Credits
This project combines the experience and interdisciplinary knowledge of professionals in teaching, research, biology and computing.
Funding
National Fund for Science, Technology and Innovation (FONACIT LOCTI-PEI Project No. 2011001216) and Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Laboratory Activities
Dr. Tobías Lasser Experimental Botanical Garden Institute (formerly Dr. Tobías Lasser Botanical Institute Foundation of Venezuela): review and sorting of samples, photography, morpho-anatomical descriptions, taxonomic identification and preparation of herbarium specimens.
Researchers
Santiago Gómez Acevedo
Biologist
Taxonomy of Tropical Marine Algae
IBE - UCV
santiago.gomez@ciens.ucv.ve
chachacho@gmail.com
Yusneyi Carballo Barrera
Computer Scientist
Educational Technologies and Web Application Development
CENEAC - UCV
yusneyi.carballo@ciens.ucv.ve
yusneyicarballo@gmail.com
Mayra García Ortiz
Biologist
Taxonomy of Tropical Marine Algae
FIBV - UCV
mayra.garcia@ucv.ve
garciaes@gmail.com
Nelson Gil Luna †
Biologist
Taxonomy of Tropical Marine Algae
IPM - UPEL
21-06-1965 | 05-04-2020
Credits
- Fieldwork and sample collection: Santiago Gómez Acevedo, Mayra García Ortiz, Nelson Gil Luna and Yusneyi Carballo Barrera
- Laboratory analysis and species identification: Mayra García Ortiz and Santiago Gómez Acevedo
- Species descriptions, photographs and maps: Santiago Gómez Acevedo, Mayra García Ortiz and Yusneyi Carballo Barrera
- Database conceptualization: Yusneyi Carballo Barrera, Santiago Gómez Acevedo and Mayra García Ortiz
- Website development, database design and species location map generator: Yusneyi Carballo Barrera
Acknowledgements
- Los Roques Scientific Foundation
- Aerotuy Tourist Airline
- Arrecife Divers and Posada JuanFer (Gran Roque)
- We also wish to mention those people who in one way or another gave important support, without which this work would not have achieved its intended scope: Mrs. Blanca Machado (Los Roques Scientific Foundation), Mr. Gianmarco Assandria (Arrecife Divers, Caracas), Mr. Maurizio Legori and Mr. Juan Carlos Bastidas (Arrecife Divers, Gran Roque), Mr. Jesús José "Morocho" Andarcia (boatman in Los Roques).
- To the EdiCiencias UCV publishing house, Academic Coordination of the Faculty of Sciences of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, for supporting and sponsoring the publication of the book
"Macroalgas Bénticas Marinas del Parque Nacional Archipiélago Los Roques, Venezuela. Guía Ilustrada"
© 2017, Santiago Gómez Acevedo, Mayra García Ortiz, Yusneyi Carballo Barrera, Nelson Gil Luna
LEGAL DEPOSIT: DC2017001060, ISBN: 978-980-00-2859-9
Tools used
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Maps
General map of Venezuela, generated with MapInfo Professional, version 7.5, by MapInfo Corporation
Maps of the localities in the PNALR, generated with MapSource, version 6.16.3, by Garmin Ltd -
Software Tools and Libraries
PHP, MySQL, CSS3, Bootstrap, mPDF, jQuery, jQuery UI, FancyBox gallery, Photoshop, Motic Images Plus
