December 2013 sampling crew. (from left to right) Sarah Jeffries, Scott Gabara, Will Fennie and Kristin Meagher (taking the photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sarah<\/a>
Sarah Jeffries holding a quadrat and bags filled with core samples, whilst wearing our symbolic santa hat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Appropriate<\/a>
An appropriate boat name at Avalon Harbor during my thesis sampling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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