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COURSE TITLE: Coral Reef biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: studies for its conservation

INSTRUCTORS Dr. Fabián A. Rodríguez Zaragoza

COURSE DESCRIPTION Coral Reef biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: studies for its conservation
Presented by Dr. Fabián A. Rodríguez Zaragoza
09/ /2022

ABSTRACT:

The coral ecosystems in the Mexican Central Pacific are characterized by being systems with little reef development and low coral diversity, which are discontinuously distributed and limited to shallow areas due to extreme environmental conditions. However, these systems are important for supporting a great associated marine biodiversity in this region because they function as a refuge (e.g., as a nursery), feeding, and reproduction area. This study presents several studies carried out by the researchers from the LEMITAX laboratory of the University of Guadalajara, where priority has been given to exploring and knowing the marine biodiversity associated with them and understanding their condition based on the different human interventions they present. In this sense, several research kinds have been carried out considering the use of molecular markers, next-generation massive sequencing, univariate and multidimensional quantitative ecology methods, as well as the use of modeling of complex ecological systems, from a microbial ecology approach to holistic models at the ecosystem level. This presentation shows important information that is relevant to conservation strategies for this marine ecosystem.

BIO:

Dr. Fabián Rodríguez has a Licenciatura en Biología from the Universidad de Guadalajara (U. de G.), a Master's degree in Coastal Oceanography from the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), and a Doctorate in Marine Sciences from Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CINVESTAV-Mérida. He held a postdoctoral position at the Antofagasta Institute, Universidad Antofagasta-Chile. He is a Professor-Researcher at Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias (C.U.C.B.A.) de la Universidad de Guadalajara (U. de G.) and belongs to the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), Level II. He has published 84 scientific articles and is co-author of four books and eight chapters on research, divulgation, and teaching. He has participated in numerous national and international congresses. He teaches several courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has graduated eight bachelor's, eight master's, and six doctoral students, and has received three postdoctoral fellows and a Catedra (Chair) from the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT). At U. de G., Dr. Rodríguez established the research lines in “Biodiversity and functioning of coral reef ecosystems in the Mexican Pacific and Western Caribbean Sea”, “Marine microbial ecology”, “Molecular ecology” and Taxonomy of aquatic organisms”. He has obtained different scientific projects financed by Programa para el Desarrollo Profesional Docente (PRODEP-SEP), the FONDO Mundial para la Naturaleza (World Wildlife Fund, WWF), CONACYT, and the U. de G. Finally, Dr. Rodríguez received several awards for his academic performance from the Government of Mexico, UABC, Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT), WWF, and 12 generations of biologists from the U. de G.

Credit Points: 0.06

SYLLABUS/TOPICAL OUTLINE Topical Outline: 1) Intro: The coral ecosystems in the Mexican Central Pacific (5 min). 2) A portfolio of studies by the University of Guadalajara into the biodiversity and condition of these coral ecosystems as a function of various human interventions (10 min). 3) Data collection and analysis methods employed in these studies include molecular markers, next-generation massive sequencing, univariate and multidimensional quantitative ecology methods, as well as the use of modeling of complex ecological systems, from a microbial ecology approach to holistic models at the ecosystem level (15 min). 4) Relevance of these works to conservation strategies of these coral ecosystems (15 min). 5) Questions and answers (15 min).

COURSE CONTACT

Louis Mantini
9225 CR49, Live Oak, FL 32060
lfm@srwmd.org
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