“Mangroves and Seagrass Communities: Biological Studies at Galeta Island, Panama”

Evidence
Thursday, October 1, 2009
11:00 – 11:50 am EDT
RECORDING AVAILABLE
Stanley Heckadon-Moreno Director of Communications and Public Programs; Coordinator, Galeta Point Marine Laboratory
Smithsonian Tropical Research Center

We will begin Day 3 at STRI’s Galeta Island Marine Education Center in Panama. Galeta is adjacent to a coral reef, a mangrove forest, and seagrass beds that harbor all manner of marine life. It is the site of an intense study of the biological effects of a major oil spill, as well as ongoing environmental monitoring. Heckadon-Moreno will join us remotely from Galeta to show us the research being done there.

In advance of Stanley Heckadon’s session, we enocurage you to enjoy a documenatry video about Punta Galeta.