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EcoMar is a Marine Ecology environmental
lab with over 17 years experience in Community Ecology emphasizing
the design of studies aimed at understanding sea-floor benthic
community dynamics, and the taxonomic complexity of invertebrate
community composition of populations from both coasts of North
and Central America.
We specialize in management of studies within benthic communities
in a variety of habitats, including bays, estuaries, wetlands,
coastal and deep oceans, rocky and soft intertidal areas.
Our research program centers on the ecology, taxonomy and systematics
of benthic systems in the binational regions of Southern California
and Northern Baja California.
Our Philosophy is based on the fundamental principle of academic
excellence, a commitment to scientific research and public education.
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- Polychaete Taxonomy and other Invertebrate Fauna
- Taxonomia de Poliquetos y de otros Invertebrados
- Marine Environmental Impact assesment studies
- Estudios de Impacto Ambiental Marino
- Marine Ecological Benthic Biodiversity field Surveys
- Estudios Benticos Ecologicos Marinos de
Biodiversidad
- Ecotourism feasability studies
- Estudios de viabilidad Ecológica
de Turismo
- Natural Resource Management and Damage Assessment
- Manejo de Recursos Naturales
- Marine Environmental effects auditing and monitoring
- Auditoria Ecologica y Monitoreo Marino
EcoMar Lab's research focuses on / Las Líneas
de investigación fundamentales de EcoMar son:
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Benthic Ecology & Community Dynamics
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Ecologia del Bentos y Dinamica
Comunitaria
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Polychaete Taxonomy
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Taxonomia de Poliquetos
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Experimental Design and Biostatistical Analysis
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Diseño Experimental
y Analisis Bioestadistico
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Benthic Biodiversity
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Biodiversidad del Bentos
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EcoMar.org
EcoMar es un laboratorio de Ecologia Marina
ambiental con 17 años de experiencia en el estudio de la ecología
de las comunidades de invertebrados benticos con énfasis en diseño
de estudios que intentan entender la dinamica de sistemas benticos y
la complejidad taxonomica de poblaciones componentes de invertebrados,
para ambas costas de América del Norte y Central.
Nos especializamos en el manejo de estudios de las comunidades bénticas
en fondos blandos y rocosos, en una variedad de habitats que van desde
zonas costeras hasta profundas, incluyendo bahías, estuarios,
etc.
Nuestro programa de investigación se centra en la ecología,
la taxonomía y la sistemática de sistemas bénticos
en la region binacional de California y Baja California.
Nuestra filosofía se basa en el principio fundamental de la excelencia
académica, e investigación científica para la difusion
y educación pública.
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Why we study Biodiversity
| It is critical that we understand how the loss, or addition,
of a species influences the stability and function of the ecosystems
we rely on. Destruction, degradation or fragmentation of marine
habitats, along with bioinvasions and alterations to the diversity
of marine life forms make it urgent to study the relationship between
biological diversity and ecosystem functioning in our coastal and
offshore waters.
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Why we study Marine Invertebrates
The term "marine" encompasses all oceanic and coastal
environments, including estuaries, brackish or saltwater coastal
lagoons, mangrove and saltmarsh habitats.
Marine ecosystems comprise the largest habitable environments
on our planet.
Invertebrates refer to all members of the kingdom Animalia, encompassing
approximately 33 different Phyla. Phyla are conceptual units of
biological organization (arbitrary categories) that denote a basic
unity of characteristics.
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EcoMar Lab
San Diego, CA. USA / Ensenada, Baja California. México
http://www.ecomar.org
Webcurator: ricardo [at] ecomar.org
Copyright©2003 EcoMar.org
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Why we study Polychaetes
The pacific coast region of Southern California and northern Baja
California, México has seen rapid growth of its coastal populations
as well as an expansion of urban areas due to the richness of this environment,
and prevailing socio-economic forces.
The increase in human activity focused along the coast has magnified
the risk for exposure of coastal resources to human influence. The constant
discharges along the coast is the most obvious result of this increase
in population activities. Commercial and sport fishing, tourism, transportation,
and industrial activities continually exploit nearshore water resources.
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