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Students, parents and research collaborators in Culebra: MaryAnn lucking from Coralations,
Erika Bucior, Adri Morales and her parents.
Puerto Rico
March 2015
Peter Melcher & SusanWitherup conduct research with students:
Adriana Morales (Biochem ‘17), Erika Bucior (Bio ‘16)
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March 2015
Calibrating the Licor gas exchange system
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On the ferry to Culebra
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Pollination studies of Scaevola
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Adri Morales – bagging flowers to look at nectar
production
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Adri and Erika using the Licor to measure
photosynthetic rates
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Peter instructing students on the use of the Licor
instrument
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The Licor instrument is a portable gas exchange
meter that measures rates of photosynthesis
S. PLUMIERI
(NATIVE)
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S. TACCADA
(INVASIVE)
Measuring leaf size to calculate total photosynthesis
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Invasive S. taccada’s dense leaf canopy completely
shades out competing plants
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Dune habitat where Scaevola species grow – this is
Scaevola plumieri (the native)
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Invasive Scaevola taccada can grow in sand and rocks
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Lighthouse at Culebrita
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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Erika Bucior excited to find the native Scaevola
plumieri
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The Licor meter is attached to a plant leaf to
measure its carbon dioxide exchange rate
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Scaevola plumieri has smaller, thicker leaves than the
invasive S. taccada.
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The Licor gas exchange meter in action
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Scaevola taccada leaves can be quite large
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Scaevola plumieri leaves are smaller but thicker
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Peter on the iconic tank at Flamenco Beach
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Erika Bucior on Flamenco Beach
An injured pelican on Culebrita
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Pelican at Culebrita
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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Erika Bucior on Flamenco Beach
French sailors at Culebrita
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The cheapest way to get to Culebrita is to kayak a mile across the channe
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Da plane! Da plane!
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Students, parents and research collaborators in Culebra: MaryAnn Lucking
from Coralations, Erika Bucior, Adri Morales and her parents.
Puerto Rico
March 2015
Sunrise over Culebra Harbor