OceanExpert ID : 42918
Ms. Maria Isabel SILVA
Research Project Coordinator
Marine Ecology Laboratory
Avenida Alsacio Northia
n/a
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
Ecuador
Nationality
Ecuador
Email(s)
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Telephone
+593997748160
ORCID :
0000-0002-1310-0268
Bachelor's degree in Biology, with a focus in Marine Ecology
Research
Data Management
Operational Support (technical)
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Since 2018 I work as the coordinator of a research project in the Galápagos Islands. The project focuses in understanding the role of temperature on herbivory intensity and algae biomass in upwelling systems and is conducted by Dr. John Bruno and Dr. Margarita Brandt; both faculty members of The University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill and USFQ respectively. My activities include collecting, managing and processing data for the project, writing reports, managing all type of logistics for dive field trips and writing sections of research articles and research permits, managing the inventory and stock of supplies and giving maintenance to laboratory equipment.
South Pacific Ocean
- I count with 250+ and dive both for scientific and recreational purposes. I hold a PADI Rescue Diver license and I'm a Dive Master Trainee at a local dive shop in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos.
- I specialize in reef fish ID in the tropics.
English and Spanish
Since June 2020, as the corresponding author, I have been editing a manuscript titled ´Local conditions influence thermal sensitivity of pencil urchin populations (Eucidaris galapagensis) in the Galápagos archipelago´, which is already under consideration for publication by the journal Marine Biology. Additionally, I am co-authoring on a ms on preparation about species-specific thermal sensitivity in a trait-based approach in the Galápagos marine ecosystem. Because of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, all the fieldwork in the Archipelago has been paused. Unable to perform fieldtrips, I have been working remotely for the past four months analyzing fish benthic surveys recorded from previous fieldwork. Until the Galapagos National Park Directorate gives authorization for scientific trips, which is expected to happen next year, I have full availability from September the 14th until the end of December 2020 to participate in this GIS course.