Los Roques, Venezuela

Los Roques, Venezuela Research Map PhotoWill Heyman
Los Roques, Venezuela:
Working with Juan M. Posada, of the Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Dr. Will Heyman and his students are helping to map the benthic habitats of the atoll. We are focused particularly on reef fish spawning aggregation sites and on critical habitat for endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles. (see also Gulf of Mexico, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Cayman Islands, St. Croix, Marine and Coastal Geography Group).

 
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